General sent to Puerto Rico to push repair and reconstruction of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands; passengers of Royal Caribbean blast cruise line failing to reschedule looming voyages from San Juan

Members of the Virgin Islands National Guard and the Virgin Islands Fire Department distributes food and water to civilians at St. Croix Educational Complex

Medic Francis C. Hammond killed while saving fellow Marines in Korean War; awarded Medal of Honor

As a relief unit showed up, Hammond’s division was ordered to pull back. Hammond refused. According to the Virginia War Memorial’s website, “[he] did not want to leave his men, so he stayed behind to help evacuate the wounded, refusing care for himself. While assisting the units relieving them, [Hammond] was mortally wounded by enemy mortar fire.”