An Air Force Honor Guard member places a shadow box in front of a memorial for one of the 18 victims killed in a March 3rd C-23 Sherpa plane crash in Unadilla, Georgia. Friends of 18 Virginia Air National Guard and three Florida Army National Guard members paid tribute to the men at a memorial service in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The memorial, which took place at Rock Church, was attended by Deputy Secretary of Defense, Paul D. Wolfowitz (not shown) and various other civilian and military dignitaries and over 4000 members of the community. The 18 airmen were assigned to the 203rd Red Horse Flight at Camp Pendleton State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia and were returning ...
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[Complete] Scene Caption: An Air Force Honor Guard member places a shadow box in front of a memorial for one of the 18 victims killed in a March 3rd C-23 Sherpa plane crash in Unadilla, Georgia. Friends of 18 Virginia Air National Guard and three Florida Army National Guard members paid tribute to the men at a memorial service in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The memorial, which took place at Rock Church, was attended by Deputy Secretary of Defense, Paul D. Wolfowitz (not shown) and various other civilian and military dignitaries and over 4000 members of the community. The 18 airmen were assigned to the 203rd Red Horse Flight at Camp Pendleton State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia and were returning from temporary duty at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The three soldiers were assigned to the 171st Aviation Battalion at Lakeland, Florida.
Base: Virginia Beach
State: Virginia (VA)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jack Braden, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
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