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Observer & Eccentric [ Sunday, November 8,2009 (CP) I
Brothers in arms
Canton siblings are third-generation cadets
When the month of November rolls around,
many of us think about Veteran's Day and remember
those who served in our armed forces. As
an Air Force veteran, I often think of the local
Plymouth/Canton vets and especially those younger
citizens serving today that are making sacrifices
and contributing to our nation's defense.
The McKinney family of Canton - my family
- has a legacy of service that includes four generations
of military service.
Austin and Connor McKinney - our sons - are
both Plymouth High School graduates and are
currently cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy
in Colorado Springs. I am a B-757 Captain for
Northwest Airlines and is a retired Major of the Air
Force Reserves.
My father, Ivan McKinney, of Bossier City, La., is
a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and a former
navigator. Ivan's father, Henry McKinney of Sophia,
W. Va., was an enlisted man in World War I, serving
as a cook in France during the war=
That means Austin and Connor are third-generation
Air Force officers and the fourth generation
of honorable military duty to protect and serve our
nation.
It is rare for a local family to have one son or
daughter appointed to a Service Academy. It is
even more rare for one family to have two children
enrolled at the highly competitive institutions.
Becky McKinney, the boys' mom, said: "As parents,
we are proud that our children have a desire to
serve our country in some way."
Austin, Plymouth class of 2006, and Connor,
Plymouth class of 2009, both received Presidential
nominations to the Air Force Academy. Connor
also received Michigan Congressman Thaddeus
McCotter's nomination from the 11th Congressional
District. Congressman McCotter was instrumental
in helping Connor gain an appointment to the
Academy.
Both young men are doing well in the demanding,
pressure-packed environment of a Service
Academy education. The USAFA was recently
ranked in the top-ten of all US Universities and
Colleges in the nation by Forbes magazine. Cadets
are continually challenged academically and personally.
They spend four years at one of the best
schools in the country.
Last year, the USAFA received over 12 ; 000 applications
and chose 1,350 as deserving appointments
to the class of 2013. Almost 20 percent of recent
classes have been women and 20 percent were
minority candidates.
Currently, Austin, a senior at the Academy, is a
Cadet Colonel and Group Commander, in charge
of over 1,100 cadets. Austin is currently ranked
Austin and Connor McKinney of Canton are both cadets
at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo.
number one academically in his class of 2010
with a GPA of 3.99- He is a finalist for the Rhodes
Scholarship. Winners attend the University of
Oxford, in England, and are awarded a 2-year
Master's Degree of their choice.
"I would like to study for a Master's of Philosophy
in Latin Studies" said Austin, "T am very interested
in helping improve economic and political conditions
in Latin America and especially Mexico. If I
am lucky enough to win the Rhodes scholarship,
maybe I can contribute in some way, possibly as a
diplomat working for the US State Department in
the region."
Austin is also a finalist for the Marshall Award,
Air Force Cadets Austin and Connor McKinney of Canton
with mom Becky and dad Blaine.
where he would study for his graduate degree at the
University of London.
Connor, a freshman cadet at the Academy, is
studying hard and trying to learn the system for
success at the 50-year old institution.
"I am studying three times harder than I did in
high school," said the doolie cadet. "They keep us
very busy with academics, leadership training and
athletics. Every cadet is required to participate
in the intramural sports program if they are not
already a Division One athlete at the school."
Sometimes you hear older folks around the country
saying that the youth of today are spoiled and
do not appreciate the sacrifices of their elders to our
American society. This is one instance of young
people today who are willing to do what it takes to
keep our nation safe and follow the footsteps of the
"greatest generation "
This Veteran's Day month of November, we pause
to say thanks. Thank you to all of our local veterans
and I'll quote the inscription on the memory bricks
behind the Canton municipal building: "In honor
of those who served, in memory of those who died."
Blaine McKinney and his wife, Rebecca, are Canton residents.
Semper Fi
MILITARY NEWS
Private 1st Class Daniel
Dahill, the son of Glenn Dahill
of Canton, reported to Marine
Corps Communications
Electronic School in
Twentynine
Palms, Calif.,
to begin training
in the field
of electronics.
Dahill had
been home
on leave after
completing
recruit train-
Dan Dahill
ing.
Infantry graduate
Army Pvt. Erik Morisette
has graduated from the
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Unit Training at Fort Benning,
Columbus, Ga. The training
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Training and Advanced
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and traditions. Additional training
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and weapons defenses available
to the infantry crewman.
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mines; locate and neutralize
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and sight equipment; operate
and maintain communications
equipment and radio networks;
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infantry weapons; and perform
infantry combat exercises and
dismounted battle drills, which
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a nuclear, biological or chemical
contaminated area.
Morisette, a 2004 graduate of
Starkweather School, is the son
of Kathy Morisette of Canton.
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