Fire crews assigned to Task Force ODIN shoot water over the C12 aircraft flown by Chief Warrant Officer 3 Gary Tamietti following Tamietti's last flight with Task Force ODIN before retirement at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, July 31, 2011. Tamietti, a Vietnam veteran and Army reservist from San Clemente, Calif., returned to the cockpit in 2003 after a two-decade break in service. Final flight, Vietnam veteran retires for second time after return to cockpit 110731-A-GA661-032

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