Falcon

From USAFA Folklore

The falcon is the official macot of the Academy, selected by popular vote of the Class of 1959:

Near the end of summer training one day at lunch in the mess hall the class was asked to decide upon an academy mascot. The choice quickly centered around the falcon and the tiger. In retrospect, it’s hard to remember why the tiger was an attractive idea for a mascot for an Air Force school, especially since it is used as the mascot for so many other schools. But the falcon it was, by a show of hands of the cadets.

[edit] See also

• Falconry
• The Bird