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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Air Force Association Presents Air National
Guard and Air Force Reserve Awards
Arlington, VA, October 2, 2002 - The Air Force
Association and its affiliate, the Aerospace Education Foundation,
presented eight awards recently in recognition of traditional Air
National Guardsmen, Air Force Reservists and their employers
during the opening ceremony at the AFA National Convention in
Washington, D.C. The convention focused on how the Air Force is
responding to the global war on terrorism.
The first category of Guard awards was presented
to an officer and an enlisted member of the Air National Guard
who served in the Aerospace Expeditionary Force and to their
employers. The recipients were Capt. Jeffrey K. Wilkinson, a
pararescue team leader from the Kentucky ANG and his employer,
Don Dugan, Distribution Manager for General Electric Appliance in
Louisville. MSgt Anthony L. Bradley, a disaster preparedness
specialist from the Wyoming ANG and his employer, Darrell Williams,
member of Intrado Inc, Board of Directors, were also recognized.
Intrado is a telecommunications company in Boulder, Colo.
The Air National Guard awards were given in the
name of the President and Commander in Chief, George W. Bush.
Award recipients received an AFA certificate and a $500 award,
made possible through the contribution of AEF trustee, William W.
Spruance.
The second category of Reserve awards included Lt
Col David Lint, outstanding reserve officer from the 93rd Fighter
Squadron, Homestead ARB, Fla., and his employer, Mark Rubin, an
American Airlines chief pilot from Miami. TSgt Rusty Harvey, the
outstanding reserve enlisted member from the 303rd Fighter Squadron,
Whiteman AFB, Mo., and his employer Edwin Rice, chairman and CEO
of The Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr. Pepper Bottling Company, Mo.
Each Reserve award recipient received a Citizen-Airman
Certificate and a $500 check from the AEF in appreciation for their
service to the nation. Additionally, the Air Force Reserve gave
each employer an Eagle statute.
Approximately 800 people attended the awards
ceremony. Gen Gregory S. Martin, Commander of U.S. Air Forces in
Europe, presented the keynote address. The patriotic event
included a commemorative 9/11 film and videotape acceptance from
NBC Nightly News Anchor Tom Brokaw, the recipient of the AFA Gill
Robb Wilson Award for outstanding contributions in the field of
arts and letters.
The Air Force Association is an independent,
nonprofit, civilian organization promoting public understanding
of aerospace power and the pivotal role it plays in the security
of the nation. AFA has more than 250 chapters nationwide and
overseas, and more than 140,000 members.
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Contact: Melissa Braxton, Media Relations Assistant, The Air
Force Association, 1501 Lee Hwy, Arlington, VA 22209, 703.247.5843,
email:mbraxton@afa.org.
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