Women pilots of World War II inspired generations

Carol Brinton Selfridge, 92 and a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots Class 44-5, and her grandaughter, Lt. Col. Christy Kayser-Cook, share a moment during the reception to honor women civilian pilots who flew with the Women Airforce Service Pilots at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial March 9, 2010, at Arlington National Cemetery, Va. The reception followed a wreath-laying ceremony and both were part of a two-day event in which all pilots will receive the Congressional Gold Medal at the U.S. Capitol. (Defense Department photo/Linda Hosek)

Women pilots of World War II inspired generations

Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II, military members and guests salute a wreath and roses dedicated to the 38 out of 1,102 women pilots who died during service to their country during a ceremony March 9, 2010, at the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va. The ceremony was part of an event in which all pilots will be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal at the U.S. Capitol. The women were civilian pilots and the first to fly military aircraft under the direction of U.S. forces. Fewer than 300 women are alive and more than half were expected to attend the events. (Defense Department photo/Linda Hosek)

Korean War memorial

Army Gen. Walter L. Sharp, commander of U.S. Forces Korea, and Jung-ki "Rocky" Park, Korean Corporate Members of the Association of the United States Army, render honors during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., Oct. 5, 2009. (Defense Department photo/Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden)

Never forget

Airman 1st Class Brandon Bussey salutes the Fury II Memorial Sept. 26, 2009, near Ekalaka, Mont. The memorial is in remembrance of four Airmen who lost their lives when a B-1B Lancer crashed 12 years ago. Airman Bussey is a 28th Logistics Readiness Squadron traffic management journeyman from Ellsworth Air Force Base, N.D. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration)

In memoriam

During National Police Week, Lt. Col. David Young, 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron commander, places flowers at the memorial of Airman 1st Class Carl J. Ware at an air base in Southwest Asia. Airman Ware was a security force member killed near Camp Bucca, Iraq, in 2006. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Angelic Dolan)

Remains of B-52 aircrew laid to rest at Arlington

Gen. Norton Schwartz hands a folded American flag to one of the family members of the fallen B-52 Stratofortress crewmembers Nov. 14 at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. A group burial took place for six crewmembers of a B-52 that crashed off Guam's Northwest coast July 21. General Schwartz is the Air Force chief of staff. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Catherine Thompson)