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                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: FRIDAY, September 22, 1995                   TAG: 9509220072
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH                                 LENGTH: Short

NAVY BOMBERS CHEERED ON RETURN

The Navy fliers whose bombing missions over Bosnia have stemmed advances by Serbian forces returned home Thursday to the cheers of family and friends - and a bottle of champagne for each airman.

The 14 jets of the VF-41 Black Aces flew home from the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, making a formation pass over Oceana as about 100 relatives and friends - as well as Miss Virginia, Amber Medlin - waved U.S. flags and homemade greetings.

The NATO-directed air strikes - and the threat of more from the carrier USS America that replaced the Roosevelt earlier this month - convinced rebel Serbs to withdraw their heavy guns from around Sarajevo.

- Associated Press 


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