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    First Apache Block III receives sacred Apache blessing [Image 1 of 2]

    First Apache Block III receives sacred Apache blessing

    REDSTONE ARSENAL, AZ, UNITED STATES

    11.02.2011

    Photo by Sofia Bledsoe 

    Program Executive Office, Aviation

    White Mountain Apache Tribe Chairman Ronnie Lupe (middle) gives the traditional Apache tribal blessing to the Army’s first Apache Block III aircraft Nov. 2 during a private ceremony on the flight line at the Boeing Apache product facility. With him is Ramon Riley (left), the spiritual leader and Jerry Gloshay, Jr. (right), Lupe’s executive assistant. Lupe, a Korean War veteran, conducted a prayer, follow by the ‘smudging’ around the aircraft and concluded with two songs and a closing blessing.

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 11.02.2011
    Date Posted: 11.02.2011 21:37
    Photo ID: 483114
    VIRIN: 111102-O-9999B-798
    Resolution: 3264x2448
    Size: 1.05 MB
    Location: REDSTONE ARSENAL, AZ, US

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    Downloads: 15

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