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Proposed bill to honor Covington’s Savino; crew killed in Iraq

On Sept 24, Rep Kim Schrier, D-Sammamish, and Democratic Sens Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell introduced the Zeus 95 Memorial Act to authorize an Arlington National Cemetery monument honoring six Air Force Airmen killed in Iraq.
Ariana Savino of Covington and five other Air Force Airmen died in a refueling aircraft crash while supporting Operation Epic Fury against Iran. The crew was killed in the March 12 incident.
The bill honors Savino, Maj John Klinner, Tech Ashley Pruitt, Capt Seth Koval, Capt Curtis Angst, and Tech Tyler Simmons, recognizing their service and sacrifice. Savino logged over 300 combat flight hours during her military career.
Federal law mandates a 25-year waiting period for Arlington National Cemetery monuments, but the Memorial Act seeks to waive this requirement to honor the families' wishes for immediate recognition.
Lawmakers from Ohio, including Rep Mike Carey, R-Ohio, and Rep Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, joined Washington representatives Rep Suzan DelBene, D-Medina, and Rep Marilyn Strickland, D-Tacoma, in cosponsoring the memorial legislation.

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Proposed bill to honor Covington’s Savino; crew killed in Iraq

U.S. Air Force Capt. Ariana Savino, of Covington, and the five other crew members who died in a plane crash March 12 during the war against Iran, should be honored with a monument in or near Arlington National Cemetery, according to a Washington congresswoman and its two U.S. senators.

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