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ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY (Dec. 21, 2023) Adm. Lisa Franchetti, Chief of Naval Operations, shares her condolences with the family of Medal of Honor recipient Seaman 1st Class James Richard Ward in the Arlington National Cemetery, Dec. 21, 2023. Ward was awarded the Medal of Honor, posthumously, in 1942 for his acts of valor during the attack on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941. In 2003, the USS Oklahoma Project set out to identify the Sailors' remains that were lost with the Nevada-class battleship. On Feb. 22, 2022, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that it had positively identified Ward’s remains on Aug. 19, 2021. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ellen E. Sharkey)

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Photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ellen E. Sharkey |  VIRIN: 231221-N-OL781-1174.JPG