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FAREWELL BREAKFAST CANDLE LIGHTING  (1)

Dick O'Donnell
announced each candle to be lit
Candle Lighters
[l-r] Jan Silver, Bob Chisolm,, John Coates, Angel Romero and Bob Speers
Candle 1 - Normandy
Candle 2 - Market-Garden
Candle 3 - The Ardennes
Candle 4 - Former 508ers Lost In Korea and Vietnam, 508th Men Lost Fighting War on Terrorism

Candle 5 - Departed 508th men and their spouses as well as all men and women of the Airborne serving worldwide
All Five Are Lit
the glass globes were require by local fire code
A Final Salute		      
All El Paso photos are a mixture of work by Lois Andrews, Joe Hill, Dick O'Donnell and Manuel Piņa.  Individual credits have not been given.
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