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Loganville Native Named ROTC Cadet of the Year

Citadel senior Brian Bilbo was recognized as America's top Air Force Association cadet.


Citadel senior and Loganville native Brian Bilbo has been named America’s top Air Force Association ROTC Cadet, according to a news release.

Bilbo, a senior in the South Carolina Corps of Cadets, received the award earlier this month in Washington, D.C. at the Air Force Association 2015 Air & Space Conference & Technology Exposition.

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Bilbo recently led The Citadel Regimental Band and Pipes, “America’s Band 2015”, on the international stage in the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, which was reportedly seen by more than 1 billion people worldwide.

Bilbo is set to graduate this spring and will commission into the Air Force.

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Watch a video about Bilbo here.

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