Getting pinned

John McCallum | Last updated Feb 25, 2016 8:21am0

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Cheney Care Center resident Flossie Dickey looks on as her granddaughter Sarah Williamson and 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander Col. Brian McDaniel pin United States Air Force wings on the 110-year-old, who celebrated her birthday by checking out a Fairchild Air Force Base KC-135 Stratotanker last Friday. Besides receiving her wings, Dickey also was made an honorary airman for life by Fairchild, and received a set of dog tags along with other Air Force gifts.

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John McCallum, Retired editor

John McCallum is an award-winning journalist who retired from Cheney Free Press after more than 20 years. He received 10 Washington Newspaper Publisher Association awards for journalism and photography, including first place awards for Best Investigative, Best News and back-to-back awards in Best Breaking News categories.