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10 Years Later Survivors, Service Come Together To Commemorate Lives Lost in Navy Yard Shooting

10 Years Later Survivors, Service Come Together To Commemorate Lives Lost in Navy Yard Shooting

Members assigned to Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) raise a U.S. flag during a Flag Raising Ceremony in honor of the victims of the Washington Navy Yard shootings in 2013. US Navy Photo

WASHINGTON NAVY YARD – Ten years ago, Jay Stefany was running late to work. It was never unusual for Stefany to run a couple of minutes behind, but on Sept. 16, 2013, those few minutes could have saved his life. Read More

Sailor Dies Aboard USS Leyte Gulf

Sailor Dies Aboard USS Leyte Gulf

An undated file photo of Sonar Technician (Surface) 3rd Class Nicholas Woods. US Navy Photo

This story has been updated to correct Nicholas Woods’ age.

A sailor died aboard USS Leyte Gulf (CG-55) Thursday, the Navy announced Saturday.

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Body of Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams Will Lie in State in U.S. Capitol

Body of Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams Will Lie in State in U.S. Capitol

Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams, poses for a photo before the start of a Sunset Parade at the Marine Corps War Memorial, Arlington, a., Sept. 2 2020. US Marine Corps Photo

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced the body of Medal of Honor recipient Herschel Woodrow “Woody” Williams will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda. Read More

Hershel 'Woody' Williams, Last Living WWII Medal of Honor Recipient, Dies

Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams, Last Living WWII Medal of Honor Recipient, Dies

Hershel Woodrow Williams, Retired Chief Warrant Officer Four and Medal of Honor recipient, salutes as he is introduced to the stage along with other members of the ship commissioning committee, March 7, 2020 in Norfolk, VA. U.S. Marine Corps Photo

Hershel “Woody” Williams, a Marine Corps veteran and the last living World War II Medal of Honor recipient, died Wednesday morning at the VA Medical Center in Huntington, West Va. Read More