US Air Force (USAF) First Lieutenant (1LT) Pete Leija, 100th Maintenance Squadron (MXS), 3rd Air Force (3AF), Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall, ed Kingdom (UK), member of the Honor Guard, attends the worship service at St. Edmundsbury Cathedral, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, UK, commemorating the signing of the Magna Carta, the precursor to the US Constitution. Third Air Force member exercised their Freedom of the Borough, awarded in August 2000. On this day a Freedom of the Borough is awarded to Bury St Edmunds branch of the Normandy Veterans Association. Freedom of the Borough is the highest tribute a Borough can bestow on an individual or group as a symbolic gesture of thanks. For...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: US Air Force (USAF) First Lieutenant (1LT) Pete Leija, 100th Maintenance Squadron (MXS), 3rd Air Force (3AF), Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall, United Kingdom (UK), member of the Honor Guard, attends the worship service at St. Edmundsbury Cathedral, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, UK, commemorating the signing of the Magna Carta, the precursor to the US Constitution. Third Air Force member exercised their Freedom of the Borough, awarded in August 2000. On this day a Freedom of the Borough is awarded to Bury St Edmunds branch of the Normandy Veterans Association. Freedom of the Borough is the highest tribute a Borough can bestow on an individual or group as a symbolic gesture of thanks. For Units of the armed services it means they can march through the Borough with colors flying, drums beating and bayonets fixed.

Base: Mildenhall

State: Suffolk

Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Scene Camera Operator: A1C Franklin J. Perkins, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public
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