Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy Crisp | 1st Cavalry Division | 06.08.2014
Hundreds gather to attend a formal recognition ceremony June 8, 2014 in Newgulf, Texas, in honor of the town’s native son, Master Sgt. Mike C. Peña, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously March 18, 2014 in a ceremony at the White House. John Peña, grandson of Master Sgt. Peña, walked 64 miles to present his grandfather’s Medal of......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy Crisp | 1st Cavalry Division | 06.08.2014
Hundreds of people prepare to lead a procession June 8, 2014, in honor of Newgulf, Texas, native Master Sgt. Mike C. Peña, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously March 18, 2014 in a ceremony at the White House. John Peña, grandson of Master Sgt. Peña, walked 64 miles to present his grandfather’s Medal of Honor to his father, Michael,......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy Crisp | 1st Cavalry Division | 06.08.2014
Hundreds of people gather to attend a formal recognition ceremony June 8, 2014 in Newgulf, Texas, in honor of the town’s native son, Master Sgt. Mike C. Peña, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously March 18, 2014 in a ceremony at the White House. John Peña, grandson of Master Sgt. Peña, walked 64 miles to presents his grandfather’s......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy Crisp | 1st Cavalry Division | 06.08.2014
The Medal of Honor for Master Sgt. Mike C. Peña, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, was temporarily on display during a ceremony at Peña’s resting place June 8, 2014 at Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City, Texas. A Medal of Honor memorial headstone in Peña’s honor was unveiled during the ceremony. Peña was one of 24 Soldiers from World War II and the Korean and Vietnam Wars to have......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy Crisp | 1st Cavalry Division | 06.08.2014
John Peña (rear-center), grandson of Medal of Honor recipient Master Sgt. Mike C. Peña of 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, finishes the last leg of the 64-mile Mike C. Peña Valor Walk June 8, 2014 in Bay City, Texas. John and his fellow veterans Paul Jornet (behind, left), Erin Hughes (behind, center) and Gabriel Diaz, took the journey to honor the 64 years it took from the time......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy Crisp | 1st Cavalry Division | 06.08.2014
Veterans and several hundred community members were on hand during the unveiling of the Medal of Honor memorial headstone for Master Sgt. Mike C. Peña, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, during a ceremony at his resting place June 8, 2014 at Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City, Texas. The ceremony and headstone are to locally honor the Newgulf, Texas, native in his receiving the Medal of......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy Crisp | 1st Cavalry Division | 06.08.2014
Emotions were high during the unveiling of the Medal of Honor memorial headstone for Master Sgt. Mike C. Peña, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, during a ceremony at his resting place June 8, 2014 at Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City, Texas. The ceremony and headstone are to locally honor the Newgulf, Texas, native in his receiving the Medal of Honor posthumously March 18, 2014, after......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy Crisp | 1st Cavalry Division | 06.08.2014
John Peña (center with sunglasses), grandson of Medal of Honor recipient Master Sgt. Mike C. Peña of 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, finishes the last leg of the 64-mile Mike C. Peña Valor Walk June 8, 2014 in Bay City, Texas. John and his fellow veterans Paul Jornet (behind, left), Erin Hughes (behind, center) and Gabriel Diaz (behind, right), took the journey to honor the 64......
