Name-a-Day Calendar, November 8: Air Force Falcons
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Chosen in: 1955
Chosen by: Cadets in the Class of 1959
Established in 1954, the United States Air Force Academy is the country’s newest service academy. The school’s sports teams have been known as the Falcons from the jump; its inaugural class picked the falcon as their mascot due to their airborne fighting spirit.1
Learn more about the Air Force Academy’s live falcon mascots here.
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Some sources say the cadets chose the peregrine falcon; some say they didn’t specify a species. In any case, several species serve as live mascots for the Air Force Academy today.