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Jacqueline Melcher, 88th Civil Engineer Group installation division director and enrolled member of the Oglala Lakota Sioux Tribe of the Great Sioux Nation, performs the sacred practice of smudging over Maj. Dustin Honious, 445th Security Forces Squadron commander, before draping him with a star quilt during a ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, March 28, 2023. Smudging is used to purify and cleanse, bring good luck and protect people and places. Melcher honored Honious for his part in trying and save two victims from a head-on vehicle crash in Chester Township, Oct. 16, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Patrick O’Reilly)
PHOTO BY:
Master Sgt. Patrick O'Reilly
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Canon EOS 5DS
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EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM
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35/10
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1/250
ISO
640
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