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Cpl. Erik Jones, a field wireman with 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, poses for a photograph in Haditha, Iraq. Jones is a reservist currently mobilized with the New Orleans-based company in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. - Cpl. Erik Jones, a field wireman with 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, poses for a photograph in Haditha, Iraq. Jones is a reservist currently mobilized with the New Orleans-based company in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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Petty Officer 2nd Class James Thompson poses for a photograph on Haditha Dam, Iraq. Thompson is serving with Riverine Squadron 2 as a small craft gunner and trains the Iraqi Army on securing waterways. - Petty Officer 2nd Class James Thompson poses for a photograph on Haditha Dam, Iraq. Thompson is serving with Riverine Squadron 2 as a small craft gunner and trains the Iraqi Army on securing waterways.

A bronze plaque listing New York state recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military award for valor, is unveiled today in Times Square during a ceremony commemorating the latest name added to the plaque: Marine Cpl. Jason Dunham. The ceremony was held on the Marine Corps' 232nd birthday, which is also Dunham's birthday. - A bronze plaque listing New York state recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military award for valor, is unveiled today in Times Square during a ceremony commemorating the latest name added to the plaque: Marine Cpl. Jason Dunham. The ceremony was held on the Marine Corps' 232nd birthday, which is also Dunham's birthday.

The GySgt. D.W. Boatman Drive sign stands tall along the winding roads of eastern North Carolina for its second year as it continues to bring honor and remembrance to the countries service members. The town of North Topsail Beach honored Gunnery Sgt. Darrell W. Boatman by re-naming the road Marine Drive to GySgt. D.W. Boatman Drive during a memorial ceremony Dec. 7, 2005. The ceremony has become an annual event, being held at a various date each year, in remembrance of Boatman and other service members who have served their country. - The GySgt. D.W. Boatman Drive sign stands tall along the winding roads of eastern North Carolina for its second year as it continues to bring honor and remembrance to the countries service members. The town of North Topsail Beach honored Gunnery Sgt. Darrell W. Boatman by re-naming the road Marine Drive to GySgt. D.W. Boatman Drive during a memorial ceremony Dec. 7, 2005. The ceremony has become an annual event, being held at a various date each year, in remembrance of Boatman and other service members who have served their country.

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