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Joint Task Force - National Capital Region and U.S. Army Military District of Washington Commanding General Maj. Gen. Trevor J. Bredenkamp offers condolences to Ben Ryerson following the funeral service for Ryerson’s grandparents, U.S. Army Pfc. Darrell Bush and Dorothy Bush, in Section 81 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Thursday, June 5, 2025.
A veteran of World War II, Pfc. Bush fought in Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge – the last major German offensive campaign on the western front. Pfc. Bush was a rifleman with the 75th Infantry Division and following the attack, he was shot in his right thigh. This earned him the Purple Heart and in 2022, Luxembourg decorated him with the Order of Merit for his actions. Pfc. Bush said he was one of only eight or nine men in his 132-man company to survive the war.
Pfc. Bush was also awarded the Bronze Star for his service. He was 99 at the time of his passing and Dorothy was 97. They married just days before Pfc. Bush left for the Army and remained together for 81 years until Pfc. Bush’s passing in 2024. Dorothy passed just three months later.
Their grandson, Ben Ryerson, received the U.S. flag from Pfc. Bush’s funeral service.
(U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery / released)
| Date Taken: | 06.04.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 06.09.2025 13:47 |
| Photo ID: | 9097439 |
| VIRIN: | 250605-A-IW468-7755 |
| Resolution: | 6771x4514 |
| Size: | 13.31 MB |
| Location: | ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, US |
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