First Place, News Picture Story - Joshua Gunter / The Plain Dealer
First Place, News Picture Story - Joshua Gunter / The Plain DealerHundred of thousand of WWII veterans crowded into Washington D.C. for the dedication of the WWII Memorial. It was a weekend of joy and tears. Some vets reunited with each other after years apart, sharing stories with loved ones that they had never told anyone until this day. Visitors tour the World War II Memorial, May 28, 2004 in Washington D.C.
First Place, News Picture Story - Joshua Gunter / The Plain DealerVeterans, supporters, and spectators wave small flags to music during opening festivities of the World War II Memorial dedication, May 29, 2004 in Washington D.C.
First Place, News Picture Story - Joshua Gunter / The Plain DealerWith the assistance of a cane, a hand reaches high to place a photograph of Robert E. Gregson on the Ohio pillar at the World War II Memorial, May 28, 2004 in Washington D.C. Tammy Getz brought the picture of her grandfather, who served in the Navy in the Pacific during the war, but was unable to put it up herself. Robert Gregson was from Greenville, Ohio. The man who placed the photo was unidentified.
First Place, News Picture Story - Joshua Gunter / The Plain Dealer79-year-old Larry Goldgeier and his 78-year-old wife Anne dance to the music of their generation during a tribute ceremony before the dedication ceremony of the World War II Memorial, May 29, 2004 in Washington D.C. The couple are from Boca Raton, Fla. Larry served in the Eight Armored Division from 1943 to 1946.
First Place, News Picture Story - Joshua Gunter / The Plain DealerA low sun setting over the World War II War Memorial casts a shadow on one of the 56 pillars, May 28, 2004 in Washington D.C.
First Place, News Picture Story - Joshua Gunter / The Plain DealerThousands apon thousands of veterans, supporters, and spectators crowded the lawn near the Washington Monument to view the dedication of the World War II Memorial, May 29, 2004 in Washington D.C.
First Place, News Picture Story - Joshua Gunter / The Plain Dealer90-year-old John Sarachman, of Parma Heights, salutes Lance Cpl. Cedrik Pleasant, of Seattle, after handing back a flag he held during a ceremony honoring veterans at the World War II Memorial dedication, May 29, 2004 in Washington D.C. Dozens of vets lined up to hold Old Glory for the ceremony called Old Glory Travels America's Freedom Rd., a traveling tribute to vets. Sarachman served in the Air Force in Japan after becoming fluent in Japanese.
First Place, News Picture Story - Joshua Gunter / The Plain Dealer84-year-old Albert Kaplan, of Philadelphia, stands to get a better view of the president during the World War II War Memorial dedication, May 29, 2004 in Washington D.C. Kaplan served from 1941 to 1946 in the 186th Field Artillery.
First Place, News Picture Story - Joshua Gunter / The Plain DealerVeterans of different wars, A father and son take a moment by themselves at the World War II War Memorial, May 28, 2004 in Washington D.C.
First Place, News Picture Story - Joshua Gunter / The Plain DealerAfter a short rain, the sun cast its rays over the World War II Memorial, creating a rainbow that spanned the length of the memorial, with one end landing on the Pacific Arch, May 28, 2004 in Washington D.C.
Second Place, News Picture Story - Daniel Melograna / The News Journal
Second Place, News Picture Story - Daniel Melograna / The News JournalChantil Vandayburg says her finals goodbye to A.J. Vandayburg, April 17, 2004, after the funeral at Finefrock-Williams Funeral Home in Mansfield. Vandayburg, who was in the 1st Infantry Division in the U.S. Army, died from combat injuries on April 8, 2004, in Barez, Iraq.
Second Place, News Picture Story - Daniel Melograna / The News JournalMansfield Police Officers Bruce Hughes, Randy Riggleman and Justin Duncan salutes as members of the 16th Calvary Division from Fort Knox, Ky., carry the body of A.J. Vandayburg to his grave, April 17, 2004, at Mansfield Cemetery. Vandayburg, who was in the 1st Infantry Division in the U.S. Army died from combat injuries on April 8, 2004, in Barez, Iraq.
Second Place, News Picture Story - Daniel Melograna / The News JournalAshley Phelps comforts Cody Loveland as he begins to cry, April 17, 2004, as members of the 16th Calvary Division from Fort Knox, Ky., carry the body of A.J. Vandayburg out of Finefrock-Williams Funeral Home in Mansfield. Vandayburg, who was in the 1st Infantry Division in the U.S. Army, died from combat injuries on April 8, 2004, in Barez, Iraq.
Second Place, News Picture Story - Daniel Melograna / The News JournalU.S. Brigadier General Roger Nadeau hands the American flag that was draped over Allen Jeffrey Vandayburg's coffin to Chantil Vandayburg on, April 17, 2004, at the end of the funeral precession at the Mansfield Cemetery. A.J. Vandayburg, who was in the 1st Infantry Division in the U.S. Army, died from combat injuries on April 8, 2004, in Barez, Iraq.
Third Place, News Picture Story - Ken Love / Akron Beacon Journal
Third Place, News Picture Story - Ken Love / Akron Beacon JournalThis window is broken in home of Mark and Cathy Baer of Hampshire Rd in Akron after a Red Tail Hawk broke through the window of their home and became trapped.
Third Place, News Picture Story - Ken Love / Akron Beacon JournalMark and Cathy Baer of Hampshire Rd in Akron have a Red Tail Hawk trapped in their home. Here is looks though the window but can't figure out how to get out of the house.
Third Place, News Picture Story - Ken Love / Akron Beacon JournalCathy Baer of Hampshire Rd. in Akron reacts as police try to figure out how to rescue a red tailed hawk from her home. The hawk smashed through a second floor window in the front of the house and ended up trapped in her home. The hawk spent about three hours in the home before being rescued with a large net and towel.
Third Place, News Picture Story - Ken Love / Akron Beacon JournalA Red Tail Hawk trapped in the home of Mark and Cathy Baer of Hampshire Rd. in Akron is being watched by the Akron police department, Nov. 22, 2004. The hawk smashed through a second floor window in the front of the house and ended up trapped in their home. The hawk spent about three hours in the home before being rescued with a large net and towel.
Third Place, News Picture Story - Ken Love / Akron Beacon JournalA Red Tail Hawk trapped in the home of Mark and Cathy Baer of Hampshire Rd. in Akron is being rescued by Tom Henry a wildlife biologist with the Ohio Division of Wildlife, Nov. 22, 2004. The hawk smashed through a 2nd floor window in the front of the house and ended up trapped in their home. The hawk spent about three hours in the home before being rescued with a large net and towel.
Third Place, News Picture Story - Ken Love / Akron Beacon JournalA Red Tail Hawk trapped in the home of Mark and Cathy Baer of Hampshire Rd. in Akron is being taunted by Mark Baer, Nov. 22, 2004. The hawk smashed through a second floor window in the front of the house and ended up trapped in their home. The hawk spent about three hours in the home before being rescued with a large net and towel.
Third Place, News Picture Story - Ken Love / Akron Beacon JournalA Red Tail Hawk trapped in the home of Mark and Cathy Baer of Hampshire Rd. in Akron is being rescued by Tom Henry a wildlife biologist with the Ohio Division of Wildlife, Nov. 22, 2004. The hawk smashed through a second floor window in the front of the house and ended up trapped in their home. The hawk spent about three hours in the home before being rescued with a large net and towel.
Third Place, News Picture Story - Ken Love / Akron Beacon JournalA Red Tail Hawk trapped in the home of Mark and Cathy Baer of Hampshire Rd. in Akron is being rescued by Tom Henry (left) a wildlife biologist with the Ohio Division of Wildlife, Nov. 22, 2004. The hawk smashed through a second floor window in the front of the house and ended up trapped in their home. The hawk spent about three hours in the home before being rescued with a large net and towel.
Award of Excellence, News Picture Story - Warren Dillaway / The Star Beacon
Award of Excellence, News Picture Story - Warren Dillaway / The Star BeaconPolice were summoned to an apartment where a wanted man was reportedly visiting. The man refused to leave the building and a two hour standoff ensued with the man eventually surrendering peacefully to police. Ashtabula police officers train their guns on an apartment where Paul Ganyard was reportedly hiding. He threatened to not be taken alive the previous evening.
Award of Excellence, News Picture Story - Warren Dillaway / The Star BeaconChildren play near a basketball court where SWAT team members prepared for the possible storming of an apartment where Paul Ganyard had barricaded himself. Ganyard was wanted on an outstanding warrant and claiming he would not be taken alive.
Award of Excellence, News Picture Story - Warren Dillaway / The Star BeaconJohn Koski, an Ashtabula police officer, gestures to the SWAT team while three policemen have their guns trained on an apartment where Paul Ganyard had barricaded himself. He wanted on a warrant and threatened that he would not be taken alive.
Award of Excellence, News Picture Story - Warren Dillaway / The Star BeaconA member of the Ashtabula County SWAT team trains his gun on an apartment while area residents watch from a distance. Paul Ganyard, wanted on an outstanding warrant, was surrounded after stating that he would not be taken alive.
Award of Excellence, News Picture Story - Warren Dillaway / The Star BeaconTom Perry, an Ashtabula police officer, yells to another officer near a window where he was attempting to talk to Paul Ganyard who was refusing to surrender to an outstanding warrant.
Award of Excellence, News Picture Story - Warren Dillaway / The Star BeaconPaul Ganyard surrenders after police surrounded an apartment where he was hiding on an outstanding warrant.
Award of Excellence, News Picture Story - Warren Dillaway / The Star BeaconTerry Tulino, of the Ashtabula County SWAT team, trains his gun on Paul Ganyard as he surrenders after a two hour standoff.
Award of Excellence, News Picture Story - Warren Dillaway / The Star BeaconTerry Tulino (right) of the Ashtabula County SWAT team trains his gun on Paul Ganyard after a two hour standoff that ended peacefully with Ganyard's surrender.
Award of Excellence, News Picture Story - Warren Dillaway / The Star BeaconPaul Ganyard is arrested by Ashtabula County SWAT team members after a two hour standoff at Bonniewood Estates in Ashtabula. Terry Tulino (left) and Bryan Rose, both members of the Ashtabula County SWAT team, assist in the arrest on an outstanding warrant.
Award of Excellence, News Picture Story - Warren Dillaway / The Star BeaconPaul Ganyard hugs his mother after surrendering to police after a two hour standoff. He was wanted on an outstanding warrant and threatened that he would not be taken alive.
