Class of 1963 Contrails
Contrails: We call it 'marking'--those condensation trails across the blue. So too, the markings left by the class of 1963 on the Academy, the Air Force and the Nation. Some linger--others fade or are long gone but all advanced the notion of striving and service and achievement. We, fortunate graduates of the Air Force Academy, Class of 1963, signed up, knowingly or not, for a career of 'pay back' to the nation. Herein, then, the markings of 1963. Select an item below to see names.
More Markings:
- First full class and first class to spend all four years at the permanent site
- First class with African American cadets: Charles Bush, Isaac Payne, Roger Sims - See Pathfinder video
- First Air Force Academy Graduate Chief of Staff - Ron Fogleman
- First class to graduate in Falcon Stadium
- First President to speak at graduation - John F. Kennedy
- First to fly falcons in new Falcon Stadium
- Last class to use the Prop and Wings Academy Crest on class ring
- Established Class commemorative cups