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Fairchild Air Force Base

Independence Day

SPOKANE, Wash. - A KC-135 from the 92nd Air Refueling Wing at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., flies over the clock tower at Riverfront Park here, kicking off Spokane’s 4th of July festivities. (U.S. Air Force photo/SSgt Chad Watkins)

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Independence Day

SPOKANE, Wash. - Col. Tom Sharpy, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., speaks to a crowd at Riverfront Park here during Spokane’s 4th of July festivities. (U.S. Air Force photo/SSgt Chad Watkins)

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Independence Day

Published July 10, 2008