Mission of Honor holds 36th ceremony [Image 9 of 14]

WRIGHTSTOWN, NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES

09.09.2021

Photo by Mark Olsen  

New Jersey National Guard   

U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Airman 1st Class Bertha E. Paul-Odionhin, places an urn containing the cremains of a veteran while Senior Airman Jai A. Williams, both with the 87th Air Base Wing Honor Guard, waits to place an American flag in front of it during the 36th New Jersey Mission of Honor (NJMOH) ceremony at the Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery at Wrightstown, N.J., Sept. 9, 2021. The cremains of World War II U.S. Army veteran Edward T. Hopkins, World War II U.S. Army veteran Steven L. Horvath and his Margaret, World War II U.S. Army veteran Henry J. Korzeniewski, World War II U.S. Army veteran Philip W. Lehn, Korean War U.S. Air Force veteran Frederick Sawade Jr., Cold War era U.S. Army veteran William Stern, and Korean War U.S. Air Force veteran Paul G. Strongin, were honored during the ceremony. Some of these cremains had gone unclaimed for as long as 45 years. NJMOH’s mission is to identify, retrieve, and intern the cremated remains of veterans forgotten in New Jersey funeral homes. (New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs photo by Mark C. Olsen)

• Date Taken: 09.09.2021
• Date Posted: 09.10.2021 15:17
• Photo ID: 6829033
• VIRIN: 210909-Z-AL508-1073
• Resolution: 5208x3472
• Size: 6.56 MB
• Location: WRIGHTSTOWN, NEW JERSEY, US