Defense Visual Information Distribution Service | Catherine Carroll
Updated: May 19, 2018
The Fort McCoy community gathered together for an Our Community Salutes event at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin on Armed Forces Day, May 19, to salute graduating high school seniors who have enlisted in the military. [more]
KABC-TV Los Angeles | Education | Veronica Miracle
Updated: May 31, 2018
Seventy-four high school seniors were celebrated in Pico Rivera on Wednesday for their commitment to serving their country. [more]
Whittier Daily News | Local | Hayley Munguia
Updated: June 1, 2018
In a patriotic showing that included the presentation of the colors and speeches from military officers, hundreds of friends and family members of 78 local soon-to-be high school graduates filled Pico Rivera’s A Mi Hacienda restaurant and night club on Wednesday. The club had transformed into a ceremonial space to show support for the students, all of whom have opted to enlist in the military. [more]
The Washington Post | Perspective | Jay Mathews
Updated: June 17, 2018
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Several years ago, Toni Stinson’s son was told he couldn’t wear special cords signifying military enlistment at his high school graduation. It would not have been disruptive. Only five or six seniors were enlisting. But the school said no. [more]
Philly.com | Opinion | Dr. Ken Hartman
Updated: MARCH 28, 2018
April marks the beginning of when 1.8 million college-bound high school seniors will decide on which college to attend in the fall, followed promptly by their parents proudly telling their friends, family, and co-workers of their child’s decision… [more]
Windsor Central High School and the Conklin Kiwanis clubs were the “first to say thank you” to high school graduates entering the military.
On June 7, they hosted The First to Say Thank You event at the Windsor High School auditorium.
The ceremony honored 59 students from 31 districts in New York and Pennsylvania. Read more…
A Kiwanis club hosted an event in Windsor Wednesday night honoring those entering the military after high school.
The event called, “First to Say Thank You,” honored 59 students from 31 districts throughout New York and Pennsylvania.
This is the fifth year the Conklin Kiwanis Club has partnered with “Our Community Salutes” Read more…
Forest Wan won’t have much of a summer vacation. Just two weeks after the Ocean City High School senior graduates, he will report to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
“I’m a first-generation American,” the 18-year-old from Upper Township said during a dinner hosted by Wildwood High School honoring Cape May County high school graduates who will enter the military. “I feel an obligation to give back.” Read more…
Highlighting fresh commitments to the nation, Team APG and the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command welcomed new recruits and families into the military community during the Our Community Salutes program at the APG North (Aberdeen) recreation center May 17.
The ceremony featured the swearing in of local military recruits, APG technology displays, and remarks from former Army colonel, Dr. Kenneth Hartman, the founder of Our Community Salutes. Brig. Gen. Karl H. Gingrich Assistant Program Executive Officer for Operations Readiness, PEO C3T, hosted the event. Read more…
An estimated nearly 2,000 people attended the 2017 Fort McCoy Armed Forces Day Open House here May 20 despite, at times, some heavy rain conditions.
The open house was held on the grounds of Fort McCoy’s historic Commemorative Area, which includes World War II-era buildings, the Equipment Park, and Veterans Memorial Plaza. Read more…
