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Airman laid to rest after being shot down in 1965

Members of McConnell Air Force Base’s honor guard move the casket of Maj. Dean Klenda, an F-105 Thunderchief pilot who was listed as missing in action during the Vietnam War, at his funeral, Sept. 17, 2016, at St. John Nepomucene Church in Pilsen, Kan. Klenda was laid to rest exactly 51 years after his aircraft went down in 1965 in North Vietnam. His remains were located and verified by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Erin McClellan)

PHOTO BY: Amn McClellan
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