(From left) James Cain, Cadet Airman 1st Class Jacob Yakopovich, Bill Worthington, Cadet 2nd Lt. Ashley M. Weathers, Cadet Sr. Airman Bradley Whitacre, 1st Lt. Patrick Kon and Cadet Airman Garret Zimmerman.
(Photo by Capt. Scott Alexander)
1st Lt. Patrick Kon
Commander
Rostraver Eagle Composite Squadron 605
Pennsylvania Wing
PENNSYLVANIA – Cadet 2nd Lt. Ashley M. Weathers, cadet commander of Rostraver Eagle Composite Squadron 605, has been recognized as the unit’s Cadet of the Year by the Air Force Association
Two AFA members – James Cain, president of AFA’s Monongahela Valley Chapter 388, and Bill Worthington, former vice president of the state AFA and its 2003 Man of the Year – presented the award, a silver medal with a sky-blue ribbon, during a visit Aug. 13 to promote aerospace education.
The pair made the presentation on the Rostraver Airport tarmac in Monongahela. Weathers’ parents and brother were present, and the squadron’s commander, 1st Lt. Patrick Kon, brought a cake and ice cream to help celebrate the occasion.