We had a great time with our Sijan community at Peterson SFB on March 21st during our Spring 2024 Ice Cream Social at The Hub.
120+ members of Colorado Springs’ military organizations, including our own Sijan Chapter President, Caty Rozema, celebrated the holidays at Weidner Field (home of the Switchbacks)! Each year, this event is a great opportunity to gather, eat, connect, and learn about what’s happening in our backyard. The party is jointly sponsored by AFA, AFCEA, NDIA, SFA,…
Sijan member, Bruce Hall attended the Colorado Springs Veteran’s Day parade on Saturday, November 4, 2023 and participated in the annual Veteran’s Day wreath laying at Memorial Park on November 11, 2023.
USAF JROTC Cadet Awards The AFA Lance P Sijan Chapter presented USAF JROTC Outstanding Cadet awards at Sand Creek High School on April 20, 2023; Air Academy High School on April 24, 2023; Vista Ridge High School on May 1, 2023 and Mitchell High School on May 5, 2023. An Outstanding Cadet Award was also…
Chapter volunteer, Jeff Womelsdorf, presented the Sijan Chapter 2023 Scholarship winner, Ms. Hana Pavelko, a check for $1000 at the B-52 Memorial at the USAFA on July 21st, 2023. Ms. Pavelko graduated in May from Pine Creek High School with a 4.708 cumulative GPA. She will attend Colorado State University where she will study Microbiology…
A solid group gathered the afternoon of June 22nd at the Colorado Mountain Brewery on Interquest Parkway. We had a comfortable separate room, dedicated service, and good food. As before, a beverage ticket awarded each guest who showed our online invitation. Of the ten who attended, most were chapter members refreshing their commitment to the…
Col (Ret) Linda Aldrich, Arnold Air Society and Silver Wings Coordinator, past Colorado AFA State President, and prominent Sijan Chapter member, was recently featured in the Colorado Springs Gazette. Apr 22, 2023; Updated Apr 26, 2023 One of the first female missileers, retired Col. Linda Aldrich, was 30 when she decided to call a recruiter to…
2021 Air Force Ball was a huge success
Colorado Springs KOAA Channel 5 covered the Memorial Day Wreath Laying ceremony and the AFA Lance P Sijan Chapter participation in the Memorial Day wreath laying on May 31, 2021 at the Colorado Springs Memorial Park. KOAA Channel 5 interviewed the spouse of Sijan Chapter Vice President Col Paul L Bailey, USAF (Ret), Mrs. Deborah…