Nearly 50 years since John, Paul, George and Ringo — AKA the Beatles — went their separate ways, men named Anthony, Herman, Louis and thousands of surviving World War II GI Joes have stayed together and weathered the trials, tribulations and in some cases, the nightmares of time.

The Headquarters Company United States Army guidon was passed to a new leader on Summerall Field Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Friday.

Spc. Sean Dermody, a 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) and current member of the United States Army Drill Team, used quick thinking and some first aid training at the scene of a multivehicle accident on Fairfax County’s Richmond Highway May 14.

A one-time Army spokesperson and world-class marathon runner is now in charge of The United States Army Military District of Washington and Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region.

The airplane flight from Moline, Illinois, to the nation’s capital and back to the Midwest gave several veterans a dose of reality May 30. For the Dzierzynski and Spratt brothers, the Honor Flight of the Quad Cities trip could be the final adventure they all take as a group of siblings.

Service members in the Military District of Washington are being reminded that recreational swimming, diving and wading are prohibited in the Great Falls and gorge areas of the Potomac River.