Christine Walters Chrispen (left), daughter of Capt. Donovan Walters accepts a burial flag from Col. Charles McDaniel, commander of 92nd Air Refueling Wing, Fairchild Air Force Base (right) as 5th District Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers looks on.
A crowd of students, dignitaries and military personnel gathered in front of Medical Lake High School as the Jonas Babcock Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution held a special memorial to honor Vietnam veterans, Oct. 15.
The event included a rededication ceremony of the Capt. Donovan Walters memorial that stands on the school's lawn. DAR replaced the memorial's brass faceplate, which was stolen, with a granite plate.
Walters, a B-52 pilot from Fairchild Air Force Base, along with the other six crew members of the Olive 1, a B-52G model, were shot down by a missile, Dec. 21 1972,...
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