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    Service Before Self: 2nd Lt. Billie Botes’ combats veteran homelessness [Image 1 of 2]

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    Service Before Self: 2nd Lt. Billie Botes’ combats veteran homelessness

    U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, COLORADO, UNITED STATES

    05.28.2025

    Photo by Sonie Rathbun 

    U.S. Air Force Academy

    Marine veteran Carl Lewis salutes Cadet 1st Class Billie Botes at the Cadet Squadron 14 commissioning ceremony at Arnold Hall in the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., May 28, 2025. Botes met Lewis while volunteering at Marian House Kitchen and requested that he render her a first salute as an Air Force officer to honor his positive influence on her life.

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    Date Taken: 05.28.2025
    Date Posted: 07.08.2025 13:53
    Photo ID: 9168897
    VIRIN: 250528-F-BR362-1009
    Resolution: 5109x3406
    Size: 2.42 MB
    Location: U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, COLORADO, US
    Hometown: COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, US
    Hometown: MERCER, WISCONSIN, US

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