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Tag: Seaman John E. “Jackie” Kilmer

Sailors, veterans recognize one of their own; ceremony honors Medal of Honor recipient
August 18, 2017 — Sailors, military veterans and San Antonians braved scorching South Texas temperatures Aug. 15 to participate in a graveside memorial service honoring Seaman John E. “Jackie” Kilmer, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor June 18, 1953... MORE

John Rodriguez (right), a Marine Corps veteran, salutes as the Navy Medicine Training Support Center CPO select color guard presents the colors for the National Anthem during an Aug. 15 graveside memorial service in San Antonio honoring Seaman John E. “Jackie” Kilmer, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor June 18, 1953.