Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Anthony L Taylor | 85th Support Command | 06.14.2015
An Army Reserve rifle team renders a salute with their weapons during a military funeral honor ceremony for Army Sgt. Lawrence V. Blanchet, WWII Veteran, who was killed in action on the Italian front while serving with the 92nd Infantry “Buffalo” Division in 1945. During the ceremony the Blanchet family received Blanchet’s Silver Star in a formal presentation as well as a U.S. flag. The......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Anthony L Taylor | 85th Support Command | 06.14.2015
Army Reserve Col. Albert F. Gruber, left, 330th Medical Brigade, presents the Silver Star to Betty Jane DePriest, 86, during a military funeral honor ceremony recognizing Army Sgt. Lawrence V. Blanchet, WWII Veteran, killed in action on the Italian front with the 92nd Infantry “Buffalo” Division in 1945. During the ceremony the Blanchet family also received a U.S. flag. The ceremony also......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Anthony L Taylor | 85th Support Command | 06.14.2015
Army Reserve soldiers from units across the Chicago land area conduct funeral military honors for Army Sgt. Lawrence V. Blanchet, WWII Veteran, who was killed in action on the Italian front in 1945. During the ceremony the Blanchet family received Blanchet’s Silver Star in a formal presentation as well as a U.S. flag. The ceremony also included three volleys of shots fired, taps played and a......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Anthony L Taylor | 85th Support Command | 06.14.2015
The family of Army Sgt. Lawrence V. Blanchet, WWII Veteran, received funeral military honors in Chicago for Blanchet 70 years after he was killed in action on the Italian front. Army Reserve soldiers across numerous Chicago based units came out to support and provide honors during the ceremony to include three volleys of shots fired, taps played and a flag folding presentation. The family also......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Joe Armas | 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Public Affairs | 11.21.2013
Specialist Ryan Daley (right), from Clinton, Mass., a paratrooper assigned to the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, is administered the oath of reenlistment by 1st Lt. Joshua Pitcher at 800 feet above ground level inside of a C-130J aircraft as they prepare to conduct a static-line jump Nov. 21. Daley, along with his fellow troopers from 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Joe Armas | 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Public Affairs | 11.21.2013
Spc. Ryan Daley (right), from Clinton, Mass., a Paratrooper assigned to the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, is administered the oath of reenlistment at 800 feet above ground level inside of a C-130J aircraft as he prepares to conduct a static-line jump Nov. 21. Daley, along with his fellow troopers from 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th BCT, will soon......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Joe Armas | 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Public Affairs | 11.21.2013
Spc. Ryan Daley, from Clinton, Mass., adjusts the chest strap of his T-10D parachute as he prepares to conduct an airborne operation and re-enlist to continue his Army service at 800 feet above ground level. Daley, along with his fellow troopers from 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th BCT, will soon deploy to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom where they......
Photo by Sgt. Bailey Kramer | 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | 09.06.2013
Manning, S.C., native, Capt. Matthew Canty (left), the human resources officer for the 2nd “Stallion” Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st “Ironhorse” Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, serves Lawrence, Mass., native, Sgt. Ricardo Perez (right) pasta salad during a barbecue for Wounded Warriors and their families at BAMC, Sept. 6. “It feels great to know someone cares about......
