‘A hero to so many’ — Tributes to Utah’s ‘Candy Bomber’ pour in from around the globe
Gail Halvorsen “inspired kindness and hope” and represents the best of the Greatest Generation.
(Franka Bruns | AP Photo) Gail Halvorsen gives thumbs-up in front of a C-17 Globemaster before the symbolic closure ceremony honoring U.S. Rhein-Main Airbase in Frankfurt, central Germany, Monday, Oct. 10, 2005.