Yousuke of Campobello completes Air Force training

Published 6:46pm Friday, October 12, 2012

Yousuke Zen Matsui has completed his Air Force ROTC Field Training at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Ala. and Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center (CSJFTC) in Hattiesburg, Miss.
Upon completion of field training, Yousuke was given the Distinguished Graduate Award, an honor reserved for less than the top 10 percent of graduates. This award recognizes exceptional cadets who have set themselves apart through leadership skills, accomplishments and achievements while at Field Training.
Yousuke is a cadet captain serving with the Clemson Air Force ROTC Detachment 770, Flyin’ Tigers. He is the director of training for the Major Rudolf Anderson Jr. Squadron of Arnold Air Society and a member of Scabbard and Blade Military Honor Society. Yousuke also served as the National Director of Operations for Arnold Air Society in the spring of 2012 at their national convention in Michigan.
Yousuke is a junior at Clemson University in electrical engineering. He is a member of the National Collegiate Honor Society and has maintained a position on the dean’s list throughout his collegiate career.
Yousuke was a 2010 homeschool graduate of Upstate Christian Homeschoolers. He is the son of Mark and Drenda-Michell Mathis Brennan of Campobello and Yoshihito Matsui of Greenville.
– article submitted by United Christian Homeschoolers
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