Nine Medal of Honor recipients gathered in Charleston, S.C., to watch the first Medal of Honor Bowl— an all-star college senior football game between the American team and the National team that place at The Citadel, according to a release. Honor Guardsmen from JB Charleston presented the colors at the bowl reception. The funds from the bowl game will help build a new Medal of Honor museum in Charleston, states the release. Maj. Gen. James Livingston, Maj. Gen. Patrick Henry Brady, Col. Donald Ballard, Col. Harvey Barnum, Jr., Lt. Col. Harold Fritz, Maj. Bruce Crandall, Lt. Cmdr. Thomas Kelley, Sgt. Maj. Kenneth Stumpf and Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta were present. The American team won 20 to 3.
The six-week government shutdown did not affect the hours flown by Air Force pilots, a service spokesperson told Air & Space Forces Magazine—avoiding what could have been a major blow at a time when flying hours are already lower than they have been in decades.
