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From Dream to Reality. Local resident becomes 2nd Lieutenant for the United States Air Force
As a child, Michael set his career goal. The dream became reality last week when an Oswego resident was commisioned as a pilot for Air Force
It was about 17 years ago when Michael Paladines, 22, of Oswego, IL., decided what he wanted to do as a career. He was 5 years old when he decided he wanted to be a pilot. That dream became reality this past weekend when Michael was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant for the United States Air Force in Daytona Beach, FL. He will be heading to Vance Air Force base in Oklahoma to begin his flight training as a pilot. Michael attended Traughber Jr. High and Oswego High School. He attended Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach and graduated Magna Cum Laude on December 19, 2016.
