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455th AEW Photos

Bagram remembers Operation Anaconda’s fallen

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark Kelly, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ramon "CZ" Colon-Lopez, Air Force Central Command command chief, run with a flag bearing the names of seven special operators who were killed March 4, 2002 during Operation Anaconda: U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jason Cunningham, U.S. Army Cpl. Matthew Commons, U.S. Army Spc. Marc Anderson, U.S. Army Sgt. Phillip Svitak, U.S. Army Sgt. Bradley Crose, U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Neil Roberts and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, March 4, 2015 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Servicemembers from all branches conducted a 24-hour vigil run and a retreat ceremony to honor the 13th anniversary of their deaths and pay homage to a legacy of heroism. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Amstutz/released)

PHOTO BY: Staff Sgt. Whitney Amstutz
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