Soldiers from the 508th Military Police Company and the Military Advisor Team III receive a heroes farewell at a Salute to Troops Ceremony at the National Guard Armory in Teaneck, July 15. The New Jersey National Guard Soldiers will be deploying for a year-long assignment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez)

Soldiers from the 508th Military Police Company and the Military Advisor Team III receive a heroes farewell at a Salute to Troops Ceremony at the National Guard Armory in Teaneck, July 15. The New Jersey National Guard Soldiers will be deploying for a year-long assignment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez)

Soldiers from the 508th Military Police Company and the Military Advisor Team III receive a heroes farewell at a Salute to Troops Ceremony at the National Guard Armory in Teaneck, July 15. The New Jersey National Guard Soldiers will be deploying for a year-long assignment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Patrik Abrenica, with the 108th Wing, receives a challenge coin from Brig. Gen. Wayne McCaughey, New Jersey National Guard Director of Joint Staff and Dual Status Commander at East Orange General Hospital, East Orange, N.J., May 1, 2020. New Jersey National Guard Airmen have been assisting the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management in reopening a wing of the East Orange General Hospital in response to the COVID-19 relief effort. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Michael Schwenk)

U.S. Army Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment perform security measures during a security halt on a route reconnaissance mission near Mir-e, Afghanistan, April 4, 2007. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michael L. Casteel) (Released)

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A CH-47 Chinook helicopter from Alpha Company, 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment moves in to extract U.S. Army Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment from the top of a mountain in the Andar province of Afghanistan after searching for Taliban members and weapons caches June 6, 2007. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Marcus J. Quarterman) (Released)

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Families and friends welcome home Soldiers from the 508th Military Police Company, New Jersey National Guard, at the Lawrenceville Armory June 6, 2013. The 508th returned from a nearly year-long deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez/Released)

Soldiers from the 508th Military Police Company and the Military Advisor Team III receive a heroes farewell at a Salute to Troops Ceremony at the National Guard Armory in Teaneck, July 15. The New Jersey National Guard Soldiers will be deploying for a year-long assignment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez)

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Two hundred and ninety metres, at 10:56am on Friday 4th September 2019 between Malahat and Bamberton on the Trans canada highway 1, at Split Rock lookout in Cowichan Valley, on Vancouver Island in British Columbia.

Here we have a view across to North Saanich including Deep cove, Union Bay, Ardmore and Victoria International Airport, and John Dean Provincial Park.

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Marion Gray - 29th Infantry Divsion/116th Regiment/A Company (Wounded twice on D-Day as a combat medic on Omaha Beach)

Don Jakeway - 82nd Airborne Division / 508th PIR (Jumped behing Utah Beach on D-Day, Jumped into Holland for Operation Market Garden and was severly wounded in the Battle of the Bulge.)

Soldiers from the 508th Military Police Company and the Military Advisor Team III receive a heroes farewell at a Salute to Troops Ceremony at the National Guard Armory in Teaneck, July 15. The New Jersey National Guard Soldiers will be deploying for a year-long assignment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez)

Richelle Collins decorates a pillow case for a deployed 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Paratrooper at the battalion headquarters, Feb. 8. Rear detachment and Family Readiness personnel organized the event for families to decorate and send pillows to the battalion’s Paratroopers who are currently deployed to Afghanistan.

Soldiers from the 508th Military Police Company and the Military Advisor Team III receive a heroes farewell at a Salute to Troops Ceremony at the National Guard Armory in Teaneck, July 15. The New Jersey National Guard Soldiers will be deploying for a year-long assignment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez)

COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France -- A black and white photo of a young couple stands here June 6, in front of the headstone of Pvt. George M. Harris, a Soldier assigned to 47th Infantry, 9th Division during WWII. The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial hosted over 10,000 visitors today, including approximately 400 WWII veterans, for a ceremony commemorating the memory of the Soldiers who gave their lives 70 years ago fighting to end the Nazi occupation of Europe. The event was one of several commemorations of the 70th Anniversary of D-Day operations conducted by the Allies during WWII, June 6, 1944. Task Force Normandy, led by the 173rd Airborne Brigade out of Vicenza, Italy, has organized 650 personnel from twenty U.S. units and six nations, at the invitation of the French government, to participate in the events happening across the Normandy region. For more information on the events and the history of the operations conducted here, go tohttp://www.eucom.mil/key-activities/featured-events/d-day-june-6-1944. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Daniel Cole)

International Security Assistance Force Command Sergeant Major, U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Hall went on patrol and visited with Soldiers from the 1-508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division in and around Kandahar City on June 28, 2010 during his battlefield circulation.

(Photo by U.S. Army SFC Matthew Chlosta, ISAF PAO)

International Security Assistance Force Command Sergeant Major, U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Hall went on patrol and visited with Soldiers from the 1-508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division in and around Kandahar City on June 28, 2010 during his battlefield circulation.

(Photo by U.S. Army SFC Matthew Chlosta, ISAF PAO)

International Security Assistance Force Command Sergeant Major, U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Hall went on patrol and visited with Soldiers from the 1-508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division in and around Kandahar City on June 28, 2010 during his battlefield circulation.

(Photo by U.S. Army SFC Matthew Chlosta, ISAF PAO)

Republic F-105B-20-RE Thunderchief, 57-5820 "HI"

MAPS Museum Ohio, 20160305

Republic F-105B-20-RE Thunderchief, 57-5820 "HI" 466th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 508th Tactical Fighter Wing, Hill AFB, Air Force Reserve Command,

One of the Century series of USAF Interceptor Fighters and Fighter/Bombers of the 1950-1960 Era

Service History

1957 - 4th Tactical Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB North Carolina

1970- 23rd Tactical Fighter Wing, McConnell AFB Kansas

1970-1972 119th Tactical Fighter Squadron New Jersey ANG, Atlantic City ANGB New Jersey

1972-1980 466th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Hill AFB US Air Force Reserve

1980 Robins AFB Georgia , Battle damage repair trainer

Families and friends welcome home Soldiers from the 508th Military Police Company, New Jersey National Guard, at the Lawrenceville Armory June 6, 2013. The 508th returned from a nearly year-long deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez/Released)

Soldiers from the 508th Military Police Company and the Military Advisor Team III receive a heroes farewell at a Salute to Troops Ceremony at the National Guard Armory in Teaneck, July 15. The New Jersey National Guard Soldiers will be deploying for a year-long assignment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez)

Soldiers from the 508th Military Police Company and the Military Advisor Team III receive a heroes farewell at a Salute to Troops Ceremony at the National Guard Armory in Teaneck, July 15. The New Jersey National Guard Soldiers will be deploying for a year-long assignment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez)

Soldiers from the 508th Military Police Company and the Military Advisor Team III receive a heroes farewell at a Salute to Troops Ceremony at the National Guard Armory in Teaneck, July 15. The New Jersey National Guard Soldiers will be deploying for a year-long assignment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez)

International Security Assistance Force Command Sergeant Major, U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Hall went on patrol and visited with Soldiers from the 1-508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division in and around Kandahar City on June 28, 2010 during his battlefield circulation.

(Photo by U.S. Army SFC Matthew Chlosta, ISAF PAO)

Families and friends welcome home Soldiers from the 508th Military Police Company, New Jersey National Guard, at the Lawrenceville Armory June 6, 2013. The 508th returned from a nearly year-long deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez/Released)

International Security Assistance Force Command Sergeant Major, U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Hall went on patrol and visited with Soldiers from the 1-508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division in and around Kandahar City on June 28, 2010 during his battlefield circulation.

(Photo by U.S. Army SFC Matthew Chlosta, ISAF PAO)

Afghanistan Day 2:

Rodney Atkins, Country music singer - song writer, on tour with the USO in the Middle East, visiting several countries to help entertain the troops serving there.

Later the same evening of their arrival, they visit the 508th Military Police Battalion Fire and Rescue Department located at the Camp Sabalu-Harrison prison on base, where they perform an acoustical show for the staff and firemen on this remote part of the base.

©2014 USO Photo by DAVE GATLEY

Nearly 140 members of the New Jersey Army National Guard’s 508th Military Police Company were reunited with their families at the Lawrenceville Armory on June 6 to conclude a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan.The 508th provided security, force protection and advised the Afghan national police force in the Kabul region during their deployment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen/Released)

Specialist Christopher Rosado, 1-508th PIR, 101st Abn. Div. from Fort Campbell, Ky., (left), shakes hands with Sgt. Bradens Simont, Minnesota National Guard, at the 2011 U.S. Army Combatives Championship in Fort Hood, Texas July 22. Simont defeated Rosado. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Nathan Booth, 4th Public Affairs Detachment)

International Security Assistance Force Command Sergeant Major, U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Hall went on patrol and visited with Soldiers from the 1-508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division in and around Kandahar City on June 28, 2010 during his battlefield circulation.

(Photo by U.S. Army SFC Matthew Chlosta, ISAF PAO)

Families and friends welcome home Soldiers from the 508th Military Police Company, New Jersey National Guard, at the Lawrenceville Armory June 6, 2013. The 508th returned from a nearly year-long deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez/Released)

U.S. Army soldiers of the 1st platoon, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, part of the 82nd Airborne Division, secure an area in Mainjui village in Arghandab valley where earlier, members of the Afghan National Police found an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), some 10 kms (6 miles) northwest of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan May 6, 2010. U.S. forces are massing on the outskirts of Kandahar for the biggest military offensive of the nearly nine-year-old war, in the hope of turning the tide against a strengthening Taliban insurgency.

Families and friends welcome home Soldiers from the 508th Military Police Company, New Jersey National Guard, at the Lawrenceville Armory June 6, 2013. The 508th returned from a nearly year-long deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez/Released)

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, move to the training area to conduct their live fire exercise during Swift Response 21 at Tapa Central Training Area, Estonia, May 11, 2021. Swift Response 21 is a linked exercise of DEFENDER-Europe 21, which involves special operations activities, air assaults, and live fire exercises in Estonia, Bulgaria, and Romania, demonstrating airborne interoperability among NATO allies and partners. DEFENDER-Europe 21 is a large-scale U.S. Army-led exercise designed to build readiness and interoperability between the U.S., NATO allies and partner militaries. This year, more than 28,000 multinational forces from 26 nations will conduct nearly simultaneous operations across more than 30 training areas in more than a dozen countries from the Baltics to the strategically important Balkans and Black Sea Region. Follow the latest news and information about DEFENDER-Europe 21, visit www.EuropeAfrica.army.mil/DefenderEurope. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Gresso).

Soldiers from the 508th Military Police Company and the Military Advisor Team III receive a heroes farewell at a Salute to Troops Ceremony at the National Guard Armory in Teaneck, July 15. The New Jersey National Guard Soldiers will be deploying for a year-long assignment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez)

Nearly 140 members of the New Jersey Army National Guard’s 508th Military Police Company were reunited with their families at the Lawrenceville Armory on June 6 to conclude a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan.The 508th provided security, force protection and advised the Afghan national police force in the Kabul region during their deployment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen/Released)

) An exhausted paratrooper from 3rd plt., Co. A, 1/508th PIR, 82nd Airborne Division finds a place to sleep after patrolling in the Sangin Valley throughout the night May 4. The Paratroopers of the 1/508th have been conducting operations in support of ongoing Achilles for nearly two months in southern Afghanistan. (photo by Army Sgt. Tony J. Spain)

Nearly 140 members of the New Jersey Army National Guard’s 508th Military Police Company were reunited with their families at the Lawrenceville Armory on June 6 to conclude a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan.The 508th provided security, force protection and advised the Afghan national police force in the Kabul region during their deployment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen/Released)

International Security Assistance Force Command Sergeant Major, U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Hall went on patrol and visited with Soldiers from the 1-508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division in and around Kandahar City on June 28, 2010 during his battlefield circulation.

(Photo by U.S. Army SFC Matthew Chlosta, ISAF PAO)

Families and friends welcome home Soldiers from the 508th Military Police Company, New Jersey National Guard, at the Lawrenceville Armory June 6, 2013. The 508th returned from a nearly year-long deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez/Released)

POPE ARMY AIRFIELD, N.C. — Army Sgt. Jonathan Fowler, Charlie Company, 2-508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, waits to load a C-130J Hercules on Green Ramp here, as a C-130J from the 317th Airlift Wing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, sits in the background Feb. 9, 2018, during a joint Large Package Week and Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise Feb. 5-11. Airmen in the 43d Air Mobility Operations Group at Pope provided ground support for visiting Air Force aircrews airlifting Soldiers and equipment out of Pope Field during the exercise. Throughout the week, Air Mobility Command crews from Dyess and other bases completed 173 missions, transporting more than 3,000 paratroopers and 2.8 million pounds of heavy vehicles, container delivery systems and other cargo. Airmen in the 43d AMOG here serve as the linchpin for Americaâs Global Response Force, connecting AMC airlift and Brigade Combat Teams of the 82nd ABN DIV, and providing operations, maintenance, Aerial Port, fuels, ground equipment and other support. (U.S. Air Force photo/Marc Barnes)

Soldiers from the 508th Military Police Company and the Military Advisor Team III receive a heroes farewell at a Salute to Troops Ceremony at the National Guard Armory in Teaneck, July 15. The New Jersey National Guard Soldiers will be deploying for a year-long assignment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez)

A paratrooper assigned to 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, pulls security during close quarters combat training during an air assault mission, Sept. 26.

U.S. Army Soldiers with the New Jersey National Guard's 508th Military Police Company take part in the updated combat pistol qualification course (CPQC) on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 10, 2021. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht)

A NCO from the 2nd Brigade, 205th Afghan National Army Corps assists a fellow Afghan Soldier at marksmanship training during the Hero Leaders Warriors Course in Zabul Province, Afghanistan in April 2010. Members of 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division assisted in developing and instructing the leadership course.

Families and friends welcome home Soldiers from the 508th Military Police Company, New Jersey National Guard, at the Lawrenceville Armory June 6, 2013. The 508th returned from a nearly year-long deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez/Released)

Soldiers from the 508th Military Police Company and the Military Advisor Team III receive a heroes farewell at a Salute to Troops Ceremony at the National Guard Armory in Teaneck, July 15. The New Jersey National Guard Soldiers will be deploying for a year-long assignment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez)

International Security Assistance Force Command Sergeant Major, U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Hall went on patrol and visited with Soldiers from the 1-508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division in and around Kandahar City on June 28, 2010 during his battlefield circulation.

(Photo by U.S. Army SFC Matthew Chlosta, ISAF PAO)