Rodney Smith, chief of training for Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, speaks with retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Ralph W. Kuethe July 11 at the Fort Myer portion of the joint base. Kuethe, 95, received the Silver Star Medal for heroic actions during his service in World War II during a ceremony on Fort Myer's Conmy Hall. The medal, which was awarded some 70 years after Kuethe's heroic actions in France that helped thwart enemy attacks, was presented by Virginia Sen. Mark Warner. (Photo by Damien Salas)