 
Female rabbi donates uniform
A maternity battle dress uniform, donated by Chaplain (Capt.) Sarah Schechter, is displayed at the Women In Military Service For America Memorial in Arlington, Va., March 4, 2013. The uniform is part of the new exhibit celebrating 40 Years of women chaplains titled, "A Courageous Journey of Faith and Service." Schechter is the first and only female rabbi in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Alexander W. Riedel)
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Posted: 3/6/2013
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Chief of Chaplains thanks his predecessor
Air Force Chief of Chaplains Maj. Gen. Howard D. Stendahl takes his seat after thanking retired Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Lorraine K. Potter for her help and mentorship, at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington, Va., March 4, 2013. Potter was the Air Force's first female chaplain and former chief of chaplains, who spearheaded the creation of a new exhibit commemorating 40 years of women in the chaplaincy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Alexander W. Riedel)
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Posted: 3/6/2013
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Chief of Chaplains thanks his predecessor
Air Force Chief of Chaplains Maj. Gen. Howard D. Stendahl thanks his predecessor retired Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Lorraine K. Potter for her help and mentorship, at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington, Va., March 4, 2013. Potter was the Air Force's first female chaplain and former chief of chaplains, who spearheaded the creation of a new exhibit commemorating 40 years of women in the chaplaincy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Alexander W. Riedel)
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Posted: 3/6/2013
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Capt. Schechter leading the ceremony
Chaplain (Capt.) Sarah Schechter of the 11th Wing at Joint Base Andrews performs master of ceremonies duty for the new exhibit featuring women chaplains at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington, Va., March 4, 2013. Schechter is the Air Force’s first and only woman rabbi. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Alexander W. Riedel)
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Posted: 3/6/2013
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Commemorative Hymn
Master Sgt. Shani Prewitt, an Air Force Band vocalist, sings a commemorative hymn for the dedication of the new women chaplains exhibit at the Women in Military Service Memorial at Arlington, Va. March 4, 2013. (DOD photo/EJ Hersom)
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Posted: 3/6/2013
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Capt. Schechter leading the ceremony
Chaplain (Capt.) Sarah Schechter of the 11th Wing at Joint Base Andrews performs master of ceremonies duty for the new exhibit featuring women chaplains at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington, Va., March 4, 2013. Schechter is the Air Force’s first and only woman rabbi.(DOD photo/EJ Hersom)
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Posted: 3/6/2013
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Standing ovation
Air Force Chief of Chaplains Maj. Gen. Howard D. Stendahl, second from right, and retired Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Lorraine K. Potter, former chief of chaplains, right, start a standing ovation for Chaplain (Col.) Cherrie Wheeler, the U.S. Air Forces in Europe command chaplain, for creating the women chaplains exhibit at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington, Va., March 4, 2013. (DOD photo/EJ Hersom)
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Posted: 3/6/2013
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Memories of service in Korea
Reverend Col. Sharon Freeto, retired, stands beside a picture of herself in Korea in the 1980s, left, featured on a new exhibit featuring women chaplains at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington, Va., March 4, 2013. (DOD photo/EJ Hersom)
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Posted: 3/6/2013
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Giving thanks for 40 years of service
Air Force Chief of Chaplains Maj. Gen. Howard D. Stendahl (left), presents an award to retired Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Lorraine K. Potter, former chief of chaplains, for her role in the new women chaplains exhibit at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington, Va. March 4, 2013. (DOD photo/EJ Hersom)
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Posted: 3/6/2013
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Selma Spencer commemorates MLK
Selma Spencer, the mother of Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Larry Spencer, speaks at a Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration at the Robert Russa Moton Museum in Farmville, Va., Jan. 12. Ms. Spencer was one of more than 450 students who walked out of the all-black, R. R. Moton High School in Farmville April 23, 1951, demanding equality. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. John Sheets)
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Posted: 1/18/2013
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Spencer commemorates MLK
Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Larry Spencer speaks at a Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration at the Robert Russa Moton Museum in Farmville, Va., Jan. 12. Spencer recounted his mother's experience on April 23, 1951, when she and more than 450 other students walked out of the all-black, R. R. Moton High School in Farmville, demanding equality. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. John Sheets)
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Posted: 1/18/2013
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Archives
Dr. Pedro Loureiro checks a film reel at the automated search and retrieval system at the Defense Imagery Management Operations Center-Riverside, Calif., Oct. 9, 2012. Loureiro, the archivist at DIMOC-R, helped find a film reel containing clips of the Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson. The ASRS has about 280,000 analog tapes, 80,000 rells of 16mm and 35mm film and 40,000 negatives, slides and photos in storage. (U.S. Air Force photo/Val Gempis)
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Posted: 10/11/2012
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Heritage
Pedro Loureiro, Ph.D. (left), Archivist at the Defense Imagery Management Operations Center (DIMOC) and Jeff Sotzing, Chief Executive Officer at Carson Entertainment Group, review a 1963 film of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson that was once thought lost, but was found earlier this year. DIMOC turned over the film to Sotzing to be added to the Carson archives. (Photo by MC3 Will Gaskill)
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Posted: 10/11/2012
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Retired Gen. Bennie L. Davis
Retired Gen. Bennie L. Davis passed away Sept. 23, 2012, in Georgetown, Texas. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)
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Posted: 9/27/2012
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retired Col. Clarence Anderson
Retired Col. Clarence Anderson recalls various memories of flying during
World War II during the Air Force Association Air and Space Conference and Technical Exposition on Sept. 17, 2012, in Washington. Anderson's anecdote was just one of many
shared on the panel as the former fighter pilots spoke about the issues they
faced as part of the Army Air Corps during that era. (U.S. Air Force photo/
Airman 1st Class Aaron Stout)
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Posted: 9/24/2012
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retired Col. Clarence Anderson
Retired Col. Clarence Anderson recalls various memories of flying during
World War II during the Air Force Association Air and Space Conference and Technical Exposition on Sept. 17, 2012, in Washington. Anderson's anecdote was just one of many
shared on the panel as the former fighter pilots spoke about the issues they
faced as part of the Army Air Corps during that era. (U.S. Air Force photo/
Airman 1st Class Aaron Stout)
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Posted: 9/24/2012
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retired Col. Clarence Anderson
Retired Col. Clarence Anderson recalls various memories of flying during
World War II during the Air Force Association Air and Space Conference and Technical Exposition on Sept. 17, 2012, in Washington. Anderson's anecdote was just one of many
shared on the panel as the former fighter pilots spoke about the issues they
faced as part of the Army Air Corps during that era. (U.S. Air Force photo/
Airman 1st Class Aaron Stout)
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Posted: 9/24/2012
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Phantom in the water
The head piece to an F-4 Phantom II fuel tank recovered by the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Crash Recovery Unit and the Anchorage Port Authority from the Port of Anchorage, Alaska, Sept. 18, 2012. The Anchorage Port Authority and the Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson Crash Recovery Unit, under the 3rd Maintenance Squadron, are removing an F-4 fuel tank that is embedded in the harbor bank. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Omari Bernard)
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Posted: 9/21/2012
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Phantom in the water
A piece of an F-4 Phantom II fuel tank lies on the ground of the Port of Anchorage, Alaska, Sept. 18, 2012. The Anchorage Port Authority and the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Crash Recovery Unit, under the 3rd Maintenance Squadron, are removing an F-4 fuel tank that is embedded in the harbor bank. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Omari Bernard)
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Posted: 9/21/2012
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Phantom in the water
Airmen from the 3rd Maintenance Squadron Crash Recovery Team survey the area where they will dig out an F-4 Phantom II external fuel tank at the Port of Anchorage, Alasak, Sept. 18, 2012. F-4s were flown at Elmendorf Air Force Base through 1982. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Omari Bernard)
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Posted: 9/21/2012
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Phantom in the water
Airmen from the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Crash Recovery Unit dig out an entrenched F-4 Phantom II fuel tank from the Port of Anchorage, Alaska, Sept. 18, 2012. Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson Airmen and the Port of Anchorage worked together to safely remove the external fuel tank, which was discovered earlier by Port personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Omari Bernard)
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Posted: 9/21/2012
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Phantom in the water
Airmen from the Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson Crash Recovery Unit dig out an entrenched F-4 Phantom II fuel tank from the Port of Anchorage, Alaska, Sept. 18, 2012. F-4s were flown at Elmendorf Air Force Base through 1982. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Omari Bernard)
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Posted: 9/21/2012
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Phantom in the water
Tech. Sgt. Richard Hittie uses a high-pressure hose to clear the silt that has built up inside a jettisoned F-4 Phantom II fuel tank at the Port of Anchorage, Alaska, Sept. 18, 2012. Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson and the Port of Anchorage worked together to safely remove the external fuel tank, which was discovered earlier by Port personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Omari Bernard)
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Posted: 9/21/2012
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UK's 'Friendly Invasion' 70 years on
Tech. Sgt. Robert Leidenfrost was a bombardier with the 560th Squadron under the 388th Bombardment Group during World War II. The 388th BG memorial, which was re-dedicated at Coney Weston, England, July 14, 2012, is dedicated to the Airmen who lost their lives while serving in the 388th BG at Knettishall Airfield. (Photo courtesy of Olivia Leydenfrost)
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Posted: 7/23/2012
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UK's 'Friendly Invasion' 70 years on
The last active B-17 Flying Fortress in Europe performs a fly-over above the former Knettishall Airfield, England, July 14, 2012. The fly-over was part of the 388th Bombardment Group memorial re-dedication at Coney Weston, England. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Megan P. Lyon)
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Posted: 7/23/2012
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UK's 'Friendly Invasion' 70 years on
Airmen from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, salute the last active B-17 Flying Fortress in Europe as it flies over the former Knettishall Airfield on July 14, 2012. The fly-over was part of the 388th Bombardment Group memorial re-dedication at Coney Weston, England. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Megan P. Lyon)
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Posted: 7/23/2012
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UK's 'Friendly Invasion' 70 years on
Col. Mark Ciero, the 48th Fighter Wing vice commander, lays a wreath at the 388th Bombardment Group memorial at Coney Weston, England, July 14, 2012. The memorial was re-dedicated to the Airmen who lost their lives while serving in the 388th BG at Knettishall Airfield, England. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Megan P. Lyon)
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Posted: 7/23/2012
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NASA's Crew Compartment Trainer
The NASA Crew Compartment Trainer is shrink-wrapped by NASA officials in Houston on July 9, 2012, in preparation for its move from the Johnson Space Center to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. The museum is located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (NASA photo)
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Posted: 7/17/2012
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Former U-2 pilot posthumously awarded Silver Star
(From left) Francis Gary Powers poses with his son Gary Jr., daughter Dee and wife Sue in 1970. Gary Jr. and Dee accepted the Silver Star medal on behalf of their father from Air Force Chief of Staff Norton A. Schwartz in a ceremony June 15, 2012, at the Pentagon. (Photo courtesy/The Cold War Museum)
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Posted: 6/15/2012
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Former Air Force pilot posthumously awarded Silver Star
Francis Gary Powers (right) talks to U-2 designer Kelly Johnson in 1966. Powers was an Air Force fighter pilot recruited by the CIA in 1956 to fly civilian U-2 missions deep into Russia. Powers and other Air Force Reserve pilots resigned their commissions to become civilians. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Posted: 6/15/2012
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National Memorial Day Parade
The Chesapeake Caledonian Pipes and Drums Band performs at the National Memorial Day Parade, May 28, 2012 in Washington D.C. The annual National Memorial Day Parade is an opportunity for thousands of patriotic Americans to come together and honor those who have sacrificed so much in service to our country.
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Posted: 5/30/2012
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National Memorial Day Parade
The United States Air Force Band performs during the National Memorial Day Parade, May 28, 2012 in Washington D.C. The annual National Memorial Day Parade is an opportunity for thousands of patriotic Americans to come together and honor those who have sacrificed so much in service to our country.
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Posted: 5/30/2012
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National Memorial Day Parade
Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Chuck Yeager was the Grand Marshal at the National Memorial Day Parade, May 28, 2012 in Washington D.C. Yeager was the first pilot to break the sound barrier in 1947. The annual National Memorial Day Parade is an opportunity for thousands of patriotic Americans to come together and honor those who have sacrificed so much in service to our country.
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Posted: 5/30/2012
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National Memorial Day Parade
A precession of flags is carried by volunteers at the National Memorial Day Parade on May 28, 2012 in Washington D.C. The annual National Memorial Day Parade is an opportunity for thousands of patriotic Americans to come together and honor those who have sacrificed so much in service to our country.
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Posted: 5/30/2012
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150th anniversary of taps
Buglers from across the nation gathered at Arlington National Cemetery on Saturday, May 19, 2012 to honor the 150th anniversary of taps. (Photo by Jim Dresbach)
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Posted: 5/21/2012
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150th anniversary of taps
Overlooking Arlington National Cemetery and Washington, D.C., bugler George Allen of DeWitt, Mich. plays the bugle call taps in front of Arlington House May 19, 2012. Allen was part of a 200-person collective rendition of taps which was played at noon throughout the cemetery. (Photo by Jim Dresbach)
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Posted: 5/21/2012
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Etchberger legacy lives on
Senior Master Sgt. Karen Steffes-Graves presents the Medal of Honor awarded to Chief Master Sgt. Richard L. Etchberger to his sons Cory, left, and Rich, center, during the ceremony marking the medal's donation to the Enlisted Heritage Research Institute at Gunter Annex, Ala., March 26, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Melanie Rodgers Cox)
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Posted: 4/5/2012
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Etchberger legacy lives on
The sons of Chief Master Sgt. Richard L. Etchberger flank the statue of their father following its official unveiling at the Senior NCO Academy at Gunter Annex, Ala., March 26, 2012. Rich Etchberger, left, and Cory Etchberger, right, joined other family members and dignitaries, including Gen. Philip Breedlove, the vice chief of staff of the Air Force, and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James Roy, in honoring their father's legacy with the dedication of his Medal of Honor and the bust unveiling at the Air Force SNCOA. (U.S. Air Force photo/Melanie Rodgers Cox)
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Posted: 4/5/2012
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Etchberger legacy lives on
The bust of Medal of Honor recipient Chief Master Sgt. Richard L. Etchberger shines onstage at the Air Force Senior NCO Academy at Gunter Annex, Ala., March 26, 2012. The bust, sculpted by John Lajba, will be a part of the permanent exhibit at the academy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Melanie Rodgers Cox)
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Posted: 4/5/2012
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Retired Lt. Col. Luke Weathers Jr. funeral
A U.S. Air Force Band bugler plays taps during a burial ceremony for retired Lt. Col. Luke Weathers Jr. Jan. 20, 2012, at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Weathers was an original Tuskegee Airman and pilot with the 302nd Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mareshah Haynes)
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Posted: 1/20/2012
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Retired Lt. Col. Luke Weathers Jr. funeral
A member of the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard renders a final salute to retired Lt. Col. Luke Weathers Jr. at his burial site Jan. 20, 2012, at Arlington National Cemetery, in Virginia. Weathers’, an original Tuskegee Airman, was one of 300 Tuskegee Airmen who were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2007 for their actions during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mareshah Haynes)
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Posted: 1/20/2012
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Retired Lt. Col. Luke Weathers Jr. funeral
Members of the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard deliver the casket of retired Lt. Col. Luke Weathers Jr. to the burial site Jan. 20, 2012, at Arlington National Cemetery, in Virginia. Weathers was an original Tuskegee Airman who shot down two German planes during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mareshah Haynes)
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Posted: 1/20/2012
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Retired Lt. Col. Luke Weathers Jr. funeral
Members of the 3rd U.S. Army Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) escort the caisson carrying retired Lt. Col. Luke Weathers Jr. during his burial ceremony Jan. 20, 2012, at Arlington National Cemetery, in Virginia. Weathers, an original Tuskegee Airman, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his heroic actions during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mareshah Haynes)
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Posted: 1/20/2012
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"Double Victory" screening
Cuba Gooding Jr. addresses the audience during a screening of the documentary "Double Victory" Nov. 10, 2011, at the Pentagon. Double Victory tells the story of the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II. Gooding is the narrator of the documentary and stars in a feature film called "Red Tails" about the Tuskegee Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tiffany Trojca)
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Posted: 11/15/2011
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"Double Victory" screening
(lLeft to right) Tuskegee Airmen Lemuel Lewie Jr. and William Broadwater, actor Cuba Gooding Jr. and Maj. Gen. Darren McDew answer questions after a screening of “Double Victory” Nov. 10, 2011, at the Pentagon. Lewie and Broadwater discussed their time as Tuskegee Airmen and the struggles they faced with overseas’ enemies and racism at home during World War II. Mc Dew is the commander of the Air Force District of Washington . (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tiffany Trojca)
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Posted: 11/15/2011
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