Pair of UH cadets to join the US Space Force
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2nd Lt. Chris Williams, a University of Houston graduate and former Air Force ROTC cadet, will join the U.S. Space Force.University of HoustonShow MoreShow Less
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Mitchell Montalvo, a University of Houston student and Air Force ROTC cadet, will enter the U.S. Space Force.University of HoustonShow MoreShow Less
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It was during the wee morning hours, holed up in Building 30 at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, that University of Houston students Chris Williams and Mitchell Montalvo decided they wanted to join the U.S. Space Force.
priceless experience. ed: also in rotc dream of being a fighter pilot and got a chance to go out on uso tour. emily: did i air force rotc and too small to be a fighter pilot. my dream to be a fighter pilot. i was too small. i left and then in baghdad, on the tarmac, my c 1-30 pilot was a female who was shorter than i was. i was standing there in my uniform. pete: someone call pentagon. emily: obviously after i left the rules were relax would and so smaller people could join. pete: what s it like. so i have been on the other side of uso tour. what s it like to be on stage with the troops in iraq? such an honor. such an honor. and i felt like every moment that i was there. that i was a steward for representing everyone at home. and bringing up support, bringing that love and just supporting the troops. i felt absolutely humbled
independent, having been prepared for everything by your parents and then trying to learn for yourself what the real world is like. the real world slapped me in the face on march 22nd. and i m not going to forget that. reporter: kianni was supposed to be in college by now. when i heard news that i was awarded an air force rotc scholarship, the first person i told was mama. and she was so proud. it s tough. reporter: lieutenant colonel martinez now raising four children on his own, grieving his wife and recovering from his own injuries. photos of happier times with gayle in europe while lieutenant colonel martinez held a nato job. i later learned that i took most of the shrapnel, if not all of the shrapnel, because my son
was everything to the family. this young teenager is unflinching. i think it s important for me to talk about this. at 18, when you re supposed to be going to college. becoming independent. having been prepared for everything by your parents and then trying to learn for yourself what the real world is like. the real world slapped me in the face on march 22nd. and i m not going to forget that. reporter: kiani was supposed to be in college by now. when i heard news that i was awarded an air force rotc scholarship, the first person i told was momma. and she was so proud.