MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - Cherry Point Air Station in Havelock dedicated their new 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Headquarter building after a decorated Airman from the 1920s.
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - Cherry Point Air Station in Havelock dedicated their new 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Headquarter building after a decorated Airman from the 1920s.
Construction on this 2nd Marine Aircraft Headquarter building began back in July 2009 after the previous building was completely lost in a fire.
This new building, named after General Frank Schilt, decorated Airman and Marine who received a Medal of Honor for his heroes.
"I was just floored really with such a wonder honor for him and to think they're recognizing him contribution to naval aviation over 40 years. It's very humbling and a wonderful feeling that they're doing this," said Alice Schilt Magee. General Schilt’s daughter remembers her father, “I was astounded he was like the Indiana Jones of the 1920s. He had a wonderful life and he loved it. He loved being a Marine and loved to fly."
But Magee says her father left his war stories and acts of heroism at the door. At home, he was just her father.
General Schilts' granddaughter remembered him much the same way.
"I knew nothing about who he was as a Marine or as a general. I knew nothing about that as an adult but as a grandchild, I just knew I had his attention and I loved him very much and he showed his love back," said Francy MaGee, Gen. Schilt’s granddaughter.
And as two women who grew up in a military family, the news of President Obama bringing troops home from Iraq by then end of this year is a long overdue blessing.
The 80,000 square foot building cost 14 million dollars to build.
And sits on the same grounds that the general himself walked on so many years ago.
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MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - A ceremony is scheduled for Friday by the 2d Marine Aircraft Wing and MCAS Cherry Point Marines and personnel to officially name the combined headquarters building on the command parade deck.
Completed in March, the new headquarters building is the most prominent building on the air station.
The name chosen is a dedication to the memory Gen. Christian F. Schilt. He was a Marine aviator with ties to the Cherry Point community. Schilt's family will attend the ceremony.
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