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Army Reserve officer and local residents honor fallen heroes at Memorial Day service
May 29, 2024 — U.S. Army Reserve Lt. Col. Brian Dunn, Public Affairs Officer, 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command, participated as the keynote speaker for the Village of Norridge’s Memorial Day ceremony, May 26, 2024... MORE

From left to right, Jack Bielak, Village of Norridge trustee; U.S. Army Reserve Lt. Col. Brian Dunn, 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command public affairs officer; Daniel Tannhauser, Village of Norridge president and Dennis Sass, U.S. Navy retired, pause for a photo outside the Village of Norridge Veterans Memorial.

Army Reserve division hosts annual Holocaust Remembrance
May 9, 2024 — The U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Readiness Division hosted its annual Holocaust Remembrance and Liberation Observation on May 7 at division headquarters here. The Department of Defense theme for this year’s observance of the Days of Remembrance is, “Behind Every Name a Story: The Courageous.”... MORE

Army Reserve medic inspired by grandfathers' WWII service
September 18, 2023 — Some people join the Army for the benefits, some for the experience. For U.S. Army Cpl. John Allen, assigned to the 444th Medical Company Ground Ambulance, 424th Medical Battalion, 338th Medical Brigade, 3rd Division Deployment Support, U.S. Army Reserve, based in West Virginia, he wanted to follow in his grandfathers’ footsteps... MORE

Wisconsin World War II veteran receives special Army Reserve visitors
August 31, 2023 — World War II and U.S. Army veteran retired Lt. Col. Harry Baker received some very special visitors on Aug. 8, 2023, at his home in Pewaukee, Wisconsin... MORE

General’s trunk makes homecoming to 416th Theater Engineer Command
December 1, 2022 — When the Parkhurst family made the decision to move from Chicago to Florida, they had to consider a home for more than just themselves. A World War II trunk was one of the last relics of their late father, Brig. Gen. Don A. Parkhurst, which also needed a new home prior to their move. The best place they could think was his namesake, the Parkhurst Army Reserve Center and home of the 416th Theater Engineer Command headquartered in Darien, Illinois... MORE

Army Reserve Soldiers provide repatriation funeral honors to long-missing World War II hero
November 23, 2022 — Army Reserve Soldiers stationed in New York lent a hand to honor a long-missing casualty of World War II Nov. 19 at St. John Catholic Cemetery here... MORE

88th Readiness Division historian presents “History Brown Bag”
November 3, 2022 — The 88th Readiness Division Historian presented a “History Brown Bag” on the Invalid Corps and the 88th Division peacekeeping mission in Italy following World War II here Oct. 28, 2022... MORE

Fort McCoy helps World War II Army vet celebrate 102nd birthday
October 27, 2022 — When retired Army Lt. Col. Harry Baker of Pewaukee, Wis., turned 102 years old on Oct. 9, he did so with the well wishes of many people serving at Fort McCoy... MORE

Families celebrate passage of ‘Six Triple Eight’ Congressional Gold Medal Act
June 21, 2022 — Military and civilian leaders joined family members inside the Military Women’s Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery on June 15 to celebrate President Joe Biden’s signing of the “Six Triple Eight” Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021... MORE

84th Infantry Division, WWII Soldier landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day
June 7, 2022 — Today, June 6, 2022, marks the 78th anniversary of D-Day, when Allied Forces launched the largest military invasion by land, air and sea in history to retake Northwest Europe from Nazi forces. More than 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily-fortified French coastline in what Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower called a crusade in which, "we will accept nothing less than full victory." The cost in lives was high, with more than 9,000 Allied Soldiers killed or wounded... MORE

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