Edwards Air Force Base to hold memorial service for B-52 crash victims on June 29

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Edwards Air Force Base announced that a memorial service will be held on June 29 to honor and remember the lives of those lost in the B-52 crash.

The memorial service will be held on June 29 at 6:30 p.m. in Hangar 1623 at the base.

In a release, it said, “The ceremony will bring together family members, friends, fellow service members and invited guests to come together in remembrance of the victims and to honor their lives, service and sacrifice.”

On June 19, the remains of all eight victims were airlifted to the Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs at Dover Air Force Base for respectful identification confirmation and preparation for return to their families…

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