Enlistment strengthens family ties; built on tradition

Adam Walleck recites the oath of enlistment, administered by his cousin, Capt. Shawn M. Walleck Jan. 30, 2012 at the Youngstown Air Reserve Station in Warren, Ohio. Adam will serve the 179th Airlift Wing in Mansfield, Ohio for the Ohio Air National Guard as a Command Post Journeyman and Capt. Walleck currently serves the 911th Airlift Wing as the Chief of Public Affairs. Both Wallecks' fathers served locally for the 171st Air Refueling Wing, with the family's military roots tracing back to World War I. (courtesy photo)

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Enlistment strengthens family ties; built on tradition

Published Feb. 14, 2013
By Capt. Shawn M. Walleck
911th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

PITTSBURGH IAP ARS -- Adam Walleck recites the oath of enlistment, administered by his cousin, Capt. Shawn M. Walleck Jan. 30, 2012 at the Youngstown Air Reserve Station in Warren, Ohio. Adam will serve the 179th Airlift Wing in Mansfield, Ohio for the Ohio Air National Guard as a Command Post Journeyman and Capt. Walleck currently serves the 911th Airlift Wing as the Chief of Public Affairs. Both Wallecks' fathers served locally for the 171st Air Refueling Wing, with the family's military roots tracing back to World War I. (courtesy photo)