Thursday, July 15, 2010

Nellis Has Memorial Service For Fallen Airman

The Las Vegas Sun writes a nice article on the memorial service for Nellis Air Force Captain David A. Wisniewski.
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/jul/15/nellis-airman-remembered-dedication-memorial/
From the article: "Capt. David A. Wisniewski had just spent three days in February traveling to Afghanistan through several time zones with little sleep, and as he was speaking to Lt. Col. Daniel Duffy, he appeared antsy and kept looking over his shoulder.
"OK, let's go. I'm ready," Duffy said Wisniewski told him.
And that's how Duffy remembers Wisniewski — a selfless and dedicated officer who saved hundreds of lives around the world as an evaluator pilot with the 66th Rescue Squadron.
Wisniewski, 31, of Moville, Iowa, died July 2 from injuries suffered in a helicopter crash June 9 in Afghanistan. Family, friends and colleagues gathered at Nellis Air Force Base on Thursday morning to remember him during a memorial service."

First, it's nice the Sun ran the article. Maybe they were embarrassed when I pointed out to them that they did not pay any tribute to Las Vegan Sgt. Matthew Hennigan over the weekend. But I am glad they had a change of heart.
Second, it would be nice if Nellis would open these memorial services to the public, so the general public can pay their respects. At the very least, could they have a separate services on base and off. Las Vegas is home to Nellis and many people consider the air base and it's personnel as friends and neighbors. I wish Nellis AFB understood that.

Anyways, God bless Captain Wisniewski, his family and personnel at Nellis, here and abroad.

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