Courtesy Photo | Defense Logistics Agency | 06.11.2025
Army Col. Matthew Rivera’s grandfather, Ignacio Rivera, pictured second from the right, is listening to a briefing as part of the Guam Combat Patrol July 1945. Ignacio was one of the original members of the Guam Combat Patrol team established by U.S. forces to scout out the remaining Japanese troops after Guam’s liberation July 21, 1944. Col. Matthew Rivera currently serves as the deputy......
Courtesy Photo | Defense Logistics Agency | 03.16.2025
Sgt. Maj. Francisco Rivera with his son, then 2nd Lt. Matthew Rivera, during Matthew’s Army Commissioning Ceremony in 2003. The Rivera’s service in the U.S. Army spans three generations, dating back to World War II. (DoD photo courtesy of Army Col. Matthew Rivera, released)...
Courtesy Photo | Idaho Army National Guard | 08.10.2024
Veterans who served during the largest deployment in Idaho National Guard history gathered for a three-day 20th anniversary reunion in Boise this weekend. Current and former members of the 116th Brigade Combat Team, which deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2004, celebrated with battalion gatherings, a family day that included a live concert performed by the 25th Army......
Photo by Mike Freeman | Idaho Army National Guard | 08.09.2024
Veterans who served during the largest deployment in Idaho National Guard history gathered for a three-day 20th anniversary reunion in Boise this weekend. Current and former members of the 116th Brigade Combat Team, which deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2004, celebrated with battalion gatherings, a family day that included a live concert performed by the 25th Army......
Photo by Mike Freeman | Idaho Army National Guard | 08.09.2024
Veterans who served during the largest deployment in Idaho National Guard history gathered for a three-day 20th anniversary reunion in Boise this weekend. Current and former members of the 116th Brigade Combat Team, which deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2004, celebrated with battalion gatherings, a family day that included a live concert performed by the 25th Army......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Servante Coba | Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, Marine Forces Command, Marine Forces Northern Command | 08.29.2023
A Purple Heart medal was awarded to United States Navy Capt. Bennett Sandford, Director of Strategic Communications during a purple heart award ceremony at Camp Elmore, Norfolk, Virginia August 29, 2023. The purple heart medal is awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who have been wounded in combat. Capt. Bennett Sandford was wounded in 2007 by an improvised explosive......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Servante Coba | Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, Marine Forces Command, Marine Forces Northern Command | 08.29.2023
United States Navy Capt. Bennett Sandford, Director of Strategic Communications poses for a photo during a purple heart award ceremony at Camp Elmore, Norfolk, Virginia August 29, 2023. The purple heart medal is awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who have been wounded in combat. Sandford was wounded in 2007 by an improvised explosive device while serving as the......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Servante Coba | Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, Marine Forces Command, Marine Forces Northern Command | 08.29.2023
United States Navy Capt. Bennett Sandford, Director of Strategic Communications speaks with U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Brian W. Cavanaugh, Commanding General of Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, Marine Forces Command, Marine Forces Northern Command during a purple heart award ceremony at Camp Elmore, Norfolk, Virginia August 29, 2023. The purple heart medal is awarded to members of the Armed......
