U.S. Army Air Force Staff Sgt. Ralph H. Bode was a 20-year-old tail gunner aboard a B-24H Liberator when it was shot down over Kassel, Germany, in 1944.
The top National Guard Bureau officers have left or will soon retire, and to date no nominations for their replacements have been confirmed by the Senate.
The scope of foreign policy challenges facing the next U.S. president highlights how consequential what happens in Washington is for the rest of the world.