Tinker Air Force Base

Honor flight

Air Force 2nd Lt. Josh Shepard, 76th Propulsion Maintenance Group, was an escort to World War II Navy veteran Robert Summers, Norman, during the ceremony at the Rose State Performing Arts Center. Mr. Summers, who also retired from Tinker civil service in 1983 after 35 years, had to get his mother’s permission to join the Navy in 1944 as a 17-year-old; he became a motor machinist mate third class. (Air Force photo by Margo Wright)

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Honor flight

Col. Brad Tannehill, Tinker’s 76th Aircraft Maintenance Group commander, visits with World War II Navy Coxswain veteran Harold Schmid, before the June 5 Oklahoma Honor Flight No. 8 recognition ceremony at Rose State Performing Arts Center. Mr. Schmid, Edmond, was one of 101 veterans recognized before their trip the next morning to Washington, D.C., to visit memorials dedicated to their service. (Air Force photo by Margo Wright)

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Honor flight

Along with the other 100 World War II veterans, Navy veteran James Gailey of Muskogee is greeted by a crowd of well-wishers as the group returns June 6 from a trip to Washington, D.C. While in the nation’s capital, the veterans visited memorials dedicated to their service. (Air Force photo by Capt. Heather Boytim)

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Oklahoma Honor Flight 2012

Published June 22, 2012