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Fallen Bakers Creek servicemembers honored at WWII Memorial

Air Force Assistant Vice Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Arthur Lichte and Californial Congressman Brian Bilbray pay their respects as they present a wreath at the World War II Memorial June 14. The event commemorated the 64th anniversary of the Bakers Creek air crash in Australia in which 40 American servicemembers lost their lives. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)

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Fallen Bakers Creek servicemembers honored at WWII Memorial

At a ceremony at the World War II Memorial June 14 in Washington D.C., Lt. Gen. Arthur Lichte, Air Force assistant vice chief of staff, recounted the Bakers Creek air crash in Australia in June 1943 in which 40 American servicemembers lost their lives. The ceremony here commemorated the 64th anniversary of the crash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)

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Fallen Bakers Creek servicemembers honored at WWII Memorial

At a ceremony at the World War II Memorial June 14 in Washington D.C., Lt. Gen. Arthur Lichte, Air Force assistant vice chief of staff, recounted the Bakers Creek air crash in Australia in June 1943 where 40 American servicemembers lost their lives. The ceremony here commemorated the 64th anniversary of the crash. Holding the American flag is Chester Kanach, a former staff sergeant in the Army Air Corps during World War II who was a radio operator in the same unit as the fallen service members. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)

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Solemn service

Senior Airman William Newman pictured here donning protective equipment prior to an "outside the wire" mission April 3 was killed by an improvised explosive device June 7 while he was supporting Army and Iraqi security forces near Mishna, Iraq. Airman Newman was deployed from the Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nathan Doza)

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Solemn service

A tribute is displayed during a memorial service honoring Senior Airman William Newman at the base chapel June 13 at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. Airman Newman, an explosive ordnance disposal technician assigned to the 15th Civil Engineer Squadron, was killed June 7 by an improvised explosive device, which detonated while he was supporting Army and Iraqi security forces near Mishna, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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Solemn service

A tribute is displayed during a memorial service honoring Senior Airman William Newman at the base chapel June 13 at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. Airman Newman, an explosive ordnance disposal technician assigned to the 15th Civil Engineer Squadron, was killed June 7 by an improvised explosive device, which detonated while he was supporting Army and Iraqi security forces near Mishna, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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Solemn service

A bugler plays "Taps" during a memorial service honoring Senior Airman William Newman at the base chapel June 13 at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. Airman Newman, an explosive ordnance disposal technician assigned to the 15th Civil Engineer Squadron, was killed June 7 by an improvised explosive device, which detonated while he was supporting Army and Iraqi security forces near Mishna, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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Solemn service

Members of the Honor Guard wait to fire a 21-gun salute during a memorial service honoring Senior Airman William Newman at the base chapel June 13 at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. Airman Newman, an explosive ordnance disposal technician assigned to the 15th Civil Engineer Squadron, was killed June 7 by an improvised explosive device, which detonated while he was supporting Army and Iraqi security forces near Mishna, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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Solemn service

Master Sgt. Debra Jamison sings "Amazing Grace" during a memorial service for Senior Airman William Newman at the base chapel June 13 at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. Airman Newman, an explosive ordnance disposal technician assigned to the 15th Civil Engineer Squadron, was killed June 7 by an improvised explosive device, which detonated while he was supporting Army and Iraqi security forces near Mishna, Iraq. Sergeant Jamison is a vocalist with the Band of the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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Solemn service

Chaplain (Maj.) Dave DePinho reads the scripture during a memorial service honoring Senior Airman William Newman at the base chapel June 13 at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. Airman Newman, an explosive ordnance disposal technician assigned to the 15th Civil Engineer Squadron, was killed June 7 by an improvised explosive device, which detonated while he was supporting Army and Iraqi security forces near Mishna, Iraq. Chaplain DePinho is with the 15th Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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Solemn service

The Honor Guard posts the colors at a memorial service honoring Senior Airman William Newman at the base chapel June 13 at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. Airman Newman, an explosive ordnance disposal technician assigned to the 15th Civil Engineer Squadron, was killed June 7 by an improvised explosive device, which detonated while he was supporting Army and Iraqi security forces near Mishna, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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Remembering D-Day

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates tours the American Cemetery in Normandy, France, during the 63rd Anniversary of D-Day June 6. (Defense Department photo/Cherie A. Thurlby)

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Defense secretary, servicemembers reflect on D-Day heroism

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates looks out over Omaha beach at Point-du-Hoc on the 63rd Anniversary of D-Day June 6 in Normandy, France. During World War II, rangers assulted the beaches at Point-du-Hoc and scaled the 100-meter-high cliffs to defeat the enemy for the cause of freedom. (Defense Department photo/Cherie A. Thurlby)

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Defense secretary, servicemembers reflect on D-Day heroism

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates tours a German bunker at Point-du-Hoc on the 63rd Anniversary of D-Day June 6 in Normandy, France. During World War II, rangers assulted the beaches at Point-du-Hoc and scaled the 100-meter-high cliffs to defeat the enemy for the cause of freedom. (Defense Department photo/Cherie A. Thurlby)

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Defense secretary, servicemembers reflect on D-Day heroism

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates tours Point-du-Hoc on the 63rd Anniversary of D-Day June 6 in Normandy, France. During World War II, rangers assulted the beaches at Point-du-Hoc and scaled the 100-meter-high cliffs to defeat the enemy for the cause of freedom. (Defense Department photo/Cherie A. Thurlby)

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Defense secretary, servicemembers reflect on D-Day heroism

A U.S. veteran tours the American Cemetery during the 63rd Anniversary of D-Day June 6 in Normandy, France. (Defense Department photo/Cherie A. Thurlby)

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Defense secretary, servicemembers reflect on D-Day heroism

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates tours the American Cemetery during the 63rd Anniversary of D-Day June 6 in Normandy, France. (Defense Department photo/Cherie A. Thurlby)

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Defense secretary, servicemembers reflect on D-Day heroism

A cross marks the grave site for an unknown Soldier as Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates tours the American Cemetery during the 63rd Anniversary of D-Day June 6 in Normandy, France. (Defense Department photo/Cherie A. Thurlby)

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Fallen Airmen memorialized at Hurlburt

Sue Servais, mother of Senior Airman Adam Servais, a fallen Air Force combat controller, embraces Lt. Col. Eric Ray during a street-naming ceremony May 30 at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Airman Servais' father, Peter, looks on. Airman Servais was killed in a firefight in Afghanistan in August 2006. Colonel Ray is the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Chief Master Sgt. Gary Emery)

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Fallen Airmen memorialized at Hurlburt

Debra Bastain, the mother of Capt. Derek Argel, a fallen Air Force special tactics officer, takes an impromptu dive into the pool at the aquatics training facility dedicated in Captain Argel's memory May 30 at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Captain Argel, who died in the crash of an Iraqi air force aircraft on Memorial Day 2005, was captain of the water polo team while a cadet at the U.S. Air Force Academy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Chief Master Sgt. Gary Emery)

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