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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Anthony Gonzalez, a loadmaster with the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, hugs Eva Hake, mother of U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jeremy Jutba-Hake - an Airman who passed away during Operation Christmas Drop in 2015, after a memorial ceremony at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, December 12, 2024. The tradition of OCD began during the Christmas season in 1952 when a B-29 Superfortress aircrew saw islanders waving at them from the island of Kapingamarangi, 3,500 miles southwest of Hawaii. In the spirit of Christmas, the aircrew dropped a bundle of supplies attached to a parachute to the islanders below, giving the operation its name. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Nathan Allen)
| Date Taken: | 12.12.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 12.14.2024 02:51 |
| Photo ID: | 8800307 |
| VIRIN: | 241212-F-YN203-1004 |
| Resolution: | 4258x5504 |
| Size: | 3.36 MB |
| Location: | ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, GU |
| Web Views: | 27 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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