File:Memorial Day flight, Djibouti, May 2011 (5789134485).jpg
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A gunner aboard a CH-53 Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 watches as another helicopter takes off on the north coast of Djibouti, May 30, 2011. Photo by Air Force Master Sgt. Dawn M. Price To learn more about U.S. Army Africa visit our official website at www.usaraf.army.mil Official Twitter Feed: www.twitter.com/usarmyafrica Official Vimeo video channel: www.vimeo.com/usarmyafrica Join the U.S. Army Africa conversation on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ArmyAfrica More than 35 Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) servicemembers climbed aboard two CH-53 Super Stallion Helicopters on May 30, Memorial Day, and traveled to some of Djibouti’s most remote regions to honor CJTF-HOA members who lost their lives in two separate aircraft accidents. This memorial flight, as it has come to be known, held a considerable level of importance for one of the passengers, U.S. Air Force Chaplain (Capt.) Aaron Klaves, who led the joint-service members through short devotionals at each location. “This event is one of significance and weight,” Klaves said, before climbing aboard one of the large helicopters parked on the Camp Lemonnier flight line. “We’re on this mission to pay tribute to men and women who gave their lives in service to their country. What could be more important?” The group’s first stop was atop a rocky plateau in the Godoria Range along Djibouti’s northern coast. On June 23, 2003, two CH-53 helicopter crews were gathered around their aircraft on this high ground to observe a B-52 Stratofortress on maneuvers when an M117 general purpose bomb exploded, killing U.S. Marine Capt. Seth Michaud and injuring eight others. The second leg of the mission took the group to a desolate beach on the Gulf of Aden where, on Feb. 17, 2006, two CH-53 helicopters collided in mid-air, killing eight Marines and two airmen, and injuring two others. At each accident site, CJTF-HOA servicemembers talked quietly among themselves while some looked out in silence over the Red Sea. At the Godoria plateau, others touched the twisted remnants of the helicopters as if to confirm that the events actually occurred. During the devotionals, Klaves read aloud the names of those who perished and a wreath of flowers was laid near each wreckage site. “Our job is inherently dangerous,” U.S. Navy Religious Programs Spc. 2nd Class James Decker said. “It’s noble to defend your country and this event presents us with a moment to say ‘thank you.’ What you hope to happen on Memorial Day is for Americans to understand and appreciate the decision her young men and women make to serve their country.” U.S. Marine Capt. B.P. Sanders, HMH 464 CH-53 pilot and section lead for the memorial flight, had never visited the accident sites before.
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Author | US Army Africa from Vicenza, Italy |
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Camera manufacturer | NIKON CORPORATION |
Camera model | NIKON D3S |
Author | MSgt Dawn M. Price |
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F-number | f/16 |
ISO speed rating | 200 |
Date and time of data generation | 12:14, 30 May 2011 |
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File change date and time | 10:35, 2 June 2011 |
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Maximum land aperture | 3 APEX (f/2.83) |
Metering mode | Center weighted average |
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Flash | Flash fired, strobe return light detected, compulsory flash firing |
DateTime subseconds | 36 |
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Color space | sRGB |
Sensing method | One-chip color area sensor |
File source | Digital still camera |
Scene type | A directly photographed image |
Custom image processing | Normal process |
Exposure mode | Auto exposure |
White balance | Auto white balance |
Digital zoom ratio | 1 |
Focal length in 35 mm film | 14 mm |
Scene capture type | Standard |
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Subject distance | 4,294,967,295 meters |
Category | F,N |
Writer | Master Sgt. Dawn M. Price |
Special instructions | RELEASED: Leslie Pratt, Lt. Col., USAF; CJTF-HOA PAO Director; EMAIL: leslie.pratt@hoa.usafricom.mil; COMM: +253-389-523; DSN: 311-824-2432 |
Original transmission location code | US Africa Command |
Date metadata was last modified | 12:35, 2 June 2011 |
Rating (out of 5) | 0 |
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Code for country shown | DJI |
Country shown | Djibouti |
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