USAFA Graduation 2012 Fly-Over - Video

[PBristolJr]

My sister graduated the Academy on Wednesday, it was an incredible series of events that week! (Glider aerobatics etc.) Here's a video of the hat toss and fly by from the thunderbirds.

https://vimeo.com/42842251

 

[Jeanie]

Congrats to your sister and to your family!

PS:always wondered, how do they get their hats back?

 

[ainokea]

That was cool! Congrats to your sister!

 

[PBristolJr]

Congrats to your sister and to your family!

PS:always wondered, how do they get their hats back?

They little kids ages 7-10 run out and pick up a hat to keep. The hats are pretty worn out after 4 years that the cadet's don't care about them anymore. They also put $20.12 in the hat's for the kids to snag/symbolize the class of 2012.

 

[Jeanie]

Oh, that's cool

 

[denverpilot]

I didn't know about the $20.12 tradition. That's pretty nifty.

 

[Ghery]

Congratulations to your sister. I hope she has a great career in the Air Force.

And I had wondered about the hats, too.