Lt.Col. Robert Cheveres: A True National War Hero
Some served the country while others served themselves in other foreign countries. We thank Robert Cheveres for serving the United States of America.
A Little Background Information On Robert (Bob, Bobby) Cheveres:
THIS IS THE VERY FIRST TIME THAT BOB HAS ALLOWED HIS ENTIRE BACKGROUND TO BE GIVEN PUBLICLY. HIS OWN FAMILY KNOWS PERHAPS ONLY 20% OF WHAT FOLLOWS. IT WAS AGREED THAT IF IT TOUCHED ONLY ONE CHILD IT WAS WORTH IT.
** HE IS AN AIR FORCE LT. COLONEL, Retired.
** A JET FIGHTER PILOT HAVING FLOWN SUPERSONIC COMBAT AIRCRAFT
** HAS A DEGREE IN AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING
** ANOTHER DEGREE IN SPACE ENGINEERING
** PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR, DEPT. OF AEROSPACE STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, MAYAGUEZ, PR.
** HE IS A GRADUATE OF ALL THE DISTINGUISHED MILITARY COLLEGES
TO INCLUDE;
A. SQUADRON OFFICERS SCHOOL
B. AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE
C. INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE OF THE ARMED FORCES
D. THE PRESTIGIOUS “AIR WAR COLLEGE” FOR SENIOR OFFICERS
** HE FLEW OVER 150 AIR COMBAT MISSIONS OVER VIETNAM, LAOS
** HE WAS HIGHLY DECORATED FOR COMBAT AND THESE INCLUDE:
A. NOT ONE, BUT TWO “DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSSES”
FOR AIR COMBAT
B. EIGHT “AIR MEDALS” FOR AIR COMBAT
C. BRONZE STAR WITH “V” DEVICE FOR HEROISM IN COMBAT.
THESE ARE BUT A FEW OF HIS MANY DECORATIONS
** IN CIVILIAN LIFE HE QUICKLY ROSE TO THE POSITION OF “DIRECTOR
** IN 1976 HE RECEIVED THE “KEYS TO THE CITY OF OXNARD” AS A
DISTINGUISHED NATIVE SON.
** IRONICALLY, HE WAS RAISED IN SPANISH HARLEM, THE COLONIA,
THE BARRIO, ACROSS THE TRACKS OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL
IT THERE IN OXNARD.
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