U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Nathan Scopac, 522nd Special Operations Squadron commander, lifts a finial memorializing Tech. Sgt. William Jefferson, 21st Special Tactics Squadron combat controller, from its box after a ceremony Sept. 26, 2014 at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. The finial now sits in a place of honor atop a flag pole near Cannon’s main gate. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ericka Engblom)