A photograph of the Salem family. Left to Right, Back Row: Maija, Amelia (plain white, second from left), Scott Naeser (striped), Michael Ray (green), Jay, Joseph (seated in chair). Front: Alex (pink), Donna (red), Ron (blue), Annie (girl).

A photograph of Joseph Salem, standing outside in his United States Army uniform.

A snapshot of Joseph Salem at one of his birthday parties, taken in May of 2007 or 2008.

Clippings from the New Bern Sun newspaper detailing Joseph Salem's academic achievements: from the point he entered school as a non-English-speaking eleven-year-old, Salem advanced rapidly in his studies to graduate from high school as…