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One of the lasting memories of the Berlin Airlift is the image of now-retired Lt. Col. Gail S. Halvorsen, nicknamed the "candy bomber" for his habit of dropping chocolate bars tied to tiny hankerchief-sized parachutes from his plane to the children of West Berlin as he flew supplies into Tempelhof Airport. Halvorsen is scheduled to speak during the 2008 Joint Services Open House at Andrew Air Force Base, Md., this weekend. Here, Halvorsen displays the newly authorized Berlin Airlift streamer pre

CANDY BOMBER's MEMORIES

One of the lasting memories of the Berlin Airlift is the image of now-retired Lt. Col. Gail S. Halvorsen, nicknamed the "candy bomber" for his habit of dropping chocolate bars tied to tiny hankerchief-sized parachutes from his plane to the children of West Berlin as he flew supplies into Tempelhof Airport. Halvorsen is scheduled to speak during the 2008 Joint Services Open House at Andrew Air Force Base, Md., this weekend. Here, Halvorsen displays the newly authorized Berlin Airlift streamer pre

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