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Air Force Cadet Paul M. Elsbernd has earned honors with placement on the Dean's List at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo., for demonstrating excellence in academic studies and maintaining a 3.0 or better grade point average for a semester. The academy is a four-year military institution of higher learning that provides instruction, education, training and experience in academics, military training, aviation and airmanship programs, physical training, athletic conditioning, and spiritual and ethical development to all cadets.
Upon graduating, the cadets are commissioned as second lieutenants whom have acquired the knowledge, character and skills essential to meet the leadership challenges of the 21st century as career officers in the U.S. Air Force.
Elsbernd is pursuing a degree in physics at the academy, and has earned honors with placement on the Athletic Director's List, an all conference scholar athlete, and a member of the varsity soccer team. He is the son of Robert Elsbernd of Reston, and Linda Wientjes of Macon, Ga. His grandparent is Charles Wientjes of Mill Creek Road, Haymarket, Va. The cadet is a 2003 graduate of Mount De Sales Academy, Macon.