A.V. AIRMAN BURIED AT ARLINGTON CEMETERY.Byline: Daily News A young Palmdale airman killed in a military helicopter collision was buried Thursday with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery, 420 acres (170 hectares), N Va., across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.; est. 1864. More than 60,000 American war dead, as well as notables including Presidents William Howard Taft and John F. Kennedy, Gen. John J. outside Washington, D.C. Airman First Class airman first class n. 1. Abbr. A1C An enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force that is above airman and below senior airman. 2. A person who holds this rank. Justin Wotasik, 19, was buried with three of the 12 members of the 66th Rescue Squadron who died when their helicopters collided Sept. 3 at Nellis Air Force Base Nellis Air Force Base (IATA: LSV, ICAO: KLSV) is a United States Air Force base, in Clark County, Nevada, on the northeast side of Las Vegas. It is also treated as a census-designated place by the United States Census for statistical purposes, and so specific in Nevada. ``He was one of those rare individuals who at a young age had a profound sense of purpose and knew what he wanted to do with his life,'' U.S. Rep. Howard ``Buck'' McKeon, R-Santa Clarita, said in a statement inserted into the Congressional Record A daily publication of the federal government that details the legislative proceedings of Congress. The Congressional Record began in 1873 and, in 1947, a feature called The Daily Digest was added to briefly highlight the daily legislative activities of each House, . Wotasik was a 1996 graduate of Palmdale High School div style="float:right; margin: 0 0 1em 2em; width: 20em; text-align: right; font-size: 0.86em; font-family: lucida grande, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> '''Palmdale High School and was an Eagle Scout who attended the 1993 National Scout Jamboree in Virginia. He would have celebrated his 20th birthday this month. Wotasik's parents and other relatives, along with family members of the three other crash victims, attended the burial service, which was conducted on a bright, breezy afternoon, McKeon's office said. Wotasik and the other airmen were killed when two helicopters collided during nighttime training in the Nevada desert, officials said. |
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