Paying tribute to fallen Airmen

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Airmen and friends of the 920th Rescue Wing paid respects to five coworkers who were killed in the 1996 bombing of Khobar Towers in a ceremony held here June 25. The bombing took place June 6, 1996 at Khobar Towers, a housing complex at Dhahran Air Base, Saudi Arabia, when a truck bomb exploded outside an 8-story building where Airmen were staying. In addition to the 19 Airmen, nearly 500 people of varied nationalities were wounded. (courtesy photo/Malcolm Denemark-Florida Today)

Airmen and friends of the 920th Rescue Wing at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., pay their respects during a Khobar Tower Remembrance Memorial Ceremony June 25. Five of the 19 Airmen who were killed in the June 25,1996 bombing near Dhahran Air Base, Saudi Arabia, were part of the rescue wing family. (Courtesy photo/Malcolm Denemark of Florida Today)

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