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ROTC bolsters remembrance
PEARMAN PARKER
Issue date: 9/11/07 Section: News
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To honor their comrades who have died while serving in the war in Iraq, the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps and the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps are holding Sept. 11 Memorial Operations.
Steve Rohmiller, a senior from Norcross and special projects officer for the AFROTC, said the run is to remember those who are fighting "against activities such as what happened on Sept. 11."
Cadets, officers and cadre gather at Sanford Stadium at 6:45 a.m. with reveille conduct followed by a jointed color guard that will raise the flag to half-mast. After reveille, Chaplain Kevin Hynes plans to say a prayer followed by a briefing of the run route.
"It's a huge morale booster," said Rohmiller. "There will be no greater feeling."
The three-mile route will start at Sanford Stadium. They will run to Green Street, pass Hardman Hall, run back down Sanford Drive, pass Army ROTC building and end at Sanford Stadium. And for some of the cadets, it's not just any run.
"Anything we can do to remind people what happened is good," said Erin Spreg, a senior from Marietta and a cadet captain in the Army ROTC. "It's team building, too."
Spreg explained they would be running at a slower pace, which will be a different experience for her. She said they usually run in small groups according to their personal times.
"I'm proud to do something thing like that for my country and to remember those people," said Will Kelley, a senior from Zebulon and batallion commander. "I'm pretty pumped about it."
Spreg emphasized the significance the run holds for many members of both AFROTC and ROTC.
"We're the ones who'll be fighting.
We've already lost some alumni because of the fighting that resulted from Sept. 11," said Spreg.
Steve Rohmiller, a senior from Norcross and special projects officer for the AFROTC, said the run is to remember those who are fighting "against activities such as what happened on Sept. 11."
Cadets, officers and cadre gather at Sanford Stadium at 6:45 a.m. with reveille conduct followed by a jointed color guard that will raise the flag to half-mast. After reveille, Chaplain Kevin Hynes plans to say a prayer followed by a briefing of the run route.
"It's a huge morale booster," said Rohmiller. "There will be no greater feeling."
The three-mile route will start at Sanford Stadium. They will run to Green Street, pass Hardman Hall, run back down Sanford Drive, pass Army ROTC building and end at Sanford Stadium. And for some of the cadets, it's not just any run.
"Anything we can do to remind people what happened is good," said Erin Spreg, a senior from Marietta and a cadet captain in the Army ROTC. "It's team building, too."
Spreg explained they would be running at a slower pace, which will be a different experience for her. She said they usually run in small groups according to their personal times.
"I'm proud to do something thing like that for my country and to remember those people," said Will Kelley, a senior from Zebulon and batallion commander. "I'm pretty pumped about it."
Spreg emphasized the significance the run holds for many members of both AFROTC and ROTC.
"We're the ones who'll be fighting.
We've already lost some alumni because of the fighting that resulted from Sept. 11," said Spreg.
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