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Gen. Mike Minihan, Air Mobility Command commander, speaks before unveiling the C-17 Globemaster III that was renamed to "Spirit of the Candy Bomber" in Provo, Utah, May 20, 2022. Halvorsen went down in history for his selfless acts during the Berlin Airlift in 1948 and 1949. Then-Lt. Halvorsen took it upon himself to help boost the morale of the children in West Berlin by attaching handkerchief parachutes to chocolate bars and dropping them from his aircraft to the children below. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Zachary Boyer)
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