Military personnel carry the American flag after the singing of the national anthem before Game 1 of baseball's World Series between the Kansas City Royals and the San Francisco Giants Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum ) From left, Army Secretary John McHugh, Brig. Gen. Darsie D. Rogers, and William Kennedy Smith walk to lay a wreath in the shape of a Green Beret at Arlington National Cemetery, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014, in Arlington, Va., during a U.S. Army Special Forces Command (Airborne) commemorative President John F. Kennedy Wreath Laying Ceremony at the JFK grave site. Sgt. Major Dwight Utley assists at right. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet aircraft assigned to the Blue Angels flies alongside Younkin Air Show's performer Matt Younkin while practicing for the Memphis Air Show at Millington Regional Jetport in Millington, TN. The Blue Angels were scheduled to perform 68 demonstrations at 34 locations across the U.S. in 2014. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrea Perez, U.S. Navy/Released)Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194) and MH-60S Seahawk helicopters from the Island Knights of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 participate in a replenishment as sea with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63). Stethem is on patrol with the George Washington Carrier Strike Group supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Alonzo M. Archer/Released)Abington, Massachusetts - First Sgt. Shane Dillon addresses the friends and family of Sgt. Daniel Vasselian before posthumously awarding him the Bronze Star Medal with Combat Distinguishing Device Oct. 13, in front of the American LegionÕs Lewis V. Dorsey Post 112 War Memorial in Abington, Mass. KarenÕs son, Sgt. Daniel Vasselian was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Combat Distinguishing Device for combat actions while on his third deployment to Afghanistan. DanielÕs wife, Erin Vasselian, and parents, Karen and Mark Vasselian, each were presented with medals during the ceremony. Daniel was killed in action Dec. 23, 2013 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Photo By: Sgt. Richard BlumensteinU.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Logan Linkous, 20th Security Forces Squadron entry controller, performs a four-man push-up with three other teammates at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Oct. 8, 2014. The four-man push-up was part of the Defenders Edge Challenge in which 20th SFS Airmen completed obstacles that tested their physical fitness, mental, and shooting abilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tabatha Zarrella/Released)Members of the 97th Air Mobility Wing carry a telephone pole across the base in a GORUCK Light challenge, Oct. 18, 2014. The team carried the pole from the south end of the flight line to the track. The Airmen completed the challenges as a team while carrying weighted rucksacks or backpacks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class J. Zuriel Lee/Released)Sailors conduct self-defense training aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67). Cole, homeported in Norfolk, Va., is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class John Herman /Released)CORRECTS DATE The funeral procession for Staff Sgt. Maurice Fevold arrives to Fevold's hometown in Badger, Iowa, Monday, Oct. 20, 2014. The remains the an Iowa airman shot down nearly 70 years ago during a World War II battle have been buried in his hometown. (AP Photo/The Fort Dodge Messenger, Jesse Major)CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Sgt. Stephen E. Bigda, a military police officer and dog handler, demonstrates an over the wall attack with Military Working Dog Barron during a demonstration here, Oct. 21. All military working dogs are trained to detect and attack. The detections include narcotics and explosives, while attacks are meant to assist officers during patrols and operations. (Photo by Sgt. Trevon S. Peracca)
