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  • Ramrods to the Seine: The 371st Fighter Group’s First Memorial Day, 1944

    For the 371st Fighter Group, today’s 142nd Wing, Memorial Day was a workday.  It was the group’s first Memorial Day since it was activated in the US on July 15, 1943.  The unit’s tasking on its 29th combat mission was to fly Ramrod fighter escort missions in support of medium bomber attacks against

  • Remembering Across Time: Memorial Day 2022 in the 142nd Wing

    Who to remember on Memorial Day?  In our busy lives some people either forget or never learned the differences between Memorial Day, Armed Forces Day and Veterans Day.  Simply put, Memorial Day is to remember those members of the Armed Forces who died in service to the country.

  • Memorial Day 2021 - Remembering a Rough Transition

    Memorial Day is the day dedicated to remembering and those who gave their lives in service to our country. As such, the men and women of the 142nd Wing pause to honor those of the unit who died in service to the nation.

  • Pacific Rescue, Pacific Loss

    On this Memorial Day, 2019, we remember all those who gave their all in service to our country.  Not all losses occur in wartime, though a number occur as military personnel train to fight.  They are also remembered on this day.It was a training mission off the Oregon coast for the Redhawk squadron