17 May
Today we ran a few errands in the morning in the local area. After lunch we met with Brad and Beth Herren and toured around the Air Force Academy. What a beautiful facility!
We started at the Visitor Center and took in the movie that describes th first year of attendance. They also have a nice inside display including uniforms and even a cadet's barracks room, and finished up in the souvenir shop. Then we visited the iconic Chapel.
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| Air Force Academy Chapel |
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| Cadets practicing drill and ceremony |
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| Entrance to the Chapel |
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| Upper floor, Protestant Chapel. Doreen and Beth there. |
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| The ceiling with beautiful stained glass |
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| The organ |
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| The alter |
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| Stained glass in the ceiling |
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| The Catholic alter, lower level of the Chapel. |
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| Brad and I in front of the Chapel |
Outside the Chapel is a memorial wall, dedicated to AFA graduates that have given the ultimate sacrifice. One of them, Capt David A. Wisniewski served with our son-in-law James in Afghanistan, and Beth found his name plate very quickly.
There are many static displays on the premise. We stopped to see the B-52, F16, T-38 and A-10. Beth also found a display of the aircraft her father piloted.
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| B-52 rear view |
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| B-52 nose art |
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| T-38 |
We then came back to the campground so Brad and Beth could see it and we headed into town to grab some supper.
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| Entrance to the FamCamp |
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| The FamCamp office where we checked in |
Tomorrow, weather and roads permitting, we are headed to Pueblo to have lunch with Bill and Linda Callison. Bill and I used to work together at the Iowa Department of Public Safety Communications 1977-1984. They attended my military retirement at Camp Dodge in July 2015.
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