Combat historian
Dr. Chuck Merkel, 53rd Wing historian, waits for a helicopter ride to Zabul, Afghanistan during his six-month deployment. The doctor joined the 451st Expeditionary Wing, Kandahar Afghanistan, in September as a combat historian. Doctor Merkel also served as a helicopter pilot in the Army during the Vietnam War. (Courtesy photo.)
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