Thursday, January 22nd

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Thursday, January 22nd —  

On this day, back in 2010 — First Lieutenant Roslyn Schulte, Class of 2006, is posthumously awarded the National Intelligence Medal for Valor in Washington D.C. She was the first woman to receive the award. Her parents and brother attended the event on her behalf. Lieutenant Schulte had been killed in May 2009 by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan. 

Also on this day, in 2013 — Cadet Kevin Durr, Class of 2013, is drafted by the Seattle Sounders Football Club in the 2013 Major League Soccer Supplemental Draft. Cadet Durr was the 16th selection of the first round. 

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