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    War medal returns to family after 61 years [Image 5 of 13]

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    War medal returns to family after 61 years

    PEORIA, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES

    08.27.2020

    Photo by Tech. Sgt. Lealan Buehrer 

    182nd Airlift Wing

    U.S. Air Force Col. Daniel McDonough, the commander of the 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, takes family members of Capt. Richard Ward through a tour of the unit’s air park in Peoria, Ill., Aug. 27, 2020. Ward, an F-84D pilot, died in an on-base aircraft accident during the June 1959 drill weekend. The captain’s Distinguished Flying Cross earned during the Korean War was bestowed to this children by extended family during a ceremony on the installation after being lost for 61 years. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Lealan Buehrer)

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    Date Taken: 08.27.2020
    Date Posted: 09.30.2020 17:06
    Photo ID: 6375750
    VIRIN: 200827-Z-EU280-2055
    Resolution: 5601x3151
    Size: 5.65 MB
    Location: PEORIA, ILLINOIS, US
    Hometown: DELAVAN, WISCONSIN, US

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