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The historical artifact of a "Higgins Boat" arrives and is revealed for display, July 3, 2023, at the Nebraska National Guard Museum in Seward. This boat was recently recovered out of Lake Shasta in California and was part of the USS Monrovia in World War II. It will be on display in the mus…

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Pvt. Robert D. Booker’s World War II commanding officer wanted his loved ones back home in Callaway, Nebraska, to know one thing: that the infantryman’s death on a battlefield in North Africa wouldn’t be forgotten.

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Pvt. Robert D. Booker, 22, of Callaway, Nebraska, was awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor during World War II.

BOOKER FAMILY

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Michael Booker of Broken Bow, nephew of Pvt. Robert D. Booker of Callaway, Nebraska, breaks a champagne bottle to christen the Army's new M10 Booker Combat Vehicle. The new tank destroyer was named for Robert Booker, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for valor after his combat death in North Africa during World War II, and for Staff Sgt. Stevon Booker, who also was decorated for heroism after he was killed in Iraq. Robert Booker's sister, Rosella Hirsch, 91, of Broken Bow (left) stands with other relatives. 

CHRISTOPHER KAUFMANN, U.S. ARMY

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Displays honored the two namesakes of the Army's new M10 Booker Combat Vehicle at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland: Pvt. Robert D. Booker of Callaway, Nebraska, who died in World War II and was awarded the Medal of Honor; and Staff Sgt. Stevon Booker, who died in combat during the Iraq War and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.

CHRISTOPHER KAUFMANN, U.S. ARMY

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Brig. Gen. Geoffrey Norman, director of Next Generation Combat Vehicle Cross Functional Team, speaks at the commemoration ceremony for the Army’s M10 Booker Combat Vehicle Thursday at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland.

CHRISTOPHER KAUFMANN, U.S. ARMY

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Rosella Hirsch of Broken Bow, Nebraska (left) and Freddie Jackson of Pennsylvania receive the Silver Medallion of the Order of St. George, an award for members of armor and cavalry veterans at the commemoration ceremony for the Army's new M10 Booker Combat Vehicle. The vehicle was named for Pvt. Robert D. Booker of Callaway, Nebraska, and Staff Sgt. Stevon Booker of Apollo, Pennsylvania. Hirsch is Robert Booker's sister and Jackson is Stevon Booker's mother.

CHRISTOPHER KAUFMANN, U.S. ARMY

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Commander of U.S. Strategic Command Gen. Anthony J. Cotton speaks to participants of StratCom's Experience Day at Offutt Air Force Base on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023.

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Commander of U.S. Strategic Command Gen. Anthony J. Cotton speaks to participants of StratCom's Experience Day at Offutt Air Force Base on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023.

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Rear Adm. Anthony Carullo, Rear Adm. Ian Gordon Murray, Austrialian Navy, and Robert Lambert, Plattsmounth, Neb. mayor, listen to Commander of U.S. Strategic Command Gen. Anthony J. Cotton speak to participants of StratCom's Experience Day at Offutt Air Force Base on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023.

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Commander of U.S. Strategic Command Gen. Anthony J. Cotton speaks to participants of StratCom's Experience Day at Offutt Air Force Base on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023.

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A member of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force listens to Col. Nelson Tirado, U.S. Strategic Command, speak to participants of StratCom's Experience Day at Offutt Air Force Base on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023.

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Scenes from U.S. Strategic Command's Experience Day at Offutt Air Force Base on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023.

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Peter Fey, U.S. Strategic Command deputy historian, gives a history briefing to participants during StratCom's Experience Day at Offutt Air Force Base on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023.

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B-52H Stratofortress crew members from the 23rd Bomb Squadron talk to U.S. Strategic Command's Experience Day participants at Offutt Air Force Base on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023.

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A look at a 69th Bomb Squadron B-52H Stratofortress at Offutt Air Force Base on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023.

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Gen. Anthony J. Cotton, Commander of U.S. Strategic Command, left, walks around a B-52H Stratofortress with Sgt. Maj. Howard L. Kreamer, StratCom Senior Enlisted Leader, during StratCom's Experience Day at Offutt Air Force Base on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023.

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Gen. Anthony J. Cotton, Commander of U.S. Strategic Command, left, walks around a B-52H Stratofortress with Sgt. Maj. Howard L. Kreamer, StratCom Senior Enlisted Leader, during StratCom's Experience Day at Offutt Air Force Base on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023.

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Gen. Anthony J. Cotton, Commander of U.S. Strategic Command, right, greets a B-52H Stratofortress crew with Sgt. Maj. Howard L. Kreamer, StratCom Senior Enlisted Leader, center, during StratCom's Experience Day at Offutt Air Force Base on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023.

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B-1B Lancer crew members talk to U.S. Strategic Command's Experience Day participants at Offutt Air Force Base on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023.

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A look at a Doolittle Raiders patch on the shoulder of a U.S. Air Force Captain's uniform with "Toujours Au Danger," "always into Danger," at Offutt Air Force Base on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023.

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B-1B Lancer crew members talk to U.S. Strategic Command's Experience Day participants at Offutt Air Force Base on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023.

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A UH-1N Huey crew member talks to U.S. Strategic Command's Experience Day participants at Offutt Air Force Base on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023.

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Gen. Anthony J. Cotton, Commander of U.S. Strategic Command, tours a UH-1N Huey during StratCom's Experience Day at Offutt Air Force Base on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023.

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Scenes from U.S. Strategic Command's Experience Day at Offutt Air Force Base on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023.

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Scenes from U.S. Strategic Command's Experience Day at Offutt Air Force Base on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023.

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Senior Airman Fels talks to U.S. Strategic Command's Experience Day participants at Offutt Air Force Base on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023.

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A U-2 Dragon Lady flies over Offutt Air Force Base on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023.

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A U-2 Dragon Lady flies over Offutt Air Force Base on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023.

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Pvt. Robert D. Booker, 22, of Callaway, Nebraska, was awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor during World War II.

Brig. Gen. Geoffrey Norman, director of Next Generation Combat Vehicle Cross Functional Team, speaks at the commemoration ceremony for the Army’s M10 Booker Combat Vehicle Thursday at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland.

Michael Booker of Broken Bow, nephew of Pvt. Robert D. Booker of Callaway, Nebraska, breaks a champagne bottle to christen the Army's new M10 Booker Combat Vehicle. The new tank destroyer was named for Robert Booker, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for valor after his combat death in North Africa during World War II, and for Staff Sgt. Stevon Booker, who also was decorated for heroism after he was killed in Iraq. Robert Booker's sister, Rosella Hirsch, 91, of Broken Bow (left) stands with other relatives. 

Displays honored the two namesakes of the Army's new M10 Booker Combat Vehicle at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland: Pvt. Robert D. Booker of Callaway, Nebraska, who died in World War II and was awarded the Medal of Honor; and Staff Sgt. Stevon Booker, who died in combat during the Iraq War and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.

Rosella Hirsch of Broken Bow, Nebraska (left) and Freddie Jackson of Pennsylvania receive the Silver Medallion of the Order of St. George, an award for members of armor and cavalry veterans at the commemoration ceremony for the Army's new M10 Booker Combat Vehicle. The vehicle was named for Pvt. Robert D. Booker of Callaway, Nebraska, and Staff Sgt. Stevon Booker of Apollo, Pennsylvania. Hirsch is Robert Booker's sister and Jackson is Stevon Booker's mother.

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