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Gertrude Geyer-Dix, wife of retired Col. Gerald Johnson “Jerry” Dix, holds a shadowbox honoring his accomplishments in Sumter, S.C., Nov. 7, 2016. Dix became a colonel at the age of 27, served as the base commander at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., and later as an advisor to the Royal Hellenic Air Force in Greece and the Colorado Air National Guard in Denver. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Maldonado)

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