Lt. Col. Joel Deboer, 560th Flying Training Squadron commander, and Paul Granger, former B-52 Stratofortress pilot, taxi for a flight at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, March 3, 2016. The 560th FTS flew Granger around San Antonio as part of the Freedom Flyer Reunion, an annual celebration recognizing the service of Air Force Prisoners of War during the Vietnam War. On Dec. 20, 1972, Granger was shot down near Hanoi in North Vietnam while he was on a combat mission in support of Operation Linebacker II. Operation Linebacker II was a series of bombing runs conducted in an effort destroy
Lt. Col. Joel Deboer, 560th Flying Training Squadron commander, and Paul Granger, former B-52 Stratofortress pilot, taxi for a flight at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, March 3, 2016. The 560th FTS flew Granger around San Antonio as part of the Freedom Flyer Reunion, an annual celebration recognizing the service of Air Force Prisoners of War during the Vietnam War. On Dec. 20, 1972, Granger was shot down near Hanoi in North Vietnam while he was on a combat mission in support of Operation Linebacker II. Operation Linebacker II was a series of bombing runs conducted in an effort destroy major North Vietnamese targets. Airman 1st Class Stefan Alvarez)
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