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U.S. Army Air Corps SGT. Louis Sleeper (right), a World War II veteran, enjoys the air show during the Aerospace and Arizona Days Air Show at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., on April 2, 2005. He was a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber aircraft ball turret gunner from 1942-1945 and he was also a Prisoner-Of-War (POW) for six months. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Jesse Shipps)(Released)

U.S. Army Air Corps SGT. Louis Sleeper, a World War II veteran, sits at the Meet a Hero table during the Aerospace and Arizona Days Air Show at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., on April 2, 2005. He was a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber aircraft ball turret gunner from 1942-1945 and he was also a Prisoner-Of-War (POW) for six months. In the foreground is a photo of himself together with his crew members during WWII. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Jesse Shipps)(Released)

U.S. Army Air Corps SGT. Louis Sleeper, a World War II veteran, displays his photo from WWII at the Meet a Hero table during the Aerospace and Arizona Days Air Show at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., on April 2, 2005. He was a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber aircraft ball turret gunner from 1942-1945 and he was also a Prisoner-Of-War (POW) for six months. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Jesse Shipps) (Released)

U.S. Army Air Corps SGT. Louis Sleeper, a World War II veteran, takes a look inside a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber aircraft during the Aerospace and Arizona Days Air Show at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., on April 2, 2005. He was a B-17 ball turret gunner from 1942-1945 and he was also a Prisoner-Of-War (POW) for six months. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Jesse Shipps)(Released)

U.S. Army Air Corps SGT. Louis Sleeper (left), a World War II veteran, talks to visitors at the Aerospace and Arizona Days Air Show at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., on April 2, 2005. He was a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber aircraft ball turret gunner from 1942-1945 and he was also a Prisoner-Of-War (POW) for six months. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Jesse Shipps) (Released)

U.S. Army SGT. Micheal Wirick, assigned to 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 449th Aviation Support Battalion, Texas Army National Guard (TXARNG) drives an aircraft tug while positioning helicopters on the flight line at Logistic Support Area, Anaconda, Balad Air Base, Iraq, on Oct. 25, 2006, in support of Task Force Mustang, during Operation IraqiFreedom. (A3606) (U.S. Army PHOTO by SGT. 1ST Class Orbe) (Released)

U.S. Air Force CHIEF MASTER SGT. Jeff Hulme, a competition judge from Wright- Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, inspect a missile on an F-15 Eagle aircraft from the 123rd Fighter Squadron, Oregon Air National Guard, during exercise William Tell at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., on Nov. 8, 2004. This is the 50th Anniversary of the William Tell competition, an exercise that tests an aircrew's ability to perform under combat conditions. (USAF PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Dennis J. Henry Jr.) (Released)

U.S. Army SGT. Joshua Ingersoll (foreground), assigned to 4th Platoon, Bravo Company, 449th Aviation Support Battalion, Texas Army National Guard, install a carrier drive assembly on a AH-64 Apache helicopter, as two other Soldiers observe, at Logistic Support Area, Anaconda, Balad Air Base, Iraq, on Jan. 30, 2007, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. (A3606) (U.S. Army PHOTO by SGT. 1ST Class Erwin Orbe) (Released)) (U.S. Army PHOTO by SGT. 1ST Class Erwin Orbe) (Released)

U.S. Air Force GEN. John P. Jumper, Air Force CHIEF of STAFF, poses for a picture in front of the restored F-106A Delta Dart aircraft that was dedicated in honor and remembrance of his Father, MAJ. GEN. Jimmy Jumper, at the Pacific Coast Air Museum, Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport, Santa Rosa, Calif., on Oct. 16, 2004. (U.S. Air Force photo by Audrey M. Quillen) (Released)

U.S. Army Air Corps SGT. Louis Sleeper, a World War II veteran, sits at the Meet a Hero table during the Aerospace and Arizona Days Air Show at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., on April 2, 2005. He was a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber aircraft ball turret gunner from 1942-1945 and he was also a Prisoner-Of-War (POW) for six months. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Jesse Shipps)(Released)

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Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base

State: Arizona (AZ)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: A1C Jesse Shipps, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

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