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A Father’s Encouragement to Serve

Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Edward Snyder, with the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing, stands with his son, 2nd Lt. Michael Snyder, assigned to the Carolina Army National Guard’s Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 111th Aviation Regiment, near a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at McEntire Joint National Guard Base in Eastover, S.C., June 13, 2017. The senior Snyder's example of service to others inspired his son to join the National Guard and become a Black Hawk pilot. South Carolina Army National Guard photo by Spc. Chelsea Baker

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