Photo by Airman 1st Class Karalyn Degraffenreed | 97th Air Mobility Wing | 04.05.2024
The Altus Air Force Base Blue Knights Honor Guard team renders a 21 gun salute at Astronaut Thomas Stafford’s funeral service in Weatherford, Oklahoma, April 5, 2024. While Stafford could have been buried in Arlington National Cemetery, he chose instead to be buried in his hometown of Weatherford. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kari Degraffenreed)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Karalyn Degraffenreed | 97th Air Mobility Wing | 04.05.2024
The Altus Air Force Base Blue Knights Honor Guard conducts a flag folding ceremony at Astronaut Thomas Stafford’s funeral service in Weatherford, Oklahoma, April 5, 2024. Stafford joined the U.S. Air Force in 1952 and retired as a Lt. General in 1979. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kari Degraffenreed)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Karalyn Degraffenreed | 97th Air Mobility Wing | 04.05.2024
The Altus Air Force Base Blue Knights Honor Guard carries Astronaut Thomas Stafford’s casket during his funeral service in Weatherford, Oklahoma, April 5, 2024. The Blue Knights were chosen out of several Oklahoma Honor Guard teams to serve during Stafford’s funeral. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kari Degraffenreed)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Karalyn Degraffenreed | 97th Air Mobility Wing | 04.05.2024
U.S Air Force Staff Sgt. Almyr Zamudio, Altus Air Force Base Blue Knights Honor Guard non-commissioned officer in charge, prepares Astronaut Thomas Stafford’s casket during a viewing at the Stafford Air and Space Museum in Weatherford, Oklahoma, April 5, 2024. The museum was named for Stafford and holds displays of the Gemini 6 spacecraft and the spacesuit Stafford wore during the Apollo 10......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Karalyn Degraffenreed | 97th Air Mobility Wing | 04.05.2024
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Lain Baker, Altus Air Force Base Blue Knights Honor Guardsman, salutes Astronaut Thomas Stafford’s casket as it leaves First Baptist Church of Weatherford in Weatherford, Oklahoma, April 5, 2024. The Blue Knights served as pallbearers, administered flag folding duties and performed a 21 gun salute during Stafford’s service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman......
