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Sweet Gratitude: Candy Bomber rededicates Frankfurt's Berlin Airlift Memorial

U.S. Air Force Col. Timothy Stretch, U.S. Air Forces Europe representative on behalf of the commander, shakes the hand of retired U.S. Air Force Col. Gail Halvorsen, also known as the Candy Bomber, during the reopening ceremony of the Berlin Airlift Memorial outside Frankfurt International Airport, Germany, Nov. 22, 2016. Halvorsen and his fellow Airmen dropped 23 tons of candy with makeshift parachutes from his C-54 Skymaster as part of the humanitarian supply mission, which delivered more than two million tons of food to the blockaded citizens of West Berlin between June 1948 and October 1949. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

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Sweet Gratitude: Candy Bomber rededicates Frankfurt's Berlin Airlift Memorial

A signed picture representing the Berlin Airlift rests on a music stand during the reopening ceremony of the Berlin Airlift Memorial outside Frankfurt International Airport, Germany, Nov. 22, 2016. The ceremony included retired U.S. Air Force Col. Gail Halvorsen, also known as the Candy Bomber, who dropped 23 tons of candy with makeshift parachutes from his C-54 Skymaster as part of the humanitarian supply mission. The Berlin Airlift, also known as Operation Vittles, delivered more than two million tons of food to the blockaded citizens of West Berlin between June 1948 and September 1949. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

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Sweet Gratitude: Candy Bomber rededicates Frankfurt's Berlin Airlift Memorial

A German woman holds up a signed replica photo of then-U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Gail Halvorsen, a C-52 Skymaster pilot also known as the Candy Bomber, after the reopening ceremony of the Berlin Airlift Memorial outside Frankfurt International Airport, Germany, Nov. 22, 2016. Halvorsen and his fellow pilots dropped 23 tons of candy with makeshift parachutes from his C-54 as part of the Berlin Airlift, which delivered more than two million tons of food to the blockaded citizens of West Berlin between June 1948 and September 1949. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

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Sweet Gratitude: Candy Bomber rededicates Frankfurt's Berlin Airlift Memorial

Gisela Rainare, a former civilian employee at the former Frankfurt an Main Air Base, Germany, listens to music during the reopening ceremony of the Berlin Airlift Memorial outside Frankfurt International Airport, Germany, Nov. 22, 2016. Rainare worked as part of the Berlin Airlift, also known as Operation Vittles, which delivered more than two million tons of food to the blockaded citizens of West Berlin between June 1948 and September 1949. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

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Sweet Gratitude: Candy Bomber rededicates Frankfurt's Berlin Airlift Memorial

U.S. Air Force Col. Timothy Stretch, U.S. Air Forces Europe representative on behalf of the commander, speaking during the reopening ceremony of the Berlin Airlift Memorial outside Frankfurt International Airport, Germany, Nov. 22, 2016. The ceremony included retired U.S. Air Force Col. Gail Halvorsen, also known as the Candy Bomber, who dropped 23 tons of candy with makeshift parachutes from his C-54 Skymaster as part of the humanitarian supply mission. The Berlin Airlift, also known as Operation Vittles, delivered more than two million tons of food to the blockaded citizens of West Berlin between June 1948 and September 1949. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

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Sweet Gratitude: Candy Bomber rededicates Frankfurt's Berlin Airlift Memorial

Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Gail Halvorsen, a C-52 Skymaster pilot also known as the Candy Bomber, signs a book after the reopening ceremony of the Berlin Airlift Memorial outside Frankfurt International Airport, Germany, Nov. 22, 2016. Halvorsen and his fellow pilots dropped 23 tons of candy with makeshift parachutes from his C-54 as part of the Berlin Airlift, which delivered more than two million tons of food to the blockaded citizens of West Berlin between June 1948 and September 1949. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

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Sweet Gratitude: Candy Bomber rededicates Frankfurt's Berlin Airlift Memorial

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Ott, 726th Air Mobility Squadron director of operations, right, shakes the hand of retired U.S. Air Force Col. Gail Halvorsen, a C-52 Skymaster pilot also known as the Candy Bomber, after the reopening ceremony of the Berlin Airlift Memorial outside Frankfurt International Airport, Germany, Nov. 22, 2016. Halvorsen and his fellow pilots dropped 23 tons of candy with makeshift parachutes from his C-54 as part of the Berlin Airlift, which delivered more than two million tons of food to the blockaded citizens of West Berlin between June 1948 and September 1949. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

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Sweet Gratitude: Candy Bomber rededicates Frankfurt's Berlin Airlift Memorial

Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Gail Halvorsen, a C-52 Skymaster pilot also known as the Candy Bomber, hands out chocolate bars to German children after the reopening ceremony of the Berlin Airlift Memorial outside Frankfurt International Airport, Germany, Nov. 22, 2016. Halvorsen and his fellow pilots dropped 23 tons of candy with makeshift parachutes from his C-54 as part of the Berlin Airlift, which delivered more than two million tons of food to the blockaded citizens of West Berlin between June 1948 and September 1949. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

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Sweet Gratitude: Candy Bomber rededicates Frankfurt's Berlin Airlift Memorial

Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Gail Halvorsen, a C-52 Skymaster pilot also known as the Candy Bomber, smiles before the reopening ceremony of the Berlin Airlift Memorial outside Frankfurt International Airport, Germany, Nov. 22, 2016. Halvorsen and his fellow pilots dropped 23 tons of candy with makeshift parachutes from his C-54 as part of the Berlin Airlift, which delivered more than two million tons of food to the blockaded citizens of West Berlin between June 1948 and September 1949. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

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Sweet Gratitude: Candy Bomber rededicates Frankfurt's Berlin Airlift Memorial

Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Gail Halvorsen, a C-52 Skymaster pilot also known as the Candy Bomber, shakes hands with a German citizen after the reopening ceremony of the Berlin Airlift Memorial outside Frankfurt International Airport, Germany, Nov. 22, 2016. Halvorsen and his fellow pilots dropped 23 tons of candy with makeshift parachutes from his C-54 as part of the Berlin Airlift, which delivered more than two million tons of food to the blockaded citizens of West Berlin between June 1948 and September 1949. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

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Sweet Gratitude: Candy Bomber rededicates Frankfurt's Berlin Airlift Memorial

Gisela Rainare, a former civilian employee at the former Frankfurt an Main Air Base, Germany, listens to retired U.S. Air Force Col. Gail Halvorsen, a C-52 Skymaster pilot also known as the Candy Bomber, after the reopening ceremony of the Berlin Airlift Memorial outside Frankfurt International Airport, Germany, Nov. 22, 2016. Both Halvorsen and Rainare worked as part of the Berlin Airlift, also known as Operation Vittles, which delivered more than two million tons of food to the blockaded citizens of West Berlin between June 1948 and September 1949. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

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Sweet Gratitude: Candy Bomber rededicates Frankfurt's Berlin Airlift Memorial

Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Gail Halvorsen, a C-52 Skymaster pilot also known as the Candy Bomber, gives a thumbs up gesture after the reopening ceremony of the Berlin Airlift Memorial outside Frankfurt International Airport, Germany, Nov. 22, 2016. Halvorsen and his fellow pilots dropped 23 tons of candy with makeshift parachutes from his C-54 as part of the Berlin Airlift, which delivered more than two million tons of food to the blockaded citizens of West Berlin between June 1948 and September 1949. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

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Sweet Gratitude: Candy Bomber rededicates Frankfurt's Berlin Airlift Memorial

Dozens of Germans and Americans gather for the reopening ceremony of the Berlin Airlift Memorial at Frankfurt International Airport, Germany, Nov. 22, 2016. The memorial, which features a corresponding tower in Berlin, Germany, commemorates the two launchpads for the humanitarian airlift conducted by the U.S. and British air forces to deliver food and supplies to the blockaded citizens of West Berlin between June 1948 and September 1949. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

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Sweet Gratitude: Candy Bomber rededicates Frankfurt's Berlin Airlift Memorial

Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Gail Halvorsen, a C-52 Skymaster pilot also known as the Candy Bomber, smiles during the reopening ceremony of the Berlin Airlift Memorial outside Frankfurt International Airport, Germany, Nov. 22, 2016. Halvorsen and his fellow pilots dropped 23 tons of candy with makeshift parachutes from his C-54 as part of the Berlin Airlift, which delivered more than two million tons of food to the blockaded citizens of West Berlin between June 1948 and September 1949. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

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Sweet Gratitude: Candy Bomber rededicates Frankfurt's Berlin Airlift Memorial

Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Gail Halvorsen, a C-52 Skymaster pilot also known as the Candy Bomber, visits with Gisela Rainare, a former civilian employee at the former Frankfurt an Main Air Base, Germany, before the reopening ceremony of the Berlin Airlift Memorial outside Frankfurt International Airport, Germany, Nov. 22, 2016. Both Halvorsen and Rainare worked as part of the Berlin Airlift, also known as Operation Vittles, which delivered more than two million tons of food to the blockaded citizens of West Berlin between June 1948 and September 1949. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

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Sweet Gratitude: Candy Bomber rededicates Frankfurt's Berlin Airlift Memorial

Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Gail Halvorsen, a C-52 Skymaster pilot also known as the Candy Bomber, prepares to present a chocolate bar to Gisela Rainare, a former civilian employee at the former Frankfurt an Main Air Base, Germany, before the reopening ceremony of the Berlin Airlift Memorial outside Frankfurt International Airport, Germany, Nov. 22, 2016. Halvorsen and his fellow pilots dropped 23 tons of candy with makeshift parachutes from his C-54 as part of the Berlin Airlift, which delivered more than two million tons of food to the blockaded citizens of West Berlin between June 1948 and September 1949. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

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Sweet Gratitude: Candy Bomber rededicates Frankfurt's Berlin Airlift Memorial

Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Gail Halvorsen, a C-52 Skymaster pilot also known as the Candy Bomber, hugs Gisela Rainare, a former civilian employee at the former Frankfurt an Main Air Base, Germany, before the reopening ceremony of the Berlin Airlift Memorial outside Frankfurt International Airport, Germany, Nov. 22, 2016. Both Halvorsen and Rainare worked as part of the Berlin Airlift, also known as Operation Vittles, which delivered more than two million tons of food to the blockaded citizens of West Berlin between June 1948 and September 1949. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

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A day to HONOR: Luxembourg, U.S. remember Veterans Day

U.S. Air Force Ceremonial Guardsmen stand at attention during a Veterans Day ceremony at the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial in Hamm, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, Nov. 11, 2016. The American Battle Monuments Commission administers the cemetery which serves as the final resting places of 5,076 American service members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dawn M. Weber)

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A day to HONOR: Luxembourg, U.S. remember Veterans Day

Senior Airman Joshua Dewberry, 52nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs photojournalist, salutes along with fellow Airmen during a Veterans Day memorial ceremony at the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial in Hamm, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, Nov. 11, 2016. Dewberry and more than 40 Pitsenberger Airmen Leadership School students from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, participated in the ceremony to honor the service and sacrifice of American veterans. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dawn M. Weber)

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A day to HONOR: Luxembourg, U.S. remember Veterans Day

A U.S. Air Force Airman walks among white marble crosses and stars marking the burial sites of American service members at the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial in Hamm, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, Nov. 11, 2016. Approximately 5,076 U.S. service members who died during World War II are buried at this site. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dawn M. Weber)

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