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WIU ROTC Color Guard First in Competition

March 7, 2007

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MACOMB, IL - - The nine-member Western Illinois University ROTC Color Guard placed first overall of 11 teams participating in drill competition at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign March 3.

This is the first time Western Illinois has earned the top honor in the Pershing Rifles Invitational Drill Meet in WIU's ROTC 38-year history, according to Master Sgt. Levi Carcamo, who had previously coached the team to third and fourth place finished in the past seven years.

Color Guard cadets practice 90-minutes once a week throughout the school year to be prepared to present the colors at home football and basketball games as well as other official University events. Since Jan. 29, when the cadets had registered for the competition, they had been holding three practice sessions per week.

Competition included individual inspections, in which Western placed first; and competition in basic drill moves in unison, in which Western placed second. The WIU Bulldog Battalion's overall score was high enough for the team title.

Senior history major and military science minor Nichole Corum (Tuscola, IL) commanded Western's Color Guard comprised of the following cadets, listed by hometown:

CYPRESS, TX 77429 – Steve Berry, a sophomore computer science major and military science minor.

FRANKFORT, IL 60423 – Julie Triggs-Redmond, a sophomore law enforcement and justice administration and military science minor.

LANARK, IL 61046 – Daniel Davis, a junior Board of Trustees Bachelor of Arts major.

LIBERTYVILLE, IL 60048 – James Nardelli, a junior business major.

MONEE, IL 60449 – Craig Porte, a senior art major and military science minor.

NEW LENOX, IL 60451 – Charles Loverude, a senior law enforcement and justice administration major and military science minor.

NORTHBROOK, IL 60048 – David Benning, a junior law enforcement and justice administration major and military science minor.

PALATINE, IL 60067 – Laura Tabrosky, a junior interdisciplinary studies major.


PHOTO ID: Kneeling (l-r): Daniel Davis, Steve Berry; 1st Row Standing (l-r): Julie Triggs-Redmond, Laura Tabrosky, James Nardelli, Nichole Corum; Back Row Standing (l-r): David Benning, Craig Porte, Charles Loverude

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