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Utah's Candy Bomber, 100, takes to skies 'once more' at Fourth of July celebration

ST. GEORGE At nearly 101 years old, Gail Halvorsen made yet another flight to spread candy and smiles, this time to St. George residents during the city s annual Fourth of July celebration.
Marilyn Halvorsen Sorensen, Gail Halvorsen s daughter, noted that the beloved Candy Bomber will turn 101 in October.
I said, Are you up for one more? And he said: Only one more? Sorensen told KSL.com. He loves his country, and we re just glad that we can be here.
Halvorsen served as one of the pilots in a huge U.S. airlift that saved two million Germans from starvation. The Soviet Union had blockaded West Berlin in an attempt to take it away from the western Allies. The Utah native flew planeload after planeload of flour and coal that German volunteers eagerly unloaded. ....

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Famed 'Berlin Candy Bomber' makes special drop for Independence Day celebration

Famed Berlin Candy Bomber makes special drop for Independence Day celebration
Dixie State University
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ST. GEORGE, Utah â Residents in St. George got an extra special treat as part of the Independence Day celebration from retired Air Force Colonel Gail S. Halvorsen, also known as the Berlin Candy Bomber.
As part of St. George s tribute to veterans, Halvorsen participated in a historic candy drop flyover at the Greater Zion Stadium on the Dixie state University Campus on Saturday evening.
After dropping candy from a helicopter flying over the campus, Halvorsen was presented the inaugural Gail Halvorsen Lifetime Service Award in recognition of his legacy of kindness all around the world. The award was presented by Regine Lovely, who was given a piece of gum by Halvorsen, an act that inspired Halvorsen to start dropping candy to children in Berlin. She said she chewed on her tiny portion of gum for months to try and k ....

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World War II-Era 'Candy Bomber' to Make Special Drop at Dixie State University in Southern Utah

World War II-Era 'Candy Bomber' to Make Special Drop at Dixie State University in Southern Utah
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100-year-old Candy Bomber will take last flight in Utah July 3

100-year-old Candy Bomber will take last flight in Utah July 3
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Photo of Colonel Gail Halverson, aka the Candy Bomber, provided by ABC4. The interview above happened in 2014 on Temple Square in Salt Lake City
ST. GEORGE, Utah (ABC4) – Utah’s standing legacy, Colonel Gail Halverson AKA the “Candy Bomber” will be taking flight for the very last time, this Fourth of July weekend.
On July 3, in partnership with Dixie State University, United We Pledge, Balance of Nature and the KONY Country 4th of July Celebration, Halverson, at the age of 100, will board a helicopter and be flown over the Greater Zion Stadium, where he will drop candy. ....

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