Each year, we reserve seats to allow active and retired members of the Armed Forces to ride in the aircraft as part of the flyover. This year is no different with more than a dozen active duty and retired veterans flying with us.
Alvin Strasburger, Sr.
Retired, U.S. Army Air Forces, WWII
Robert Hirsch
Retired, U.S. Air Force, WWII
Dickie Johnston
Retired, U.S. Coast Guard, Cuban Missile Crisis
Alex Miller
Retired, U.S. Army, Viet Nam
Alden Sweatman
Retired, U.S. Army, Viet Nam
Jim Cantey
Retired, U.S Army, Viet Nam
Ron Kotinsky
Retired U.S. Army, Viet Nam
Kris Tourtellotte
Retired, Viet Nam
Bob McCray
Retired, U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force, Viet Nam
Jonathan Bass
Active duty, U.S. Air Force
Ashley Gardner
Active duty, U.S. Air Force
Jensen Stidham
Active duty, U.S. Air Force
Adam Gale
Active duty U.S. Army, Iraq
Karl Halligan
Active duty, U.S. Air Force, Iraq and Afghanistan
Justin Parker
U.S. Marines, Iraq and Afghanistan
Paul Livingston
U.S. Marines, Iraq and Afghanistan
John Livingston
Retired U.S. Navy, Viet Nam