Arizona Air National Guard flies over Prescott to honor healthcare workers
The Arizona National Guard flew three jets and a tanker over medical centers across Arizona cities, ending in Prescott on Thursday afternoon, to honor frontline healthcare workers for putting their lives at risk during the coronavirus pandemic.
The jets passed briefly near hospitals starting in Gallup, New Mexico at around 12:49 p.m., Arizona time, and headed up to Kayenta, Arizona, then ended up in Prescott at around 1:45 p.m.
Retired Prescott resident Kris Lampe came to Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC) to watch the flyover and to support the healthcare workers like her son, Dr. Christopher Lampe, who is an emergency room doctor at YRMC.
“I think that our healthcare workers are the best and they deserve that flyover,” Lampe said. “I thought it was awesome. It was just too quick. I wish they had flown more over the hospital. That’s what I was expecting.”
Tina Moshier, a retired Prescott resident, began to cry as she explained why she thinks healthcare workers deserve as much support as people can give them right now.
“They are putting their lives at risk for us, especially her son. And I just really appreciated that they came out here for us and didn’t forget about the small little Prescott town that we have here and they, this is well deserved, that’s why we came out,” Moshier said. “It was quick, but at least we got to see it.”
Jesse Bertel is a reporter/videographer for the Prescott News Network. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook @JesseBertel, email him at jbertel@prescottaz.com, or call 928-445-3333, ext. 2043.
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