‘Suyako’ the lifesaver
Gregory Boyington Jr. speaks at the dedication of his father’s statue at Coeur d’Alene Airport — Pappy Boyington Field in Hayden in 2015.
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Pappy Boyington (undated photo).
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Edward Chikaki Honda (aka “Suyako”) is shown in his Keio University baseball uniform in 1938.
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Frances Cope (seated left) is shown with the Coeur d’Alene Press staff (undated photo circa 1960s).
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Retired Maj. Gen. Denny Hague of the Washington Air National Guard speaks at a Coeur d’Alene High assembly for Veterans Day 2000.
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First responders Blaise Koep and Harlan Fritzsche help 5-year-old Michael Richards in 1986.
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Ernie Stensgar of the Coeur d’Alene Indian Tribe burns the Tribal Bingo/Casino mortgage deed in 1996.
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Immaculate Heart of Mary Coach Gene Boyle of the Panhandle Coaches prepares to tip off against 6-foot-3 Patty Eubanks of the all-American Red Heads in the 1966. Red Halpern of the parks and rec department referees.
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Pat Castellan and her baby daughter, Colleen, share a birthday on St. Patrick’s Day 1966.
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Hunter safety instructor John Anthony shows students how to handle a gun in 1966.
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Without the noble "Suyako,” Marine Col. Gregory (Pappy) Boyington dies overseas.
And the Coeur d’Alene combat pilot doesn’t write his autobiography about the World War II exploits of his famous Black Sheep Squadron.
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