ROTC and JROTC Cadet Awards Program 2021 COL, Ret. Arthur Tulak, Chairman of the Cadet Awards Committee Companions were pleased to once again attend annual Cadet Awards ceremonies and to work alongside many other Civic, Veteran, and professional associations in recognizing the top-performing cadets at the annual awards ceremonies. Nearly all the JROTC units conducted in-person ceremonies, but some were restricted to the classroom, without presenters from the organization. Companions Curtis, Hirai, Manchester, Staedel, and Tulak covered multiple schools. In addition, this year the Commandery had a great number of active-duty military from U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Special Operations Command Pacific, Pacific Fleet, Joint Inter-Agency Task Force West, Army Garrison Command, and Pacific Air Forces. These volunteers are listed below: Lt Col Christopher D. Parker, USAF Deputy Command Surgeon/ Chief of Med Plans & Ops, SOCPAC, at Kaimuki LCol Adam P. Barsby, Canadian Army, Canadian Liaison Officer at Punahou CDR Jon “JD” Davis, J365 INDOPACOM at Campbell H.S. WO1, S. Kai Bovaird, Joint Interagency Task Force – West at Waipahu CW4, Ret. Keith Pang, SOJ35 Deputy Chief of Future Operations, SOCPAC at Nanakuli Col Richard C. Tanner, USAF, Chief, Space and IAMD Division, USINDOPACOM, at Kailua MAJ, Paris C. Holman, Chief, Military Human Resources, USINDOPACOM at Leilehua in Wahiawa Col Rob Flannery, USMC, USINDOPACOM, J35 Future Operations at Kalaheo Lt Col Brion “P-17” Piriyakarnjanakul, USAF INDOPACOM PCJ6, at Kaiser Air Force JROTC
Mahalo to Companions who volunteered to make the presentations, and to our fellow volunteers in other Veterans organizations who presented on our behalf, where we could not send a presenter.
Companion Tulak Presenting the Silver Academic Medal to Cadet Angel Umagot, and the Bronze Leadership Medal to Cadet Mori, 11 May 2022 at Farrington H.S.
LTCOL Adam Barsby, the Canadian LNO to U.S. Indl-Pacific Command, presents the MOFW Medals to Cadets ?? And ?? Punahou Army JROTC Awards Ceremony on May 2nd, as SAI LTC Takao looks on. 14
