TAMPA, Fla. – On Memorial Day, People pay tribute to their navy women and men who’ve died serving their nation all around the world.
“My husband was Captain Alan Aertker, [who] was killed in a airplane crash over Germany,” stated Jean Aertker. “We had a two-year-old daughter, and, on the time, we have been stationed in England.”
Native perspective:
Aertker and different Gold Star households have been honored in a ceremony at a downtown Tampa park that was in-built cooperation with MacDill Air Power Base.
Whereas American flags and uniforms dominated the occasion, the navy uniforms of different nations have been additionally seen within the viewers. They’re from the Multinational Coordination Heart at MacDill.
It was fashioned after the 9/11 Assaults at U.S. Central Command, which oversees U.S. forces within the Center East.
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What they’re saying:
“Whether or not it was Normal Franks at first to Normal Kurilla in the present day, they’re nonetheless there. they’re nonetheless steadfast,” stated retired Air Power Brig. Gen. Chip Diehl, who served as base commander.
Centcom’s Chief of Employees, Main Normal Brandon Tegtmeier, delivered the primary speech, telling Gold Star Households that the nation will not overlook their sacrifice. Tegtmeier greeted them personally and helped dedicate a wreath on a monument on the park.
The Supply: The knowledge on this story was gathered by FOX 13’s Lloyd Sowers.
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