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U.S. Air Force Thunderbird Air Show Columbus, Ohio - Live

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I am the surviving spouse in a Gold Star family. My two daughters are the surviving children (their mother was the deceased veteran). When we lived in Virginia, we were offered VIP access to the Air Show at Master Jet Base Oceana. There was a hospitality tent as well. It was very nice.

We've lived in Ohio 5 years now, an hour East of Columbus, and I don't recall the Columbus Air Show ever making the same offer or provisions for Gold Star families. And I know there are many of us, because I've attended regional events put on by both Navy Gold Star and Gary Sinise Foundation. There's some kind of Gold Star Club or Foundation in Morgan County of all places (one of the most rural in OH).
 
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