Tag Archives: Arlington National Cemetery
John Michael and THE COLONEL
And THE COLONEL? COL Roger H C Donlon ! A Gathering of Eagles Paperback – January 15, 1999 by Col. Jimmie Dean Coy (Author) ABOUT THE BOOK: Over 200 medal of Honor recipients, ex-POWs, and leaders in the military, political, and … Continue reading
Hints of Spring at Arlington National Cemetery
Hints of Spring at Arlington National Cemetery The Crocus are here! Arlington National Cemetery is beginning its annual burst of cascading colors. It was a great surprise to see them just where I expected. I discovered them years ago … Continue reading
Thank You From MDW CSM …
Photographing Final Honors at Arlington National Cemetery John Michael is known for his untiring work of capturing the final honors of many, many veterans and their spouses and delivering a memorial book of the ceremony to the family/next of kin. … Continue reading
Rendering Salute Honors at Arlington National Cemetery
The Presidential Salute Battery The Presidential Salute Battery in Action Recently, I spent the day at Arlington National Cemetery and captured the Presidential Salute Battery in action as they rendered honors … I had another camera with me and decided … Continue reading
“Fire Three Volleys…”
Fire Three Volleys is the command that is issued at a military funeral to honor that veteran’s service to the United States of America. The origins of this tradition date back to the US Civil War when casualties were high … Continue reading
Folded Colors – Making it “Perfect”….
Over the past ten years, I’ve been blessed to be called upon to participate and capture the final honors of many of those who have served the United States of America in military service. Most of those have been at … Continue reading
SFA XI MEMBERSHIP
SFA XI MEMBERSHIP AWARDED SFA XI MEMBERSHIP LTC (ret.) Wallace Johnson, then President of the Special Forces Association Chapter XI, awarded a chapter membership to John Michael for his outstanding and selfless contribution to the US Army and especially the … Continue reading