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airman and family members

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gathered for the Finney flight of

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Colonel Mike Metcalfe . December 1st .

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This marked the last time he would fly

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before his retirement from the Air

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National Guard and his position as vice

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commander of the 1/17 Air Refueling

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Wing . Metcalfe says the event is about

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the people he served with along the way .

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It's not really about the hardware .

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It's not that it's the last flight in

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case you won 35% . It's really about

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the people on about kind of connecting

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with them , having a good last flight

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with them , and then they , you know

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they are you with their presence and

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being on the mission with you . And

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then we honor the families as well ,

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which for my wife and three daughters ,

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that was a special time , Uh , after we

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landed . He says he intends to keep on

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flying , even after retirement .

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Reporting from Sumpter Smith Joint

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National Guard Base , Alabama . I'm

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Technical sergeant Jim Bentley