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U.S. Air Force Col. Ryan A. F. Crowley, right, commander of Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling and the 11th Wing, and Judith Harding, granddaughter of JBAB’s namesake, unveil a statue of U.S. National Guard Col. Raynal C. Bolling during an unveiling ceremony, at JBAB, Washington, D.C., Nov. 9, 2023. Bolling is remembered for creating the first flying units in what would become the Air National Guard, as well as his many contributions to the war effort during World War I. The U.S. Army honored the fallen aviator in 1918 by naming the National Capital Region’s newest aviation facility Bolling Field, which would later become Bolling Air Force Base and then JBAB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kristen Wong)
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JOINT BASE ANACOSTIA-BOLLING, Washington, D.C. - U.S. Air Force Col. Ryan A. F. Crowley, right, commander of Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling and the 11th Wing, and Judith Harding, granddaughter of JBAB’s namesake, unveil a statue of U.S. National Guard Col. Raynal C. Bolling during an unveiling ceremony, at JBAB, Washington, D.C., Nov. 9, 2023. Bolling is remembered for creating the first flying units in what would become the Air National Guard, as well as his many contributions to the war effort during World War I. The U.S. Army honored the fallen aviator in 1918 by naming the National Capital Region’s newest aviation facility Bolling Field, which would later become Bolling Air Force Base and then JBAB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kristen Wong)


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