Camden Military Academy - Excalibur Yearbook (Camden, SC)

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PRECISION, COLOR AND CONTROL ‘ Awesome” is the buzz word today to describe what was only “cool” yesterday, but past, present, or future, the cadet corps marching onto the parade field stirs the most blase watcher. Staff members, however, function more than ornamentally. Cadets bear the United States, Camden Military Academy, and Carlisle Military School colors proudly. The James F. Risher Guard performs precision drill for special events, on campus and across the Carolinas, and in drill team competition. Marching individually, in step to form squads, platoons, companies, and, finally, that entity of a rifle battalion, the same components are structure for student government and community. Step by step cadets develop the self- discipline to take orders and eventually to assume responsibility and earn authority to give them. Color Guard members — Rick Faulkner, Preston Walter, Todd Parker, Jon Faulkner, and John Hill — advance the colors for parade formation. The James F. Risher Guard marches during the Camdei Christmas Parade, Cadet LTC George Pagan ii command. “Officers Center” during Visitors Day parade. 8

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William Witherspoon, right, checks out the brickwork : renovated Colonial Hall with Donald Branham and his contractor crew. New boys in a first step in the metamorphosis toward becoming cadets. 7 New cadets wait apprehensively for their first haircuts at CMA.

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Battalion Staff members George Pagan, Don Knorpp, Jon Faulkner, Russell Allsbrook, Denis Busby, Steve Stotts, Jerry Boyd, Mike Stone, Dwight Cauthen, and Rusty Burgess, prepared for meal formation. Drill Team performs on fall Visitors Day: Chris Sloan, Chad Ayers, Sean Matthews, Denis Busby, Marc Rogers, Dave Tindall, Russell Allsbrook, Gary Micko, George Pagan. 9