Flathead veterans to honor acclaimed military officer with flag ceremony
Ret. Maj. Gen. Neil Van Sickle looks up from the hangar at the Wings of Freedom bombers in Kalispell. Van Sickle flew the B-17s and the B-24s during World War II. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake FILE)
Members of the Malmstrom Air Force Base Honor Guard carefully fold the flag that will be presented to the family at the funeral of Neil Van Sickle on Tuesday afternoon, October 22, in C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery in Kalispell. Staff Sgt. Joshua Crist presented the flag to Kathleen Leatham, on of Maj. Gen. Van Sickle's daughters. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)
Members of the United Veterans of the Flathead stand at attention and serve as the color guard at the funeral of Maj. Gen. Neil Van Sickle on October 22, 2019 in C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery in Kalispell. Van Sickle will be honored on Memorial Day this year as the United Veterans of Flathead Valley raise a flag in his honor. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake FILE)
Maj. Gen. Neil Van Sickle was the oldest living West Point graduate when he left this world at 104 years old on Sept...
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