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    Sweet Gratitude: Candy Bomber rededicates Frankfurt's Berlin Airlift Memorial [Image 3 of 21]

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    An elderly military officer in dress uniform, wearing multiple medals and insignia including what appears to be a cross-shaped decoration, is sharing a moment with an elderly woman who displays an expression of joyful surprise. The scene appears to be an outdoor public event with media cameras and onlookers present. The atmosphere suggests a ceremonial or commemorative occasion.

    FRANKFURT, HESSEN, GERMANY

    11.22.2016

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Joe McFadden  

    52nd Fighter Wing

    Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Gail Halvorsen, a C-52 Skymaster pilot also known as the Candy Bomber, prepares to present a chocolate bar to Gisela Rainare, a former civilian employee at the former Frankfurt an Main Air Base, Germany, before the reopening ceremony of the Berlin Airlift Memorial outside Frankfurt International Airport, Germany, Nov. 22, 2016. Halvorsen and his fellow pilots dropped 23 tons of candy with makeshift parachutes from his C-54 as part of the Berlin Airlift, which delivered more than two million tons of food to the blockaded citizens of West Berlin between June 1948 and September 1949. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

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    Date Taken: 11.22.2016
    Date Posted: 11.23.2016 05:13
    Photo ID: 3006889
    VIRIN: 161122-F-ZL078-155
    Resolution: 2967x1973
    Size: 1.14 MB
    Location: FRANKFURT, HESSEN, DE
    Web Views: 96
    Downloads: 5

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    An elderly military officer in dress uniform, wearing multiple medals and insignia including what appears to be a cross-shaped decoration, is sharing a moment with an elderly woman who displays an expression of joyful surprise. The scene appears to be an outdoor public event with media cameras and onlookers present. The atmosphere suggests a ceremonial or commemorative occasion.
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