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60TH ANNIVERSARY OF BERLIN AIRLIFT COMMEMORATED
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US Fed News Service, Including US State News
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July 14, 2008
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The U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command issued the following press release:
By Airman Sondra M. Wieseler49th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
On July 10, Holloman commemorated one of the largest humanitarian and aviation events in history; the Berlin Airlift.
Mr. Robert Frye, producer and director of the film "The Berlin Airlift", came to the Raptors Nest here and presented his film during a dinner commemoration of the 60th Anniversary.
The dinner began with the posting of the colors by the Steel Talon honor guard and both the American and German national anthems. Col. Peter Klement, the German Air Force Flying Training Center commander, made the opening remarks and told a brief story of the ...