Gwinnett's Brown Earns Spaatz Award
Cadet Colonel Gabrielle Brown earns the highest achievement in the Civil Air Patrol Cadet Program.
Cadet Colonel Gabrielle Brown earns the highest achievement in the Civil Air Patrol Cadet Program.
Two Georgia Wing siblings – Cadet Cols. Kay McAbee and Leland McAbee of the Ellijay Composite Squadron– have been awarded Civil Air Patrol’s top cadet honor, the Gen. Carl A. Spaatz Award, with Maj. Gen.-select Ed Phelka presenting the pair with their framed certificates.
"I wanted to be a Spaatz Cadet, I wanted to attend the International Air Cadet Exchange (IACE), and I wanted to outrank my older brother."