The McChord Air Force Base Color Guard honored retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Andy Rasmussen last week at Wiggen and Sons Funeral Home. Rasmussen passed away on April 24. He was born in Norway in 1921 and served in World War II on a B-52 bomber in Sicily, Napels Foggia, Normandy and North Africa; earning the Distinguished Flying Cross. He is survived by his wife Lynn, niece Celia Davis (Ron) and many friends. Dean Wong photo.