Murray State University Army ROTC Fall 2017 DEAR ALUMNI, FRIENDS, AND FAMILY: 28Oct: 9:30am Homecoming Parade - Downtown Murray

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1 PHYSICAL FITNESS APFT Results (AVG) MSI: 183 MSII: 248 MSIII: 215 MSIV: 252 MSV: 257 Special congratulahons to Cadet Bell, Cadet Chinn and Cadet Woode for scoring 300 out of 300 points! ROTC HOMECOMING 2017 DEAR ALUMNI, FRIENDS, AND FAMILY: Murray State University Army ROTC would like to invite you to join us on October 28th, 2017, to celebrate the annual Homecoming at Roy Stewart Stadium. This year, following the Tent City feshvihes, the Racers will take on the Eastern Kentucky University Colonels at 3:00 PM. Please come and support the Murray State Racers and Army ROTC. Homecoming Schedule of Key Events 28Oct: 9:30am Homecoming Parade - Downtown Murray 28Oct: 11:00am 2:30pm Tent City - Roy Stewart Stadium 28Oct: 2:45pm Homecoming King and Queen CoronaHon - Roy Stewart Stadium 28Oct: 3:00pm Football game vs. EKU - Roy Stewart Stadium The Murray State University Army ROTC program is conhnuing to provide opportunihes for professional growth and academic development though extracurricular programs and military focused curriculum. Over the summer, our Cadets parhcipated in several

2 Cadet Command sponsored programs designed to broaden their scope of experience. These programs included the Cadet Troop Leader Training Program and the Cultural Understanding & Leadership Program. By exposing the Cadets to a broad range of cultural and professional experiences, during their student years, Army ROTC seeks to expand their prachcal understanding of military organizahons and the world they will confront as Army officers. It is an excihng experience for our Cadets and we are proud to share their stories. CADET JOSH FRIEDRICH CTLT ASSIGNMENT TO KOREA: Cadet Josh Friedrich is a senior in the ROTC program, he is pursuing a degree in Business AdministraHon and is aeemphng to branch AcHve Duty AviaHon. He was given the opportunity to have a boarding assignment known as Cadet Troop Leader Training (CTLT). The purpose of the assignment is to offer Cadets a chance to shadow a platoon leader and have a deepened understanding of how Army leadership funchons. While in South Korea I worked with the 1/9 CAV Mechanized Infantry where we spent the enhre Hme in the field training. This was unfortunately during monsoon

3 season! I worked with Bradleys during their qualificahon ranges as well as maneuver with their dismounted elements. Being prior enlisted in Light- Infantry, this experience was eyeopening to me. I was able to see how the mechanized world worked in relahon to Light- Infantry. While working with the dismounts I was able to supervise, run their team, and perform Squad live-fire exercises at two different ranges. Overall, it was a great experience. This is what many would call, Good Training. CADET BELL- CTLT ASSIGNMENT TO FORT MYERS: Cadet Daniel Bell is from the small town of Olaton, Kentucky. He is senior pursuing a degree in Animal Science and aeemphng to obtain AcHve Duty Infantry as his branch of choice. He was also given the opportunity to have a boarding assignment of Cadet Troop Leader Training (CTLT).

4 During this past summer, I was afforded the opportunity to spend three weeks at Fort Myers Virginia under the mentorship of a U.S. Army TransportaHon Lieutenant. Fort Myers is located on the Potomac River directly across from Washington D.C. and is the home stahon of the 3rd Infantry also known as the Old Guard. With only a short walk, I was able to visit the many monuments, museums, and parks in our nahon's capital on the weekends. The highlight of my self-guided tour of Washington D.C. was seeing the original DeclaraHon of Independence and the Star-Spangled Banner. While at Fort Myers I met several dishnguished individuals including a Lieutenant Colonel from the Canadian Army and the Chief of Staff of the Army, General Mark Milley. I was also able to tour the Caisson Stable, which houses the Army s horses that are used in Arlington funerals. AddiHonally, on my final week at Fort Myers, I aeended Twilight Taeoo which was an exhibihon of the Army Drill Team and the Rifle and Drum Corps. CADET FAITH PEET- CULP ASSIGNMENT TO LATVIA: Cadet Faith Peet is a sophomore in the ROTC program pursuing a Pre-Vet career course while also hoping to branch Medical Services. She parhcipated in a CULP assignment that s main purpose is to place Cadets

5 in a foreign country that will provide a different language and culture than they are used to. I was the only applicant from my university for CULP, and I was going off the recommendahon from a fellow Cadet, who had gone the previous year. The internahonal flight we took was hechc as such a large group, but I personally enjoyed it because it was my first. The next part of our mission was humanitarian service, where we went to chop wood for the winter for an orphanage. We also went to work on a nature habitat for a fox in an open zoo in Latvia. This was my favorite Hme because not only did we work with the locals but we saw the country side culture and parts of their society that s not ooen thought about. The final phase was probably the best out of all and that was the cultural expanding and traveling around Latvia. The overall experience provided gave me a cultural base that will be uhlized every step of my future career as an Officer in the United States military.

6 AFTERWARD: Do you have any queshons, comments, or concerns? Do you see something you really like or know of something that could help improve this newsleeer? Please let me, Cadet Daniel ChrisHan, know, and I will do my best to incorporate your idea. A special thank you to each and every one of you for making this possible. We hope to see you at Homecoming this year! GO RACERS! Respecqully, Daniel ChrisHan Murray State University Army ROTC Public Affairs Officer 211 Blackburn Science Building, Murray, Kentucky, (270) msu.rotc@murraystate.edu murraystate.edu/rotc