http://www.yournabe.com/articles/2009/11/20/bronx/doc4b06df644ee14684247562.txt
Air Force general has fond memories of borough
Manhattan College grad raised in Highbridge
By Patrick Rocchio
Friday, November 20, 2009 2:13 PM EST
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General Arthur Lichte and his wife Chris met former Yankees player Tino Martinez and manager Joe Girardi after throwing out the first pitch at a Yankees spring training game in 2008. Lichte grew up in the shadow of Yankee Stadium. Photo courtesy of the United States Air Force.
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An Air Force general who grew up in the borough and is a graduate of Manhattan College’s R.O.T.C. program urges the borough’s young people to consider military service.
General Arthur Lichte, who is in charge of the Air Mobility Command that includes 140,000 airmen who fly missions every 90 seconds, grew up in Highbridge. His command does all of the refueling, evacuation and medical transport for troops around the world. He has been in the Air Force for more than 38 years and will retire and relinquish his command by November.
Lichte said that he grew up in the “shadows of Yankee Stadium” on E. 162nd Street, and attended Sacred Heart School located at 95 W. 168th Street. He said the parish, with its never-ending athletic and social possibilities, was the center of his existence as a young man.
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Lichte, Arthur J. [MC1972]
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