Joe Gromelski
Stars and Stripes
Contact Joe
Discover and connect with journalists and influencers around the world, save time on email research, monitor the news, and more.
| Recent: |
|
| Past: |
|
Past articles by Joe:
Jenny Simpson, Luke Peterson earn wins in Army 10-Miler
George Washington University law student Luke Peterson and U.S. Olympic 1,500-meter star Jenny Simpson won the men’s and women’s titles Sunday in the 38th Army 10-Miler in Arlington, Va. → Read More
Army museum hosts exhibit on Bob Hope and his overseas military tours
The National Museum of the United States Army is honoring late comedian and actor Bob Hope by hosting a traveling exhibit, “So Ready for Laughter: The Legacy of Bob Hope.” The exhibit features numerous mementos from Hope’s tours on behalf of the USO, highlighting the early days of his career as an entertainer of the troops. → Read More
Beirut bombing survivor, 1983
Wiesbaden, West Germany, October, 1983: Marine Cpl. Joseph Schneider of Pensacola, Fla., manages a smile in spite of severe injuries suffered in the terrorist bombing in Beirut, Lebanon, that killed 241 American servicemembers. The heavily-bandaged Schneider’s Purple Heart medal was pinned to his pillow by Marine Corps Commandant Gen. P.X. Kelley. → Read More
Robin Williams in Iraq, 2004
Logistics Support Activity Anaconda, Iraq, December, 2004: Comedian and actor Robin Williams poses with service members after his USO show. → Read More
Do not cross, 1961
Berlin, October, 1961: American airmen from the RAF Wethersfield football team, sightseeing while in town for a game against the Berlin Bears, toe a line marking the border between East and West as they view the Berlin Wall. → Read More
Winter Shield II exercise, 1961
West Germany, February, 1961: Spc. Theodore Williams and Pfc. Joseph Johnson of the “NATO” team’s 8th Infantry Division move southward to dig in against the “aggressor” team during Winter Shield II in the Grafenwoehr-Hohenfels area. → Read More
Over Kosovo, 1999
Over Kosovo, June, 1999: U.S. Marine Cpl. Jason Poracky takes in the view of the Yugoslav province of Kosovo from the back of a CH-46 helicopter. → Read More
Dining in Tuzla, 2001
Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, February, 2001: DOD civilian Bill Kirk, left, and Sgt. 1st Class Frank Mackall of the 603rd Aviation Support Battalion dine at the “Hunter” restaurant. → Read More
Suresnes cemetery, 1952
Suresnes, France, September, 1952: A woman cleans one of the grave markers in the military cemetery at Suresnes, near of Paris, where a ceremony was held to to dedicate a memorial to U.S. service members who died during the World War II liberation of Europe that began with the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944. → Read More
D-Day anniversary ceremony, 1984
Pointe du Hoc, Normandy, June, 1984: Participants in a ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of France are silhouetted against the sky at the Ranger Monument, which honors members of the 2nd Ranger Battalion who scaled a 100-foot cliff to take out German artillery positions. → Read More
Field Marshal Montgomery, 1951
Heidelberg, Germany, October, 1951: British Field Marshal Viscount Bernard Law Montgomery, deputy commander of Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) and hero of the World War II Battle of El Alamein, talks with Gen. Thomas T. Handy, EUCOM commander-in-chief, on the reviewing stand during Montgomery’s visit to EUCOM headquarters. → Read More
Memorial Day ceremonies return to the National Mall in Washington, DC
Memorial Day ceremonies returned to the National Mall Monday, with veterans, their families, service members and the general public gathering to honor the nation's fallen. → Read More
Memorial Day at Margraten, 1966
Margraten, Netherlands, May, 1966: Children place flowers at the graves of “adopted” fallen service members during a Dutch-American Memorial Day ceremony attended by more than 8,000 people at the American military cemetery in Margraten. → Read More
Reaching out, 2004
Stephen E. Kanyusik, a World War II Navy veteran from Sterling Heights, Michigan, reaches out to a passenger on a motorcycle taking part in the annual Rolling Thunder rally on Constitution Ave. in Washington, D.C., in May, 2004. → Read More
President Kennedy in Hanau, 1963
Hanau, West Germany, June, 1963: President Kennedy's car drives past some of the 15,000 American troops from 280 USAREUR units who lined a mile-long parade route during his visit to Hanau's Pioneer Caserne. → Read More
Ceremony in Normandy, 1955
Members of the 1st Infantry Division color guard lead a march through the American cemetery overlooking the D-Day beaches during a ceremony marking the 11th anniversary of the allied invasion. → Read More
Storm-shortened luminaria honors Civil War casualties at Fredericksburg National Cemetery
Of the more than 15,000 Union soldiers who were buried at Fredericksburg National Cemetery after the Civil War, only 2,473 were identified. That's one of the reasons why Donna Moore came to the cemetery Saturday evening for the 24th annual luminaria. → Read More
Honor Flight 'trip of your lifetime' brings St. Louis area veterans to Washington
Visitors to Washington, D.C. for the annual Cherry Blossom Festival had a brush with history Saturday morning when 22 participants in the Greater St. Louis Honor Flight arrived at the National World War II Memorial, a few steps from the colorful trees surrounding the tidal basin. → Read More
Gold Star Families help launch national tour of photo display honoring post-9/11 fallen
Lined up at the edge of the Reflecting Pool at the foot of the Lincoln Memorial on Thursday, 40 "Tribute Towers" gave visitors to the nation's capital a chance to connect with about 5,000 of the U.S. servicemembers who have died since 9/11 in the war on terrorism. → Read More
NFL coaching great Marv Levy remembers the euphoria of V-J Day
When World War II finally ended with the Japanese surrender on Sept. 2, 1945, former Buffalo Bills coach and Army Air Corps veteran Marv Levy remembers that "euphoria swept over this country like you can't believe." → Read More