A Marine with “The President’s Own,” U.S. Marine Band performs Taps during a Full Honors Funeral for Brig. Gen. James R. Joy at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Jan. 15, 2021. Joy, a Conception Junction, Missouri native, was born Sept. 20, 1935, and commissioned in the Marine Corps as a second lieutenant in 1957. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War, where he was awarded the Legion of Merit with Combat Distinguishing Device, Bronze Star with Combat Distinguishing Device, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with Combat Distinguishing Device, and a Purple Heart. Joy retired in 1988 after 31 years of dedicated service, and he passed away on August 4, 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps Photos by Lance Cpl. Allen Sanders)
Date Taken: | 01.15.2021 |
Date Posted: | 01.15.2021 13:10 |
Photo ID: | 6482823 |
VIRIN: | 210115-M-VI229-110 |
Resolution: | 1449x2028 |
Size: | 1.79 MB |
Location: | ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, US |
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