Hawaii officials honor fallen war heroes
A member of the Joint Base Hickam-Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, honor guard salutes during a rifle volley and the playing of "Taps" by a Marine Corps bandsman to honor 28 fallen servicemembers being presented the Hawaii Medal of Honor posthumously during a special ceremony March 23, 2010, at the State Capitol in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Hawaii Medal of Honor was created in 2005 to recognize the heroism of those members of the U.S. armed forces with links to Hawaii who are killed in action while serving our country as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom in Iraq and Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jerome S. Tayborn)