A family member carries Chief Master Sgt. (Ret.) Paul Kerchum’s ashes into Kerchum’s funeral in Benson, Ariz., Jan. 25, 2023. Kerchum passed away Dec. 17, 2022, and was laid to rest with full military honors on, what would have been, his 103 birthday.

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