Honoring Whiteman's namesake
Joe Cochran, president of the local Veterans of Foreign Wars, salutes the flag held by Lt. Col. Christopher Neiman, 509th Security Forces Squadron commander, during a wreath-laying ceremony for 2nd Lt. George Whiteman May 18, 2013, in Sedalia, Mo. Whiteman, who was born in Sedalia in 1919, died during the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brigitte N. Brantley/Released)