Story by: C/CPT Taylor ChunPhotos by: Maunalani Nursing Home Staff Cadets from the Punahou School Army JROTC program from 8th Brigade helped Nisei Veterans of the 442nd "Go for Broke" Infantry Regiment celebrate Veterans Day at the Maunalani Nursing Home in Honolulu, Hawaii on Friday, 10 November. Nisei Veterans were second generation Japanese-Americans who fought in World [...]

Story by: SFC (R) Dustin AmaralPhotos by: Kelsey Walling Hilo High School Army JROTC from 8th Brigade honors veterans during its annual Veterans Day Parade in Hilo, Hawaii. With hundreds of onlookers and spectators, CDR, A Company, 1st Viking Battalion performs an “Eyes Right” in front of the viewing stand.

Story Photos by: 1SG (R) RAYMOND Eason and SSG (R) Terry Buckhannon Garfield High Recognizes Veterans Day At Playoff Game and JROTC Color Guard Weekend Observances On November 10, 2023, members of the Garfield community, staff, faculty, and administration at Garfield High School held a post-football celebration to honor veterans of the Los Angeles community. Veterans [...]

Story and Photos by: LTC (R) John Tao On Saturday, November 18th, 2023, East Union High School Army JROTC from 8th Brigade held the 9th Annual Drill competition. Ten schools competed in this year’s competition with a large number of parents and family members in attendance. During the competition, the EU Army JROTC also conducted an [...]

Story by: CPT (R) Joseph Santos and 1SG (R) Jose KingPhotos by: C/2LT Jazmine Furton, C/CPT Ismail Hossain, and C/SGT Sofia Del Rosario This year marks 30 years of Army JROTC at Tinian High School, now known as Tinian Middle School & High School (TMS&HS). Since its inception, the TMS&HS Army JROTC Stallion Battalion from 8th Brigade [...]

Story by: C/CPT Althea CumlatPhotos by: C/2LT Arianni Sambois-Calderon and C/CPT Althea Cumlat On October 16, 2023, former U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Dakota Meyer, a distinguished Medal of Honor recipient, visited Waimea High School Army JROTC from 8th Brigade. Meyer was awarded the Medal of Honor by former President Barack Obama for his courageous actions during the [...]

Story and Photo by: SGM (R) Timothy A Beall November 11th, 2023 Auburn, Washington Graham-Kapowsin High School Army JROTC from 8th Brigade received the Admiral's Award for Auburn Veterans Day Parade. https://youtu.be/Cr9PxRkfq0w?t=1052

Story by: LTC (R) Nicole SarafoleanPhotos by:  Jon Yuspa Reno High School Army JROTC Cadet Battalion Commander from 8th Brigade meets LTG (R) Leslie Smith right before marching in the Veterans Day Parade in Reno NV. Lt. Gen. (R) Leslie Smith spent his 2023 Veterans Day in Reno NV, talking to high school JROTC Cadets who [...]

Story and Photos by: C/2LT Arianni Sambois-Calderon Parent Night Drill is a new tradition within the Waimea High School Army JROTC program. This night is an opportunity to demonstrate the Cadets’ transformation to parents, in the form of unit stationary drill, during the first quarter of the school year. The Cadets showcased unit cohesion in a [...]

Story by: C/CPT Kayley MorimotoPhotos by: LTC (R) Timothy Schiller White Plains Beach, Oahu’s South Shore, 4 November 2023, Service Learning Project with AccesSurf       23 Army JROTC Cadets with four staff members from Waialua High School and Mililani High School Army JROTC, celebrated AccesSurf's 17th anniversary. AccesSurf is a non-profit organization on Oahu that was formed to eliminate [...]