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Sept. 18, 2015 FEATURE Thunderbolt
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LUKE CELEBRATES AF BIRTHDAY

CELEBRATES (from Page 1) senior Airman in attendance in the
time-honored cake cutting ceremony.
High School Junior ROTC cadets. The
pageant is a historic ceremony to honor The highlight of the evening was
the birth of America’s flags. the heritage presentation. Actors from
Millennium High School in Goodyear
The 10 flags presented during the portrayed a series of correspondences
ceremony represented the creeds that between 2nd Lt. Frank Luke and his
have flown over our land. They were mother Otillia Luke. The play covered
the St. George Cross, King’s Colors, from the time Luke started his pilot
British Red Ensign, Continental Flag, training to his time of death during
Gadsden, Grand Union, Betsy Ross the war. The letters read by the actors
Flag, Bennington Flag, Star Spangled showed the difficult time and discipline
Banner and Old Glory, followed by the pilots went through during wartime.
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commander, invited the most junior should all be proud of what we have
Airman in attendance to the front of the accomplished, but more importantly,
ballroom to participate with the most where we’re going to go in the years
to come.”

Photos by Senior Airman Devante Williams

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