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Colorado College welcomes speaker turned away at Air Force Academy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Author Paisley Rekdal will appear at Colorado College on Wednesday after the Air Force Academy canceled her scheduled talk because she criticized President Donald Trump. Rekdal, a University of Utah professor, was on the verge…
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Trump celebrates after West Point alumni group cancels Tom Hanks honor
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump celebrated news on Monday that an alumni group from West Point canceled an award ceremony set to honor Tom Hanks, with the president calling the famous actor “destructive” and “WOKE.” Hanks was scheduled to receive the 2025 Sylvanus Thayer Award…
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Air Force Academy cancels lecture after discovering speaker disparaged Trump
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Editor’s note: This story has been updated to clarify David Jannetta plans to discuss his contributions with the Air Force Academy’s Association of Graduates. Funding for the lectures has not ended. Air Force Academy officials have canceled an upcoming annual lecture after discovering the speaker’s…
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A brief history of the Jannetta Lecture Series at USAFA amid Rekdal cancellation
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Jannetta Lecture Series, endowed by Air Force Academy graduate David Jannetta, brings in “respected writers and artists who have contributed to our understanding of war,” according to the academy’s website. Air Force Academy officials…
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Monument resident and editor of Air Force Academy Association of Graduates magazine retiring at 85
Most of Tom “Kro” Kroboth’s contemporaries retired 20 years ago, now at 85, the Monument resident and longtime writer and editor for the Air Force Academy Association of Graduates magazine is going to join them. Kroboth started at Checkpoints magazine, as its editor when it was just 36 pages held together with staples, he recalled.…
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Air Force Academy Association of Graduates magazine editor retiring at 85
Most of Tom “Kro” Kroboth’s contemporaries retired 20 years ago, now at 85, the longtime writer and editor for the Air Force Academy Association of Graduates magazine is going to join them. Kroboth started at Checkpoints magazine, as its editor when it was just 36 pages held together with staples, he recalled. The September issue…