captain koose was an american hero. like all blue angel pilot and the men and women who support the mission, captain koo sext was the very best of what our military and nation has to offer. he was a war hero. he served our country proudly in afghanistan. he was a decorated aviator who certained the strike flight air medal in the marine and z corps and navy achieve medal. i commend the marine corps for training such a skilled aviator as well as navel air station pensacola where he first started flying. he was a hometown hero, a local boy from durango, colorado, who tanned fort lou college. he performed a flyover with his teammates over super bowl 50 and then watched the denver broncos win their third super bowl championship. avenues loving son to his parents, a devoted husband to his wife christina and a loving father to his twro young children calvin and sloan. the same attributes that he demonstrated throughout his life, service, sacrifice, loyalty, faith, devotion, they were all present in his final moments as well. h