Deceased Rocketeer's daughter visits his squadron

Sarah White observes a photograph of her father, the late Capt. Dennis White, 336th Fighter Squadron weapons systems officer, during her visit, Sept. 23, 2015, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. More than two decades ago, Dennis was killed during a training accident while flying a mission with the 336th FS. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ashley Williamson)

Deceased Rocketeer's daughter visits his squadron

A photo of the late Capt. Dennis White, 336th Fighter Squadron weapons systems officer, hangs in the 336th FS, Sept. 23, 2015, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. White was killed April 18, 1995, after being involved in fatal air-to-air interception training exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ashley Williamson)

Deceased Rocketeer's daughter visits his squadron

Senior Airman Tanner Sobleski, 4th Support Squadron air traffic controller, briefs Sarah White, daughter of the late Capt. Dennis White, 336th Fighter Squadron weapons systems officer, during her tour of the air traffic control tower, Sept. 23, 2015, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Dennis accumulated more than 2,200 flying hours during his shortened career, most of which were spent as a 336th FS Rocketeer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ashley Williamson)

Deceased Rocketeer's daughter visits his squadron

The patch of the late Capt. Dennis White, 336th Fighter Squadron weapons systems, hangs upside down on the wall of the squadron’s heritage room, Sept. 23, 2015, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. An aviator’s patch is hung upside down when the officer is killed during a flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ashley Williamson)

Late Rocketeer's daughter visits 336th FS

Published Sept. 25, 2015
By Airman 1st Class Ashley Williamson
4th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Sarah White, daughter of late Capt. Dennis White, a weapons systems officer from the 336th Fighter Squadron, visited Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Sept. 23, 2015, where she spent her last memories with her father 20 years ago.

While on an assignment for her job with the Folds of Honor, a scholarship foundation for military dependents affected by deployments or the loss of their military loved one, Sarah toured Goldsboro, North Carolina to see her old home and neighborhood, before coming to Seymour Johnson AFB and visiting her father's last squadron.

"It's nice to be back," said Sarah. "It's been 20 years since the accident. It seems like a different lifetime, and a lot of time I just feel so far removed from that life. It's nice to come back and see people that were here at the time of the accident that remember it so well and remember him and just to hear stories and everything. It just feels good to come back."

White's father was killed in a training accident April 18, 1995 off the coast of North Carolina. Flying in an F-15E Strike Eagle, he was participating in an air-to-air intercept training exercise when the jet went down.

"I remember when my mom told my brother and me," Sarah said. "I remember Arlington, the guns and everything. I remember my dad. I feel fortunate to remember what I do."

Sarah visited the control tower and 336th FS where she saw photos of her father and observed his inverted name patch on the wall, signifying a fallen aviator.

"Her continuing effort to provide scholarships, through Folds of Honor, to the children and spouses of fallen or wounded veterans speaks volumes of her character," said Capt. Michael Glatthar, 336th FS pilot. "It also shows the lasting impression her father and his legacy has on her, which she is able to share with others through her work."