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Air Force leaders’ Memorial Day message
Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III sent a Memorial Day message to the Airmen of the Air Force and their families.
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5/22
2015
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Bagram remembers Operation Anaconda’s fallen
Senior Airman Jason Cunningham and six of his special forces comrades including Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Neil Roberts, Army Sgt. Bradley Crose, Army Sgt. Phillip Svitak, Army Spc. Marc Anderson and Army Cpl. Matthew Commons, traded their blood for freedom in the mountains of Afghanistan March 4, 2002. Exactly 13 years later, service members of all branches stood at attention as the familiar names reverberated through a loudspeaker, enveloping the assembly as they have for more than a decade, and signifying the commencement of a retreat ceremony in their honor.
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3/06
2015
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Airmen, families, friends remember loved ones at Arlington
Nearly 50,000 volunteers came together to place remembrance wreaths on the headstones of about 230,000 veterans during the 23rd Annual National Wreaths Across America Day Dec. 13, at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia.
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12/15
2014
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Utah Jazz, local military join forces in 'Commitment to Service'
In honor of Veterans Day, Hill Air Force Base and other military services partnered with Utah Jazz players for a joint mission Nov. 6.
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11/14
2014
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Veterans in Blue Volume V out now
For decades, Airmen have answered the call to serve and protect the nation’s interests, people and cherished freedoms that underpin it all, risking their lives for others, and thus, becoming heroes in the eyes of those they protected.
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11/10
2014
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AF leaders share Veterans Day message
Air Force senior leaders sent a Veterans Day letter to all Airmen, reminding them to proudly uphold the legacy of service interwoven in the Air Force's fabric. Airmen were thanked for their service and encouraged to thank fellow veterans on this day of remembrance.
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11/07
2014
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POW/MIA: 1,482 Airmen still missing
Nearly 1,500 Airmen are still missing and unaccounted for from various conflicts and there are more than 83,000 Americans still unaccounted for across the Defense Department.
Every year the nation pauses on the third Friday of September to remember the sacrifices and service of prisoners of war, members still missing in action and their families. This year the observance is Sept. 19.
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9/17
2014
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Remembering 9/11: Tributes throughout the Air Force
Total force Airmen from around the globe took time to commemorate the 13th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, with everything from commemorative runs, to tributes and moments of silence. Here is a brief look at some of those events around the Air Force.
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9/11
2014
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