What a week this has been!  All around the Division, chapters have been on the road, visiting schools and presenting the Air Force Sergeants Association JROTC Medal and Certificate to our hard-charging and deserving young cadets.  I personally presented two myself to a couple of AFSA-Lutely deserving cadets.  One at a school in Lincoln Nebraska, and then just tonight in Bellevue Nebraska.

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This week we paused for a moment to celebrate the accomplishments of these academic citizens in blue.  Some will go on to be fully-fledged members of the United States Armed Forces, others may choose college or another vocation…However, ALL have proven that they have transition into motivated, dedicated, and committed citizens of the world!

Warriors, as we thank these young cadets we must also pause and give thanks for what we have—and reflect on the freedoms, privileges and the sacrifices that have been made by those who walked before us.  We must embrace the spirit of the “True American” and all its diversities, which make us the greatest and most powerful country in the world!

I want to wish a sincere congratulation to the cadets who have earned the 2010 AFSA JROTC Award this year and an additional THANK YOU who traveled the streets and highways of Division 89 to honor these young folks.  Thank you to those who serve today—and embrace those who will take the reigns of freedom and justice in the future. HOOAH!

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SMSgt Matthew "Mad Dog" Becker

Vice President, AFSA Chapter 984

"Lead Me...Follow Me...or Get Out of My Way!"