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Air Force Reserve Master Sgt. Dan Scott, a crew chief with the 910th Maintenance Squadron, assists Harry Filcorn in getting inside a C-130 Hercules here Sept. 27, 2013. Filcorn, an Army Air Corps veteran and former WWII prisoner of war, paid a visit here along with 10 other disabled veteran residents and staff from Washington Square Healthcare Center in Warren. U.S. Air force photo by Maj. Brent J. Davis

War heroes tour YARS

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  • By Maj. Brent J. Davis
  • 910th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
During a warm blue skied sunny day, Reservists and civilian firefighters welcomed
11 residents and staff here Sept. 27, 2013 from Washington Square Health Center in Warren.

The guests were given a special tour here to honor war veterans who served from WWII era through Desert Storm.

The tour included firefighting demonstrations and a look inside a C-130 Hercules aircraft.

One of the guests, Harry Filcorn, 95, shared about his experience as an American POW held captive in Bucharest, Romania during WWII.

Another visitor, Toney Sparacino, 88, retired from here in 1983 (formerly known as the 910th Tactical Airlift Group). According to Sparacino, he earned the Silver Star, Purple Heart and several other medals medals while serving in Army European Theater in WWII.

The tour wrapped up with wing personnel learning many facts about the veterans as they did about the wing.


During a warm and blue-skied sunny day, Reservists and civilian firefighters welcomed 11 residents and staff from Washington Square Health
Center in Warren for a special tour here, Sept. 27, 2013.

The guests included war veterans who served from the World War II era through Desert Storm and enjoyed events including firefighting
demonstrations as well as a look inside a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft.

One of the guests, Harry Filcorn, 95, shared his experience as an American POW held captive in Bucharest, Romania during WWII.

Another visitor, Toney Sparacino, 88, said he retired from the 910th Tactical Airlift Group, based here, in 1983. Sparacino also said he earned
the Silver Star medal serving in Army European Theater in WWII.

By the time the tour wrapped up, wing personnel learned many things from the veterans just as the veterans learned many things about the wing and its
mission capabilities.