Aug. 3 tribute to honor deceased base personnel

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  • By J.C. Corcoran
  • 66th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
HANSCOM AFB, Mass. --  Since 1991, Hanscom has taken one day each year to pay special tribute to deceased members of the Hanscom community. This year the names of three "Hanscom family" members will be memorialized in Hanscom Heroes Memorial Park Aug. 3 with a bronze plaque and tree dedication in their honor. 

"The individuals that we honor often went beyond the call of duty," said Bobby Jacques, 66th Air Base Wing Executive Services chief and program coordinator. "They touched many lives and left a lasting effect on many in our community." 

This year's ceremony will honor Napoleon "Billy" Burton Jr., 66th Mission Support Group Systems Communications quality assurance evaluator; Michael J. Gaynor, Electronic Systems Center Comptroller Office program control chief; and John E. Jenner Jr., ESC Inspector General's Office deputy inspector general. 

The dedication ceremony is open to the Hanscom community and will take place on Aug. 3 at 10 a.m. in the large gazebo behind the base clinic in Memorial Park. 

"Each of the individuals whose lives and accomplishments we will recognize played integral roles that contributed to the mission success here," Mr. Jacques said. 

"Their loss hurts us still, but through this memorialization, their memories will live on."