Members of the American Legion Honor Guard were on hand at Mountain View Cemetery in Ronan Saturday to honor veteran Phillip McVey during a tribute to the smokejumper – one of 13 men who died in the Mann Gulch fire, Aug. 5, 1949. (Larry Ashcraft photo)
August 12, 2024
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“Once a jumper, you're always a jumper,” Larry Ashcraft said. He was standing alongside fellow smokejumpers Nels Jensen and Ron Normandeau at the grave of Phillip Rolla McVey in Ronan.