In a place and at a time when the slave trade was at its strongest, and when most Black people classified as free lived on property owned by others, San Domingo’s founders owned and tended land, set up businesses, built a church and a school, raised families, and generally created a close-knit, thrifty and self-sufficient community that coexisted peacefully with the white towns around them well into the mid-1900s.
May 2021
The AOG Service Spotlight highlights members of the Air Force Academy family (grads, cadets, family and friends of the Academy) every month who perform outstanding service that makes a positive and meaningful impact in their communities and beyond. Let these inspiring stories foster a spirit of service within the Air Force Academy family and inspire further commitment to a lifetime of service.
Space Coast Chapter Launch
This month s service spotlight highlights the Space Coast Chapter of the AOG. During these times when many feel more separated, a group of USAFA grads worked to bring their community together.
In 2020, Gloria Lorenzo-Luaces ’93 contacted Pat Buckley 61 (who was the local ad hoc organizer for events like football game watch parties in the area) to help organize a virtual event to honor the Class of 2024 return from Jacks Valley. In the process, Jackie Carsagua Garcia ’85 picked up the torch and asked to help organize a real Space Coast Falcons AOG