Tomorrow at ANC there is a Navy flyover scheduled for 0915 and the USAF at 1310.
Maybe the Navy flyover is for Marine Brig General George Brier.
Born in Waterville, Maine on June 10, 1926, to George Willard and Miriam Smith Brier, he graduated from the University of South Carolina on June 5, 1946 and was commissioned in the U.S. Marine Corps. He served on active duty for the next 33 years. Initially serving as an infantry officer, he was designated a naval aviator in 1951.
His depth and breadth of service spanned tactical, operational, and strategic leadership levels, including service in the Korean and Vietnam Wars, and culminating in his command of the Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing/Marine Air Reserve Training Command. He was awarded the Legion of Merit with combat “V”, the Distinguished Flying Cross, eight Air Medals, and the Navy Commendation Medal with combat “V” for his combat service.
Brigadier General Richard T. Drury
He entered pilot training in Texas in June 1950 and then served as pilot, operations officer and safety officer at various bases in France, Korea and Texas. While in Korea he completed 20 combat missions with a total of 87 combat hours in B-26s from April to July 1952. After observer-bombardier training at James Connally Air Force Base, Texas, General Drury was assigned to the 342nd Bombardment Squadron at Biggs Air Force Base, Texas, as a B-47 pilot and later as an aircraft commander.
Brigadier General Richard T. Drury is vice commander of the Military Traffic Management Command, Washington, D.C. The command is a jointly staffed, major Army command serving as the Department of
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Interestingly tomorrow is also the funeral for Brig. Gen. James Daniel Brantingham,
Died in April.
