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Lt. Col. Deborah Dusek, 627th Air Base Group deputy commander, speaks with volunteers Jan. 23, 2015, during Culture Day at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The goal of the event was to spread cultural awareness and to teach Airmen the different etiquettes and customs of different cultures. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Keoni Chavarria)

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7th AS team member Neil Senkowski swims to victory in the men's 200-meter Jan. 21 during the JBLM Swimming Championships at Soldiers Field House. (Northwest Guardian/courtesy photo)

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Capt. Kennard Keeton (left), Air Force Special Victims’ Counsel to the Joint Base Lewis-McChord region, speaks with Airmen at the 627th Communications Squadron, Jan. 23, 2014, at JBLM, Wash. Since becoming an SVC in the JBLM region, Keeton has represented more than thirty individuals. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rebecca Blossom)

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Air Force Staff Sgt. Matt Kahai repairs his power steering line Jan. 14 at the Automotive Skills Center on Lewis Main at JBLM. (19th Public Affairs Detachment/courtesy photo)

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Katy Davit (center), Washington State’s VFW Voice of Democracy winner, receives recognition from Linda Fairbank (left), the VFW State Surgeon, and Fred Green, the VFW State Commander Jan. 24, 2015, at the VFW Post and Auxiliary 2289, Seattle, Wash. Katy has a chance at a $30,000 scholarship through the Voice of Democracy competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rebecca Blossom)

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Katy Davit (right), Washington State’s VFW Voice of Democracy winner, and her mother Maryann Davit, review the Washington, D.C. trip itinerary, Jan. 24, 2015, at the VFW Post and Auxiliary 2289, Seattle, Wash. Katy will be in Washington, D.C. from March 1 to March 4, 2015 for the national VFW Voice of Democracy audio-essay competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rebecca Blossom)

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Katy Davit (right), Washington State’s VFW Voice of Democracy winner, meets with Linda Fairbank (left), the VFW State Surgeon, and Fred Green, the VFW State Commander, Jan. 24, 2015, at the VFW Post and Auxiliary 2289, Seattle, Wash. Katy competed against 15 other participants to win at the state level. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rebecca Blossom)

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$Chaplain Gary K. Cowden(left) embraces Staff Sgt. John Campbell, Air Force veteran, after Campbell’s Purple Heart ceremony Jan. 25, 2015 at American Lake Chapel, Tacoma, Wash. More than 100 members in attendance, including members of Team McChord, local government agencies, community supporters and family watched as Campbell was presented his Purple Heart by Congressman Derek Kilmer for wounds sustained in Laos in Jan. 1, 1970. (U.S. Air Force photo\ Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)$

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$Staff Sgt. John Campbell, Air Force veteran, receives the Purple Heart Jan. 25, 2015 at American Lake Chapel, Tacoma, Wash. Campbell was wounded by a rocket attack in Laos Jan. 1, 1970. (U.S. Air Force photo\ Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)$

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$Congressman Derek Kilmer, 6th District of Washington, presents Staff Sgt. John Campbell, Air Force veteran, with the Purple Heart Jan. 25, 2015 at American Lake Chapel, Tacoma, Wash. Campbell was wounded Jan. 1, 1970, during an enemy attack while he was stationed in Laos. Due to the fact that his mission was classified, he was forced to wait for it to become declassified and in 2014 it was and he was awarded his Purple Heart with a back date of Jan. 1, 1970. (U.S. Air Force photo\ Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)$

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$Congressman Derek Kilmer, 6th District of Washington, speaks during a Purple Heart ceremony for Staff Sgt. John Campbell, Air Force veteran, Jan. 25, 2015 at American Lake Chapel, Tacoma, Wash. Kilmer spoke of Campbell’s service and the events of Jan. 1, 1970 in Laos that led to Campbell receiving the Purple Heart. (U.S. Air Force photo\ Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)$

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$Chaplain Gary Cowden speaks during a Purple Heart ceremony for Staff Sgt. John Campbell, Air Force veteran, Jan. 25, 2015 at American Lake Chapel, Tacoma, Wash. Campbell served in the Air Force from July 1966 to July 1970. He received the Purple Heart for injuries he sustained during an attack Jan. 1, 1970 in Laos. (U.S. Air Force photo\ Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)$

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$Staff Sgt. John Campbell, Air Force veteran, listens to speakers during his Purple Heart presentation Jan. 25, 2015 at American Lake Chapel, Lakewood, Wash. After 45 years of waiting Campbell received his medal for injuries sustained in Laos, Jan. 1, 1970. (U.S. Air Force photo\ Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)$

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Airmen from the 62nd Maintenance Squadron spent more than two months repainting a C-130 Hercules in the Vietnam-era camouflage scheme. The aircraft was painted for the McChord Air Museum and will be on display in the McChord Air Park in the near future. (Courtesy photo)

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