Airman laid to rest after more than 36 years missing

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ALTUS AFB -- --  The Altus Air Force Base "Blue Knights" Honor Guard paid their respects to Lt. Col. Jim Ayres and his family during a grave side funeral service held in Pampa Texas. Colonel Ayers had been missing in action since his F-4E Phantom II jet was shot down over Laos Jan. 3 1971 during the Vietnam era.