Friday, September 26th

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Friday, September 26th — 

On this day, back in 1947 — General Carl Spaatz, exemplar for the Academy Class of ’06, is sworn in as the first Chief of Staff of the Air Force.  General Spaatz was the 1968 recipient of the Academy’s T. D. White Award, given annually from 1962 until 2013 to a U.S. citizen who had contributed significantly to the national defense of the United States. 

…Also on this day, back in 2014 — The Class of 2017 honors its chosen exemplar, Colonel George Everett “Bud” Day, during the exemplar dinner at Mitchell Hall.  Colonel Day, who died in July 2013, was one of the most decorated Airmen in Air Force history.  He received nearly 70 medals and awards, including the Medal of Honor and the Air Force Cross, and was a POW in Vietnam for 67 months. 

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