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USAF Airman Adam Volle presents combat flag
to Mount Pulaski American Legion
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[August 19, 2009]
MOUNT
PULASKI -- Airman Adam Volle of Mount
Pulaski is home on leave after an overseas
tour with the U.S. Air Force. He is a crew
chief assigned to B-1 bombers.
Pictured
(left to right): Wally Kautz, adjutant,
Mount Pulaski American Legion; Adam’s
sister, Sarah; Airman Adam Volle; Adam’s
father, Richard Volle; Phil Bertoni,
commander, Mount Pulaski American Legion;
Adam’s mother, LeeAnn Volle; and Tom Romer,
vice commander, Mount Pulaski American
Legion.
Picture by Mike Lakin |
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He arranged to have a U.S. flag flown aboard
"his bomber" -- the B-1 A5059 -- during
combat sorties over enemy combatants in
Afghanistan over the Fourth of July weekend.
The bomber flew four sorties and the flag
was in flight 45 hours. During the combat
support flight, eight 2,000-pound bombs and
12 500-pound bombs were dropped on the
enemy.
Following this Fourth of July mission,
Volle decided to present the flag to his
hometown American Legion, Mount Pulaski Post
447. The presentation was made Tuesday.
In his overseas deployment, Adam was
assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb
Squadron. He has served in the Air Force for
three years.
[By MIKE
LAKIN, Mount Pulaski Times publisher and
editor] |
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