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    A hero's long journey home: Capt. Virgil Meroney remains repatriated [Image 6 of 7]

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    A hero's long journey home: Capt. Virgil Meroney remains repatriated

    FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS, UNITED STATES

    06.09.2012

    Photo by Airman 1st Class Hannah Dickerson 

    188th Wing

    A Little Rock Air Force Base honor guardsman presents a Unites States flag to the family of Capt. Virgil Meroney III during a repatriation ceremony held in Fayetteville, Ark., June 9, 2012. Meroney was missing in action during the Vietnam War after being shot down in his F-4D Phantom II aircraft, which crashed while carrying out a nighttime strike mission in Kahammouan province, Laos. Meroney’s remains were identified, May 24, and were returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Four A-10C Thunderbolt II “Warthogs” with the Arkansas Air National Guard’s 188th Fighter Wing also performed a missing man formation during a flyover at the ceremony to honor Meroney.

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    Date Taken: 06.09.2012
    Date Posted: 06.20.2012 12:10
    Photo ID: 608086
    VIRIN: 120609-F-QD538-368
    Resolution: 3736x2777
    Size: 4.45 MB
    Location: FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS, US

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