On July 29, 2026, airmen from the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard, airmen from the U.S. Air Force Band’s Ceremonial Brass and soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Caisson Detachment conducted full military funeral honors with escort for U.S. Air Force Col. Robert Stirm in Section 57 at Arlington National Cemetery.
In 1967, Stirm's F-105 Thunderchief was shot down during a bombing mission. He was shot three times after ejecting and captured by the North Vietnamese. Stirm spent 1,966 days as a POW, including time in the notorious "Hanoi Hilton."
He was released on March 17, 1973, as part of "Operation Homecoming," reuniting with his family at Travis Air Force Base in California. As his family ran to...
On May 12, 2026, Arlington Lady Shelley Kimball stepped into an uncommon role when the family of U.S. Merchant Marine Galleyman-Utility Jose Pabon could not attend his memorial service at Arlington National Cemetery (ANC). Arlington Ladies attend funeral and memorial services to ensure that no soldier, sailor, airman, Coast Guardsman or Merchant Mariner is ever laid to rest or remembered alone. On this occasion, Kimball represented Pabon’s...
