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graduation
Februray 1973
Waiting for the photographer
Bound for a Soviet dossier?
Parents arrive
Graduation, 28 February: We finally get the metal
Speeches
Yawns
Roger Douglas, number one in the class, gets the Commander's Trophy.
(Just to be clear: the person who graduates last in the class is also called Air Force pilot.)
Chip Little and Willy Mays wearing the metal
Mike Moe and parents
Phil Molina gets pinned by wife Lynn
Jamal Damirian, Chip Little, Ahmad Motallebi
(The Iranian pilots were awarded USAF wings)
Somebody's dad
The "Dining In"
Explanation: In USAF lexicon a "dining out" is a formal dinner with only the unit members. After drinks and speeches, it can get rowdy. The "dining in," which is much tamer, includes spouses and significant others. Both require the "mess dress" uniform.
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