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Retired Air Force Captain Albert Whitesides, Jr., 76, one of the original members of the Tuskegee Airmen, extinguishes a candle during the"Lonely Eagle"ceremony on 28 Feb 97, in the Randolph Officers Club. The ceremony commemorated Tuskegee Airmen who are no longer living. About 20 original members of the Black World War II pilots were in attendance and were honored during a formal dinner that also celebrated the Air Force's 50th Anniversary

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Base: Randolph Air Force Base

State: Texas (TX)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: Javier Garcia, Civilian, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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label_outline Explore Extinguishes, Javier Garcia, Whitesides

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The joint, multinational attendance watches the various

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Canadian Forces Air Command Major (MAJ) Colin Keiver (Pilot), and Captain (CPT) Michael Parish (Co-Pilot), both assigned to US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-252 (VMGR-252), discuss flight plan vector locations in the cockpit of their KC-130 Hercules aircraft, after having delivered humanitarian supplies to a forward operating location during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

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A lot of bottles of different colors and sizes. All saints ' day candle cemetery.

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