Freedom ride
WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo.— Col. John Robinson, 509th Bomb Wing vice commander, presents a memento to Richard Svitak, father of the late Sergeant Philip J. Svitak who died in Afghanistan on March 4, 2002. The Philip Svitak Bicycle Benefit donated more than 40 bikes to the Whiteman Airman and Family Readiness Center, Dec. 17. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Stephanie Clark)