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Show HILL TOP TIMES Friday, Novmbw 22, 1985' $ii$vfe: Ait-oti elle&nee Born again professionals, a professional Air Force and people who are proud and give of themselves freely, was the main topic given to 29 graduates of the Air Force Logistics Command NCO Leadership School during ceremonies Nov. 12. CMSgt. Guy T. Ventura, commandant' of the school, gave the commencement address. He told the graduates that they served in "the oldest of military traditions the fellowship of warriors and comrades in arms in a profession of arms and peace." He asked the graduates to rate themselves on their allegiance to their commander, the Air Force and the country and "the challenge of living for our great Air Force and our great nation, of which all who wear the blue suit are honored members." "Our Air Force is made up of people," the chief said, "people from all walks of life with their various affairs and interests who are undistinguished, but with faith and courage become distinguished by work and smoke that funny stuff. But thank God, they are the minority. "Do the best in everything you do," he urged the graduates. "When you took your oath of enlistment! you committed yourself to far more than a job. You committed yourself to a total way of Life. You have a decision to make and need to get all the way in or all the way out. We must become service men and women in the profession of arms and of peace. "We can no longer accommodate the syndrome and never on Sunday. Nor can we afford the luxury of sitting by the wayside and letting someone else do the job. Strive for the greatness of your own potential, know your own worth, recognize the earned the Military Skills Award. The Commandant's Award was earned by SSgt. Timothy C.Sawyer, 1881st Communications Squadron. He also was a distinguished graduate. Sgt. Paul W. Pekkanen, 388th Component Repair Squadron, earned the Academic Achievement Award. '8-to-- 5' difficult roadblocks to progress, commit yourself and your talent to your chosen profession, the United States Air Force. e "We have many performers who to do make to their the Air Force stay ready thing to a better to and work. live quit. refusing place They attack their work enormous energy and are totally commit"People have chosen to serve their country, rather ted towith each essential demand of their unit's mission. than be served by it. Those who are serving the Air Force should not .look upon it as just a job, but "Accept a challenge and dare to be different. Get out and tread where the footprints are a a total rather as calling or commitment to a way few of the rut a be role and model who serves as a good exof life." Make ample. footprints of your own step out in Commenting on his past 30 years in the Air Force, front lead the way become one who leads by a Chief Ventura stated that there had been many good example be a problem solver instead of a changes, some good and some bad. The bad includ- - i problem maker. ed the perception that many Air Force members "The price for freedom and the challenge of changed from a "profession" into simply "a job." living for ourpaid great country is sometimes painfuL "The Air Force is not just a job, it is a way of life," You pay that price in the long hours, remote the chief said. "It is not an job and never on tours the list is endless. However, the price of failure is unthinkable," the chief said. Sunday. The Air Force is a team of people who play in and their rules take the performance, pride by Chief Ventura ended his speech with the followpositive in their attitudes, prompt in their actions, ing quote from the Declaration of Independence: maintaining a superb appearance and totally com"And for the support of this declaration with a mitted and dedicated to a free society," he said. firm reliance of protection from divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our for"We have people in the Air Force who contribute tunes and our sacred honor with God's help, we to lot a but to its little very do no less." can. the and do break this daily rules, They Honor graduate, of the class was SSgt. Daniel K. everytime they violate our dress appearance stanarrive 2849th Civil Engineering Squadron. He also . late for fail to maintain Avara, dards, above-averag- V:-'.'"-- v . . 8-to- -5 up-buildin- down-buildin- g, self-disciplin- C AD g. e, SSgt. Daniel K. Avara, 2849th Civil Engineering Squadron, earned the Military Skills Award. Two individuals earned the World Affairs Award. They were SSgt. Paul B. Whitaker, Detachment 5, 1st Combat Evaluation Group, Wilder, Idaho, and SSgt. Michael L. Koskela, 388th Equipment Maintenance Squadron. Sergeant Whitaker was also a. distinguished graduate. The Communication Skills Award was earned by Sgt. Lana J. Wissing, 388th Component Repair Squadron. SSgt. George A. Sassano, Detachment 12, 1st Combat Evaluation Group, Hawthorne, Nev., earned the Leadership and Management Award. SSgt. Daniel R. Santos, 388th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, earned the Noncommissioned Officers' Award. SSgt. Travis J. Attanasio, 4488th Aircraft Generation Squadron, was named a distinguished graduate. Other graduates were: SSgt. SSgt. ..SSgt. SSgt. Daniel R. Bierschbach, 2849th Civil Engineering Squadron Scott E. Bouska, 4487th Aircraft Generation Squadron" Jeffery L. Bowen, 1954th Radar Evaluation Squadron John J. Buscher, 388th Tactical Fighter Wing SSgt. Gerald Coulstring. Detachment 4, 40th Aerospace Rescue and Recov- ery Squadron SSgt. Thomas D. Freed, 388th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Sgt. Mark A. Grosshans, 3568th U.S. Air Force Recruiting Squadron SSgt. Richard H. Hansen Jr., 6514th Test Squadron SSgt. Barbara T. Haray, 4488th Aircraft Generation Squadron SSgt. Mark R. Klemencic, 1 20th Fighter Interceptor Gp. (ANG) SSgt. John R. McConnohie II. 1849th EIS SSgt. Joanna R. Meehan, 121 RMS Sgt. Harriett D. Mitcham, 2952nd Combat Logistics Support Squadron SSgt. John L. Roethlein, 2952nd Combat Logistics Support Squadron Sgt. David Robinson, Jr., 4488th Aircraft Generation Squadron SSgt. George A. Sassano, Det. 12, 1st CEVG, Hawthorne, Nev. Sgt. Kenneth Singleton. 4487th Aircraft Generation Squadron SSgt. John W. Tanis, Directorate of Distribution SSgt. Edgardo V. Tuquero, 388th Component Repair Squadron SSgt. Wesley B. 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