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7th SOS remembers fallen nine years later

/ Published April 14, 2014

A wreath lies at the foot of the WRATH-11 memorial monument March 28, 2014, following a remembrance ceremony on RAF Mildenhall, England. The WRATH-11 memorial monument displays the names of the nine Airmen who died when WRATH-11, an MC-130H Combat Talon II assigned to the 7th Special Operations Squadron, crashed in Albania in 2005. The flight was part of a training exercise with two other aircraft to train on low-level and low-light flying. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Light/Released)
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A wreath lies at the foot of the WRATH-11 memorial monument March 28, 2014, following a remembrance ceremony on RAF Mildenhall, England. The WRATH-11 memorial monument displays the names of the nine Airmen who died when WRATH-11, an MC-130H Combat Talon II assigned to the 7th Special Operations Squadron, crashed in Albania in 2005. The flight was part of a training exercise with two other aircraft to train on low-level and low-light flying. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Light/Released)

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Stephen Walker, 7th Special Operations Squadron first sergeant, leads a formation of 7th SOS members March 28, 2014, during a remembrance ceremony on RAF Mildenhall, England. The ceremony was held in honor of the 9th anniversary of the nine Airmen who died when WRATH-11, an MC-130H Combat Talon II assigned to the 7th SOS, crashed in Albania in 2005. The flight was part of a training exercise with two other aircraft to train on low-level and low-light flying. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Light/Released)
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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Stephen Walker, 7th Special Operations Squadron first sergeant, leads a formation of 7th SOS members March 28, 2014, during a remembrance ceremony on RAF Mildenhall, England. The ceremony was held in honor of the 9th anniversary of the nine Airmen who died when WRATH-11, an MC-130H Combat Talon II assigned to the 7th SOS, crashed in Albania in 2005. The flight was part of a training exercise with two other aircraft to train on low-level and low-light flying. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Light/Released)

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Greszler, 352nd Special Operations Support Squadron commander, addresses a group of 352nd Special Operations Group members March 28, 2014, during a remembrance ceremony on RAF Mildenhall, England. The ceremony was held in honor of the 9th anniversary of the nine Airmen who died when WRATH-11, an MC-130H Combat Talon II assigned to the 7th SOS, crashed in Albania in 2005. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Light/Released)
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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Greszler, 352nd Special Operations Support Squadron commander, addresses a group of 352nd Special Operations Group members March 28, 2014, during a remembrance ceremony on RAF Mildenhall, England. The ceremony was held in honor of the 9th anniversary of the nine Airmen who died when WRATH-11, an MC-130H Combat Talon II assigned to the 7th SOS, crashed in Albania in 2005. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Light/Released)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Zachary Sellers, 7th Special Operations Squadron, bows his head March 28, 2014, during a remembrance ceremony on RAF Mildenhall, England. The ceremony was held in honor of the 9th anniversary of the nine Airmen who died when WRATH-11, their MC-130H Combat Talon II assigned to the 7th SOS, crashed in Albania in 2005. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Light/Released)
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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Zachary Sellers, 7th Special Operations Squadron, bows his head March 28, 2014, during a remembrance ceremony on RAF Mildenhall, England. The ceremony was held in honor of the 9th anniversary of the nine Airmen who died when WRATH-11, their MC-130H Combat Talon II assigned to the 7th SOS, crashed in Albania in 2005. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Light/Released)

U.S. Air Force Col. Christopher Ireland, 352nd Special Operations Group commander, speaks to a formation of 352nd SOG Airmen March 28, 2014, during a remembrance ceremony on RAF Mildenhall, England. The ceremony was held in honor of the 9th anniversary of the nine Airmen who died when WRATH-11, an MC-130H Combat Talon II assigned to the 7th SOS, crashed in Albania in 2005. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Light/Released)
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U.S. Air Force Col. Christopher Ireland, 352nd Special Operations Group commander, speaks to a formation of 352nd SOG Airmen March 28, 2014, during a remembrance ceremony on RAF Mildenhall, England. The ceremony was held in honor of the 9th anniversary of the nine Airmen who died when WRATH-11, an MC-130H Combat Talon II assigned to the 7th SOS, crashed in Albania in 2005. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Light/Released)

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Clay Freeman, right, 7th Special Operations Squadron commander, and Capt. Brandon Pryor, 25th Intelligence Squadron Detachment 2 commander, lay a wreath on the WRATH-11 memorial monument March 28, 2014, during a remembrance ceremony on RAF Mildenhall, England. The memorial includes a propeller from WRATH-11, an MC-130H Combat Talon II assigned to the 7th SOS, which crashed in Albania in 2005. The ceremony was held in honor of the 9th anniversary of the nine Airmen who died when WRATH-11. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Light/Released)
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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Clay Freeman, right, 7th Special Operations Squadron commander, and Capt. Brandon Pryor, 25th Intelligence Squadron Detachment 2 commander, lay a wreath on the WRATH-11 memorial monument March 28, 2014, during a remembrance ceremony on RAF Mildenhall, England. The memorial includes a propeller from WRATH-11, an MC-130H Combat Talon II assigned to the 7th SOS, which crashed in Albania in 2005. The ceremony was held in honor of the 9th anniversary of the nine Airmen who died when WRATH-11. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Light/Released)

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