German village honors fallen U.S. Airman

Col. Harry Benham, U.S. Air Forces in Europe Operations and Plans chief, and Silvano Wueschner, 86th Airlift Wing historian, salute during the playing of taps during the unavailing of a memorial stone for a crashed World War II pilot Sept. 25, 2015, at Dietingen, Germany. Second Lt. Priesley Cooper Jr. was conducting an escorting mission when he was shot down. The town of Dietingen buried him and 70 years later held a ceremony to honor him. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Armando A. Schwier-Morales)

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