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  • Iwo Jima veterans tour Sheppard

    Plunk ... Pfc. George Lewis Elgin. Plunk ... Pvt. Robert S. Miller Plunk ... Cpl. Robert Lee McDowell. Plunk ... Pfc. Robert McElheny. The pennies fell in a cascade from the child's hands into four tall glasses, as an auditorium of onlookers held a respectful silence. With each plunking sound, the

  • School desegregation pioneer speaks at African American Heritage luncheon

    A school bus full of children broke down in the middle of its 26-mile journey back to the children's homes. Instead of immediately dispatching another bus to transport the children, it was decided the logical course of action was to leave some of the children on the side of the road, alone and late

  • General Gould visits Sheppard

    "Where did this water originally come from?" the general asked, having just finished a toast, and holding the now-drained Styrofoam cup in his hand. Various Airmen and civilians shot looks at each other before sidestepping the question with, "... all over." Others who'd joined the toast glanced

  • Sheppard supports Operation Iraqi Kids

    A teddy bear here or new school supplies there for most children in the U.S. is commonplace. It's not hard to come across new clothes or books either. But for children in the war-torn country of Iraq, these miniscule items here are treasures for years to come. That's why a collective group of people

  • Sheppard ready to get technical with 5th Annual Tech Expo

    A crew chief at a flightline at a forward deployed location grabs what appears to be a laptop computer; something that normally wouldn't survive in austere conditions of a sandy region. Thousands of miles away, an instructor in a maintenance course uses a 3D model to show the inner-workings of a

  • 2nd AF command chief visits Sheppard

    Chief Master Sgt. Jimmy Kelly Jr. didn't intend to spend his birthday at Sheppard Feb. 16. But, Sheppard personnel gave him their own type of birthday present with a tour of the Air Force's largest technical training base. Chief Kelly, the 2nd Air Force command chief, made his first official visit