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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)


Ellsworth honors the memory of Holocaust survivors

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)

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A child shoots an arrow during an archery training class put on by the Youth Center at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., June 13, 2018. The Youth Center has five specialty courses planned for the summer months, including archery and music courses. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicolas Z. Erwin)
Cups sit ready while children at the Youth Center are briefed on the rules of archery at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., June 13, 2018. The Youth Center is comprised of programs that teach students the basics of arts, sports and science. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicolas Z. Erwin)
Two children paint pictures at the Youth Center on Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., June 13, 2018. The open recreation program during the summer consists of weekly field trips off base, family bonding events and weeklong specialty camps specializing in theater or music, where students can practice their talents in a professional recording studio. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicolas Z. Erwin)
Two children bowl with bows and arrows during an archery training class put on by the Youth Center at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., June 13, 2018. During this weeklong event, children learn the basics of archery and other games. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicolas Z. Erwin)
Families line up to get food at the Ellsworth Air Force Base Child Development Center’s Eighth Annual Flag Day Picnic. Ellsworth Child Development Center celebrated the national observance during their Eighth Annual Flag Day Picnic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michella Stowers)
Families socialize over burgers and chips at the Child Development Center’s Eighth Annual Flag Day Picnic. Ellsworth Child Development Center celebrated the national observance during their Eighth Annual Flag Day Picnic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michella Stowers)
Jayla Mitchell wears red, white and blue in observance of Flag Day at Ellsworth’s Child Development Center’s Flag Day Picnic. Ellsworth Child Development Center celebrated the national observance during their Eighth Annual Flag Day Picnic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michella Stowers)
Brig. Gen. Richard E. Ellsworth, former 28th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing commander, is remembered at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., for giving the base its namesake. Ellsworth was killed in a training exercise March 18, 1953, when his Convair RB-36 Peacemaker crashed killing all 22 onboard. (Courtesy photo)
Brig. Gen. Richard Ellsworth’s gravestone stands decorated at the Black Hills National Cemetery, S.D., May 29, 2017. Ellsworth was the 28th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing commander before he was killed in a plane crash March 18, 1953. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Nicolas Z. Erwin)
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhowser rechristens then-Rapid City Air Force Base, S.D., to Ellsworth AFB in honor of the former base commander at the base June 13, 1953. Brig. Gen. Richard E. Ellsworth was the 28th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing commander before he was killed in a plane crash March 18, 1953. (Courtesy photo)
Brig. Gen. Richard E. Ellsworth was the 28th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing commander at then-Rapid City Air Force Base, S.D. The base was renamed in his honor after he was killed in a plane crash March 18, 1953. (Courtesy photo)
People visit the Pride Hangar during an open house in the mid 1950’s at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. Ellsworth AFB was renamed on June 13, 1953 in memory of Brig. Gen. Richard E. Ellsworth, the former commander of 28th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, who was killed when his Convair RB-36 Peacemaker crashed during a training exercise March 18, 1953. (Courtesy Photo)

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