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Jerry Hester, World War I centennial commissioner, presented the 50th Attack Squadron with a painting at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., May 2, 2018. WWI Centennial Commissioner Presents DH-4
The 50th Attack Squadron was presented one of only five Airco DH-4 model aircraft in the world from Jerry Hester, World War I centennial commissioner at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, May 2.
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2018
Veterans traveled from across the country for the Shooter Centennial Celebration, which honored the unit’s 100 years of service Shooters ‘roll’ past centennial
The 55th Fighter Squadron, “Shooters,” hosted the Shooter Centennial Celebration Aug. 24-25, which included a reunion banquet, dedication ceremony and alumni tour.
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2017
U.S. Airmen assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing (FW) detach a flag from its halyard during a retreat ceremony at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., June 29, 2017. For the first time in 10 years, Shaw squadrons are rotating responsibility for a monthly retreat ceremony at the 20th FW headquarters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Destinee Sweeney) 20th FW Airmen continue squadron flag detail tradition
As Team Shaw heads home after a long day of work, retreat plays, announcing the end of the duty day. At the sound of the first note, the base pauses: vehicles stop in the street, people turn toward the music, and the base community pays respects to the red, white and blue of the United States.
0 7/11
2017
A flag is posted at the headstone of a U.S. soldier in the Sumter Cemetery in Sumter, S.C., May 2, 2017. Over Memorial Day weekend, the Sumter Cemetery is scheduled to host volunteer events to clean up service member’s headstones as well as place American flags on their graves. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Destinee Sweeney) Shaw, Sumter to honor heritage through cemetery clean-up
The 20th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department and the Sumter Cemetery staff are scheduled to host a “Decorating the Decorated” clean-up at the Sumter Cemetery, May 27 beginning at 9 a.m.
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2017
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