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 Fairchild AFB Airman remains missing - 4/5/2012
Missing Airman's body found

Posted 5/8/2012 Email story   Print story

    

5/8/2012 - FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. (AFNS) -- The Spokane County Sheriff's department recovered the body of Airman 1st Class James Lassiter on May 6 in Long Lake near here.

The discovery comes more than a month after Lassiter, a student who was assigned to the 336th Training Group, went missing on the Spokane River on March 31.

"We mourn the loss of a valued member of Team Fairchild and extend our deepest condolences to the Airman's family and friends," said Col. Paul Guemmer, the 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander. "Our continued focus is to help the member's family and friends during this difficult time."

(Courtesy of the 92nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs.)



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5/22/2012 10:35:09 PM ET
I met him at Medina Annex in San Antonio. He was an incredibly humble man with much integrity and motivation. He will never be forgotten always remembered in a positive light. I can only imagine how many other lives he has impacted over the years. Rest in peace my brother.
Mittone, NAFB
 
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