Video by Airman 1st Class Brooke Sorensen | AFN Aviano | 08.07.2022
Purple Heart Day commemorates the anniversary of when General George Washington first awarded the Badge of Military Merit in 1782. Today the Purple Heart is awarded to service members who were wounded or kill as a result of enemy action. (U.S. Air Force video by Airman 1st Class Brooke Sorensen)...
Video by Staff Sgt. Jarred Woods | Army University Press | 01.04.2021
The Battle of Bataan (7 January – 9 April 1942) was a battle fought by the United States and the Philippine Commonwealth against Imperial Japan during World War II. In December 1941, Imperial Japanese forces attacked the Philippines. The commander-in-chief of all U.S. and Filipino forces in the islands, General Douglas MacArthur, consolidated all of his Luzon-based units on the Bataan......
Video by Staff Sgt. Jarred Woods | Army University Press | 11.20.2020
On 8 December 1941, Imperial Japanese bombers and fighters launched an unprovoked attack on U.S. airfields in the Philippines. Simultaneously, Japanese infantry landed at several key beaches on the main island of Luzon. This was but the first phase of Japan’s plan to seize the Philippines and use its strategic harbors as intermediate staging bases for further aggression in the South Pacific.......
Courtesy Video | Army Multimedia and Visual Information Division | 06.15.2017
The purpose of the General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award (GDMLA) is to recognize and reward the demonstrated and outstanding leadership of junior Army officers. It recognizes the ideals for which General MacArthur stood for: duty, honor, country. The award promotes and sustains effective junior leadership in the Army. Twenty-Eight Company Grade (Active, Reserve and National Guard......
Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Markus Castaneda | AFN Pacific | 07.13.2015
Several veterans who served under Gen. Douglas MacArthur during World War II traveled back to the Central Bureau Headquarters for a commemorative plaque in honor of the code breakers; American and Australian service members participate in an amphibious assault exercise during Talisman Sabre 2015....
Video by James Guzior | U.S. Army Pacific Public Affairs Office | 03.02.2015
Corregidor, Philippines (2 Mar 2015) - U.S. Army Pacific staff, Philippine Army staff, U.S. Embassy staff, veterans, families and friends gathered for the 70th Commemoration of the Retaking or Corregidor. A special service and wreath laying ceremonies honored those Filipino, American and Allied Soldiers that gave all for the freedom of the Philippines. Special mention of General Douglas......
Courtesy Video | AFN Korea | 09.17.2012
This edition features a story about the celebration of the 62nd anniversary of the Incheon Landing. Hosted by Senior Airman Kristiana Scott....
