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Mike Jacobi, third from left, received the FAA’s highest award in a ceremony today, surrounded by friends and family, at Mayor Mark Holland’s office. (Photo provided by Mayor Holland’s office)

Mike Jacobi, right, received the FAA’s highest award in a ceremony today at Mayor Mark Holland’s office in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo provided by Mayor Holland’s office)

Mike Jacobi, known as one of the fathers of the consolidation of the Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, governments, today received the highest award from the Federal Aviation Administration.

Jacobi received the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award at Mayor Mark Holland’s office in Kansas City, Kansas. FAA officials presented the award.

Jacobi is a Vietnam veteran, and flew combat missions there in 1967 and 1968. He returned to Vietnam in 1970 to fly behind enemy lines in special operations missions. He also commanded an attack helicopter company.

In Wyandotte County, he worked as a Realtor for many years and was instrumental in the unification of the city and county governments.

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