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Nellis Memorial for Two Fallen Airmen

Justin M. Bowen

Nellis Honor Guard Taps player Staff Sgt. Ryan Dougherty prepares to play during a memorial service for 1st Lt. Joel Gentz and Staff Sgt. David Smith Friday, June 18, 2010, at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas. Gentz and Smith were two of four airmen killed when an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter crashed in southeastern Afghanistan June 9, 2010.