the wreath for the friends of the national world war ii memorial is lieutenant , escorted byter general alan w lucasbassador lucas was born and raised in philadelphia, pennsylvania, and served in the united states army 1942 through 1946. he served in europe with the division as a full artillery observer. he served as u.s. ambassador for the republic of congo from 1984 to 1987. presenting the wreath for the .nited states army [indiscernible] presenting the wreath for the , mr.d states marine corps eugene groves, and mr. woods, who was among the first african americans in the united states marine corps. their outstanding service during and after world war ii help lead to executive order 9981, officially ending segregation within the united states military. in 2012, they were recognized their outstanding service in united states history. presenting the wreath for the united states navy. [indiscernible] mr. donahue was a navy pilot during world war ii. also presenting the wreath for .he united states navy presenting the wreath for the united states air force is mr. , world warite house ii veteran from p