Maj. Gen. John Hussey, commanding general of the Army Reserve’s 200th Military Police Command, delivers remarks during the 99th Readiness Division’s ceremony on Memorial Day to name the New York National Guard’s Armed Forces Reserve Center in Farmingdale, New York, after fallen Vietnam War Soldier Thomas F. Minogue, a field medic serving with HHC, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, who was killed in action March 21, 1967 when he shielded his wounded company commander from enemy automatic fire with his own body. The 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War is being recognized nationwide from May 2012 through November 2025 to honor the 2.7 million men and women served in Vietnam during the war. (U.S. Army photo by Mr. Shawn Morris, 99th Readiness Division Public Affairs)
Date Taken: | 05.31.2021 |
Date Posted: | 06.01.2021 13:48 |
Photo ID: | 6671649 |
VIRIN: | 210531-A-VX676-018 |
Resolution: | 2616x2630 |
Size: | 3.44 MB |
Location: | FARMINGDALE, NEW YORK, US |
Web Views: | 72 |
Downloads: | 5 |
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