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Fairchild Air Force Base

Veteran's Orientation Flight

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. – A group of veterans travel on a bus to the flight line to board a KC-135 Stratotanker to take part in an orientation flight Nov. 8 in conjunction with Veteran’s Day. The veteran’s were on board during an air refueling training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo / Airman 1st Class Darlene West)

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Veteran's Orientation Flight

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. – Fred Manthey, who served in the Air Force during the Korean War, and Dennis Gravley, previously an Army sergeant who also served in the Korean War, take a look around the interior of a KC-135 Stratotanker during an orientation flight Nov. 8. There were 14 veterans present for the flight that was given in conjunction with Veteran’s Day. (U.S. Air Force photo / Airman 1st Class Darlene West)

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Veteran's Orientation Flight

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. – Col. Thomas Sharpy, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, speaks to a group of 14 veterans welcoming them to an orientation flight Nov. 8 in conjunction with Veteran’s Day. (U.S. Air Force photo / Airman 1st Class Darlene West)

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Veteran's Orientation Flight

Published Nov. 13, 2007