Remembering: A WWII vet’s story

A bombardier stopwatch sits on photo copies of diary entries Aug. 12, 2020, in Sun City, Ariz. The stopwatch was issued to Ralph Richard Hayes, former 20th Air Force, Army Air Corps, 421st Bombardment Squadron bombardier, as part of a survival kit in 1944 and accompanied him on 35 bombing missions over Japan in 1945 during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leala Marquez)

PHOTO BY: Senior Airman Leala Marquez

VIRIN: 200812-F-VI840-0027.JPG

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NIKON D850

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24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8

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56/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/125

ISO

1000

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