Dover Air Force Base
DOVER, DE - MAY 07: A U.S. Marine Corps carry team carries the flag-draped transfer case with the remains of Marine Cpl. David M. Sonka, 23, of Parker, Colorado across the tarmac in the pouring rain at Dover Air Force Base May 7, 2013 in Dover, Delaware. Assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sonka and one other Marine died May 4, while conducting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan.
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Honoring the Fallen: One Photographer’s Witness to 490 Dignified Transfers
cases is already on his or her way home. Halfway around the world, another ceremony takes place on the tarmac of Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, where planes carrying fallen troops enter the United States. A chaplain reads a short prayer and a military team 7:53 AM from Time Magazine Read more »
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Opinion: Let's not blunder into another war
just landed at Dover Air Force Base on May 7 carry the remains of one of seven troops killed in Afghanistan on May 4 . STORY HIGHLIGHTS Since Barry Blechman was born 70 years ago, America has engaged in at least 15 wars To name a few: Lebanon, Gulf War, Bosnia, from CNN Read more »
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Robot searches for explosives after New Castle blast
not sure at the moment, Chionchio said. Because they think it has to do with military ordnance they are bringing up Dover Air Force Base, he said So we are at a stand down now waiting for Dover Air Force Base to assist [New Castle] County EOD. According to from The Delaware News Journal Read more »
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Remains of CPL Dwayne Flores Received by Family Members at Dover AFB
Guam soldiers. [A U.S. Army carry team transfers the remains of Army Cpl. Dwayne W. Flores of Sinajana, Guam, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. on May 18, 2013. Flores was assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry, Fort Juan Muna, Guam. (U.S. Air Force from Pacific News Center Read more »
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Two Guam guardsmen killed while deployed
of two Guam soldiers killed in Afghanistan recently was honored in a Dignified Transfer of Remains ceremony in Dover Air Force Base yesterday. Two family members of the now Corp. Dwayne W. Flores attended the ceremony, according to the governor's office. It's from Guam Pacific Daily News Read more »
