Cadets from Appalachian State University competed in the 2nd Annual Mountain Man March held in Gatlinburg, Tenn., and earned top honors.

Joseph Beckman placed third among the 215 individuals participating in the 26.2-mile ruck march with a time of six hours and 34 minutes. A five-cadet team from Appalachian finished fourth among the 33 teams in the event with a time of eight hours and 33 minutes.

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April 24, 2009

The Appalachian State Mountaineer Battalion gathered Friday night at the Broyhill Inn for an evening celebrating the commissioning seniors and another great year completed by the ROTC cadets.  Along with the ROTC cadets and cadre, family and special guests attended such as the Military Officers Association of America.  The guest speaker (pictured) was CPT Brian Grimsley, the older brother of one of our senior cadets Joshua Grimsley. 

The senior cadets were recognized at the end of the night. They stood before the mess and were pinned with their branch insignia on their uniforms by their chosen loved ones.  Eight cadets will be graduating this May, nine in August, and three in December.

On Saturday, May 2nd at 11:00 A.M. a memorial ceremony for Captain Richard Cliff will be held to honor his memory. The memorial service will be held at the B.B. Dougherty Administration Building at Appalachian State University. Reception following the ceremony in the lobby of the admin building.

Among the attendees are Captain Richard Cliff's family and the ROTC Department. Everyone is welcome to pay their respects to Captain Cliff.

Richard Cliff, who was a Appalachian graduate of 2002, was killed in action in September of 2008.

His full news article Here

Here’s a great story on Maj. Michele P. Harper ’93, Appalachian alumna and the first female Black Hawk pilot in the N.C. Army National Guard:

Maj. Michele P. Harper took to the skies in a UH-60 Black Hawk 16 years ago after she graduated flight school in Fort Rucker, Ala. She is currently serving in Iraq.

The Hendersonville native graduated from East Henderson High School in 1988 and double majored in math and military science at Appalachian State, graduating in 1993.

Full Article Here

March 19th, 2009 @ The Blue Ridge Ballroom

Cadets from freshmen to senior class were presented with awards based on academic achievement, physical fitness scores, and outstanding leadership.

Pictured:
Ms Ann Millsap presents CDT Coviello with the Daughter of the American Revolution Award