COLUMBIA — Gathered around two small windows in Columbia Regional Airport, fans of Mary Burch Nirmaier eagerly waited for her return. Nirmaier left Columbia on Monday, traveled to Washington D.C, and returned as a Congressional Gold Medal recipient. She was awarded the medal for her service as a Women Airforce Service Pilot during World War II.
Congressional Gold Medal recipient Mary Burch Nirmaier returns to Columbia
Friday, March 12, 2010 | 12:01 a.m. CST
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