Those in the jet skiing community who know him, know Anthony Radetic as a “real good dude.” But it goes so much further than that. The Blacktip Jetsports and Sea-Doo X-Team racer is an accomplished paralympic athlete, excelling in skiing, swimming and cycling; even participating in the “2016 Invictus games in Orlando, Florida, during which he competed in the swimming and cycling competitions,” according to an article by the US Army.
Of course, before Radetic’s motorcycle accident over 6 years ago, Radetic served his nation as a communications NCO before transitioning into Aviation and becoming a warrant officer. Because of his service, dedication and motivational ceaselessness to never let his injury define or deter him, Radetic was recently honored – along with 87 soldiers from the Warrant Officer Candidate School Class 17-06 – for becoming warrant officers during a graduation ceremony at the U.S. Army Aviation Museum this past March 2nd.
“The 1st Warrant Officer Company Iron Warrant Award, which was awarded during the ceremony, will now be known as the W01 Anthony Radetic Iron Warrant Award in honor of a former warrant officer who was able to overcome seemingly insurmountable odds, according to CW2 Mark Gonzalez, 1st WOC.
“‘The Iron Warrant Award is awarded to the most physically dexterous candidate through each warrant officer class,” he said. “This particular award was the first award that we presented since officially naming it the W01 Anthony Radetic Iron Warrant Award.'”
The article continued, “It’s the level of dedication and motivation that Radetic displayed in the face of overwhelming adversity that he was selected as the namesake for the award, said Gonzalez. Before a decision was made, there were about six different potential honorees that the unit researched and voted on.”
