In 1973, hundreds of American POWs held captive in Vietnam finally gained their freedom, boarding planes en route to the U.S. by way of Travis Air Force Base. Those veterans were honored for their service and sacrifice during the 50th Anniversary of Operation Homecoming celebration at Travis.
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I read with great enjoyment, the excellent article about Col. Gail Halvorsen’s life in the Sunday, Feb. 20 edition of the Daily Republic.
Colonel Halvorsen’s last visit to Travis Air Force Base was Jan. 31, 2020, at 9 a.m. for an hour and a half. Halvorsen met with some of the senior members a
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE Retired Col. Gail Halvorsen, known as the Cold War-era Berlin “Candy Bomber,” died Wednesday in Provo, Utah, after a brief illness. He was 101.
Halvorsen, who in recent years visited airmen at Travis Air Force Base, started his career in 1942 in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He se