MARINETTE, Wis. (WBAY) – Daniel McMann died in an Air Force crash more than 7 decades ago, and his final resting place is now his hometown. It’s a homecoming over 73 years in the making. … Read More
Operation Colony Glacier Brings Full Identification for All 52 Fallen Service Members
The Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations, in partnership with the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System, announced Jan. 7 that the remains of all 52 service members lost in the 1952 crash of an Air Force … Read More
Airman Sterling Newsome to receive full military honors at funeral 73 years after death
On November 22, 1952, Airman Newsome was on-board a transport aircraft with 52 other servicemembers heading to Alaska when the plane crashed into a mountain during severe weather. “The flight really became out of sight. … Read More
MIA PFC Keith Bowen
Normally Honored Bound doesn’t deal with MIA servicemen/women but this one tugs at the heart. PFC Keith Bowen went missing while serving in WWII in January 1945. The VP of Honored Bound reached out to … Read More
Detroit pilot, his remains frozen in glacier for 70 years, finally laid to rest
Despite harsh weather, time, elevation and the odds: Identity. It was a fingerprint found in the ice last year that led to the discovery of 31-year-old Detroit U.S. Air Force Capt. William “Bill” Coombs, whose … Read More
Operation Colony Glacier 2023
Colony Glacier, Alaska, June 16, 2023. Operation Colony Glacier is an effort to recover the remains of service members and wreckage from a C-124 Globemaster II that crashed in November 1952 with 52 military members … Read More
CAPT Robert W Turnbull (2014)
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) — Never leave an Airman behind. These words are a staple in the Air Force and echoed by men and women every day through the Airman’s Creed. “I … Read More
Operational Loss Col Hoblit
Col. Noel Hoblit comes home from Toy Box Studios on Vimeo.
Trip to Dover, DE
Standing in front of the last C-124 Globemaster like the one my grandfather died on. ~until they all come home
2022 Alaska Trip (Gamble Chalk 1)
I have started my yearly trip to Alaska to look for Operational Loss servicemen/women and their missing planes. Stopped by Senator Lisa Murkowski and Daniel Sullivan’s office as well to tell them our story and … Read More