Wingman Aviation News is published by Mike Hazlip, and I wanted to take this opportunity to remember those who gave the last full measure in service to this country. 

I have been involved with aviation photography since 2013 and have met many veterans and their families. In both active duty and retired, civil aviation or military, almost everyone I’ve talked with knows someone who gave their life for their country. 

A widely circulated quote says this, “It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press.” As a journalist, I deeply respect those who have died to preserve our freedom of the press, and that of other countries around the world. It is a freedom, and a responsibility, that I do not take lightly.

Here’s to those who gave all, and to those who still carry their memory. Blue skies and tail winds.

—Mike Hazlip