U.S. and Turkish Airmen honor memory of Ataturk

Turkish and U.S. Air Force members stand at parade rest during the Ataturk Memorial Day Ceremony Nov. 10, 2012, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Turkish and U.S. Airmen gathered to honor Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder and first president of modern Turkey, on the 74th anniversary of his death. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Clayton Lenhardt/Released)

U.S. and Turkish Airmen honor memory of Ataturk

Col. Sean Gallagher, left, 39th Mission Support Group commander, and Turkish air force Lt. Col. Abdullah Demirel, 101st Air Refueling Squadron commander, salute a monument of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk during the Ataturk Memorial Day Ceremony Nov. 10, 2012, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The ceremony brought members from across the base together to honor Ataturk, the founder and first president of modern Turkey. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Clayton Lenhardt/Released)

U.S. and Turkish Airmen honor memory of Ataturk

Turkish airmen of the 10th Tanker Base Command sing the Turkish national anthem, during the Ataturk Memorial Day Ceremony Nov. 10, 2012, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was the founder and first president of modern Turkey. Every year on the day and time that he died, all of Turkey pauses for a two-minute moment of silence to honor him. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Clayton Lenhardt/Released)

U.S. and Turkish Airmen honor memory of Ataturk

Members of Incirlik Air Base salute a monument of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk during the Ataturk Memorial Day Ceremony Nov. 10, 2012, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Turkish and U.S. Airmen gathered to honor Ataturk, the founder and first president of modern Turkey, on the 74th anniversary of his death. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Clayton Lenhardt/Released)

U.S. and Turkish Airmen honor memory of Ataturk

Turkish airmen of the 10th Tanker Base Command salute a monument of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk during the Ataturk Memorial Day Ceremony Nov. 10, 2012, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The ceremony brought members from across the base together to honor Ataturk, the founder and first president of modern Turkey. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Clayton Lenhardt/Released)

U.S. and Turkish Airmen honor memory of Ataturk

A Turkish airman of the 10th Tanker Base Command and his son pass a monument of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk during the Ataturk Memorial Day Ceremony Nov. 10, 2012, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Ataturk was the founder and first president of modern Turkey. Every year on the day and time he died, all of Turkey pauses for a two minute moment of silence to honor him. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Clayton Lenhardt/Released)

U.S. and Turkish Airmen honor memory of Ataturk

Published Nov. 14, 2012
By Senior Airman Clayton Lenhardt
39th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey -- Turkish and U.S. Air Force members gathered together for the Ataturk Memorial Day Ceremony Nov. 10, 2012, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The day was set aside to honor Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder and first president of modern Turkey, on the 74th anniversary of his death.