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Current Events => Breaking News => Topic started by: DefiantSix on February 17, 2022, 03:12:58 PM
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Utah's Gail Halvorsen, the 'Berlin Candy Bomber', dies at 101 (https://www.sltrib.com/news/2022/02/17/utahs-gail-halvorsen/)
By Nate Carlisle | Feb. 17, 2022, 7:37 a.m. | Updated: 11:18 a.m.
Gail Halvorsen, the Utah farm boy who became a hero in post-World War II Europe for fastening candy to handkerchiefs and dropping them from his U.S. Air Force cargo plane to the children of West Berlin, earning him the nickname the %u201CBerlin Candy Bomber,%u201D has died.
He was 101.
After a brief illness, Halvorsen %u201Cpassed away peacefully %u2026 surrounded by most of his children%u201D on Wednesday night at Utah Valley Hospital, according to the Gail S. Halvorsen Aviation Education Foundation. Funeral arrangements are pending.
The German Embassy to the United States tweeted, %u201CRIP Colonel Gail Halvorsen. %u2026 Thank you for your kindness, Colonel.%u201D
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Rest in peace, sir. Thank-you for your great example.
KSL News Report (https://youtu.be/WdD3VmwHlEU)
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Rest in peace, sir. Thank-you for your great example.
KSL News Report (https://youtu.be/WdD3VmwHlEU)
Colonel Halvorsen was not only an example of the kind of pilot to be, but also the kind of human to be. He was a shining example of honor, truth, fairness, and ethical behavior.
He served in the city that I served in, long before me, and did so with gracious accommodation. We are all stronger for having Col Halvorsen come before us.
I deeply respect this man and fervently pray that the example he set does not diminish.
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In a mere three years US airmen transitioned from bombing the bleep out of Berlin and Germany to feeding Berlin in the face of Stalin's blockade/siege. I'll bet those transport guys loved their supply duties compared to the earlier destructive duties.