2/15/2013 - General William Shelton, Commander of Air Force Space Command, talks with former U.S. Navy Seabee, John Donnelly, at the Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center Feb. 14. General Shelton and Airmen from Air Force Space Command visited as part of the annual “Salute to Veteran Patients.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Duncan Wood)
2/15/2013 - General William Shelton, Commander of Air Force Space Command, chats with U.S. Air Force veteran, James Howe, at the Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center Feb. 14. General Shelton and Airmen from Air Force Space Command visited as part of the annual “Salute to Veteran Patients.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Duncan Wood)
2/15/2013 - Gary Baumann, an Army infantryman during the Vietnam War, admires the coin presented to him by General William Shelton, Commander of Air Force Space Command, at the Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center Feb. 14. General Shelton and Airmen from Air Force Space Command visited as part of the annual “Salute to Veteran Patients.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Duncan Wood)
2/15/2013 - Air Force Space Command Airmen, Capt. Ildiko Devai and Staff Sgt. Wilvelisse Ayala, listen as Bette Jo Reed, a Women's Air Service Pilot during World War II, plays her guitar at the Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center Feb. 14. Reed, 89, trained to fly at Sweetwater, Texas, later ferried aircraft around the U.S. to free up male pilots for combat missions overseas. "We were just happy to be there," she said of the female pilots of that era. Airmen from AFSPC visited as part of the annual “Salute to Veteran Patients.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Duncan Wood)
2/15/2013 - Bette Jo Reed, a patient at the Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center, talks to visiting Air Force Space Command Airmen about her time as a Women's Air Service Pilot during World War II, Feb. 14. Reed, 89, trained to fly at Sweetwater, Texas, later ferried aircraft around the U.S. to free up male pilots for combat missions overseas. Reed said her favorite aircraft to fly was the AT-6, a trainer aircraft. "It looked just like a fighter and had enough power that you could really have fun with it," she said. "I loved every minute of my time in the service, the good and the bad parts," she said. Airmen from AFSPC visited as part of the annual “Salute to Veteran Patients.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Duncan Wood)
