They came to honor the dead, men they did not know but who were among the first American troops to die on overseas duty. The dozen U.S. service members from nearby Camp Darby who visited Livorno’s Old English Cemetery on Wednesday cleaned up at least five Americans’ graves, an act of service that gave them a unique link to history.
After tidying up the burial plots, the troops formed up and Army Field Support Battalion Africa commander Lt. Col. Ross Hertlein presented a Meritorious Service Medal to Capt. Jorge Guevara, who had asked to receive his end-of-tour award at the site.
