{"id":2884,"date":"2022-08-19T21:02:59","date_gmt":"2022-08-20T01:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/?p=2884"},"modified":"2022-09-08T12:34:07","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T16:34:07","slug":"tribute-to-a-hero-a-century-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/index.php\/2022\/08\/19\/tribute-to-a-hero-a-century-of-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Tribute to a Hero – A Century of Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

19 August 2022 – Arlington National Cemetery<\/h2>\n

Major General John “Jack” Kirk Singlaub USA (Ret.) was laid to rest today in Section 78 – Grave 329 after receiving full military honors.\u00a0 His life was full of important milestones and accomplishments… One of those is that he was A Jedburgh<\/a> in the OSS<\/a> (Office of Strategic Services) during World War II,\u00a0 I, John Michael<\/a> got to first meet him the day I photographed the final honors of Brigadier General Salve Mathison <\/a> at Arlington National Cemetary<\/p>\n

Working With and For the General<\/h2>\n

General Singlaub was Chairman o the OSS Society<\/a> and\u00a0 I was honored to photograph the Society’s 64th Reunion at a local hotel in Crystal City, Virginia.\u00a0 The guest speaker at the banquet was General Bryan Doug Brown,\u00a0the seventh commander of\u00a0U.S. Special Operations Command<\/a> (USSOCOM).\u00a0 The reunion’s final event was held at the Congressional Country Club<\/a> in Bethesda, Maryland where the OSS Jedburgh and others trained during WWII.\u00a0 The walls were full of photos many including General “Wild Bill” Donovan<\/a><\/p>\n

Operation OSS Notecards<\/h2>\n

One project that General Singlaub commissioned John Michael to accomplish was to develop and send personalized notecards for over sixty prior members of the OSS;<\/p>\n

Final Honors at Arlington National Cemetery<\/h2>\n

Prior to receiving full military honors, the service began at the old post chapel on Fort Myer<\/a> Virginia.\u00a0 The program is reproduced below.<\/p>\n

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