For many residents of Camp Lejeune and Jacksonville, North Carolina, the bombing that took place in Beirut on Oct. 23, 1983, touched them personally. In 2018, Canley became the first living Black Marine to receive the Medal of Honor. In a letter to the force, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin thanked veterans and the Gold Star families of more than 2,400 troops killed in Afghanistan. "He was still having a hard time believing he was actually gone. He’d sneak into the cemetery at night and sleep on Kareem’s resting place.” Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo was killed in Afghanistan on Aug. 26, 2021. A boarding line, peeking over the Pacific, red rings light up the night and more in this week’s Frontline Photos. The head of the Oklahoma National Guard has ordered unvaccinated airmen to stay home from drill weekends. A message of support from the group Vets4Warriors will be visible during celebrations at the well-known site. U.S. District Judge Stephen Friot denied Oklahoma’s request for a preliminary injunction, saying the claims by Gov. Kevin Stitt, Attorney General John O’Connor and 16 anonymous Oklahoma National Guard members were without merit. Several Republican governors are arguing that National Guard troops aren't subject to federal vaccine mandates. Load More