Cadets

Margaret Armstrong Campbell became friends with a young cadet while he was in training at Centre College in the mid-1940s. When he left, they continued to correspond. Campbell, a high school band sponsor, met Walter Kelly of Repton, Ala., during his stay here. She recalls he sang in the Centenary United Methodist Church choir. Campbell's relationship with Kelly continued until he went overseas during World War II and lost his life in an air raid. Her story about the young cadet and many others who had memories of the Dresden, Germany, battle have been published in a new book, "Firestorm-Allied Airpower and the Destruction of Dresden," by Marshall De Bruhl.

Centre College was turned into a military aviation training center 64 years ago. For more than a year, students received instruction at the college and pilot training at Goodall Field, south of Danville. While the classroom instruction for the Army Air Corps was conducted on Centre's main campus, other students were transferred to the Women's College. The year was 1943-44 after the Civil Aeronautics Authority chose Centre as a training site, according to articles in The Danville Advocate-Messenger and a book about the Army Air Corps.

Nathan C. Bundy has graduated from the Army ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) Leader’s Training Course at Fort Knox. The four-week course is a leadership internship for cadets that can lead to the ultimate goal of becoming an Army officer. College students experience and examine the Army without incurring an obligation to serve in the Army or ROTC and are eligible to receive two-year college scholarship offers and attend the advanced ROTC course at their college. Cadets are observed and evaluated during classroom and field training exercises to determine their officer potential in leadership abilities and skills.

Erickson R. Haire has graduated from the Army ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) Leader's Training Course at Fort Knox, Ky. The four-week course is a leadership internship for cadets that can lead to the ultimate goal of becoming an Army officer. College students experience and examine the Army without incurring an obligation to serve in the Army or ROTC, and are eligible to receive two-year college scholarship offers and attend the Advanced ROTC Course at their college. Cadets are observed and evaluated during classroom and field training exercises to determine their officer potential in leadership abilities and skills.

Daniel R. Johnson has entered Basic Cadet Training at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo., in preparation to enter the first academic year at the academy. The six-week, two-phased orientation program must be successfully completed by the cadets prior to entering their freshman year. The training prepares men and women to meet the rigorous mental and physical challenges experienced by new cadets. Phase one involves personal in-processing, orientation, and training in the fundamentals of being a cadet.

Aug. 12, 1986 Jimmy Taylor has returned to his home in Mesa, Ariz., following a two-week visit with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James H. Taylor, Ecton Road. Lt. Col. Alice Tucker has returned to her home on Moundale Avenue after serving as encampment commander for the Cadets of the Kentucky Wing of the Civil Air Patrol, Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Ala. Eighty-two cadets from Kentucky participated in the encampment with 11 senior staff members. The annual picnic of the Clark County Chapter of the American War Mothers was  Thursday evening in the community room at Smith Manor.

Army ROTC Michael C. Roberts graduated from the Army ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) Leader Development and Assessment Course, also known as "Operation Warrior Forge," at Fort Lewis, Tacoma, Wash. The 33 days of training provide the best possible professional training and evaluation for all cadets in the aspects of military life, administration and logistical support. Although continued military training and leadership development is included in the curriculum, the primary focus of the course is to develop and evaluate each cadet's officer potential as a leader by exercising the cadet's intelligence, common sense, ingenuity and physical stamina.

West Point, N.Y. — Cadet Louis Andrew Beto, son of Dr. and Mrs. Louis Beto of Danville completed Cadet Basic Training at the U.S. Military Academy. Beto entered West Point on June 28 and has successfully completed six weeks of basic training. Also referred to as “Beast Barracks” Cadet training is one of the most challenging events a cadet will encounter over the course of their four years at the academy. The initial military training program provides cadets with basic skills to instill discipline, pride, cohesion, confidence and a high sense of duty to prepare them for entry into the Corps of Cadets.

Aug. 12, 1986 Jimmy Taylor has returned to his home in Mesa, Ariz., following a two-week visit with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James H. Taylor, Ecton Road. Lt. Col. Alice Tucker has returned to her home on Moundale Avenue after serving as encampment commander for the Cadets of the Kentucky Wing of the Civil Air Patrol, Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Ala. Eighty-two cadets from Kentucky participated in the encampment with 11 senior staff members. The annual picnic of the Clark County Chapter of the American War Mothers was  Thursday evening in the community room at Smith Manor.

Daniel R. Johnson has entered Basic Cadet Training at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo., in preparation to enter the first academic year at the academy. The six-week, two-phased orientation program must be successfully completed by the cadets prior to entering their freshman year. The training prepares men and women to meet the rigorous mental and physical challenges experienced by new cadets. Phase one involves personal in-processing, orientation, and training in the fundamentals of being a cadet.

Nicholasville’s Laney K. Hall was among the 63 who received diplomas from the Kentucky State Police Academy at eremonies held Friday in Frankfort. Their addition to the force brings KSP's strength to a total of 917 troopers. “Troopers have a diverse mission to protect, intervene, moderate, advocate, console, pre-empt, sacrifice, testify, encourage, assist and educate,” Gov. Steve Beshear said. “That’s why I have fought hard to protect public safety from devastating budget cuts.

West Point, N.Y. — Cadet Louis Andrew Beto, son of Dr. and Mrs. Louis Beto of Danville completed Cadet Basic Training at the U.S. Military Academy. Beto entered West Point on June 28 and has successfully completed six weeks of basic training. Also referred to as “Beast Barracks” Cadet training is one of the most challenging events a cadet will encounter over the course of their four years at the academy. The initial military training program provides cadets with basic skills to instill discipline, pride, cohesion, confidence and a high sense of duty to prepare them for entry into the Corps of Cadets.

Luke E. Bourland has graduated from the Army ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) Leader’s Training Course at Fort Knox. The four-week course is a leadership internship for cadets that can lead to the ultimate goal of becoming an Army officer. College students experience and examine the Army without incurring an obligation to serve in the Army or ROTC, and are eligible to receive two-year college scholarship offers and attend the advanced ROTC course at their colleges. Cadets are observed and evaluated during classroom and field training exercises to determine their officer potential in leadership abilities and skills.

Bayless graduates training Army National Guard Pvt. Daniel Bayless graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. During the nine weeks of training, Bayless studied the Army mission and received instruction and training exercises in drill and ceremonies, Army history, core values and traditions, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, rifle marksmanship, weapons use, map reading and land...

Jim and Marie Downey Marie Charilia Cadet and Jim Downey were married Dec. 17, 2008, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The bride is the daughter of Anselme and Charite Joseph Cadet of Ranquitte, Haiti. The groom is the son of Bob and Tessie Downey of Danville, Ky.

The first class of cadets to attend military training at the U.S. Army Cadet Corps headquarters, the former home of Millersburg Military Institute, will graduate Saturday, July 10, at 10 a.m. The graduation ceremonies for more than 100 young men and women who have successfully completed their participation in a U.S. Army basic training course will be held in the historic Womack Memorial Gymnasium on the campus. The general public is invited to join the families attending the event, the first graduation event to be held by the U.S. Army Cadet Corps on the Millersburg campus.

George Rogers Clark High School junior Zachary Christy receives the top Company Leadership Award from Lt. Col. Brett Morris, the camp commander, at the conclusion of the Bluegrass JROTC Cadet Leadership Camp (JCLC). Christy and 12 other GRC cadets attended the five-day leadership training program June 5-9 at the BlueGrass Army Depot. The camp helps students develop their ability to think, adapt and solve problems in a teamwork setting. The annual camp hosted 236 students from 23 high schools from Kentucky, Tennessee and Ohio.