Patriot Files: that day in September | Part Four: Hope
Patriot Files: that day in September | Part Four: Hope (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Jarad A. Denton/Released)
John Coons flips through an old photo album at his
John Coons flips through an old photo album at his Hampton, Va. home, June 6, 2012. Coons was a private first class in the U.S. Army during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarad A. Denton)
Patriot Files: that day in September | The World Trade
Patriot Files: that day in September | The World Trade Center burns behind New York City’s Empire State Building, Sept. 11, 2001. Both towers were attacked as a result of a highly-coordinated al-Qaida plot. (AP... More
A 3,000-piece jigsaw puzzle adorns the wall of a community
A 3,000-piece jigsaw puzzle adorns the wall of a community center at Hampton, Va., June 6, 2012. The puzzle was put together by John Coons, a World War II veteran, who uses the activity as a means of coping wit... More
Staff Sgt. Luis Ortiz, 633rd Inpatient Operations Squadron
Staff Sgt. Luis Ortiz, 633rd Inpatient Operations Squadron NCO in charge of the birthing center, Sheriff J.D. Diggs, York-Poquoson Sheriff, and Deputy Eric Hart, also of the York-Poquoson Sheriff's office, paus... More
Staff Sgt. Robert Taylor, 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron
Staff Sgt. Robert Taylor, 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron power production technician, recalls his deployment experiences, May 22, 2012. Taylor, who spent 12 days of his deployment in a village stability platform... More
Staff Sgt. Luis Ortiz, 633rd Inpatient Operations Squadron
Staff Sgt. Luis Ortiz, 633rd Inpatient Operations Squadron NCO in charge of the birthing center, receives a Lifesaving Certificate from Sheriff J.D. Diggs, York-Poquoson Sheriff, during a ceremony at the York-P... More
Patriot Files: that day in September | Part Three: Despair
Patriot Files: that day in September | Part Three: Despair (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Jarad A. Denton/Released)
Patriot Files: that day in September | Part One: Shock
Patriot Files: that day in September | Part One: Shock (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Jarad A. Denton/Released)
Patriot Files: 30 compressions (U.S. Air Force photo
Patriot Files: 30 compressions (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Tech. Sgt. Jarad A. Denton/Released)
Patriot Files: 30 compressions (U.S. Air Force photo
Patriot Files: 30 compressions (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Tech. Sgt. Jarad A. Denton/Released)
Staff Sgt. Luis Ortiz, 633rd Inpatient Operations Squadron
Staff Sgt. Luis Ortiz, 633rd Inpatient Operations Squadron NCO in charge of the birthing center, smiles after receiving a Lifesaving Certificate during a ceremony at the York-Poquoson Sheriff's Office, Yorktown... More
Patriot Files: that day in September | Part Two: Chaos
Patriot Files: that day in September | Part Two: Chaos (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Jarad A. Denton/Released)
John Coons, a former U.S. Army private first class
John Coons, a former U.S. Army private first class and World War II veteran, puts together a jigsaw puzzle at the community center near his Hampton, Va. home, June 6, 2012. The puzzles offer Coons a mental repr... More
Patriot Files: a rainy day in June
Former U.S. Army Air Corps Tech. Sgt., and World War II veteran, Bill Toombs stands at the entrance to RAF Alconbury, England, May 18, 2015. Toombs was stationed at RAF Debach during the war, as a B-24 Liberato... More