CARBONDALE (WSIL) -- Saluki Athletics announced that the Homecoming game versus Western Illinois on Oct. 15 will feature a pregame flyover during the National Anthem of multiple U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft.
The lead pilot is Class of 1999 alumnus Joshua Rose, who graduated from SIU's Aviation program. He is currently a Southwest Airlines pilot and Air National Guard Lieutenant Colonel out of the 122nd Fighter Wing in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Kickoff is at 2 p.m. at Saluki Stadium with the flyover scheduled at approximately 1:50 p.m.
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