Congratulations to recently commissioned 2nd Lieutenant (2LT) Cesar Guzman who was awarded the Military Order of the Purple Heart Leadership Medal. Cadets who receive the award must be in the Top 25% of their ROTC class and demonstrated outstanding leadership abilities. The Cadet must also be active in school and community affairs.
2LT Guzman graduated this year with a degree in Biology and commissioned into the Washington State National Guard as a Signal Corps officer. During his time in ROTC, 2LT Guzman was a member of the Ranger Challenge team, assisted with Cannon Crew, and volunteered as part of the Washington State Adopt A Highway program. He also was a volunteer wrestling coach for Cheney High School.
The Eastern Washington University Army ROTC, “Fighting Eagles” battalion is pleased to announce that Cadet, Christian Goldbach was selected for the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) ROTC Award of Merit.
EWU Army ROTC Cadet, Christian Goldbach displays his Society of American Military Engineers ROTC Award of Merit.
This award was established to annually recognize outstanding engineering Cadets across the nation. The SAME ROTC Award of Merit is a bronze medal that was first authorized for Cadets back in 1948. To be eligible for the award Cadets had to be a junior or senior engineering student, be in the Top 25 percent of the engineering class, in the Top 25 percent of their ROTC class, and display exceptional leadership skills. Cadet Goldbach was 1 of the 20 Cadets selected nationwide for the award from the country’s 274 ROTC programs.
EWU Army ROTC Cadet, Christian Goldbach pictured evaluating Cadet training during a weekly Leadership Lab.
Christian is a Mechanical Engineering major entering his final year at Eastern. Besides excelling academically he has also been a four year member of the university’s Ranger Challenge team and regularly achieves the maximum score on the Army Physical Fitness Test. He further displayed his high level of fitness by earning the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge. The badge is one of the few foreign service awards authorized for wear on U.S. military uniforms. He has been part of the Color Guard and Cannon Crew that support EWU’s sporting teams as well. He was also selected for a military exchange program where he spent the summer at the Escuela Militar de Chorrillos, Peru’s version of West Point located in the capitol city of Lima.
Cadet Christian Goldbach, Eastern Washington University, at dinner during his assignment at Peru’s premier military academy, Escuela Militar de Chorrillos.
Congratulations to Cadet Goldbach for earning this prestigious award.
Congratulations to Eastern Washington University Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Cadet, Joshua Browning for being selected for the Sons of the American Revolution Award. The award recognizes a first year ROTC cadet who has excelled in all military aspects and scholastically at EWU.
EWU Army ROTC thanks the Sons of the American Revolution for recognizing one of our outstanding first year Cadets. You can learn more about the Sons of the American Revolution at this link.
Eastern Washington University Army ROTC “Fighting Eagles’ Battalion Cadet, Everett Kuhnel was recently recognized with the Association of the United States Army Military History Award.
The award is given to one Cadet in the battalion that has excelled in military history classes. EWU Army ROTC thanks the AUSA for recognizing one of our outstanding Cadets.
Congratulations to Eastern Washington University (EWU) Army ROTC Cadet, Corina Lindsey for being recognized as the MS-II awardee for the Military Order of the World Wars Award.
The award is given to MS-1, MS-II, and MS-III Cadets that excel in military and scholastic aspects of the ROTC curriculum.
EWU Army ROTC Cadet Corina Lindsey
The Military Order of the World Wars’ (MOWW) founding resulted from General of the Armies John J. Pershing’s request that his officers continue serving America after their active military service ended following World War I. Since MOWW’s establishment in 1919, MOWW members (“Companions”) have lived by the Military Order’s motto, “It is nobler to serve than to be served.”
MOWW Crest
EWU Army ROTC thanks the MOWW for recognizing Cadet excellence. You can learn more about MOWW at this link.
The General Society for the War of 1812 recognized one MS-II Cadet this year with their award for excellence. The General Society for the War of 1812 is a charitable organization of descendants of American veterans of the War of 1812. The General Society was founded on January 9, 1854, at the Congress Hall in Philadelphia by Joel B. Sutherland.
The Eastern Washington University Army ROTC cadet selected for their annual award was Olivia Roble who is a nursing major who has maintained an above 3.5 GPA, has been very active in Color Guard, Cannon Crew, and other ROTC activities, and completed all requirements to contract this year and activate her ROTC scholarship. She is an extremely dedicated Cadet who is well deserving of this recognition.
Congratulations to Cadet Roble and thank you to the General Society for the War of 1812 for recognizing a very deserving Cadet.
Learn more about the General Society for the War of 1812 at this link.
