On Memorial Day, President Obama announced new leadership for the Department of Defense, naming General Martin E. Dempsey to replace Admiral Mike Mullen as the next Chairman and Admiral James Winnefeld as Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
President Barack Obama, left, and Defense Secretary Robert Gates, center, walk to the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington with President Obama’s nominee for the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen.
On his final overseas trip as secretary of defense, Robert Gates will make the case to a gathering of Asian defense chiefs in Singapore that expected budget-slashing in Washington will not weaken America’s commitment to Asia.
Even though the mood was one of celebration in downtown Thomasville Monday, a somber undercurrent of reflection ran through the minds of people like Kaney Joyner.
On his final overseas trip as secretary of defense, Robert Gates will make the case to a gathering of Asian defense chiefs in Singapore that expected budget-slashing in Washington will not weaken America’s commitment to Asia.
Sen. Schumer greets spectators during Little Neck-Douglaston Memorial Day parade Monday.
Macayla Wilson, 7, of South Elgin lays a wreath Monday at the Algonquin Veterans Monument during the Algonquin Memorial Day Ceremony.
On his final overseas trip as secretary of defense, Robert Gates will make the case to a gathering of Asian defense chiefs in Singapore that expected budget-slashing in Washington will not weaken America’s commitment to Asia.
FIRST APPEARANCE: Jamie Graham, owner of Graham Crackers Comics based in Chicago, shows off the rare comic books that debuted the popular characters Ironman and Spiderman.
American Legion Post 273 and the Harlan County Honor Guard held their annual Memorial Day ceremony on Sunday at Resthaven Cemetery.