Flag flown at half-staff at Fort McCoy for former Gen. Volney Warner [Image 17 of 26]

FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES

12.05.2019

Photo by Scott Sturkol                                                                                               

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

The U.S. flag is shown at half-staff Dec. 5, 2019, on the garrison flagpole at Fort McCoy, Wis. The flag was at half-staff to honor former Army Gen. Volney F. Warner who passed away Nov. 13, 2019, in Washington, D.C. According to the Association of the U.S. Army, Warner was a highly decorated veteran of the wars in Vietnam and Korea who went on to command the XVIII Airborne Corps and the U.S. Readiness Command. He was 93. A 1950 West Point graduate, he earned two Silver Stars — one for leading his platoon through a fierce battle in Korea in 1950, and the other for his actions against a large enemy force in Vietnam in 1969 — as well as two Legion of Merit awards, the Distinguished Flying Cross, and two Bronze Star Medals with V device, among others. During his career spanning more than three decades, Warner served in Europe, at West Point, as the military assistant to the special assistant to the president for Vietnam affairs, and as the executive officer and senior aide to the Army chief of staff. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)

• Date Taken: 12.05.2019
• Date Posted: 12.13.2019 11:07
• Photo ID: 5976605
• VIRIN: 191205-A-OK556-480
• Resolution: 3533x5301
• Size: 1.62 MB
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US