At long last, Minn. flier laid to rest

June 12, 2012 at 4:06AM
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Members of the Minnesota Patriot Guard lined the entrance to Fort Snelling National Cemetery on Monday before a memorial service for Navy Lt. William E. Swanson of Brooklyn Center, whose plane was shot down during the Vietnam War. Servicemen presented a U.S. flag to Peggy Ricker, Swanson's sister. The naval aviator had been classified as MIA until recent years, when remains located in Laos were determined to be those of Swanson.

members of the Minnesota Patriot Guard lined the entrance to Fort Snelling National Cemetery on Monday before a memorial service for Navy Lt. William E. Swanson of Brooklyn Center, whose plane was shot down during the Vietnam War.
members of the Minnesota Patriot Guard lined the entrance to Fort Snelling National Cemetery on Monday before a memorial service for Navy Lt. William E. Swanson of Brooklyn Center, whose plane was shot down during the Vietnam War. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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