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Three of
the astronauts chosen to fly to the moon next year aboard Artemis II are
former military pilots, and two were Navy aviators who have decades of
collective flying experience.
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While on her way home one day, Misty
Wright saw her fiancé, Toby Bowden, working alongside his tow truck
as cars continued flying by him. It gave her chills. Bowden, a
Marine veteran, was killed two weeks later when a drunk driver
struck him while he was trying to tow a disabled vehicle from a
crash scene.
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During WWII, Roy Caldwood was among those
who fought fascism overseas while his life was controlled by Jim
Crow laws back home. His unit, the 92nd Infantry Division of the
Buffalo Soldiers, was sent to Italy, where, Caldwood said, he was
not treated as a lesser, not even by the Nazis.
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Retired Marine 1st Sgt. Robert Gray was
reading a book about Black Medal of Honor recipients, when he came
across Pfc. Willy James, Jr., Kansas City’s only Black MOH
recipient. Gray had never heard of him. So, for over a decade he
has worked to ensure James’ contributions would be remembered.
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U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Peter Timpo
of Ecorse was serving as bombardier on a B-24 Liberator. The crew's
mission was to hit oil fields and refineries near Bucharest in
summer 1943 as part of Operation Tidal Wave.
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On June 5, Larry Zich will be laid to rest
at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery in Lincoln, Neb. The Patriot Guard
will be there, and military jets will fly over.
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