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F.S. GABRESKI AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y. - The New York Air National Guard's 105th Airlift Wing, in conjunction with the 106th Rescue Wing will conduct a ramp ceremony to honor Staff Sgt. Louis Bonacasa on Thursday, Dec. 31, at noon.
Ramp ceremonies are held by military units to honor service members when their remains depart or arrive at a location.
Bonacasa, a Coram resident who was killed in action in Afghanistan on Dec. 21, was a former member of the 106th Rescue Wing at Gabreski from 2008-10.
WHO: Members and retired members of the 105th Airlift Wing and 106th Rescue Wing, along with members of the Bonacasa family.
WHAT: A ramp ceremony in which the body of Staff Sgt. Louis Bonacasa will return to F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base from Dover Air Force Base aboard a 105th Airlift Wing C-17. Airmen will be present in a mass formation to honor Staff Sgt. Bonacasa. Col. Timothy LaBarge, the commander of the 105th Airlift Wing will speak.
WHEN: Thursday, December 31 at noon. Members of the press must be at the base not later than 10:45 a.m.
Reporters must contact Tech Sgt. Sara Pastorello or Tech. Sgt. Dorie Weber at 845-563-2075 no later than noon on Wednesday, December 30 for access to this secure military facility.
WHERE: Main Hangar, F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, 150 Old Riverhead Road, Westhampton Beach, N.Y.
| Date Taken: | 12.29.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 12.29.2015 16:04 |
| Story ID: | 185432 |
| Location: | WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NEW YORK, US |
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