SmugMug > keywords > affairs > 090505-N-9732C-xxx WASHINGTON - (May 5, 2009) - Lt. Cmdr. J. Howard Thayer was awarded the Distinguished  Flying Cross, posthumously, for his lifesaving actions during the Korean War. On two different occasions he assisted wounded pilots in safely landing their planes. A 1954 movie, Men of the Fighting Lady, told his story. The medal was presented to his widow at a ceremony held at the Naval Support Activity Washington - Washington Navy Yard in the soon-to-be-opened Cold War Museum, in front of friends, family and invited guests. (U.S. Navy photo by Joseph P Cirone/Released)
SmugMug > keywords > affairs > 090505-N-9732C-xxx WASHINGTON - (May 5, 2009) - Lt. Cmdr. J. Howard Thayer was awarded the Distinguished  Flying Cross, posthumously, for his lifesaving actions during the Korean War. On two different occasions he assisted wounded pilots in safely landing their planes. A 1954 movie, Men of the Fighting Lady, told his story. The medal was presented to his widow at a ceremony held at the Naval Support Activity Washington - Washington Navy Yard in the soon-to-be-opened Cold War Museum, in front of friends, family and invited guests. (U.S. Navy photo by Joseph P Cirone/Released)
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SmugMug > keywords > affairs > 090411-N-8732C-070 WASHINGTON - (April 11, 2009) - Capt. John Sears (l), commanding officer of Naval Support Activity Washington (NSAW) interacts with members of the community and answers questions about the Navy at an event along the Washington DC waterfront during the National Cherry Blossom Festival. (U.S. Navy photo by Joseph P Cirone/Released)
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090505-N-9732C-xxx WASHINGTON - (May 5, 2009) - Lt. Cmdr. J. Howard Thayer was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, posthumously, for his lifesaving actions during the Korean War. On two different occasions he assisted wounded pilots in safely landing their planes. A 1954 movie, Men of the Fighting Lady, told his story. The medal was presented to his widow at a ceremony held at the Naval Support Activity Washington - Washington Navy Yard in the soon-to-be-opened Cold War Museum, in front of friends, family and invited guests. (U.S. Navy photo by Joseph P Cirone/Released)
 > 090505-N-9732C-xxx WASHINGTON - (May 5, 2009) - Lt. Cmdr. J. Howard Thayer was awarded the Distinguished  Flying Cross, posthumously, for his lifesaving actions during the Korean War. On two different occasions he assisted wounded pilots in safely landing their planes. A 1954 movie, Men of the Fighting Lady, told his story. The medal was presented to his widow at a ceremony held at the Naval Support Activity Washington - Washington Navy Yard in the soon-to-be-opened Cold War Museum, in front of friends, family and invited guests. (U.S. Navy photo by Joseph P Cirone/Released)
090505-N-9732C-xxx WASHINGTON - (May 5, 2009) - Lt. Cmdr. J. Howard Thayer was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, posthumously, for his lifesaving actions during the Korean War. On two different occasions he assisted wounded pilots in safely landing their planes. A 1954 movie, Men of the Fighting Lady, told his story. The medal was presented to his widow at a ceremony held at the Naval Support Activity Washington - Washington Navy Yard in the soon-to-be-opened Cold War Museum, in front of friends, family and invited guests. (U.S. Navy photo by Joseph P Cirone/Released)
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