USAFA Class exemplar

During the fall semester of the third-class (sophomore) year, cadets choose a class exemplar who becomes the class' honorary namesake. The exemplar is typically a deceased former member of the Air Force or Army Air Force, with a few notable exceptions like the Wright Brothers and Neil Armstrong. The tradition began with the Class of 2000. The selection of the class exemplar is celebrated with a class-wide dinner.[1][2][3][4]

Year Class Exemplar Reference
2000 General James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle [1]
2001 Brigadier General William "Billy" Mitchell [1]
2002 Captain Lance P. Sijan [1]
2003 Major Richard I. Bong [1]
2004 Captain Eddie Rickenbacker [1]
2005 General George S. Patton Jr. [1]
2006 General Carl A. "Tooey" Spaatz [1]
2007 Lieutenant Colonel Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom [1]
2008 1st. Lt Karl W. Ritcher [1]
2009 Colonel Hubert "Hub" Zemke [1]
2010 1st Lt. Frank Luke Jr. [1]
2011 Brigadier General Robin Olds [1]
2012 General of the AF Henry H. "Hap" Arnold [1]
2013 General Curtis E. Lemay [1]
2014 Lieutenant Colonel Jay Zeamer Jr. [1]
2015 Wilbur and Orville Wright [5]
2016 Major David Brodeur [6]
2017 Col. George Everett "Bud" Day [7]
2018 Capt. Louis Zamperini [8]
2019 Neil Armstrong [9]
2020 1st Lt. Robert "Bob" Hoover [10]
2021 Brigadier General James Robinson "Robbie" Risner [11]
2022 General Daniel "Chappie" James Jr. [1]

See also

References
  1. "USAFA Class Exemplars | US Air Force Academy AOG & Endowment". www2.usafa.org. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  2. Beckman, Jake Brownell, Abigail. "President Trump To Air Force Academy Grads: 'Nothing Will Stop You From Victory'". www.kunc.org. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  3. "2020 Exemplar Dinner | USAFA Webguy". www.usafawebguy.com. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  4. "Milestones". Air Capital USAFA Parents Club. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  5. "Wright Exhibit Debuts Dec. 17th at NC Museum of History". First Flight Foundation. 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  6. "Brodeur Exemplar Honor". The Major David Brodeur Memorial Foundation. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  7. "USAFA". www.rickbroome.com. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  8. JD. "USAFA Cadets Choose Bombardier, Christian as Exemplar – God and Country". Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  9. Gazette, CONRAD SWANSON and TOM ROEDER The. "Air Force Academy graduation notes: Class of 2019 gives nod to Neil Armstrong". Colorado Springs Gazette. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  10. "2020 Exemplar Dinner | USAFA Webguy". www.usafawebguy.com. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  11. "Exemplar". USAFA Class of 2021 Spirit Mission. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
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