APSU ROTC PINNING CEREMONY

from VIP Clarksville Magazine | June 2021 The Men's Issue

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LINCOLN REAGAN DAY DINNER

APSU President, Dr. Michael Licari & Major Cameron Townsend U.S. Army (Ret.) Brig. Gen. Scott Brower & Eric Norman U.S. Army (Ret.) Maj. Gen. Walt Lord & Grace Lord

Heather, Sadie, Caleb & Shelley Roth

Elizabeth & Jessica Manzer

APSU ARMY ROTC COMMISSIONING CEREMONY

Story & Photography by Tony Centonze APSU ROTC’s Commissioning Ceremony at the Dunn Center celebrated the largest class in the program’s 50-year history.

The University was unable to hold its 2020 Commissioning Ceremony in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic, making this year’s celebration, and the record number of graduates, even more special.

Family members and friends joined in the celebration as thirty-three ROTC graduates marked their entry into the U.S. Army officer corps.

ROTC Professor of Military Science Lt. Col. Mark Barton says he is beyond thankful to honor the graduates and their accomplishments this May. “It is a great honor to get to teach, coach, mentor and train future second lieutenants and pass on lessons learned and best practices to them,” Barton said. “It gives me great joy that we will be able to commission them in May and have an event that family and friends can attend.

“The cadets who will commission in May are competent, committed, confident, creative, adaptable, professional leaders of character, team players and problem-solvers. They are also comfortable with collaborative planning and decentralized execution in an ever-changing environment.”

Shakeen & Shamon Nettles

Laiat Spencer & Miriam Llorens

Clint Kasperski & Marshall Newman