During my three-year assignment, my unit supported almost 200 funerals a year for Marines ranging from privates to a brigadier general. We stood in a gaggle checking over our dress blues to make sure ...
BELLEVILLE, Illinois — Funeral services were held, Saturday, for U.S. Marine Captain Ellie LeBeau Cooke. The Belleville native was killed during aircraft training last month while stationed in ...
From left, Master Sgt. Ron Collins and Master Sgt. Joel Williams drape an American flag on a coffin. (Photo courtesy of Joel Williams) This article first appeared in The War Horse, an award-winning ...