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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)


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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Two elderly people peer out their house window during fasching, a festival held across Europe, in the city of Ramstein, Germany, Feb. 28, 2017. The festival season is celebrated by people from Germany, Switzerland and Austria. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lane T. Plummer)
An elderly couple hang a basket out their window to catch candy thrown during fasching, a festival held across Europe, in the city of Ramstein, Germany, Feb. 28, 2017. While crowds often swarm the streets parades go through to obtain candy and other goods, the elderly and disabled are commonly seen watching from their homes, where parade participants often toss candy their way to make them feel like they’re celebrating with everyone else. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lane T. Plummer)
A man blasts pieces of colored paper at a crowd during fasching, a festival held across Europe, in the city of Ramstein, Germany, Feb. 28, 2017. Fasching is Germany’s carnival season. It starts on the 11th day of November at exactly 11 minutes after 11 am and ends at the stroke of midnight on Shroud Tuesday—often referred to as Fat Tuesday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lane T. Plummer)
A man sits on his windowsill to observe the parades outside his apartment during fasching, a festival held across Europe, in the city of Ramstein, Germany, Feb. 28, 2017. These festivals are associated with festivals of the Christian church, however, they go further back to Pagan times, and was a way of driving out the evil spirits of winter and encouraging the coming of spring and good crops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lane T. Plummer)
A paramedic waits besides his vehicle as he observes the parade during fasching, a festival held across Europe, in the city of Ramstein, Germany, Feb. 28, 2017. The festival season is celebrated by people from Germany, Switzerland and Austria. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lane T. Plummer)
An elderly woman leans out her window to observe the festivities below her apartment during fasching, a festival held across Europe, in the city of Ramstein, Germany, Feb. 28, 2017. While people are encouraged to come down to the streets to celebrate with the parade crowds, older citizens tend to watch from within their homes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lane T. Plummer)
Musical performers march in a parade during fasching, a festival held across Europe, in the city of Ramstein, Germany, Feb. 28, 2017. Often throughout these festivals is loud music played by dozens of groups parading through the streets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lane T. Plummer)
Members of a parade group called “Men in Black” walk through a parade during fasching, a festival held across Europe, in the city of Ramstein, Germany, Feb. 28, 2017. People who celebrate often dress up as pop culture figures and politicians. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lane T. Plummer)
People wave at people in a parade during fasching, a festival held across Europe, in the city of Ramstein, Germany, Feb. 28, 2017. In the Middle Ages, Karneval gave people a break from the tightly structured class system, as they were able to hide their social background behind imaginative costumes and masks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lane T. Plummer)
A woman laughs as she marches through a parade during fasching, a festival held across Europe, in the city of Ramstein, Germany, Feb. 28, 2017. Fasching is Germany’s carnival season. It starts on the 11th day of November at exactly 11 minutes after 11 am and ends at the stroke of midnight on Shroud Tuesday—often referred to as Fat Tuesday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lane T. Plummer)
An elderly couple stare out their window to view the parade below them during fasching, a festival held across Europe, in the city of Ramstein, Germany, Feb. 28, 2017. Fasching is a time of festivity and merry making—a time where common place people take a chance to free themselves for personal expression and celebration. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lane T. Plummer)
Two men peer out the windows of a bar during fasching, a festival held across Europe, in the city of Ramstein, Germany, Feb. 28, 2017. In the Middle Ages, Karneval gave people a break from the tightly structured class system, as they were able to hide their social background behind imaginative costumes and masks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lane T. Plummer)