Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alexandra Hays | 79th Theater Sustainment Command | 11.04.2016
From left to right: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chief Executive Officer Phillip Washington, the great-niece of Pvt. Joe Gandara Hannah Adams, Capt. Christopher Montes of the Los Angeles Recruiting Battalion, and U.S. Army Public Affairs film & television liasion Staff. Sgt. John Mattias celebrate the unveiling of a plaque at the Santa Monica 26th Street/Bergamot......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alexandra Hays | 79th Theater Sustainment Command | 11.04.2016
Hannah Adams, center, the great-niece of Pvt. Joe Gandara, helps unveil a plaque at the Santa Monica 26th Street/Bergamot train station dedicated to her great-uncle Nov. 4, along with other Gandara family members, Santa Monica Mayor Tony Vazquez, and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chief Executive Officer Phillip Washington. Gandara, killed in action in WWII, was......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alexandra Hays | 79th Theater Sustainment Command | 11.04.2016
Hannah Adams, second from right, the great-niece of Pvt. Joe Gandara, and Santa Monica Mayor Tony Vazquez, third from right, look on during a dedication ceremony for Gandara Nov. 4 at the Santa Monica 26th Street/Bergamot train station. Gandara, killed in action in WWII, was awarded the Medal of Honor in 2014 as part of the Valor 24 program. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alexandra Hays,......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alexandra Hays | 79th Theater Sustainment Command | 11.04.2016
Sgt. Stephanie Jones, right, a cook with the 1916th Support Battalion stationed at Fort Irwin, Calif., sings the Star-Spangled Banner Nov. 4 while members of the 311th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, left, serve as a color guard for the unveiling of a plaque dedicated to Pvt. Joe Gandara. Gandara, killed in action in WWII, was awarded the Medal of Honor in 2014 as part of the Valor 24......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Tamika Dillard | 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Public Affairs | 06.12.2014
Command Sgt. Maj. Maurice Jackson, senior enlisted adviser with 2nd ABCT, 1st Inf. Div., walks through the new renovated 1st Inf. Div. Medal of Honor formal dining room June 12 at the Fort Riley Cantigny Dining Facility. The formal dining room will serve as an elegant dining area specifically for the commanding general and brigade command teams to host luncheons and dinners for distinguished......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Tamika Dillard | 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Public Affairs | 06.12.2014
Family members of MoH recipients Sgt. Candelario Garcia, Staff Sgt. Walter Ehler and Sgt. Alfred B. Nietzel joined Brig. Gen. Frank M. Muth, the deputy commanding general-support, in officially opening the newly renovated Medal of Honor room during a ribbon cutting ceremony June 12 in Fort Riley's Cantigny Dining Facility. The 1st Infantry Division is the first in the Army to dedicate a formal......
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,......
