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Vets Welcome Pappy Boyington Back To CDA Airport


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People attending the renaming ceremony at the Coeur d'Alene Airport got to look at two Marine Harrier jets, which flew in for the occasion Saturday. The airport received the name Pappy Boyington Field Saturday.

Greg Boyington, Jr., in the red cap, sits with his family and listens to the the dedication ceremony to rename the airstrip at the Coeur d'Alene Airport as Pappy Boyington Field Saturday. A large crowd gathered for the ceremony at the airport.

Marine veteran Rick Seward, standing, smiles at former Marine pilot Garth Haddock, seated, before the dedication ceremony. Haddock flew with the Black Sheep squadron in WWII. A large crowd gathered for the ceremony at the airport.

World War II Marine Corps fighter ace Gregory "Pappy" Boyington got his due on Saturday when the Coeur d'Alene Airport was officially dedicated as Coeur d'Alene Airport/Pappy Boyington Field. Hundreds of people, including a strong contingent of military veterans, gathered along the tarmac at the western edge of the Kootenai County-owned airport for an afternoon ceremony that paid homage to the late Boyington, a North Idaho native, and all veterans.



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D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.