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    Retired 'Candy Bomber' Honored at Pentagon Ceremony [Image 2 of 3]

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    05.19.2009

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    Retired Air Force Col. Gail Halvorsen stands next to a handkerchief parachute artifact that will be displayed in the new Defense Humanitarian Relief Corridor dedicated in the Pentagon, May 19, 2009. Halvorsen dropped candy-laden parachutes from his aircraft to Berlin children during the Berlin Airlift, earning the nickname "Candy Bomber." DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Molly A. Burgess

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    Date Taken: 05.19.2009
    Date Posted: 07.03.2025 18:02
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    VIRIN: 090519-D-D0439-4568
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