More than 200 kids from Pass Road Elementary school in Gulfport, Miss., packed into the library May 6 to watch as Air Force Reservists from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron and the 815th Airlift Squadron from the 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. signed their names on a wall-sized mural painted in honor of their service. "We wanted to dedicate this mural to you guys because you are our heroes on the (Mississippi Gulf) Coast," said Ms. Penny Walton, library media specialist, Pass Road Elementary. "You are like Hollywood; these kids hear about you all the time, but they never get to see you. This is their Hollywood." (U.S. Air Force Photo by 1st. Lt. J. Justin Pearce)

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Lt. Col. John Fox, 53rd WRS pilot, shares a few quick stories about what it's like flying through hurricanes as a hurricane hunter. Colonel Fox and other Citizen Airmen from the Hurricane Hunters and Flying Jennies squadrons of the 403rd Wing visited Pass Road Elementary school to autograph a mural painted in the library in their honor. (U.S. Air Force Photo by 1st. Lt. J. Justin Pearce)

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Capt. Mark Suckow, 815th Airlift Squadron pilot, signs his name on a mural painted in the library at Pass Road Elementary, Gulfport, Miss. "You guys are Hollywood to these kids, and we thought it would be a great idea if you could come sign it," said Ms. Penny Walton, library media specialist, Pass Road Elementary. The mural was painted to express thanks for the services Citizen Airmen of the 403rd Wing provide. (U.S. Air Force Photo by 1st. Lt. J. Justin Pearce)

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Lt. Col. Keith Gibson, 815th Airlift Squadron pilot, adds the finishing touch and signs his name on a mural painted in the library at Pass Road Elementary, Gulfport, Miss. The mural was painted to express thanks for the services Citizen Airmen of the 403rd Wing provide. (U.S. Air Force Photo by 1st. Lt. J. Justin Pearce)

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Lt. Col. Jon Talbot, 53rd WRS chief weather reconnaissance officer, signs his name on a wall size mural painted in the library at Pass Road Elementary, Gulfport, Miss. The mural was painted to express thanks for the services Citizen Airmen of the 403rd Wing provide. (U.S. Air Force Photo by 1st. Lt. J. Justin Pearce)

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Signs of Thanks

Published May 7, 2009