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flying more than 8,000 sortees. this base has been a significant source of british air power, a proud, proud history of a proud nation. but i also know there's also an awful lot of american air force pride in this room tonight. world war ii is when the u.s. army air force formed the 100 bombardment crew. by the way, my -- just so you know, my uncle, who was killed in world war ii in new guinea, was army. he was the army air corps. he got shot down on a reconnaissance flight. and he would -- he's looking down and thinking all these years, my god, what this air force has become. it's incredible. the 100th also ran more than 8,000 sortees into hostile territory and supported operations from d-day to the battle of the bulge. when they first arrived in uk in

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