Photo by Sgt. Brytani Musick | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 08.12.2016
Sgt. Maj. Joseph V. Standifird, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232 sergeant major, salutes the Battle Cross display for Maj. R. Sterling Norton, a fallen pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232, during the playing of Taps during his memorial service aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Aug. 12, 2016. Norton, a Santa Cruz, Calif., native, commissioned in the......
Photo by Sgt. Brytani Musick | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 08.12.2016
A row of photos and flowers are setup behind the Battle Cross display for Maj. R. Sterling Norton, a fallen pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232, during his memorial service aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Aug. 12. Norton, a Santa Cruz, Calif., native, commissioned in the Marine Corps in 2005, graduated from the Navy Strike-Fighter Weapons School “Top Gun”......
Photo by Sgt. Brytani Musick | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 08.12.2016
A Marine places boots at the base of the Battle Cross display for Maj. R. Sterling Norton, a fallen pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232, during his memorial service aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Aug. 12, 2016. Norton, a Santa Cruz, Calif., native, commissioned in the Marine Corps in 2005, graduated from the Navy Strike-Fighter Weapons School “Top Gun” in......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Callaghan | 23rd Wing | 04.15.2016
A battle cross sits on display during sunrise, April 15, 2016, at Avon Park Air Force Range, Fla. U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 93d Air Ground Operations Wing set up the cross for Lt. Col. William Schroeder, who was killed April 8. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Ryan Callaghan/Released)...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Callaghan | 23rd Wing | 04.15.2016
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 93d Air Ground Operations Wing salute as taps is played, April 15, 2016, at Avon Park Air Force Range, Fla. The Airmen gathered to pay tribute to Lt. Col William Schroeder, who served alongside many members of the 93d AGOW. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Ryan Callaghan/Released)...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Callaghan | 23rd Wing | 04.15.2016
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 93d Air Ground Operations Wing perform pushups as a tribute to fallen Terminal Air Control Party Airmen, April 15, 2016, at Avon Park Air Force Range, Fla. The Airmen gathered to pay tribute to Lt. Col William Schroeder, who served alongside many members of the 93d AGOW. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Ryan Callaghan/Released)...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Callaghan | 23rd Wing | 04.15.2016
U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party members from the 93d Air Ground Operations Wing stand in formation during a tribute to the late Lt. Col William Schroeder, April 15, 2016, at Avon Park Air Force Range, Fla. Schroeder was the commander of the 342nd Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, which is responsible for the entry-level training of all battlefield Airmen. (U.S.......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Callaghan | 23rd Wing | 04.15.2016
U.S. Air Force Col. Joseph Locke, 93d Air Ground Operations Wing commander, speaks about the heroism of the late Lt. Col William Schroeder, April 15, 2016, at Avon Park Air Force Range, Fla. The Airmen gathered to pay tribute to Lt. Col William Schroeder, who served alongside many members of the 93d AGOW. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Ryan Callaghan/Released)...
