MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. — Tech. Sgt. Kenneth Kline (center) and Senior Airman Charles Lewis (right) salute as the flag is lowered to half-staff by Airman 1st Class Chris Reyes, here Oct. 5. The three Airmen, all firefighters from the 5th Civil Engineer Squadron, volunteered to perform the lowering in honor of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend. President George W. Bush approved legislation Oct. 16, 2001, requiring the American Flag to be lowered to half-staff on all federal buildings to memorialize fallen firefighters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt Lee A. Osberry Jr.)
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. — Tech. Sgt. Kenneth Kline (center), Senior Airman Charles Lewis (left), Airman 1st Class Chris Reyes (right) and Staff Sgt. Daniel Coopman (far right) all salute the flag at half-staff here Oct. 5. The Airmen, all firefighters from the 5th Civil Engineer Squadron, volunteered to perform the lowering in honor of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend. President George W. Bush approved legislation Oct. 16, 2001, requiring the American Flag to be lowered to half-staff on all federal buildings to memorialize fallen firefighters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt Lee A. Osberry Jr.)