Cathy Berlin-Obregon, Gold Star family member, and Col. Laurel "Buff" Burkel, Air Mobility Command Fuel Efficiency Division chief, pose outside of the Airman and Family Readiness Center, Sept. 14, 2017, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Obregon and Burkel have helped each other grieve the loss of Obregon's sister, Maj. Phyllis Pelky, who was killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan in 2015.

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