Senator Strom Thurmond C-17 Rename
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Senator Strom Thurmond C-17 Rename (2 pictures)
View All Images- In this photo released by the United States Air Force, US Secretary of the Air Force Dr. James G. Roche (right) looks on as "The Spirit of Strom Thurmond." is unveiled on the100th C-17 Globemaster III to roll of the assembly line during a ceremony to commemorate the 100th birthday of US Senator Strom Thurmond (Republican of South Carolina), seated in wheel chair, at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, December 12, 2002. Thurmond, an Army combat veteran of World War II, has been a US Senator for 48 years and is a member of the US Senate Armed Services and Veterans' Affairs committees. The "Spirit of Strom Thurmond" is assigned to the 437th Airlift Wing at Charleston Air Force Base in Thurmond's home state of South Carolina. Mandatory Credit: Jim Varhegyi - US Air Force via CNP/AdMedia
- In this photo released by the United States Air Force, US Senator Strom Thurmond (Republican of South Carolina), seated in wheel chair, is helped through a US Air Force Honor Guard Cordon to cut a cake commemorating his 100th birthday during a ceremony at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, December 12, 2002. During the ceremony the 100th C-17 Globemaster III to roll off the assembly line was christened "The Spirit of Strom Thurmond." Thurmond, an Army combat veteran of World War II, has been a US Senator for 48 years and is a member of the US Senate Armed Services and Veterans' Affairs committees. The "Spirit of Strom Thurmond" is assigned to the 437th Airlift Wing at Charleston Air Force Base in Thurmond's home state of South Carolina. Mandatory Credit: Jim Varhegyi - US Air Force via CNP/AdMedia `