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190819-F-OD583-1115

U.S. Navy Capt. Joseph Quintana, Navy Operational Support Center Albuquerque, presents a flag to Jerry Clark, nephew of U.S. Navy Fireman First Class Billy James Johnson, at the Santa Fe National Cemetery in Santa Fe, N.M. Aug. 19, 2019. Technological advances with mitochondrial DNA allowed his primary next of kin to provide a DNA sample which lead to positive identification of his uncle. Of the 429 Sailors that lost their lives on the USS Oklahoma during the attack on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941, only 35 were later positively identified with this advance technology. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Austin J. Prisbrey)

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190819-F-OD583-1099

Members of the Kirtland Air Force Base Honor Guard present arms while U.S. Navy Information Specialist First Class Monica Lujan (left) Navy Operational Support Center Albuquerque, plays taps during a funeral ceremony for U.S. Navy Fireman First Class Billy James Johnson at the Santa Fe National Cemetery in Santa Fe, N.M. Aug. 19, 2019. Johnson was the son of William Gould Johnson and Zelah Adeline Dodson. He was one of eight children, born Nov. 24, 1919 in Caney, Ky. Johnson spent his teenage years in Chama, N.M. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Austin J. Prisbrey)

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190819-F-OD583-1092

U.S. Navy Information Specialist First Class Monica Lujan, Navy Operational Support Center Albuquerque, plays taps at a funeral ceremony for U.S. Navy Fireman First Class Billy James Johnson at the Santa Fe National Cemetery in Santa Fe, N.M. Aug. 19, 2019. Johnson was the son of William Gould Johnson and Zelah Adeline Dodson. He was one of eight children, born Nov. 24, 1919 in Caney, Ky. Johnson spent his teenage years in Chama, N.M. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Austin J. Prisbrey)

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190819-F-OD583-1091

Members of the Kirtland Air Force Base Honor Guard present arms at a funeral ceremony for U.S. Navy Fireman First Class Billy James Johnson at the Santa Fe National Cemetery in Santa Fe, N.M. Aug. 19, 2019. Technological advances with mitochondrial DNA allowed his primary next of kin to provide a DNA sample which lead to positive identification of Johnson. Of the 429 Sailors that lost their lives when the USS Oklahoma was sunk in the attack on Pearl Harbor, only 35 were later positively identified with this advance technology. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Austin J. Prisbrey)

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190819-F-OD583-1073

Members of the Kirtland Air Force Base Honor Guard stand at attention during a funeral ceremony for U.S. Navy Fireman First Class Billy James Johnson at the Santa Fe National Cemetery in Santa Fe, N.M. Aug. 19, 2019. Johnson was amongst 429 crewmembers of the USS Oklahoma who lost their lives when the battleship came under surprise attack and completely sunk at Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Austin J. Prisbrey)

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190819-F-OD583-1013

The remains of U.S. Navy Fireman First Class Billy James Johnson were laid to rest at the Santa Fe national Cemetery in Santa Fe, N.M. Aug. 19, 2019. A funeral detail and firing party were made up of members of the Kirtland Air Force Base Honor Guard for the funeral. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Austin J. Prisbrey)

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190819-F-OD583-1012

Members of the Kirtland Air Force Base Honor Guard salute the remains of U.S. Navy Fireman First Class Billy James Johnson at the Santa Fe National Cemetery in Santa Fe, N.M. Aug. 19, 2019. Johnson was amongst 429 crewmembers of the USS Oklahoma who lost their lives when the battleship came under surprise attack and completely sunk at Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Austin J. Prisbrey)

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190317-F-CJ792-0366

Participants of the 30th Annual Bataan Memorial Death March walk up an incline at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 17, 2019. Participants get to choose between two courses: a 14.2-mile route and a 26.2-mile route. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)

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190317-F-CJ792-0527

Chief Master Sgt. Robert Stamper 377th Air Base Wing command chief, and Chief Master Sgt. Daniel Weimer, 58th Special Operations Wing command chief, trek during the 30th Annual Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 17, 2019. Marchers participate in the Bataan Memorial Death March for many reasons: personal challenge, the spirit of competition, or to foster esprit de corps in their unit. Some march in honor of a family member or a particular veteran who was in the Bataan Death March or who was taken as a prisoner of war by the Japanese in the Philippines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)

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190317-F-CJ792-0151

Capt. Michael Hilland, 210th Red Horse Squadron, salutes before the start of the 30th Annual Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 17, 2019. The Army ROTC Department at New Mexico State University began sponsoring the Bataan Memorial Death March in 1989. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)

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190317-F-CJ792-0173

Participants of the 30th Annual Bataan Memorial Death March trek towards the starting point of march at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 17, 2019. Since its inception, the Bataan Memorial Death March’s participation has grown from about 100 to about 8,000 marchers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)

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190317-F-CJ792-0286

A participant of the 30th Annual Bataan Memorial Death March carries the Philippine’s national flag at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 17, 2019. During World War II, on April 9, 1942, the U.S. and Filipino soldiers surrendered after seven months of battle combined with exposure to the extreme elements, disease, and lack of vital supplies. The tens of thousands of U.S. and Filipino soldiers were forced to become prisoners of war to the Japanese. The soldiers faced horrifying conditions and treatment as POWs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)

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