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Published September 26, 2012, 12:00 AM

A soaring homecoming tribute to a WWII hero

It was the buzz on Broadway Saturday afternoon: What was that airplane doing flying in low over the Jefferson High School homecoming parade? As it turns out, the plane was part of a homecoming tribute to the late Richard A. “Bud” Peterson, a renowned World War II fighter ace who graduated from Alexandria High School in 1940.

By: Al Edenloff, Alexandria Echo Press

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