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)
May 24, 2020
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Flathead veterans to honor acclaimed military officer with flag ceremony
Maj. Gen. Neil Van Sickle was the oldest living West Point graduate when he left this world at 104 years old on Sept. 29, 2019, and while it’s a marvel to reach that ripe old age, it was the wide-ranging accomplishments throughout the many decades of his live that are the measure of the man.