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Rae Carey’s initial B-17 Flying Fortress aircrew at Thurleigh Airfield, England in 1944: (front row, left to right) 1st Lt. Dean Allen, pilot; 1st Lt. Charles Rapp Jr., copilot; 2nd Lt. Charles Donahue, navigator; 1st Lt. Michael Vlahos, bombardier; (back row, left to right) Tech. Sgt. Harvey Purkey, engineer and top turret gunner; Tech. Sgt. Robert Newsbigle, radio operator; Staff Sgt. Eugene LeVeque, ball turret gunner; Staff Sgt. Richard Huebotter, waist gunner; Staff Sgt. Charles Reinartsen, waist gunner; and Staff Sgt. James “Rae” Carey, tail gunner. Carey would fly 26 combat missions before being shot down Aug. 26, 1944 during a bombing mission to Gelsenkirchen, Germany. (Courtesy photo provided by Master Sgt. Matthew Carey/Released)


Understanding sacrifice: Ellsworth Airman’s grandfather part of post-Normandy air campaign

Rae Carey’s initial B-17 Flying Fortress aircrew at Thurleigh Airfield, England in 1944: (front row, left to right) 1st Lt. Dean Allen, pilot; 1st Lt. Charles Rapp Jr., copilot; 2nd Lt. Charles Donahue, navigator; 1st Lt. Michael Vlahos, bombardier; (back row, left to right) Tech. Sgt. Harvey Purkey, engineer and top turret gunner; Tech. Sgt. Robert Newsbigle, radio operator; Staff Sgt. Eugene LeVeque, ball turret gunner; Staff Sgt. Richard Huebotter, waist gunner; Staff Sgt. Charles Reinartsen, waist gunner; and Staff Sgt. James “Rae” Carey, tail gunner. Carey would fly 26 combat missions before being shot down Aug. 26, 1944 during a bombing mission to Gelsenkirchen, Germany. (Courtesy photo provided by Master Sgt. Matthew Carey/Released)

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Adam Blackler, an assistant history professor at the Black Hills State University, spoke about the importance of remembering the Holocaust at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., April 27, 2017. Blackler stated learning about the Holocaust and engaging in history can help people understand the dangerous potentials that made this event possible. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald C. Knechtel)
Airman 1st Class Alexander Robinson, aerospace ground equipment apprentice assigned to the 28th Maintenance Squadron, carries a Holocaust Remembrance Week banner through the Badlands National Park, S.D., April 28, 2017. This is the second year the Ellsworth Diversity Council sponsored Holocaust Remembrance Week which took place April 24-28, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Randahl J. Jenson)
A Hudson one gallon sprayer is prepared for an ant infestation inside the 28th Maintenance Squadron at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., April 7, 2017. The 28th Civil Engineer Squadron pest management shop facilitates a large array of pests including ants, fox and snakes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald C. Knechtel)
A colony of ants begin transporting eggs to a hive at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., April 7, 2017. The 28th Civil Engineer Squadron pest management shop facilitates utilize tools such as the Hudson one gallon sprayer to spray pesticide on the ants to facilitate the issue. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald C. Knechtel)
Airman 1st Class David Pitts, a pest management apprentice assigned to the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron, sprays pesticide along the backside of the 28th Maintenance Squadron at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., April 7, 2017. Pest management utilize tools such as mouse traps, live traps, bird, and various sprayers to prevent pests from nesting on base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald C. Knechtel)
A pair of teal colored combat boots were placed in the Deployment Center as a part of a Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month display at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., April 11, 2017. The day-to-day mission of the Air Force Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office is to educate, advocate and collaborate to respond to, and stop sexual assault and its harmful effects on the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald C. Knechtel)
Airmen attend a Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention event Month in the Deployment Center at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., April 11, 2017. Brian Lewis, an advocacy board member for Protect Our Airmen and a sexual assault survivor, spoke to nearly 100 Airman to raise awareness for male sexual assault victims. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald C. Knechtel)
Brian Lewis, an advocacy board member for Protect Our Airmen and a sexual assault survivor, spoke at the Deployment Center as a part of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month in at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., April 11, 2017. Lewis spoke on the importance of acknowledging male sexual assault victims as well as highlighting the avenues of support victims have. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald C. Knechtel)
Master Sgt. Jennifer Cook, manpower office superintendent assigned to the 28th Force Support Squadron, donates to the Air Force Assistance Fund in the Dakota’s Cub at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., March 31, 2017. The AFAF is an annual effort to raise funds for charitable affiliates that provide support to Air Force families in need including active duty, retirees, reservists, guard and dependents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald C. Knechtel)
Airman 1st Class Caleb Fritsch, an air traffic controller assigned to the 28th Operations Support Squadron, assists Capt. Kyle Moyer, the operations compliance officer in charge assigned to the 28th Logistics Readiness Squadron, in donating to the Air Force Assistance Fund in the Dakota’s Cub at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., March 31, 2017. The AFAF consists of four charities including the Air Force Aid Society, the Air Force Enlisted Village, the Air Force Villages Indigent Widows' Fund, and the General and Mrs. Curtis E. LeMay Foundation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald C. Knechtel)
Col. Gentry Boswell, 28th Bomb Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Adam Vizi, 28th Bomb Wing command chief, speak on the importance of the Air Force Assistance Fund inside the Dakota’s Cub at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., March 31, 2017. If interested in donating contact a unit AFAF representative. For more information on the different charities, call (800) 258-1413 for Air Force Enlisted Village, (800) 554-5510 for the General and Mrs. Curtis E. LeMay Foundation, (800) 655-3083 for Air Force Villages Indigent Widows' Fund, and (703) 972-2650 for Air Force Aid Society. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald C. Knechtel)
Tech Sgt. Corey Goodfellow, the noncommissioned officer in charge of the First Term Airmen Center, learned of his relationship to 1st Lt. John Goodfellow, the namesake of Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, once he had enlistment in the Air Force. Corey aspires to leave a legacy like his distant relative, John Goodfellow, and make his family proud. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Airman 1st Class Donald C. Knechtel)
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