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Capt. David Rodriguez, 732nd Airlift Squadron pilot, holds a U.S. flag during a ceremony at the crash site of a World War II-era B-17 Flying Fortress in Lonlay L'Abbaye, France, Sept. 23, 2011. Captain Rodriquez was part of a contingent of Reserve Airmen from the 514th Air Mobility Wing who repatriated the wreckage of the aircraft after it had spent more than half a century in a French farmers barn. The 514th Air Mobility Wing is stationed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shawn J. Jones)

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Lt. Col. Dennis Duffy, 732nd Airlift Squadron commander, places a wreath at the base of a 22-foot bronze statue, "The Spirit of American Youth Rising from the Waves" at the Normandy American Cementary Sept. 23, 2011. The cemetery is situated on a cliff overlooking Omaha Beach and the English Channel just east of St-Laurent-sur-Mer, France. Duffy was part of a contingent of Reserve Airmen from the 514th Air Mobility Wing who repatriated the wreckage of a bomber that crashed in World War II. The B-17 Flying Fortress spent more than half a century in a French farmers barn before being turned over to the Airmen. The 514th Air Mobility Wing is stationed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shawn J. Jones)

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French Connection

Master Sgt. Chuck Kramer, 732nd Airlift Squadron first sergeant, leads a flight of Airmen in the streets of Lonlay L'Abbaye, France, Sept. 23, 2011. Kramer was part of a contingent of Reserve Airmen from the 514th Air Mobility Wing who repatriated the wreckage of a bomber that crashed in France during World War II. The B-17 Flying Fortress spent more than half a century in a French farmers barn before being turned over to the Airmen. The 514th Air Mobility Wing is stationed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn J. Jones)

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Forward Harch!

Reserve Airmen from the 514th Air Mobility Wing march through the streets of Lonlay L'Abbaye, France, Sept. 23, 2011. The Airmen were in France to repatriate the wreckage of a bomber that crashed in World War II. The B-17 Flying Fortress spent more than half a century in a French farmers barn before being turned over to the Airmen. The townspeople of Lonlay L'Abbaye, led by their mayor, honored the Airmen with a formal ceremony and reception in the center of town. The 514th Air Mobility Wing is stationed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn J. Jones)

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Reserve Airmen from the 514th Air Mobility Wing load the wreckage of a B-17 Flying Fortress onto a C-17 Globemaster III at an airport in Caen, France, Sept. 23, 2011. The Airmen were in France to repatriate the bomber which crashed in World War II. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn J. Jones)

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Airmen develop French connections

Published Oct. 1, 2011

Stars and Stripes

French Connection

Forward Harch!

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