Navy Capt. Richard Weathers and 1st Lt. Ryan Ackland salute Ernie Pyle’s memorial at Ie Shima on April 14 during the 69th memorial ceremony in honor of Pyle’s service as a war correspondent. Pyle was a correspondent during World War II and reported alongside service members in the Europe, Africa and Pacific theaters. He was killed while reporting on Ie Shima in 1945, just months before the end of the war. Weathers is the commanding officer of Commander Fleet Activities Okinawa, and Ackland is the officer in charge of operations for Ie Shima Training Facility. Photo by Lance Cpl. Anne K. Henry
Date Taken: | 04.14.2013 |
Date Posted: | 04.18.2013 02:05 |
Photo ID: | 909328 |
VIRIN: | 130414-M-GX379-018 |
Resolution: | 5616x3744 |
Size: | 4.13 MB |
Location: | IE SHIMA, OKINAWA, JP |
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