Capt. Richard Holt, Class of 1996

Will You Marry Me? 

On bended knee, Richard said, “The Academy has laid the foundation for who I am today, which is why I brought you here. I would like you to be a part of the foundation for who I am tomorrow. Emily, will you marry me?” His most memorable San Antonio Academy moment was the day he returned to campus to propose to his wife under the Big Oak Tree.

A student from 1992-1995, Capt. Richard Holt says San Antonio Academy rightfully placed God at the forefront of its values during Chapel with Mr. Webster – to love God with all your heart, soul and mind and to love your neighbor as yourself. Richard credits SAA for creating in him a strong foundation in God, education, respect and love for all people, which helped pave the way for him to successfully lead people in the Air Force.

As Air Battle Manager in the U.S. Air Force, Capt. Richard Holt has flown over 1,200 combat hours in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Unified Protector. Now stationed at NATO Air Base in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Richard is an Instructor Weapons Controller aboard the E-34 AWACS. He was awarded the 2011 “Wing Air Weapons Officer of the Year” for the NATO Airborne Early Warning & Control Force.