| 1995 AFA National Teacher of the Year Honored by a Grateful Student
Barbara Walters-Phillips, 1995 AFA National Teacher of the Year, is the proud recipient of an American flag flown by 1Lt Christopher Reveiz in his C-130 Spooky gunship. Lt Reveiz never forgot Barbara, his 6th grade teacher at Glenridge Middle School in Winter Park, Florida. Walters-Phillips was instrumental in motivating him to pursue a career in the United States Air Force. In 1995, Barbara invited Civil Air Patrol (CAP) cadets to speak to her class about opportunities offered by the cadet program. . Lt Reveiz continued to excel in his academic studies and became an outstanding CAP cadet. After graduating from Winter Park High School, he set his goal to become a pilot and joined AFROTC Detachment 159 at the University of Central Florida.
In August 2005, Cadet Reveiz invited Barbara to attend his commissioning ceremony at the University of Central Florida. After graduating from Flight Training, Lt Reveiz was assigned to a C-130 Squadron. In November 2008, he emailed Walters-Phillips indicating he was leaving for Iraq for three-month tour. Chris surprised Barbara and her 6th Grade class when a large box shipped from Iraq arrived with notes of appreciation for the students who had written notes to him. Also, in the box, Lt Reveiz sent the American flag he flew in his C-130 Spooky gunship during a combat mission over the Iraq Airspace Combat Area. Lt Reveiz also enclosed a certificate of citation describing the combat mission and signed by the pilot – 1Lt Christopher Reveiz.
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