Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, who saved U.S. Airways
Flight 1549 with a heroic water landing in January, returned to the
roots of his aviation career here Wednesday to accept a coveted
flight award from the Air Force Academy. Captain Sullenberger, a
1973 graduate, received the 2009 Colonel James Jabara Award for
Airmanship during a ceremony on the Academy's Terrazzo that
included a pass and review of 4,400 cadets.
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