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| Bundled up in the stands |
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| Lined up, waiting to enter the stadium |
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| Alex's fan club filled the top row and some. |
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| Marching in |
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| Lining up with his squadron. Alex is the fifth one from the right. |
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| Alex performing his "illegal" shenanigans on stage |
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| Hugging the girl from his squadron who graduated before him (it was Erin Green, Uncle Joe's brother's niece) |
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| Alex stayed up to hug the rest of the seniors in his squadron |
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| He chest bumped one of the guys and the picture made the CO Springs newspaper. Chest-bumping is also an "illegal shenanigan" |
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| When they were dismissed, they all tossed their hats in the air and.... |
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| at the exact same time the Thunder Birds flew over the stadium. |
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| For the next 20 minutes they did a sweet air show. It really made for an exciting ending! |
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| Yes that's upside down in formation |
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| The top gun move |
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| Another proud mama moment |
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| An emotional moment |
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| The officer and his bride-to-be |
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| Grandma Catherine and Great-Aunt Betty |
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| Mr Kirby prayed for Alex all through his time at the Academy, along with so many other wonderful friends! |
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| Grace's special shirt - the front said "My uncle is..." |
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| The full outfit |
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| Alex and his roommate Kevin |
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| Julia got to run onto the field and get this hat (kids age 7-10 get to catch the hats the graduates throw, many have $11 in them for the class of '11) |
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| We had a tailgate afterwards to wait out the traffic. |
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| Grace and her uncle Alex |
P.S. Shiying gets the photo credits for most of the pictures from the commissioning and Will took almost all of the pictures of graduation. I had rented a great 70-300mm lens - that's how we got such clear shots from up high in the stadium.
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