Photo By Staff Sgt. Kenny Holston | Colleen Palmer, (right), stands over her husband’s casket as she says her last...... read more read more
The 89th Airlift Wing is proud to honor and memorialize Chief Master Sgt. Charles Palmer who was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery, July 27, 2018. Palmer, age 80 passed away at home with his family by his side Dec. 21, 2017.
More than 100 family members, friends and SAM Fox Airmen attended the internment to pay their respects during the full honors funeral service.
Palmer served in the Air Force for 31 years. He spent 13 of those years serving as a flight attendant on board Air Force One and eleven years as Chief Flight Steward until his retirement in 1986.
Palmer served Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan.
His legacy is etched in history and further honored with a display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.
Palmer was the husband of Colleen H. Palmer and the loving father of Steven, David, Pamela Palmer and Teresa Friedman. He was the grandfather of Alex, Candace, Anna, Charles and Nona. He was also survived by four brothers, family and friends.
| Date Taken: | 07.27.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 08.17.2018 09:51 |
| Story ID: | 289239 |
| Location: | ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, VIRGINIA, US |
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