Under Secretary of the Army Joseph W. Westphal, left, applauds Shinyei “Rocky” Matayoshi, for his extraordinary heroism in action, which led to him being awarded the Distinguished Service Cross in the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon on June 7, 2011. Technical Sergeant Matayoshi was the platoon sergeant in Company G, 2nd Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II.
In his last visit to Afghanistan as SecDef, Rober M. Gates bids the troops farewell, and thanks them for their contribution.
The largest amphibious invasion force in history landed in Normandy, France 67 years ago today. 160,000 Allied troops, more than 5,000 ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion.The cost was high, with more than 9,000 Allied Soldiers killed or wounded. But D-Day began the road to the ultimate defeat of Hitler’s army. Click on this U.S. Army web site for more information, including a video.
A coalition special operations forces member scans an area for insurgent activity as an AH-64 Apache helicopter provides air support during an operation to destabilize insurgent drug trade near Kajaki village, Afghanistan, June 2, 2011. During the operation, more than 1,000 pounds of black tar opium were destroyed by the Afghan led force.