Airmen, Sailor graduate from leadership school Published July 13, 2015 By Airman Leadership School TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Thirty-four Airmen and one Sailor graduated from Tinker's Airman Leadership School last week. Graduates and award winners from class 15-D are: Air Force Sustainment Center Senior Airman Matthew Hawk Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron THREE Petty Officer 3rd Class Igor Alvarez Cardero 138th Security Forces Squadron Senior Airman Dillon Vaughan, John L. Levitow Award winner 138th Combat Training Flight Senior Airman William Woodward 552nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Senior Airman George Burgess Senior Airman Giovanni Delprince Senior Airman Zachary Dooley Senior Airman Alec Hames Senior Airman Javoris Jordan Senior Airman Micah Single 552nd Maintenance Group Senior Airman Adam Magdaleno Senior Airman Jason Morgan Senior Airman Alicia Wenzel 552nd Maintenance Squadron Senior Airman Matthew Powell Senior Airman Nathaniel Pugh Senior Airman Christopher Woody Senior Airman Michael Wright 552nd Operations Support Squadron Senior Airman Luis Garcia Senior Airman Courtland Stewart Senior Airman Bradley Weddell 72nd Force Support Squadron Senior Airman Michael Diaz 72nd Logistics Readiness Squadron Senior Airman Kyle Thomas 72nd Medical Support Squadron Senior Airman Natasha Card Senior Airman Jody Lee, distinguished graduate and Academic Award winner 72nd Security Forces Squadron Senior Airman Brandon Dorceus Senior Airman Matthew Freund Senior Airman Chelsey Jones 960th Airborne Air Control Squadron Senior Airman John Gignac Senior Airman Andrew Hitz 963rd Airborne Air Control Squadron Senior Airman Timothy Richardson, distinguished graduate Senior Airman Joshua Smith 964th Airborne Air Control Squadron Senior Airman Jessica Landry, Leadership Award winner Senior Airman Philipp Neuhoefer 966th Airborne Air Control Squadron Senior Airman Miguel Barahona, distinguished graduate Senior Airman Amanda Hudgens, Freedom Citation winner What Freedom Means Essay by Senior Airman Amanda Hudgens, 966th Airborne Air Control Squadron Freedom is a sacred privilege. Freedom is earned. Freedom is being able to openly love the one you love without fearing judgment. Freedom is being able to pursue an education without being afraid someone will find out and make an example out of you. Freedom is being able to wear whatever you choose without being called horrible names and being punished. Freedom is being able to believe what you want without being judged or thought less of. Freedom is a sacred privilege. Freedom is earned. Freedom relentlessly fought for, day in and day out. Freedom is paid for, not only by the men and women who gave their lives but also by the ones they leave behind. Freedom is battled for by men and women who are sick of being silenced by corrupt governments. Freedom is fought for by men, women, and children who combat terror organizations from the day they are born to the day they die. Freedom is deprived of millions of people across the world. In the words of Ronald Reagan, "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bedroom. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same." Freedom is a sacred privilege. Freedom is earned.