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ALBANY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT--Members of the New York Military Forces Honor Guard carry the remains of United States Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Ray Fletcher from a plane to a waiting hearse Wednesday, Aug. 18 during an honorable transfer of remains ceremony here.
Fletcher and three others were killed in 1944 when the B-25 medium bomber he was piloting crashed into a mountainside on the Mediterranian Island of Corsica.
His remains were finally recovered in 1995 and identified in 2009. Fletcher will be interred in Essex Junction, Vermont.
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US Air Forces Europe -- Fri, 30 May 2025 US, Moroccan Forces strengthen aeromedical evacuation capabilities during African Lion 25 KENITRA AIR BASE, Morocco -- U.S. and Moroccan military medical teams completed a series of joint aeromedical evacuation training missions at Kenitra Air Base, Morocco, from May 1219, 2025,... (more)
Saratogian, -- Thu, 29 May 2025 Never forget: Gerald B. H. Solomon National Cemetery holds 26th annual Memorial Day ceremony SCHUYLERVILLE, N.Y. Each year, the Gerald B. H. Solomon National Cemetery holds a Memorial Day Ceremony, which honors and celebrates the men and women who died protecting our country. This... (more)
Spectrum News -- Mon, 26 May 2025 Remembering New York National Guard members killed in helicopter crash (video) On March 8 of last year, New York Army National Guard aviators Casey Frankoski and John Grassia died in a helicopter crash near the U.S./Mexico border in Texas. They gave their lives for... (more)
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