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Small School, Big Impact
Mike Thiessen '69 grew up in a household focused on education. He excelled in his early schooling in Kansas City and stood out as a talented basketball player.
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Ed Mechenbier '64
Ed Mechenbier, USAFA Class of 1964, regularly expresses the mantra "Unity
through selfless motivation."
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Looking to the Heavens — Polaris Society
When Manuel Bettencourt '68 served on the AOG Board in the 1990s, he helped form the Polaris Society to recognize persons...
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Glenn's Twin Loves
When Glenn Coleman '64 was a high school student in the then rural town of McKinney, Texas (now a growing part of...
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Meet a new Polaris Society member...
Gary '69 and Penny Hoe recently confirmed that the Air Force Academy is a beneficiary in their estate plans.
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Many new experiences
When Hank Hoffman arrived at the Air Force Academy in 1959 he was assigned a brand new room, used for the first time in...
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The Law According to Bill
Not long after graduating from the Academy in 1968, Bill Maywhort began his journey into the legal profession, receiving...
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One of the First...
When Ed Montgomery arrived at Lowry Air Force Base in the summer of 1955, the Arizona native helped to usher in the first...
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Giving Back — Sharing his Shares
For Fred Olmsted, a retired pilot and lifelong car enthusiast, the phrase "Planes, trains and automobiles" neatly describes some...
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder...
Jerry Roberts is quick to acknowledge that the Air Force Academy was a shaping force in his life, from the moment he...
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Pitching the Pitch
Harry Laws was a member of the very first USAFA rugby team in 1968, and,
after graduation in 1969, he inserted the...
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Jim's three R's: Research, Riding and Returning the Blessings
When James "Jim" Hansen was an Air Force Academy cadet in the 1960s, he
found that setting ambitious objectives was a motivator, requiring...
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