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Gale Resh, a certified therapeutic recreation specialist at South Lake Village took Col. Clarence J. Christensen (Ret.), to see members of the Nebraska Air National Guard 155th Air Refueling Wing for a tour and a reunion of fellow retirees, as a way of showing their appreciation for his service. Resh displays a plaque with a wrench attached ,which was given to Christiensen years ago and is proudly hung in his nursing home room. The plaque was given as a way of showing apprecaition for getting his hands dirty working on the aircraft with his maintainers during his service at the Nebraska Air National Guard. Christensen served in the U.S. Air Force from 1948 until 1972, then transferred to the Nebraska Air National Guard and served as a fighter pilot from 1972-1978. During his active duty time, he was awarded The Air Force Association's Earl T. Ricks Memorial Trophy in 1958, for flying the fastest mission. Christensen was known for his "greasy hands" and greased flight suit. He enjoyed learning how his aircraft worked, he would turn wrenches with the air craft maintenance crews so he understood the entire process the engine would go through during flight.
| Date Taken: | 09.14.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 09.14.2016 19:58 |
| Photo ID: | 2853979 |
| VIRIN: | 160914-Z-GK473-024 |
| Resolution: | 4928x3280 |
| Size: | 1.25 MB |
| Location: | LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, US |
| Web Views: | 6 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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