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Joe Waltz, a 25-year Air Force veteran and Continental pilot, tails the Lone Star Freedom Flight formation during a rehearsal Sunday, May 24, 2009 in Conroe, Texas for their Memorial Day flyover. The group, led by Omer "Sam" Ward, a retired United States Air Force Colonel and 27-year veteran, is composed mostly of former military pilots and performs the "missing man" formation at patriotic events around Montgomery County. (AP Photo/The Courier, Eric S. Swist)