Payne Hawkins, son of Hutch and Amy Hawkins, salutes the American flag after placing it next to the headstone of his great-great-uncle, Major Edgar L. Hawkins, whose F104 fighter jet was shot down Sept. 20, 1965, while on a combat mission over North Vietnam. Payne is the grandson of Kim and Freda Hawkins and Tom and Vicki Anderson, and great-grandson of Bob and Wanda Hawkins, all of Lamesa.
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