As Larson
Air Force Base closes, and the end comes to military
control of its facilities, those who served here can
look with pride to the record that they have helped
establish. The people who served at Larson were among
the best that the United States Air Force had to
offer. Larson has always been commanded by leaders
who have had the foresight to look forward and lead their personnel and instill in them the devotion to
duty and country that is necessary to fulfill the
mission of the Strategic Air Command and the United
States Air Force.
Larson
has served under many commands since its founding but
has never failed to uphold the proud tradition of the
United States Air Force. Now that it is to be closed,
Larson AFB as a military installation will soon be forgotten, but its accomplishments and contributions
are recorded in the historical archives of the Air
Force and will long be remembered.
As the
colors of the 462d are once again placed in
retirement, possibly for the last time, and the units
that served here at Larson are dispersed to other bases,
it can be remembered that, as the 462d Bomb Group
fought with honor to attain peace during World War
II, the 462d Strategic Aerospace Wing guarded and
preserved that peace by maintaining one of the
greatest strategic deterrents to aggression in the
world.
It is a
proud record of accomplishment!
--from A
Brief History of the 462d Strategic Aerospace Wing
and Larson Air Force Base, 30 June 1966.
