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.) [...]

A Flag's Service Written by: 1SG (Ret.) Christopher Watts On March 8th, 2023, the Bettye Davis East Anchorage JROTC held its 10th annual Flag Retirement Ceremony. The significance of this ceremony to our program is as significant as the flag is to our nation. Every part of the flag holds great meaning and works together [...]

Photo/Story: 1SG(R) Raymond L. EasonOn February 19, 2023, at Forest Lawn Cemetery Hollywood Hills, CA, elite members of the Garfield High School Bulldawg Battalion participated in the largest celebration of its kind, to honor George Washington’s birthday and to observe Presidents’ Day. Also, the Sons of Liberty hosted this celebration inviting other JROTC units in [...]

Submitted by: COL (Ret.) Marc A. Garcia MIAMI, FL -- Under the supervision of Army Instructor (AI) SFC John "Brian" Oriol,  Miami Northwestern Senior High School JROTC Cadets lowered the United States Flag to Half-Staff in a dignified ceremony In Honor Of (IHO) Marjory Stoneman Douglas Remembrance Day. A small tribute to the 17 Students and [...]

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 [...]

Submitted by: Robert J. Hyver, 6th Brigade

Submitted by: CW2 (Ret) Pedro Larribas The memorial was dedicated with a procession and ceremony on the National Mall on November 11, 2022. This tribute to Native heroes recognizes for the first time on a national scale the enduring and distinguished service of Native Americans in every branch of the US military.  Kirtland Central High School (KCHS) AJROTC Bronco [...]

Submitted by Cadet Sergeant Kylee Hamamoto For the second consecutive year, Punahou JROTC cadets read the 2403 names of those who perished on the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 at the Pearl Harbor National Memorial Center in Hawaii.  The roll call took almost two hours to complete and attracted family descendants, one who [...]