Command Sgt. Maj. Kelly Booge removes blue tape from his name during the 2009 Court of Honor ceremony at the Minnesota Military Museum at Camp Ripley, Minnesota, on Oct. 4, 2009. Booge was one of four inducted into the Court of Honor.
Retired Command Sgt. Maj. Larry Helsene bends to allow Memoralization Board chairman retired Maj. Gen. Rodney Hannula to present the Court of Honor Medallion around his neck during the 2009 Court of Honor ceremony at the Minnesota Military Museum at Camp Ripley, Minnesota, on Oct. 4, 2009. Helsene was one of four inducted into the Court of Honor during the ceremony.
Memorialization board chairman Maj. Gen. (ret) Rodney Hannula shakes the hand of Cpl. (ret) Joseph Piche, 175th Field Artillery, during a Court of Honor ceremony at the Recreation Center at Camp Ripley Oct. 4, 2009. Piche was credited with firing the first American round during the Second World War, and was one of four who received special recognition during the ceremony.
Staff Sgt. Chad Malmberg shakes the hand of Master Sgt. (Ret) Michael Bellos while Command Sgt. Maj.'s Larry Helsene, left, and Kelly Booge wait for the unveling portion of the Court of Honor ceremony at the Minnesota Military Musuem at Camp Ripley, Minnesota on Oct. 4, 2009.
Staff Sgt. Chad Malmberg shakes hands with the others who were inducted into the Court of Honor at Camp Ripley, Minn.
