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This weekend the Newnan-Coweta County Airport in Newnan, Ga., was renamed Whitlock Field for one of the four airmen killed in last year’s U-28A crash in Djibouti. Capt. Nick Whitlock was the co-captain of the U-28A that crashed Feb. 18, 2012. Also killed were Capt. Ryan P. Hall, 1st Lt. Justin J. Wilkens and Senior Airman Julian S. Scholten. During a ceremony yesterday, Whitlock’s family and friends remembered the captain, according to the Bowling Green Daily News. “For those who knew Nick well, you will all agree that his charming demeanor and his gregarious personality made him very easy to befriend and get close to,”…

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