Academy to hold private service for fallen '07 graduate

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U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. --  A graveside service for 2007 Air Force Academy graduate Capt. Martin Anthony Riggan Jr., and his wife, Nicole Riggan, is scheduled to be held Jan. 8 at the Academy Cemetery.

The funeral is closed to the public.

Both Captain Riggan and his wife died as a result of injuries sustained in a private plane crash Dec. 22 at the Colorado Springs Airport. Captain Riggan was stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., as a B-1 Lancer pilot.

In lieu of flowers, please consider the following memorials:

-- "Anthony and Nicole Riggan Memorial Mission Scholarship," c/o BSU Alumni Association, P.O. Box 1832, Monument, CO 80132
-- "Nicole Riggan Memorial Theatre Scholarship," c/o Wells Fargo Bank, Monument, CO 80132