Former slave, two-time Olympian becomes an Airman

Guor Maker, a trainee at Air Force Basic Military Training, receives an “Airman’s Coin” at the Coin Ceremony Feb. 1, 2018 outside the Pfingston Reception Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. During the BMT Coin Ceremony Trainees are given “Airman’s Coins’ signifying the final transition from trainee to Airman.



By Airman 1st Class Dillon Parker Joint Base San Antonio Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, United States Mar 08, 2018
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