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U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Elizabeth Duca, right, and fellow pilots assigned to the 76th Airlift Squadron salute during a memorial service on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 3, 2008. The service was held in honor of a CT-43 aircraft that crashed 12 years ago in Croatia, killing 35 people including Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown.

CRASH MEMORIAL

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Elizabeth Duca, right, and fellow pilots assigned to the 76th Airlift Squadron salute during a memorial service on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 3, 2008. The service was held in honor of a CT-43 aircraft that crashed 12 years ago in Croatia, killing 35 people including Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown.

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