Western High School - Epitaph Yearbook (Las Vegas, NV)

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1 1 2 3 ei m,-Q Ilya ROTC in WE STudenTs Today, generals Tomorrow We are famiIy is whaT The 136 ROTC sTu- denTs say! The family is headed by Bill Meyer, LT. Col., USAF lreTiredJ, and Del Dolan, TSG-T, USAF lreTiredl, who have lead This honorable uniT for 7 years. Among The honors is Honor UniT for Las Vegas, which puTs Them in The Top TOM of The world: over 502, of scholarships ThaT go To WesTem are given To ROTC members. Many of us see The members in Their uniforms and we see Them pracTicing Their drills and we wonder why? Bill Meyers says 'because we sTress making our sTudenTs aware of Their ciTizenship. re- sponsibilITies and one's own duTy in a demo- craTic socieTy.' The program as a whole gives moneTary and leadership advan- Tages in a miliTary service or academy, in college and civilian employment a sense of honesiy, imparTiaIiTy, Towards all people To become a belTer person.' BuT ROTC is also involved in communiTy service. A new prog- ram has been sTarTed which allows an ROTC member To earn a school leTTer Through communiTy services. Bob Holmes and Chris Kiser have been The firsT To achieve This goal. While all of The sTudenTs are ouTsTanding, Billie Jo Edwards, CadeT Commander. Roberl Holmes, and Sheri BruneTT are among The highesT achievers. ROTC is a group of sTudenTs ThaT will be able To face The chal- lenge of life and win. ...................4. 222 ROTC

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-1 -nav 8 A-IW iw.. 10 1. The ROTC colorguard led The Homecoming parade in a show of greaT pride. 2. Discussions, such as This one beTween Mark Pirisky and Kim Reed, help The uniTs wiTh Their drills. 3. The commanding officers do an excellent job in leading The ROTC uniTs. Hard work, Perfeciion. and responsibiliTy are characTerisiTcs They all have. 4. The gas mask ThaT Mike Lundberg is aTlempTing To pul on Col. Meyer is very amusing To Angie Jackson. 5. The camera doesn'T scare Lisa ireland, ScoTT GarreTT, or Debbie Garlic, because They have pride. 6. A helicop- Ter demonsTraTion on The Warrior field is one of The many acTiviTies being sponsored by ROTC. 7. ROTC is more Than marching and uniforms. They work very hard in The classroom. 8. Daily praoTice is a neccesiTy in order To perTecT WesTem's ROTC drill Teams. 9. Expressing lead- ership is an everyday Thing for ROTC, direcTed by Dei Dolan. 10. PerfecTion and self conTroI is demonsTraTed well by Tom Pardue as he awaiTs inspecTion. 11. Billie Jo Edwards is ROTC's cadeT commandor. 12. Col. Meyer is The leader of The fine ROTC uniTs. lPhoTos by J. STory - 1,2,3,4.5.6,8,1O,11,12: P. WhiTeman - 7,91 ROTC 223