Submitted by Cadet Captain Virgil Lin, Blackhawk Company Executive Officer  "I never realized the history behind this unit, it is amazing." "Inspiring."  "These guys musta kicked butt." "Sad." " I cannot believe one of their soldiers was 4'11" and size 2 shoes - I'm 4'10" and size 6."  These are the reflections of cadets who [...]

Written by: CW4 (Ret.) Edward Dick The North Hardin High School JROTC performed the “Missing Man Ceremony” on National Vietnam War Veterans Day, 29 March 2023, at the Elizabethtown Nature Park Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. The ceremony paid tribute to service members missing in action. Cadets Left to Right: CMAJ Samantha Gamble, CLTC Dawnette Mackey, CMAJ Bryce [...]

Submitted by: LTC (Ret.) Tyron W. Eason Rocky River High School Army JROTC hosts Mr. James "Doc" McCloughan, Medal of Honor Recipient, and has shared photos and a video of the event! Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZAa6LElrR4 Photos: Top Photo Caption: Mr. James "Doc" McCloughan with Army JROTC Cadets from Rocky Rivery High School (Photo credit: LTC (Ret.) [...]

Written by: LTC (R) Richard R. Hodgson MANHATTAN, KS -- Cadets from Junction City High School traveled to Manhattan, Kansas on Saturday, March 4th to conduct some Spring cleaning of the Kansas Veteran’s Cemetery.  While the cemetery staff does an excellent job of maintaining a high state of appearance at the facility, the need for [...]

Story and photos by: LTC (Ret.) Richard Wasserman BELLEVILLE, NJ -- In Army JROTC, cadets are in involved in many community service events during the course of the school year.  Belleville High School, in Belleville, New Jersey, is a brand-new Cadet NDCC Battalion and they are starting off on the right foot by getting involved [...]

Story and photos by: LTC (Ret.) Bill Waddington The Queen Creek High School Army JROTC Color Guard was invited to support the Arizona Army National Guard Aviation Ball at Falcon Field in Mesa, AZ on 2/4/23.  Cadets presented, posted and retired the Colors and conducted the POW/MIA Ceremony.  The highlight of the night was when [...]

Written by: Cdt/SGT Antonio Duran-Stanton For the first time since the pandemic, the 9th JROTC battalion organized a Veterans Day Program; an hour of school seminar was dedicated to honoring Ansbach’s veterans. Narrated by Cdt/1SG Kenton Duplessie, the program started off with the posting of the colors,and playing of the National Anthem. The colors were [...]

Photos shared by: SGM (R) Lamisa Carradine SGM (R) Lamisa Carradine, Army Instructor (AI) at Central Catholic High School, shares photos of Central Catholic High School Cadets presenting Vietnam Veterans with Quilts of Valor. On 17 Jan 2023, six Central Catholic High School Army JROTC Cadets honored Vietnam Veterans with the Quilts of Valor presentation [...]

Story by: Cadet/PV2 Jameson Bogard On November 4th, 2022, the 9th JROTC Battalion hosted a “Route of Valor“, where cadets honored many service members by telling their stories of bravery and patriotism. There were nine stations where cadets role-played and shared these stories: Michael Christensen, a Vietnam War POW; the Black Bicycle Corps members of [...]

By Cdt/PVT Lauren Moseley This past November for four days, Ansbach’s 9th JROTC Battalion traveled to France and experienced going back in time to WW1. We commemorated the Marines who fought in the battle of Belleau Wood and made new connections with other French and German students. We explored all the history that came to [...]