Keesler children of deployed see ‘Greatest Show’ up close
Hunter Tipton, 9, and his brother, Tanner, 11, squeeze each other’s clown nose during a Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus preshow at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum July 5, 2012. The circus invited the children of deployed troops from Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., to learn about circus style exercises and received healthy eating tips that their elephants follow. They also received free tickets to the show. Hunter and Tanner were accompanied by their father retired Tech. Sgt. Mike Tipton of Ocean Springs, Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)