Lt. Gen. John Thompson, commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center, right, and Maj. Gen. (Ret) Thomas Taverney, left, Chairman of the Board of the Schriever Chapter of the Air Force Association, and former vice commander of Air Force Space Command, watch as the Schriever Wall of Honor reveals the name of five new honorees at the Wall of Honor Ceremony in El Segundo, Calif., June 8, 2017. Los Angeles Air Force Base welcomed distinguished guests for the Schriever Wall of Honor Ceremony to celebrate the induction of Maj. Gen. Joseph S. Bleymaier, Col. Edward Blum, Gen. Samuel C. Phillips,
Lt. Gen. John Thompson, commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center, right, and Maj. Gen. (Ret) Thomas Taverney, left, Chairman of the Board of the Schriever Chapter of the Air Force Association, and former vice commander of Air Force Space Command, watch as the Schriever Wall of Honor reveals the name of five new honorees at the Wall of Honor Ceremony in El Segundo, Calif., June 8, 2017. Los Angeles Air Force Base welcomed distinguished guests for the Schriever Wall of Honor Ceremony to celebrate the induction of Maj. Gen. Joseph S. Bleymaier, Col. Edward Blum, Gen. Samuel C. Phillips, Dr. Eberhardt Rechtin, Col. Quenten A. Riepe, and Dr. Adolf K. Thiel to the list of SMC space pioneers. In addition to the family of the honorees, SMC welcomed Senior Amn. Brett Schriever, great-grandson of Gen. Bernard A Schriever to the witness the event. ( Air Force photo by Sarah Corrice.)
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