Selection Criteria: A turnback from the Class of 2017 who was a real team player.
Recipient: C/Maj Noelle Heiser
Stephen was among the first to respond to a call for donated sabers. His parents had recently died and when he took the saber he had given his parents off the wall he found the scabbard had rusted away and was no longer useful. But he wanted to participate if at all possible. Shortly before his call MacWain Phillips had called to offer a scabbard with a broken saber. Luckily they were both more than willing to collaborate on giving a saber to a cadet. Stephen had started with the Class of 1967 and wanted a cadet who had been turned back and was a great team player. After an extensive search involving several AOC’s, the admittance office and her AOC, LtCol Alex Winn, I gave the nomination to C/Maj Noelle B Heiser. I was honored to be able to give the combined saber and scabbard from Stephen Schmidt and MacWain Phillips to her at the 100 Night Flying Fickle Finger of Fate Event.
