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By Julia LeDouxPentagram Staff Writer

The Army’s new chief of chap-lains was promoted to the rankof major general and installed inhis post during a ceremonyMay22 at Memorial Chapel on theFort Myer portion of Joint BaseMyer-Henderson Hall.Chap. Paul K. Hurley’s pro-

motion from colonel to two-stargeneral was confirmed by theSenate onMarch 27. He replacedChap. (Maj. Gen.) Donald L.

Rutherford as the Army’s 24thchief of chaplains.In his remarks, Hurley said

he and his fellow chaplains servein the military in order to servetheir fellow service members,their families and the nation.“This is our commit-

ment,” he said.Hurley was sworn in by

Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster,director of the Army’s capa-bilities integration center and


Thousands gathered on thehallowed grounds of ArlingtonNational Cemetery May 25to honor the nation’s fallenservice men and women duringthe annual National MemorialDay observance.The observance began with a

Presidential Armed Forces FullHonorWreath-Laying Ceremonyconducted by the U.S. ArmyMilitary District of Washingtonat the Tomb of the UnknownSoldier, which was followed byan observance program hostedby the Department of Defense.“Formany of us, thisMemorial

Day is especially meaningful,”President Barack Obama saidin his address inside ANC’sMemorial Amphitheater. “It is thefirst since our war in Afghanistancame to an end. Today is the firstMemorial Day in 14 years thatthe United States is not engagedin a major ground war.”Also on hand for the event

were Secretary of Defense AshtonCarter; Secretary of VeteransAffairs Robert McDonald;Chairman of the Joint Chiefs ofStaff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey;and Maj. Gen. Jeffrey S.Buchanan, commanding general,Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Region andthe U.S. ArmyMilitary District

see MEMORIAL DAY, page 4

Hurley installed asnew Army Chief ofChaplains, pins ontwo stars

Remembering the fallen at ANC on Memorial DayVol. 62, No. 21 May 28, 2015 www.army.mil/jbmhh Published For Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall

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News NotesEFMP offers couples

support groupThe Exceptional Family

Member Program offers acouples support group forMarines and spouses May28 from 6 to 8 p.m., in Bldg.21 (formerly the MarineClub) aboard the HendersonHall portion of JBM-HH.This group is for couples tomeet with others to shareexperiences and resources.Refreshments will be available.Register no later than one dayin advance. For more informa-tion and to register, contact703-693-5353 or [email protected].

Roads, groundsrepair on SheridanAvenue slated

As part of a storm sewerrepair project, there will be atemporary loss of 13 parallelparking spaces and the sidewalkon the west side of SheridanAvenue next to Bldg. 416 onthe Fort Myer portion of JointBase Myer-Henderson Hall.The repair project will beginJune 1 and end mid-August.Access will be available tothe northern portion of theparking lot from the south sideof Bldg. 416 during the repairproject. For more information,contact DavidMayeda at 703-304-7138 or [email protected].

ACE trainingscheduled for June 3The Army Substance Abuse

Prevention class - SuicideAwareness - Ask, Care, Escort(ACE) training – is scheduledfor June 3, 1 to 3 p.m., in Bldg.230 on the Fort Myer portion

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The sixth month of 2015 is full of militaryceremony, celebrations and the art of sport.From a baseball appreciation night andArmy birthday festivities to the beginningof Marine evening parades just outsideJoint Base Myer-Henderson Hall’s WrightGate, the month of June is filled with manyactivities and seminars.

1. Washington Nationals Army DayTheWashington Nationals will continue

the tradition of paying tribute to the armedforces when the District of ColumbiaMajor

League Baseball team hosts ArmyDay June1 at Nationals Park.Pregame festivities, featuring ceremonial

elements, individuals and groups fromJoint Force Headquarters/National CapitalRegion-Military District ofWashington willbegin at 6:45 p.m. The U.S. Army Band,“Pershing’s Own,” will be represented bythe blues ensemble Swamp Romp and TheU.S. Army Chorus. Swamp Romp willperform pre-game entertainment startingat 5:30 p.m., while the chorus will sing thenational anthem and God Bless Americaduring the seventh inning stretch. TheU.S. Army Drill Team will also be makinganother Nats Park appearance.

First pitch against the Toronto Blue Jaysis scheduled for 7:05 p.m.

2. Army birthday run on JBM-HHTo commemorate the Army’s 240th

birthday Joint Force Headquarters/National Capital Region-Military Districtof Washington Soldiers will assemble inJBM-HH’s Summerall Field parking lotJune 12 for the Army Birthday Run, hostedannually by the Department of the Army.The 3.1 mile run will wind through thejoint base and ArlingtonNational Cemetery.The Army is planning a host of birthdayobservances throughout the nation duringthe week of June 8. The JBM-HH run com-mences at 7 a.m.

3. Mar ine Even i ng Pa rade scontinue all summerEvery Tuesday throughout the summer,

the Marine Corps War Memorial is the

Ten things to knowaround the DoD in June

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PHOTO BY DAMIEN SALAS

Chap. (Maj. Gen.) Paul K. Hurley (left) is sworn in as the 24thU.S. Army Chief of Chaplains by Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster during apromotion ceremony in Memorial Chapel on the Fort Myer portionof Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall May 22.

PHOTO BY SPC. CODY W. TORKELSON

President Barack H. Obama lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a Presidential Armed Forces Full Honor Wreath-LayingCeremony at Arlington National Cemetery May 25. Joining Obama was Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs ofStaff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey and Maj. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan, commanding general, Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Regionand the U.S. Army Military District of Washington.

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This week in military historyCompiled by Jim Goodwin, Editor, Pentagram

May 281863:

The 54th Massachusetts Infantry, an African-AmericanUnion regiment during the Civil War, leaves Boston for theSouth, according to an entry on the This Day In MilitaryHistory website. The regiment was led by Col. Robert GouldShaw, who was portrayed by actorMatthew Broderick in the1989 film, “Glory,” which depicted the actions of the 54th.

May 291991:

Fifth Marine Expeditionary Brigade, part of a joint taskforce, left the Bay of Bengal following two weeks of disasterrelief operations after a cyclone devastated the Bangladeshcoastal region, according to the Marine Corps HistoryDivision. Dubbed Operation Sea Angel, the joint task forcedelivered tons of supplies via helicopters, C-130s and variousother landing craft.

May 301868:

May 311900:

Sailors and Marines from the U.S.S. Newark and U.S.S.Oregon arrive to protect U.S. and foreign diplomats inPeking (now Beijing), China, during the Boxer Rebellion,according to an entry on Navy.mil.

June 11916:

The end strength of the U.S. National Guard is increasedby some 450,000 Soldiers due to the passing of and autho-rization by the National Defense Act, according to an entryon Historynet.com. Activities at the outset of World War Iconvinced PresidentWoodrowWilson that such an increasein military strength was needed.

June 21774

The Quartering Act is passed by the British Parliament;the law dictated that American colonists must allow Britishtroops to occupy colonists’ homes for quarters, accordingto an entry on History.com.

June 31970:

President Richard Nixon tells the nation in a televised speechthat the Allied push into Cambodia is the “most successfuloperation” of the war in Vietnam, and will allow for thewithdrawal of U.S. troops from South Vietnam, accordingto an entry on History.com.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PHOTO

Then-Maj. Gen. John A.Logan, the man whoproclaimed May 30as Memorial Day, alsoknown originally asDecoration Day.

Gen. John A. Logan proclaims,under General Order 11 of theGrand Army of the Republic, thisday as the first major MemorialDay (then known as DecorationDay) observance is to be held tohonor those who died “in defenseof their country during the laterebellion,” according to an entryon the This Day In MilitaryHistory website.Meanwhile, Gen.James Garfield makes a speechat Arlington National Cemeterybefore some 5,000 people who dec-orated the graves of about 20,000Union and Confederate Soldiersin the cemetery with flowers.PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY DAMIEN SALAS

The black and white image taken in April 1968 by Warren K. Leffler showsa Soldier standing guard at the intersection of 7th and N Street NW inWashington, D.C., in the aftermath of the six days of race riots that eruptedfollowing the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. On some blocks, onlyrubble remained for decades. Columbia Heights and the U Street corridordid not begin to recover economically until the opening of the U Street andColumbia Heights Metro stations in 1991 and 1999, respectively. The colorimage taken May 18 in a similar location shows the same scene at night47 years later in the area known as Shaw.

ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY PHOTO BY RACHEL LARUE

Brittany, left, and her son, Christian, 4, visit the grave of her husband and his father, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Christopher Jacobs, in Section 60 of Arlington NationalCemetery on Memorial Day, May 25 in Arlington, Va. Christian is wearing his father’s cover. See more imagery from Memorial Day on page 8.

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Chaplains and chaplain assis-tants from across the MilitaryDistrict of Washington gatheredMay 22 at Chaplains Hill, wherethey honored the fallen buried inSection 2 of Arlington NationalCemetery by placing flags at theirgravesites just prior toMemorialDay weekend in a tradition knownas Flags In.“It’s just respect for their

sacrifice,” said Chap. (Lt. Col.)Allen Staley, who serves at FortBelvoir, Va. “It’s real humblingto be here.”The 3dU.S. Infantry Regiment

(The Old Guard) has conductedFlags In since The Old Guardwas designated as the Army’sofficial ceremonial unit in 1948,according to Arlington NationalCemetery’s website. Army chap-lains place flags in front of thefour memorials and the head-stones in Section 2.“It’s actually an honor to do

this,” said Chaplain AssistantSgt. Betty Midgette.

The memorials honor thechaplains killed in World WarI; Protestant chaplains killed inWorld Wars I and II; Catholicchaplains killed in World WarII, Korea and Vietnam; andJewish chaplains killed while onactive duty.“It’s about remembering, but

it’s also about being gratefulfor the Soldiers who have gonebefore us,” said Chap. (Maj.) LuisKruger, regimental chaplain forThe Old Guard.During Flags In, Soldiers

place f lags in front of morethan 228,000 headstones andat the bottom of about 7,000niche rows in the cemetery’sColumbarium Courts and theNicheWall. Tomb Sentinels alsoplace flags at the gravesites of theunknown interred at the Tombof the Unknown Soldier.All the flags are removed after

Memorial Day.To see more images from the

Flags In event, see page 5.Pentagram staff writer Julia

LeDoux can be reached at [email protected].

Chaplainsgather forFlags In

By Damien SalasPentagram Staff Writer

Each year, thousands of motor-cyclists descend on the NationalCapital Region duringMemorial Dayweekend to participate in the annualRolling Thunder rally. Started in1987, the event calls for the recogni-

tion of prisoners of war and thosemissing in action.Maryland bikers Paul Barsamian

and Neil Cotter volunteer each yearto give Gold Star families the uniqueexperience of riding through D.C.on the back of a motorcycle duringthe rally with other veterans.More than two-dozen Gold Star

mothers, some dressed in all white,others wearing shirts with picturesof the service member they lost, metBarsamian and Cotter in front ofthe Spates Community Center onJoint Base Myer-Henderson HallMay 24. They were then escorted

see THUNDER, page 6

Veterans and Gold Star familiesthunder roll through JBM-HH, D.C.

H H H The United States Army Band H H HCALENDAR OF EVENTS

May 28 7 p.m. The U.S. Army Blues will perform with theWestfield High School Jazz Ensemble atWestfield High School in Chantilly,Va.

May 30 7:30 p.m. The U.S. Army Strings is celebrating their 65th anniversary and will perform music from their storied past in a special event at BruckerHall on the Fort Myer portion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall.

June 3, 10,17, 24

7 p.m. TwilightTattoo is a military pageant at Summerall Field on the Fort Myer portion of JBM-HH.The tattoo features Soldiers of the 3d U.S.Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard),The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps,The U.S. Army DrillTeam, The U.S. Army Blues, a soloistfromThe U.S. Army Chorus and vocalists ofThe U.S. Army Band Downrange andThe U.S. ArmyVoices.This event is free and open tothe public. No tickets are required. Pre-ceremony live music begins at 6:30 p.m.

June 4 7:30 p.m. The U.S. Army Concert Band will perform “Heroes andVillains” during their summer concert series, providing a program of music fromsome of the more popular good guy/bad guy scenarios from stage and screen at Brucker Hall on the Fort Myer portion of Joint BaseMyer-Henderson Hall.

June 5 11 a.m. The U.S. Army Blues will provide 20-minute performances at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum inWashington, D.C., at 11 a.m.,noon, 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.

June 12 10 a.m. The U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own” will perform as part of the Army Birthday Celebration at “Military Island” inTimes Square, NewYork City.

Performances are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. All outdoor concerts are subject to cancellation or location change due to weather considerations. Call 703-696-3399 forup-to-date information on concert cancellations or location changes. For additional details and a full calendar of performances, visit www.usarmyband.com/event-calendar.html.


U.S. Army Chap. (Maj. Gen.) Donald L. Rutherford, former U.S. Army chief of chaplains, and Chap.(Capt.) Ted Randall, an Arlington National Cemetery chaplain, place American flags on grave sitesin Arlington National Cemetery during Flags In May 21. In a matter of hours, chaplains and chaplainassistants from across the Military District of Washington placed hundreds of flags along ChaplainsHill as part of the pre-Memorial Day annual event led by the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard).The Old Guard has led the placement of American flags at hundreds of thousands of ANC gravesitessince 1948.


From left, Gold Star mother Debra Hyatt rides on the back of Neil Cotter’s motorcycle May 24 on the way tothe Pentagon parking lot to meet with thousands of motorcyclists participating in the Rolling Thunder eventthrough Washington, D.C.

By Jim GoodwinEditor, Pentagram

Joint Base Myer -Henderson Hall lost oneof its own this week.The Department of

Defense announced May25 the death ofMaster Sgt.Pablo A. Ruiz III, a 37-year-old native of Melbourne,Fla., who was assigned toGroup Support Battalion,3rd Special Forces Group,Fort Bragg, N.C. He diedfrom a “noncombat-relatedincident,” according to theDefense Department’sofficial news release.Ruiz was the senior

food operations specialistsergeant for the JBM-HHDining Facility from June2012 until this March. Assuch, Ruiz was the “drivingforce” behind the diningfacility’s recent renovations,according toMaj. ArmandoPeralta, who supervisedRuiz at JBM-HH.“He was a go-getter to

the core,” he said. “Hehad an uncommon abilityto see the bigger picturebeyond his rank.”Peralta added that in his

23 years of military service,he never had a betterplatoon sergeant than Ruiz.“It’s funny how things

happen because I was justtalking to one of myNCOsabout how much I misshim,” said Peralta. “Youcould give him a missionand forget about it becausehe’d get it done.”

Tony Taylor, supervisorymaintenance manager atJBM-HH’s Directorateof Public Works, workedclosely with Ruiz duringthis year’s month-long ren-ovations to the JBM-HHdining facility, whichentailed weeks of logisticalplanning and inspectionsbefore the renovationsbegan, he said.“He wou ld work

weekends, set upmeetings;

We remember: MasterSgt. Pablo A. Ruiz

PHOTO BY STAFF SGT. MEGAN GARCIA

Master Sgt. Pablo A. Ruiz,pictured here in a June14, 2014, photograph,died May 24 due to anon-combat related inci-dent, according to theDepartment of Defense.Ruiz was a 37-year-oldnative of Melbourne, Fla.,and former JBM-HH DiningFacility senior food opera-tions specialist sergeant.

see RUIZ, page 6


of Washington.Obama stressed that the

nation’s service memberscontinue to remain onwatch and serve, eventhough the war inAfghanistan has ended.“Several years ago, we

had more than 100,000troops in Afghanistan,”he said. “Today, fewerthan 10,000 ground troopsremain on amission to trainand assist Afghan forces.We’ll continue to bringthem home and reduceour forces further, downto an embassy presence bythe end of next year. ButAfghanistan remains a verydangerous place. And as somany families know, ourtroops continue to risk theirlives for us.”Obama also noted

that Arlington NationalCemetery is more than thefinal resting place of someof the nation’s heroes.“It’s a reflection of our

history, the wars we’vewaged for democracy, thepeace we’ve laid to preserveit,” he said. “It’s a reflectionof our diversity, men andwomen of all backgrounds,all races and creeds andcircumstances and faiths,willing to defend and diefor the ideals that bind usas one nation.”Obama said that most

Americans don’t fullyunderstand the sacrificeof the one percent of thenation’s population whoserve in its armed forces.“Few know what it’s like

to take a bullet for a buddy,or to live with the fact thathe or she took one for you,”he said. “But our Gold

Star families, our militaryfamilies, our veterans, theyknow this, intimately.”Carter also paid tribute tothe families of the fallen inhis remarks.“We, your fe l low

Americans, lack the wordsto describe what you feeltoday, because try as wemayand try as we do, we cannever fully know,” he said.Peter Er ickson of

Richmond, Va., attendedthe ceremony with hiswife, Sarah, and their sons,Brandon, 6, and Jack, 2.“Memor ia l Day is

about remembering themand what they did forus,” he said.“Being here really brings

that home,” added Sarah.Pentagram staff writer

Julia LeDoux can be reachedat [email protected].

deputy commandinggeneral, Futures, U.S.Army Train ing andDoctrine Command.In his post, Hurley is

supervising officer of theArmy’s chaplain corps. Heis a graduate of the U.S.Military Academy at WestPoint in 1984 and servedtwo assignments as a fieldartillery officer in Germanyand Fort Bragg, N.C.,before he began to discerna call to the priesthood. Heresigned his commissionin 1990 and attended St.John’s Seminary in Boston,Mass. He was ordained asa Roman Catholic priestin 1995 and spent fiveyears as a parish priestin the Archdiocese ofBoston before he rejoined

the active duty ArmyChaplain Corps in 2000.He most recently served

as command chaplain forthe 18th Airborne Corpsat Fort Bragg, N.C.

Pentagram staff writerJulia LeDoux can be reachedat [email protected].

CHAPLAINfrom page 1

of the joint base. Seats in this mandatory class arelimited. Please call or email Marian Upton, employeeassistance professional, at [email protected] or call 703-696-3787 if planning to attend.

Hiring HeroesCareer Fair

The JBM-HHSoldier for Life-Transition AssistanceProgram office and the Department of Defense’sDefense Civilian Personnel Advisory Service are co-hosting a Hiring Heroes Career Fair June 4 from 9a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Spates Community Club at 214McNair Road on the Fort Myer portion of the jointbase. Service members, veterans, retirees and familymembers are welcome to attend and network withDoD employers, other federal agencies and privatesector firms. For more information, contact SylviaParker at 571-372-2124 or email [email protected].

Intimate partner violenceprevention seminar

Dr. DavidWexler, an internationally-recognizedexpert on domestic violence prevention, is thepresenter at a special JBM-HH Family AdvocacyProgram seminar on intimate partner violence pre-vention seminar June 5, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Theevent takes place at Memorial Chapel on the FortMyer portion of JBM-HH. This seminar is designedto teach participants how to develop practical skillsand strategies for increasing community awarenessabout domestic violence, assess risk and acquirenew strategies for early intervention. Participantswill receive 5.5 social work continuing educationunits. Space is limited; register on a first-come,first-served basis by calling 703-696-3512.

Chesty’s 5K RaceRegistration is now open through June 16 for the

6th Annual Chesty’s 5K Race honoring Lt. Gen.Lewis Burwell “Chesty” Puller. The race steps offfrom the Cpl Terry L. Smith Gymnasium June 17at 6:45 a.m. Late registration and check-in on sitestart at 5:45 a.m. The first 100 registered partici-pants receive an event T-shirt. The top three maleand female finishers receive prizes. Register onlinethrough www.mccsHH.com/OohRahRunSeries.Semper Fit is committed to providing reasonableaccommodations upon request. Please call 703-614-6332 at least one week in advance of the event.

EFMP open swimThe Exceptional Family Member Programs on

JBM-HH announce open swim sessions on alternateSaturdays at the Maj. Douglas A. Zembiec Pool onthe Henderson Hall portion of the joint base from 10a.m. to noon. EFMP families will have a designatedarea in which to swim and there is a portable chairlift available. Upcoming dates are May 30, June13 and 27; July 11 and 25; and Aug. 8 and 22. Allservices’ EFMP families may participate in this freeopen swim. Register one day in advance by calling703-696-0783 or 703-693-5353.

Golf With UsMarine Corps Community Services Henderson

Hall Semper Fit’s season Golf With Us tournamentsare under waymonthly through September. The Junetournament will take place at The Gauntlet GolfClub in Fredericksburg, Va., on June 19 beginningat 8:30 a.m. Reservations are due by June 12 andthose interested in playing can find more informa-tion and a link to register at www.mccsHH.com/GolfWithUs. Need clubs? Check them out from theCpl. Terry L. Smith Gymnasium gear issue. Formore information, call 703-697-2706.

Purple Heart golf classicChapter 353 Military Order of the Purple Heart

will host their annual golf classic June 19 at the FortBelvoir Golf Course starting at 7 a.m., tee times begin-

see NEWS NOTES, page 6

NEWS NOTESfrom page 1

backdrop for Marine Evening Paradesin Arlington, Va. The evening paradeseason beganMay 25, but continues withthe following June dates: June 2, 9, 16,23 and 30. The hour-long parades beginat 7 p.m. and feature the music of “TheCommandant’s Own,” The United StatesMarine Drum and Bugle Corps and theMarine Corps Silent Drill Platoon. Thesummer parades are open to the public,and parking and a shuttle service areavailable from the Arlington NationalCemetery Welcome Center.

4. The 2015 DoD Warr iorGames at QuanticoFrom June 19 to 28, the 2015 DoD

Warrior Games will be held at MarineCorps Base Quantico.Eight events involving 200 military

athletes from the Army, Marines, theU.S. Special Operations Command, AirForce and the British Armed Forces willtake place during the eight-day games.For more information and volunteer

opportunities, go to http://go.usa.gov/39ye9.

5. Army’smajor general to start asDoD sexual assault prevention directorEffective June 8, Army Maj. Gen.

Camille M. Nichols will becomethe director of DoD’s Sexual AssaultPrevention and Response Office, accordingto a Defense Department news release.

The current director, ArmyMaj. Gen.Jeffrey J. Snow, was selected to be the nextcommander of the U.S. Army RecruitingCommand at Fort Knox, Ky.Nichols comes to the position with

a distinguished career of service. Mostrecently, she served as director of businessoperations in the secretary of the Army’sOffice of Business Transformation. Nicholshas more than 20 years of Department ofDefense acquisition experience and servedin Iraq, Afghanistan and the Gulf War.

6. Fort Belvoir Tech DayA June 18 technology expo is sched-

uled for the Fort Belvoir Officers’ Clubwhere invited service members will receiveopportunities to network with cyber andcommunication personnel, contractors andindustry exhibitors, who will be displayingthe latest technical products.Service members who have cutting-

edge technology or topics they wouldlike to present at the one-day expo areencouraged to register at www.fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A010UYD.

7. Force Protection Seminar June 11The JFHQ/NCR-MDW Force

Protection Seminar will be held Thursday,June 11 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the LincolnHall Auditorium, National DefenseUniversity on the Fort McNair portionof Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall.The seminar is open to JFHQ-NCR/

MDWstaff, component commands,majorsubordinate commands, DoD, federal,state and local protection partners andwill

provide an in-depth look at the evolvinginsider threat, especially regardingmilitaryinstallations. Topics will include theWashington Navy Yard active shooterresponse, the Fort Riley insider threatanalysis process, cyber defense requirementsand the FortHood active shooter response.Seating is limited to 400 attendees on

a first come, first-served basis. To receiveregistration information, call 202-685-2914/0048/2871, or register by providingfull name, rank, clearance, position, e-mailaddress, name of command, garrisonor agency and DSN and commercialphone number to Marvin C. Solomon atmarvin.c.solomon.civ@mail.

8. Joint base job fair at SpatesCommunity ClubThe joint base Soldier for Life-Transition

Assistance Program office and DoD’sDefense Civilian Personnel AdvisoryService will co-host a Hiring HeroesCareer Fair June 4 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.at Spates Community Club on the FortMyer portion of JBM-HH.Service members, veterans, retirees and

military family members are encouragedto attend. DoD employers, federal agenciesand firms from the private sector will bepresent to talk to and recruit employmentcandidates. Contact Sylvia Parker at 571-372-2124 for more information.

9. Two MIA Soldiers to beburied at ANCDuring the first eight days of June, two

Soldiers – one who served in the Korean

War and the other during World WarII – will be buried at Arlington nationalCemetery according to two separate DoDpress releases.On June 5, Army Cpl. Richard L.Wing

of Toledo, OHwill be laid to rest at ANC.Wing, a member of Company H, 5thCavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Divisionwas deployed Nov. 1950 to North Korea.He taken as a prisoner of war and diedof dysentery.Three days later, U.S. Army Air Forces

2nd Lt. Alvin Beethe of Elk Creek, Neb.will be buried. Beethe, of the 393rd FighterSquadron, 367th Fighter Group, 9thAir Force, was behind the controls of aP-38 Lightning when it crashed during abombing mission over Germany in 1944.In 2008, the crash site was located andin 2013, Beethe’s remains were located.

10. HQ Battalion readies forchange of commandNew leadership is on the horizon Joint

BaseMyer-HendersonHall’s HeadquartersCommand Battalion.A Command Ceremony between Army

Lt. Col. Mark R. Biehl and Army Lt. Col.Johnathon M. Kupka, and a Change ofResponsibility Ceremony between ArmyCommand Sgt. Maj. Alex L. Pratt andCommand Sgt. Maj. Kenyatta L. Mackwill take place on June 19 at JBM-HH’sSummerall Field.

Pentagram staff writer Jim Dresbach canbe reached at [email protected].

TEN THINGSfrom page 1

MEMORIAL DAYfrom page 1


Chap. (Maj. Gen.) Paul K. Hurley embraces Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster during his promo-tion to 24th U.S. Army Chief of Chaplains in the Memorial Chapel on the Fort Myerportion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall May 22.

PHOTOS BY SPC. CODY W. TORKELSON

Sgt. 1st Class Todd A. Taylor, a bugler with The U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own” andLouisville, Ky., native, plays during a Presidential Armed Forces Full Honors Wreath-Laying Ceremony May 25 at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington NationalCemetery. President Barack H. Obama placed the wreath.

The “President’s Own” United States Marine Band per-forms at the Arlington National Cemetery Amphitheaterduring a Memorial Day observance event that featuredPresident Barack Obama, Secretary of Defense AshtonCarter, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen.Martin E. Dempsey, and other military leaders May 25.The president said that this Memorial Day marked thefirst celebration of the United States’ fallen since theend of combat operations in Afghanistan.

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Chaplains and chaplain assistants place American flags at grave sites in Arlington National Cemetery duringFlags In May 21. In a matter of hours, chaplains and chaplain assistants from across the Military District ofWashington placed hundreds of flags along Chaplains Hill as part of the pre-Memorial Day annual event ledby the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard). The Old Guard has led the placement of American flags athundreds of thousands of ANC gravesites since 1948.

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by six Arlington Countymotorcycle police to thePentagon parking lot, wherethe ride began at noon.For these motorcy-

clists, the ride is morethan remembering thosewho have fallen. It is anopportunity to recognizeand appreciate the familiesof the fallen, said Cotter.Barsamian has escorted

Gold Star families duringRolling Thunder for 13consecutive years; Cotterfor 15. Both say escortingfamilies of the fallen duringthe event “feeds the soul.”“Years ago someone told

me some Gold Star momswere left in the parking lotbecause they didn’t haveenough rides for them,”said Barsamian. “I didn’tunderstand how they didn’thave enough rides with allthe bikes out there, so I

made it my business tomake sure that no GoldStar mom would be leftin the parking lot again.”American Gold Star

Mother, Inc., NationalPresident Jennifer Jackmanwho participated in theMay24 ride, said the Gold Starmothers were there to honorveterans from all wars, notonly their own sons.“This is a group that

volunteers for veterans,”said Jackman. “We havetense moments when Tapsplays, but we aren’t a pity-party group. We go outand remember our fallenwith pride.”This year’s Rolling

Thunder event was thelargest yet with more than700,000 participants andspectators, according toa Rolling Thunder, Inc.,spokesperson.

Pentagram staff writerDamien Salas can be reachedat [email protected].

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Arlington County motorcycle police escort three bus-loads of Gold Star mothers May 24 to the Pentagonparking lot to meet with thousands of motorcyclistsparticipating in the Rolling Thunder Ride throughWashington, D.C.

7 Things You May Not KnowAbout Rolling Thunder

By DoD NewsDefense Media Activity

1. Rolling Thunder Inc. is not amotorcycle rally. It is a demonstrationfor POW/MIA accountability of allwars, reminding the government, themedia and the public: “We will notforget.”

2. The number of participants/spectators for the first RollingThunder in 1987 was 2,500; thelast demonstration was estimated at900,000.

3. Rolling Thunder, Inc., is a non-profit organization composed mostlyof veterans — many of whom ridemotorcycles. Neither qualification is aprerequisite to join.

4. The demonstration gets its namefrom the 1965 bombing campaignagainst North Vietnam dubbed“Operation Rolling Thunder.”

5. Rolling Thunder, Inc., has advocatedand/or co-authored legislation toimprove the POW/MIA issue, veterans’benefits, concerns and interests.

6. Rolling Thunder, Inc., veteransspeak to youth groups about the honorof serving their country and educatingthem about the POW/MIA issue.

7. Thousands of hours are loggedby Rolling Thunder, Inc., members atlocal VA hospitals nationwide.

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ABOVE - Cajun Blues bandSwamp Romp, part of The U.S.Army Band “Pershing’s Own,”perform around the pool duringthe Joint BaseMyer-HendersonHall community reception andbarbeque event May 19 at theFort Myer Officers’ Club PoolComplex. JBM-HH CommanderCol. Mike Henderson hostedthe event for the joint base’svarious community partnersand guests, including localgovernment and communityassociation leaders. LEFT -Joint Base Myer-HendersonHall Commander Col. MikeHenderson delivers welcomeremarks during the JBM-HHcommunity reception and bar-beque event May 19 at theFort Myer Officers’ Club PoolComplex.

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he even brought in inspec-tion teams from Fort Lee,”said Taylor, who addedthat Ruiz’ knowledge, tactand professionalism wereabove reproach.After finishing his time

at JBM-HH, Ruiz reportedto 3rd Special ForcesGroup’s support bat-talion at Fort Bragg, N.C.From there he deployedto Afghanistan, where heserved as the food serviceoperations manager for thedining facility at BagramAir Base, according to theU.S. Army Special ForcesCommand (Airborne)Public Affairs Office.Taylor said he and others

who worked with Ruiz planon attending the funeral,even if that requires traveloutside Virginia.“This is a tremendous

loss for his family and theArmy,” said Taylor.An avid volunteer with

the Tragedy AssistanceProgram for Survivorsnon-profit organizationthat assists families of fallenservice members, Ruiz issurvived by a wife and adaughter, according to anonline obituary.“We are saddened by the

death of our dear friendand dedicated TAPS vol-unteer Pablo Ruiz, III,”said Bonnie Carroll, TAPSpresident and founder in anonline statement. “Duringthis Memorial Day weekand all the days ahead, ourhearts are with his family,friends, and the childrenof the TAPS Good GriefCamp whose lives he pro-foundly touched.”

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ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY PHOTOS BY RACHEL LARUE

Day of remembrance

Roses adorn the headstones in Section 60 ofArlington National Cemetery May 25 in Arlington.Memorial Day Flowers Foundation handed out andplaced on headstones over 120,000 roses and carna-tions in ANC.

LEFT - Volunteers place roses on headstones in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery May 25 in Arlington. RIGHT - Cal Copp, left, and Lily visit the grave ofJoseph Gordon in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day May 25 in Arlington. Copp described Gordon as his “best friend” and said they hadknown each other since they were children.

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