Posted 7/7/2008
A C-47 cargo aircraft highlights the foreground during a f\Fourth of July fireworks display near the parade grounds of the 37th Training Wing at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. The C-47 was one of the workhorses of the Berlin Airlift humanitarian mission shortly after the birth of of the U.S. Air Force in 1947. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung