The 142nd Wing is honoring one of its
former crew chiefs by displaying unique
memorial art work on one of its jets .
The artwork was put on aircraft 151 in
memory of Master Sergeant Marty Nance
who served at Portland Air National
Guard base for over 30 years before he
passed away in early 2018 . Mhm . In
june the newly applied artwork was
revealed to marty's family and friends
in the beginning when when I found out
that his name was going on the jet ,
That was super special because it just
said a lot for how everybody felt about
him out here . They picked 151 because
it was his jet prior and it couldn't be
a more fitting thing . Marty was known
for his quiet knowledge , good nature
and artistic abilities both on and off
the job . Along the way , marty
developed a fondness for incorporating
sharks into his artwork and projects .
When I found out about the artwork with
the shark's teeth and stuff , it just
was all very fitting because that was
his thing . For some reason he was he
got fixated on sharks a long time ago .
Anything you see with shark , most of
his friends and all his family , always
thinking marty . So this is a great way
to carry on the tradition of marty .
His jet , You know , with his signature
in 2004 of the Widmer Brothers
sponsored the slot derby on Mount Hood
and marty's brainchild was he got the
team together to build a sled shark .
So we did and that kind of fit with the
whole thing marty and sharks went
together like peanut butter and jelly .
Yeah , those who are lucky enough to
know marty remember him for the
positive impact he made in the lives of
the people around him , he's missed .
That's for sure . Not only his
friendship just is uh compassionate .
Yeah , Reporting for
the 1 42nd Wing . I'm technical
sergeant , Steph Sawyer