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ROTC Commissioning


Class of 2010 graduates received their commissions as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army during the ROTC Commissioning Ceremony on Saturday, May 22. The newly commissioned officers will attend a basic course lasting up to five months at an Army installation where they will learn to perform duties as a platoon leader within an assigned career field. Upon graduation from the Basic Officer Leadership Course, they will be assigned worldwide as platoon leaders, charged with ensuring that the roughly 40 soldiers under their command are trained and ready to perform their duties in support of national defense in both peacetime and war.


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  • The 2010 ROTC Commissioning Ceremony begins.
    Ceremony Begins
  • Juliana Burdick '11 sings the national anthem.
    National Anthem
  • Mira Hewlett, interim director of religious life & community service, gives the invocation.
    Invocation
  • Lt. Col. Adrienne Eckstein introduces the keynote speaker, Col. Laura Anibal Potter '89.
    Adrienne Eckstein
  • Col. Laura Anibal Potter '89 delivers the keynote address.
    Laura Potter '89
  • Potter is presented with a gift before her keynote address.
    A Gift
  • An image of Germany's Gold Cross is displayed as President William G. Durden '71 informs the audience that Capt. Robert McDonough '06 recently became the first American soldier to earn Germany's highest medal of honor.
    Gold Cross
  • International-studies major Benjamin Greenlee '10 was awarded the John Dickinson Sabre during the ceremony.
    John Dickinson Sabre
  • The soon-to-be officers stand ready to be sworn in. Dickinson's ROTC program is part of the Blue Mountain Battalion, which includes ROTC cadets from Millersville University.
    Officers
  • Potter administers the oath of office.
    Oath
  • Asian-studies major Sarah Compton '10 poses during the pinning/first salute ceremony.
    Sarah Compton '10
  • Michael Yosua '10 poses with his family. The double major in East-Asian studies and political science will be assigned an educational delay to attend law school.
    Michael Yosua '10
  • A newly commissioned Gregory Leak '10 poses with his parents.
    Gregory Leak '10
  • President William G. Durden '71 and wife Elke (left), pose with Woody Goldberg '63 and wife Susan.
    Durdens and Goldbergs
  • The newly commissioned officers cut the cake during a reception following the ceremony.
    Cutting the Cake
  • Family and friends celebrate with the new officers during a reception following the ceremony.
    Reception
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