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Father and son

Left, Col. Hal Rice, 305th Operations Group commander, administers the Oath of Office to his son, 2nd Lt. Brandon Rice, at his U.S. Air Force Academy graduation. (Courtesy GerMaine Photography)

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Father and son

Published June 22, 2007