ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY

Three retired soldiers—Gen. Ann Dunwoody, Col. Jack Jacobs and Lt. Col. Enoch Woodhouse—will be the 2022 recipients of the Pritzker Military Museum and Library’s Citizen Soldier Award for displaying commitment to bridging political divides.

Retired Lt. Col. Harry Baker, a World War II veteran who fought in the Battle of the Bulge, got a little help from the Army as he celebrated his 102nd birthday.

Baker, of Pewaukee, Wisconsin, turned 102 on Oct. 9. In 1944, as a young soldier, he trained with the 76th Division at what was then known as Camp McCoy in Wisconsin. His daughter, Coey Podraza, reached out to officials at what’s now known as Fort McCoy about her father’s birthday.

Retired Lt. Gen. David E. Grange Jr., a decorated veteran of World War II, Korea and Vietnam and the revered namesake of the Army’s Best Ranger Competition, died Sept. 11. He was 97.

Former Pfc. Jim “Pee Wee” Martin, a beloved and celebrated veteran of World War II who jumped into Normandy, France, on D-Day with the 101st Airborne Division’s 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, died Sept. 11. He was 101.

Martin “died in his home he built” in Sugarcreek Township, Ohio, said his granddaughter, Jodi Martin. “He was very at peace,” she said.

A bill supported by the Association of the U.S. Army to help veterans exposed to toxic burn pits is now law, and the Department of Veterans Affairs is urging eligible veterans to apply for benefits.

President Joe Biden signed the bill, the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act, on Aug. 10. It is the most significant expansion of benefits and services for toxic exposed veterans in more than 30 years, the White House said.

An Association of the U.S. Army-supported bill to help veterans exposed to toxic burn pits passed the Senate on Aug. 2 and will soon be on its way to the White House for President Joe Biden’s signature. 

It passed the Senate 86-11. The House of Representatives passed it in July, 342-88. 

The Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., now features a Wall of Remembrance bearing the names of the fallen.

Unveiled on July 27, the 69th anniversary of National Korean War Armistice Day, the wall is inscribed with the names of more than 36,000 U.S. soldiers and over 7,000 Korean augmentees who fought alongside the Americans. 

The Korean War, sometimes referred to as “The Forgotten War,” was fought between June 25, 1950, and July 27, 1953. 

The Association of the U.S. Army is releasing five new podcasts in July that include a discussion with former acting Army Secretary John Whitley and insights from the commander of Army Cadet Command.

First up in the “Army Matters” series is an interview with Aaron Hale, a former soldier and entrepreneur who owns E.O.D. Fudge.