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VIDEO: SSHS Senior Appointed to US Air Force Academy

RVC resident William Rizzuto talks about the process of getting into the US Air Force Academy.

South Side High School Senior and Rockville Centre resident William Rizzuto was recently appointed to the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO. He is one of only eight appointees from Long Island.

He and his Air Force Liaison Officer, Rockville Centre resident Lt. Col. Sean Fielding recently spoke to Patch about the competitive process to get into the service academies and what he's looking foward to at the academy.

Keynote speaker Dr. Charles Holwett, a history professor at Molloy College in Rockville Centre said Rizzuto exemplifies the qualities the service academies look for in a candidate.

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