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WWII Veteran, Hobert Yeager

WWII Veteran, Hobert Yeager, was drafted in 1943 and served in the Pacific Theater where he fought battles on Leyte Island with the 21st Infantry Regiment which counted 2,133 enemy kills and 14 captured prisoners (42% of the division total). He received two purple hearts from wounds incurred during the battles and was sent to help occupied Japan in late 1945.

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WWII Veteran, Hobert Yeager

WWII Veteran, Hobert Yeager, was drafted in 1943 and served in the Pacific Theater where he fought battles on Leyte Island with the 21st Infantry Regiment which counted 2,133 enemy kills and 14 captured prisoners (42% of the division total). He received two purple hearts from wounds incurred during the battles and was sent to help occupied Japan in late 1945.

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WWII Veteran, Hobert Yeager

WWII Veteran, Hobert Yeager, was drafted in 1943 and served in the Pacific Theater where he fought battles on Leyte Island with the 21st Infantry Regiment which counted 2,133 enemy kills and 14 captured prisoners (42% of the division total). He received two purple hearts from wounds incurred during the battles and was sent to help occupied Japan in late 1945.

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Secretary of Defense greets Westover Historian

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta greets Westover Historian MSgt. Joseph Gluckert during a holiday trip to Southwest Asia. The secretary delivered remarks to over 300 Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Airmen Dec. 12, 2012. Panetta wished service members a happy holiday season and answered questions on military budget issues. "We are not simply going to cut across the board and weaken everything in our military," he said. "We will look at every area of the military budget and determine where savings could be achieved but will do it in a responsible way." (DOD photo by Erin Kirk-Cuomo)

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A Mammoth Approach

A Westover C-5 Galaxy approaches the runway for a "touch and go" during the airshow on August 4, 2012. Nearly 210,000 people thronged Westover's flight line between Aug. 4 and 5th for the air show's salute to the World War II generation. (U.S. Air Force photo/W.C. Pope)

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Sky High

A model rocket shoots up into the sky at Westover Air Reserve Base, Chicopee, Mass., April 25, 2012. A symposium for 180 youths combined model rocket-launching demonstrations with a massive tour at the Base Hangar during the Youth Outreach program held annually at the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/W.C. Pope)

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WWII Veterans First Glimpse of Memorial

World War II veteran Hobert Yeager rests at the WWII memorial during an Honor Flight trip to Washington, D.C., Nov. 10, 2012. Yeager was drafted in 1943 and served in the Pacific Theater where he fought battles on Leyte Island with the 21st Infantry Regiment which counted 2,133 enemy kills and 14 captured prisoners (42% of the division total). He received two purple hearts from wounds incurred during the battles and was sent to help occupied Japan in late 1945. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA. Kelly Galloway)

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Aerial Loop

Aerial performers demonstrate for the crowd at Westover Air Reserve Base, Chicopee, Mass., on August 5, 2012. The Air Show this year is the largest Westover has had since 1974, boasting more than 60 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by W.C. Pope)

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Presidential Palace, Port-au-Prince

The presidential palace lies in ruins in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, nearly three years after the lethal earthquake – and the relief effort, which the 439th Airlift Wing joined. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. James Bishop)

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Island Hopping

A boat full of travelers navigates the water around Grande Cayemite island, Haiti. Nearly three years after the devastating earthquake – and the Operation Unified Response relief effort, which the 439th Airlift Wing joined – Haiti shows signs of recovery. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. James Bishop)

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Relaxing in the Marketplace

In the marketplace in Pestel, Haiti, a young boy watches the activity. Nearly three years after the lethal earthquake – and the worldwide relief effort, which the 439th Airlift Wing joined – Haiti shows signs of recovery. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. James Bishop)

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Main Street after the rain

A girl holds the rainwater she has collected in Pestel, Haiti. Nearly three years after the devastating earthquake – and the relief effort, which the 439th Airlift Wing joined – Haiti shows signs of recovery. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. James Bishop)

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Morning Commute

A boy and girl commute to school in Pestel, Haiti. Nearly three years after the lethal earthquake – and the worldwide relief effort, which the 439th Airlift Wing joined – Haiti shows signs of recovery. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. James Bishop)

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Sunset Shift

A sunset backdrops the isochronal inspection dock as a day winds down at Westover. (U.S. Air Force photo by MSgt. Andrew Biscoe)

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Vets Day Flyby

A C-5 from "the Patriot Wing" at Westover Air Reserve Base performs a flyby over Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Mass., Nov. 11, just before kickoff, to an estimated crowd of more than 68,000. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA. Kelly Galloway)

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Nighttime Burns

Westover's Fire Deptartment conducts a nighttime exercise as part of annual training requirements. Earlier this year, Air Force Reserve Command announced that the Westover Fire Dept. earned best in the command -- achieving the highest degree of excellence in mission support and fire protection management. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA. Kelly Galloway)

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Miss Westover's runway

SrA. Cara Lustig will compete in the Miss Massachusetts USA Pageant Nov 16. A reservist with the 439th Communications Squadron, Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass. She's also completing her MBA and works full-time for the Universaty of Phoenix in Boston. (Air Force photo by W.C.Pope)

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SrA. Cara Lustig will compete in the Miss Massachusetts USA Pageant.

SrA. Cara Lustig will compete in the Miss Massachusetts USA Pageant Nov 16. A reservist with the 439th Communications Squadron, Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass. She's also completing her MBA and works full-time for the Universaty of Phoenix in Boston. (Air Force photo by W.C.Pope)

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SrA. Cara Lustig will compete in the Miss Massachusetts USA Pageant.

SrA. Cara Lustig will compete in the Miss Massachusetts USA Pageant Nov 16. A reservist with the 439th Communications Squadron, Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass. She's also completing her MBA and works full-time for the Universaty of Phoenix in Boston. (Air Force photo by W.C.Pope)

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Miss Westover's runway

SrA. Cara Lustig will compete in the Miss Massachusetts USA Pageant Nov 16. A reservist with the 439th Communications Squadron, Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass. She's also completing her MBA and works full-time for the Universaty of Phoenix in Boston. (Air Force photo by W.C.Pope)

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