54th ARS honors late boom operator
ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Staff Sgt. Christopher Pedersen, 54th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator instructor, speaks to Luella Klaverkamp and Lisa Pollreis about the Boom Memorial at Wings of Freedom Park, March 3, 2013. Klaverkamp and Pollreis are the mother and sister of late KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator, Airman 1st Class Bruce Klaverkamp, who died in a plane crash, March 13, 1972, during a routine training mission at Carswell AFB, Texas. The family made an 18-hour drive from Clear Water, Minnesota to Altus AFB to visit the Boom Memorial where Bruce’s name is etched in stone, a testament to his service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Klynne Pearl Serrano / Released)
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