Lt. Col. Derek Routt, Thunderbirds Operations Officer, speaks with Mark Teesdale before the Hometown Hero flight at Dover Air Force Base June 18. The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team selected Mr. Teesdale to fly with them as part of the Hometown Heroes program. Mr. Teesdale is a general music and chorus teacher at Lake Forest Central Elementary School in Felton and is the 2009 Delaware Teacher of the Year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tom Randle)