Apache Flyover at George E. Wahlen's gravesite (Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient)

This is a short clip of the Apache helicopters doing a flyover the gravesite of George E. Wahlen. He was the only surviving Utahn to receive the Congressinal Medal of Honor for his courageous acts of valor in the Battle of Iwogima in WWII. He serve in both the Navy and the Army in 3 different wars-not because he had to but because he believed in our country and our freedoms and thought they were worth dying for. Proceeding this flyover was the only 21 gun salute I'll ever witness which would give anyone goosebumps. I was honored to ride and stand flagline for him today and watch as a friend got to fly this Apache overhead to honor him.

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[Chyrnobil]

awesome