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Cadet’s haunting suicide note prompts parents to file wrongful death claims against Air Force Academy (November 14, 2023)

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Cadet’s haunting suicide note prompts parents to file wrongful death claims against Air Force Academy

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — A haunting note written by a former United States Air Force Academy cadet, now leading her parents to file wrongful death claims against the Academy.

“Do all that you can to make sure I am the last one,” was the chilling directive 22-year-old Cailin Foster left in her suicide note to her parents on Nov. 7, 2021.


Cailin Foster’s suicide note to her family, November 2021

Gary, a retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel who graduated in 1990, attempted to engage with Academy leadership about what happened to his daughter. He spoke with people who were his former colleagues and friends, only to be met with what he described as people unable to comment. 

When they requested a report regarding the investigation into their daughter’s death, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base sent them 159 black pages of redacted content.


1 of 159-page report regarding Cailin’s death sent to The Fosters by USAFA. Courtesy: Gary Foster

“Not one letter, word, or punctuation mark was provided. They literally gave us 159 pages like this,” said Gary in disbelief. The Fosters say Air Force Academy has yet to provide any direct documentation to them.

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