Final Fly-by
Three A-10 Thunderbolt II fly in the missing man formation during the funeral of Col. Wendell Keller, of Fargo, N.D., and Capt.Virgil K. Meroney, of Fayetteville, Ark., at the Arlington National Cemetery Oct. 20, 2012. March 1, 1969, Keller and Meroney were the crew of an F-4D Phantom II aircraft that went down while carrying out a night time strike mission in Khammouan Province, Laos. Nearby aircrews reported seeing the aircraft hit by enemy fire. No parachutes were seen after the aircraft was hit. Heavy enemy presence in the area prevented recovery efforts. Between 1994 to 2011, the (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)
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