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Members from the 117th Air Refueling Wing conduct an annual ceremony at the gravesite of Thomas “Pete” Ray as Lt. Col. Darryl Jett laid a wreath in his honor. Ray and fellow aviator Leo Baker died after the B-26 they were flying was shot down over Cuba during the Bay of Pigs invasion. Ray's body was the only one returned to the United States. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by: Senior Master Sgt. Ken Johnson/Released)


Airmen Remembered During Graveside Ceremony

Members from the 117th Air Refueling Wing conduct an annual ceremony at the gravesite of Thomas “Pete” Ray as Lt. Col. Darryl Jett laid a wreath in his honor. Ray and fellow aviator Leo Baker died after the B-26 they were flying was shot down over Cuba during the Bay of Pigs invasion. Ray's body was the only one returned to the United States. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by: Senior Master Sgt. Ken Johnson/Released)

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