Hickam Field survivor honored at retreat ceremony 76 years later

Former Tech. Sgt. Durward Swanson salutes the U.S. flag during a retreat ceremony to honor him at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 2017. Swanson and his friend took down the U.S. flag during the attack on Hickam Field in 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

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Hickam Field survivor honored at retreat ceremony 76 years later

Former Tech. Sgt. Durward Swanson poses for a photo in front of the flag he took down, at Pacific Air Forces Headquarters, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 2017. Swanson and his friend took down the U.S. flag during the attack on Hickam Field in 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

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Hickam Field survivor honored at retreat ceremony 76 years later

Maj. Gen. Russell Mack, Pacific Air Forces deputy commander, gives opening remarks during a retreat ceremony to honor former Tech. Sgt. Durward Swanson at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 2017. Swanson and his friend took down the U.S. flag during the attack on Hickam Field in 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

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Hickam Field survivor honored at retreat ceremony 76 years later

Former Tech. Sgt. Durward Swanson gives Gen. Terrence O'Shaughnessy, Pacific Air Forces commander, a plaque after a retreat ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 2017. Swanson and his friend took down the U.S. flag during the attack on Hickam Field in 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

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Hickam Field survivor honored at retreat ceremony 76 years later

Members of the Hickam Honor Guard fold the U.S. flag during a retreat ceremony to honor former Tech. Sgt. Durward Swanson at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 2017. Swanson and his friend took down the U.S. flag during the attack on Hickam Field in 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

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Hickam Field survivor honored at retreat ceremony 76 years later

Lt. Col. Walter Sorenson, Joint Base Security commander, presents the U.S. flag to former Tech. Sgt. Durward Swanson during a retreat ceremony to honor him at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 2017. Swanson and his friend took down the U.S. flag during the attack on Hickam Field in 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

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Hickam Field survivor honored at retreat ceremony 76 years later

Former Tech. Sgt. Durward Swanson helps the Hickam Honor Guard take down the U.S. flag during a retreat ceremony to honor him at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 2017. Swanson and his friend took down the U.S. flag during the attack on Hickam Field in 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

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Hickam Field survivor honored at retreat ceremony 76 years later

Former Tech. Sgt. Durward Swanson listens to Maj. Gen. Russell Mack, Pacific Air Forces deputy commander, during a retreat ceremony to honor him at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 2017. Swanson and his friend took down the U.S. flag during the attack on Hickam Field in 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

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Hickam Field survivor honored at retreat ceremony 76 years later

Members of the Hickam Honor Guard stand ready to receive former Tech. Sgt. Durward Swanson during a retreat ceremony to honor him at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 2017. Swanson and his friend took down the U.S. flag during the attack on Hickam Field in 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

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Hickam Field survivor honored at retreat ceremony 76 years later

Published Dec. 13, 2017
By Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman
15th Wing Public Affairs

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM -- Former Tech. Sgt. Durward Swanson salutes the U.S. flag during a retreat ceremony to honor him at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 2017. Swanson and his friend took down the U.S. flag during the attack on Hickam Field in 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)