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

Thursday, Febrauary 26th App State Army ROTC Cadets participated in the 8th Annual Polar Plunge to raise money for the Special Olympics. The Mountaineer Battalion raised over eight hundred dollars and had over forty cadets as well as their Commander, LTC Kilgore, take the icy plunge into Duck Pond. The Commando Team began the event with a rope bridge that extended the width of the pond and then the plunging commenced starting with the ROTC Battalion.

Pictured are a few Senior cadets fresh from jumping in Duck Pond (from left to right): C/SGM Ben Allumbaugh, C/1SG Nick McFarlane, & C/1SG Barry Nelson