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    Mattar Relay 2015 [Image 18 of 23]

    Mattar Relay 2015

    TAMPA, FL, UNITED STATES

    11.20.2015

    Photo by Spc. Tracy Mack 

    982nd Signal Company (Combat Camera) (Airborne)

    A participant holds a baton while talking to his team before the relay race begins for the 35th Annual Mattar Relay held annually, MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, Fla., Nov. 20, 2015. U.S. Lt. Col. George Mattar, a Citadel alumni and former Joint Communications Support Element (JCSE) commander, was killed on Jan. 13, 1982 when his flight, Florida Airlines No. 90, crashed into the waters of the Potomac River. Aboard this flight were 74 passengers, of which only six survived. Also killed were Maj. Ralph Herman, JCSE's Chief of Operations, and Sergeant Major James Dixon. In commemoration, JCSE sponsors an annual 14 mile relay race for all military units, DOD employees and military affiliates in the Greater Tampa Bay area.(U.S.Army photo by Spc. Tracy McKithern)

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    Date Taken: 11.20.2015
    Date Posted: 11.23.2015 13:29
    Photo ID: 2302349
    VIRIN: 151120-A-LC197-061
    Resolution: 3840x5760
    Size: 7.37 MB
    Location: TAMPA, FL, US

    Web Views: 50
    Downloads: 4

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