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2nd Lt. Lloyd H. 2nd Lt. Lloyd H.
2nd Lt. Lloyd H. "Pete" Hughes, Medal of Honor recipient.

Second Lt. Lloyd H. "Pete" Hughes, Medal of Honor recipient. Exact date of photo is unknown, perhaps soon after his pinning ceremony, Nov. 10, 1942. (Photo courtesy Rebecca Ann Jordan)
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Posted: 3/26/2008

General Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr. General Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr.
General Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr.

Benjamin O. Davis, an aviation pioneer, is one of the most famous Tuskegee Airmen of World War II.
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Posted: 2/7/2007

Retired chief reflects on 60 years of serviceRetired chief reflects on 60 years of service
Retired chief reflects on 60 years of service

Retired Chief Master Sgt. Al Kremer, now an Air Force civilian employee at United States Strategic Command headquarters at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., began his service with Army basic training at Fort Eustis, Va., in the summer of 1946. He recently eclipsed a combined 60 years of service as a military member and civilian employee. (Courtesy photo)
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Posted: 1/30/2007

Remembering a day of infamyRemembering a day of infamy
Remembering a day of infamy

LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) -- David McGlasson, 59th Clinical Research Squadron clinical research scientist, stands before the 59th Medical Wing flag as it flies at half staff Thursday in commemoration for those who lost their lives during the bombing of Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941. Mr. McGlasson holds the Purple Heart certificate and commemorative coin given to his family in honor of his uncle, U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class (Gunners 3rd Mate) Otis McGlasson, who died aboard the USS Arizona that day. His uncle was 24 years old. Mr. McGlasson has always felt a special kindred spirit with his uncle, he said, having been born on Dec. 7, 1946, at the same time as the sinking of the USS Arizona. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kimberly Spencer)
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Posted: 12/7/2006

World War II veteran visits his past in HawaiiWorld War II veteran visits his past in Hawaii
World War II veteran visits his past in Hawaii

Raymond Stehle and Master Sgt. Robert Burgess stand on the old runway at Bellows Air Force Station Sept. 30 as Mr. Stehle explains where his gunners nest was. Mr. Stehle was stationed at Bellows Army Air Field when the Japanese attacked on Dec. 7, 1941. Sergeant Burgess is from the 15th Airlift Wing Public Affairs office at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)
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Posted: 10/10/2006

World War II veteran visits his past in HawaiiWorld War II veteran visits his past in Hawaii
World War II veteran visits his past in Hawaii

Raymond Stehle; his granddaughter, Sheila McQueen; and son, Vincent Stehle, look over a historical map of Oahu at Bellows Air Force Station, Hawaii, Sept. 30. Mr. Stehle was stationed at Bellows Army Air Field when the Japanese attacked on Dec. 7, 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)
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Posted: 10/10/2006

World War II veteran visits his past in HawaiiWorld War II veteran visits his past in Hawaii
World War II veteran visits his past in Hawaii

Raymond Stehle explains where the headquarters building and tent city were located in 1941 at Bellows Air Force Station, Hawaii, during a visit Sept. 30. Mr. Stehle was stationed at Bellows Army Air Field when the Japanese attacked on Dec. 7, 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)
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Posted: 10/10/2006

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First Lt. Leo Bach when he was a 381st Bomb Group aircrew member in World War II. (Courtesy photo)
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Posted: 3/24/2006

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First Lt. Leo Bach (front, center) poses with aircrew members from the 381st Bomb Group. All crewmembers on Lieutenant Bach's B-17 Flying Fortress survived the attack from the German Luftwaffe. (Courtesy photo)
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Posted: 3/24/2006

The Tuskegee AirmenThe Tuskegee Airmen
The Tuskegee Airmen

The Tuskegee Airmen history spotlight graphic (U.S. Air Force graphic).
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Posted: 2/6/2006

Lt. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr.Lt. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr.
Lt. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr.

Lt. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Posted: 12/28/2005

Air Force authorizes Berlin Airlift streamersAir Force authorizes Berlin Airlift streamers
Air Force authorizes Berlin Airlift streamers

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Retired Col. Gail Halvorsen displays the newly authorized Berlin Airlift streamer presented to him Oct. 29 here at the Airlift Tanker Association convention. Units that participated in the 1948-1949 humanitarian airlift can include the streamer on their units' guidons. Colonel Halvorsen is known as the "Candy Bomber" for dropping candy from his aircraft to German children during the airlift. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Posted: 11/2/2005

    

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