Gertrude Geyer-Dix, wife of retired Col. Gerald Johnson “Jerry” Dix, holds a shadowbox honoring his accomplishments in Sumter, , Nov. 7, 2016. Dix became a colonel at the age of 27, served as the base commander at Shaw Air Force Base, , and later as an advisor to the Royal Hellenic Air Force in Greece and the Colorado Air National Guard in Denver.

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