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DOBBINS POSTMARKING COMMEMORATES AIR FORCE 60TH ANNIVERSARY

The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news release:

By Tech. Sgt. James Branch94th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Dobbins ARB combined history, veterans, and postage stamps to host a heritage ceremony and pictorial postal cancellation to commemorate the Air Force's 60th birthday on Sept. 18.

The illustration in the U.S. Post Office's pictorial cancellation is a B-24 aircraft that flew during World War II. During the ceremony, Bob Hopkins, postmaster of Marietta, unveiled a picture of the new 41 cent stamp honoring Brig. Gen. James Stewart, B-17 and B-24 bomber pilot.

"I wanted the guests to realize how far we've come from the signing of the National Security Act of 1947 up ...

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