From Sergeant to educator to grandpa
Msgt. Dave Cugier to retire after 26 years at Lafayette
I want to go out while I still love it instead of calling it a job.
— Msgt. Dave Cugier
September 25, 1973. Just barely 18 in the suburbs of Chicago, Dave Cugier joined the Air Force. After serving for 20 years, Cugier became a teacher at Lafayette where he has been teaching Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC) for 26 years.
“I’ve worn a lot of titles in my life: educator and Sergeant and dad and husband and brother and son. But the greatest title of all is grandpa,” Cugier said.
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