Presidential Meeting Surprises Recipient
One week after he took the oath of office, newly-elected US President Barack Obama was on Capitol Hill congratulating one of the Civil Air Patrol’s most accomplished cadets.
Much to the delight and total surprise of Cadet Col. David F. Hill IV and 14 members of West Virginia Wing's Martinsburg Composite Squadron accompanying him, Obama left a January 27 luncheon and meeting with Republican senators in the US Capitol to personally meet and greet each of the cadets and senior members gathered for Hill's official Gen. Carl A. Spaatz Award presentation.
Named for a former Air Force general, the Spaatz award is Civil Air Patrol's highest cadet honor. US Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-WV, and US Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-WV, made the official Spaatz presentation in the Capitol... but shortly afterwards it was announced President Obama wanted to meet with the group.
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