Trevor Francis of Wheatland, who was recently discharged form the U.S. Army, is part of the first class of 12 students in the drilling rig training school at the McMurry Training Center in Casper. Photo by Sarah Beth Barnett/Casper Star-Tribune.
Wyoming offensive coordinator Bob Cole watches as tight end Orlando Arnold tries to catch the ball during practice on Tuesday in Laramie. Photo by BEN WOLOSZYN, Laramie Boomerang via AP.
Wyoming Indian head coach Aleta Moss yells instructions from the bench during their games against the Tongue River Eagles on Thursday morning at Casper College. Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune
University of Wyoming's Afam Muojeke drives past CSU defender Harvey Perry on Wednesday night at Moby Arena in Fort Collins, Colo. Dan Cepeda, Casper Star-Tribune
Greg Patterson, left, president of the Douglas chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation, and Doug Willyerd, a former U.S. Army staff sergeant, hike out to their hunting blind on the Bixby Ranch outside of Douglas on Friday afternoon. Dave Hudson, owner of the ranch, opened his property to the NWTF sponsored hunt for resident Wyoming veterans, military personnel and their children. (Kerry Huller, Star-Tribune)
Tim Farris, left, hands Austin Dunn, 13, a container of grilled hot dogs to take to the other hunters and guides during a lunch break from turkey hunting on Friday afternoon. Dunn was hunting with his father, Tim Dunn, who retired from the Air Force in 2003. (Kerry Huller, Star-Tribune)
Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Honor Guard wait in the rain for ceremonies to start, where President Barack Obama participated, in the National Veterans Day Observance, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
This is what 110 World War II veterans, in white shirts and black hats, and 40 guardians look like together. The members of the first Honor Flight-Wyoming trip to Washington, D.C., posed Wednesday under the Iwo Jima Memorial. Nine veterans in the group served at Iwo Jima. (Kristy Gray/Star-Tribune)
US Navy veteran Haider Ali Bhutto practices the sixth step in the Chen style of Thai Chi Thursday night at the VA Outpatient Clinic (Tim Kupsick, Star-Tribune)
Volunteers get instruction during a training class in preparation for the upcoming Honor Flight-Wyoming trip in Casper. The volunteers, or 'guardians', will assist elderly World War II veterans on a trip to see their memorial in Washington, D.C. (Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune)
US Navy veteran Haider Ali Bhutto practices the sixth step in the Chen style of Thai Chi Thursday night at the VA Outpatient Clinic (Tim Kupsick, Star-Tribune)
Guardian Lindsey McFarland and Jayne Clark embrace as Jayne's husband, WWII veteran Ray Clark, at left, is greeted by the crowd after returning from Washington, D.C., on the Honor Flight-Wyoming on Wednesday night at the Natrona County International Airport in Casper. McFarland volunteered as a guardian and helped take care of Ray during the two-day trip. "I didn't want to give him back," said McFarland, who was overcome with emotion as the trip ended. (Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune)
Crowds of school children cheer and hand out flags to returning WWII veterans as they arrive from their Honor Flight-Wyoming trip to Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night. (Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune)
MeLissa Binning stands in the security line with her grandfather, George Rahm, 88, before boarding the Honor Flight-Wyoming on Tuesday morning at the Natrona County International Airport. MeLissa volunteered to be a guardian for the flight to be able to go with her grandfather. (Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune)
Wayne Walker and Lyle Aichele, both of Lovell, sit together during a ceremony before boarding the Honor Flight-Wyoming on Tuesday morning. (Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune)
Amy Kooren, a Gillette Veterans Administration Clinic nurse and clerk, visits with Korean War veteran and Gillette resident Ed Elkins on Friday. (Kim Phagan-Hansel/Star-Tribune correspondent)
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