Joseph Mulvaney

Wyoming Army National Guard Military Funeral Honors team members conduct a 21-gun salute for Technician 5 Joseph Mulvaney, who received long-overdue honors March 29, 2019 at a memorial service in Cody, Wyoming. Mulvaney, an Illinois Army National Guard member when he deployed to the Pacific Theater for World War II, was murdered in Iowa in 1963. His remains were discovered in Thermopolis, Wyoming in 1992. It was not until 2017 that he was identified, through DNA testing, as the grandfather of Waukee, Iowa resident Shelley Statler. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jimmy McGuire)

Technician 5 Joseph Mulvaney received long-overdue military funeral honors March 29, 2019 at a memorial service in Cody, Wyoming. Mulvaney, an Illinois Army National Guard member when he deployed to the Pacific Theater for World War II, was murdered in Iowa in 1963. His remains were discovered in Thermopolis, Wyoming in 1992. It was not until 2017 that he was identified, through DNA testing, as the grandfather of Waukee, Iowa resident Shelley Statler, pictured receiving the flag from a member of the Wyoming Army National Guard Military Funeral Honors team. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jimmy McGuire)

Shelley Statler chats with former Hot Springs County Sheriff John Lumley prior to a memorial service for Technician 5 Joseph Mulvaney, who received long-overdue honors March 29, 2019 in Cody, Wyoming. Mulvaney, an Illinois Army National Guard member when he deployed to the Pacific Theater for World War II, was murdered in Iowa in 1963. His remains were discovered in Thermopolis, Wyoming in 1992. It was not until 2017 that he was identified, through DNA testing, as the grandfather of Statler. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jimmy McGuire)

Illinois National Guard Soldier Sgt. Patrick Wells of West Union, Illinois receives a certificate of completion of the 92G Culinary Specialist Reclassification Course from Lt. Col. Michael Hough, Commander, 2nd Battalion, 129th Regiment (RTI). Wells was selected as the Distinguished Honor Graduate for Phase II. He was among 15 Army Reserve and National Guard Soldiers from 10 states to graduate from the course June 18

Illinois National Guard Soldier Spc. Mark Wehde of Plainfield, Illinois receives a certificate of completion of the 92G Culinary Specialist Reclassification Course from Lt. Col. Michael Hough, Commander, 2nd Battalion, 129th Regiment (RTI). Wehde was selected as the Honor Graduate for Phase II. He was among 15 Army Reserve and National Guard Soldiers from 10 states to graduate from the course June 18.