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U.S. Airmen, Turkish airmen honor ‘Father of Turkey’
Col. Brent Bigger, 39th Air Base Wing vice commander, and Turkish air force Col. Necip Yilmaz, 101st Operations Squadron commander, salute a monument of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk during the Ataturk Memorial Day Ceremony Nov. 10, 2013, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Ataturk became an important statesman in Turkey after years of struggle and strife when he proposed constitutional amendments Oct. 29, 1923, which would serve as a foundation for the new republic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chase Hedrick/Released)