This was his second ROTC Army ball, but he said he has been to several Air Force balls. And, you know, once the formal part of the night is over, it’s really a lot of fun.”ĭinner was served to about 100 guests, according to Josh Hunt, the WSU diversity and unity vice president and a cadet in the WSU ROTC. “(It’s to) remember what you’ve been through, the folks who you’ve lost (to) recognize why you’re there, why you exist as an organization to build relationships with those in your unit. It’s really traditional.”Īccording to Stevens, military balls date back to the Colonial Army.
“It is also very customary to remember folks who were lost,” he said. He said military balls are very traditional, but also serve the purpose of a social function. He graduated from Weber State University in 2004. The event was Stevens’ first ROTC Army military ball. The day your soldiers stop coming to you with their problems is the day you cease to be a leader.” Stevens spoke on leadership, and said to the WSU ROTC, “Ladies and gentlemen, what matters most is the mission first, and the soldier is always. Grant Stevens was the guest speaker at the ball. To the ladies!” There was also a moment of silence for the table displaying the Fallen Solider, also known as the Battle Cross.Ĭapt. Seven toasts rang out, “To the president!. Tradition plays a major role in most military balls, and the WSU ROTC ball was no exception. The ball also had Captain Grant Stevens speak to the crowd. Diliff, continues his photography of Britain's cathedrals and universities with the New Court of Corpus Christi College, part of Cambridge University.Adorned in their finest Army blues, the Weber State University ROTC held its annual fall-semester (Photo by Tyler Brown) Weber State University students dine and discuss while senior officers look on at the annual ROTC military ball. New Court of Corpus Christi College (created by David Iliff, nominated by Armbrust) David Iliff, a.k.a.Learning this resulted in quite a bit of cringing. The rough borders are typical for currency from this era horrifyingly, many dealers will take scissors to these ancient currencies to neaten them up and make them fit modern æsthetics. Colonial note printed by Benjamin Franklin (created by Benjamin Franklin and David Hall, nominated by Godot13) Three pence Colonial currency from the Province of Pennsylvania, as printed by Benjamin Franklin. This image forms part of the Military History Wikiproject's attempt to celebrate the ongoing centenary of World War I. He is wearing the uniform of the Admiral of the Fleet, which rank he achieved in 1919. John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe (created by Bain News Service, restored and nominated by Adam Cuerden) British Admiral John Jellicoe (5 December 1859 – 20 November 1935).Readers may recognise this image: Adam Cuerden restored it in celebration of the article on John Hay reaching featured article status, as reported in the 13 August issue of the Signpost. Gilbert, restored and nominated by Adam Cuerden) John Hay, private secretary to President Abraham Lincoln, and Secretary of State under William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. These bills, used to show ownership of gold instead of storing the actual gold, are the latest outcomes of Godot13's work with the Smithsonian Institution on the documentation of currency. Gold Certificates was nominated as a set.
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Twenty-dollar, fifty-dollar, one-hundred-dollar, five-hundred-dollar, five-thousand-dollar, and ten-thousand-dollar gold certificates from the 1882 series (created and nominated by Godot13) The 1882 series of U.S.John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe commanded the Grand Fleet at the Battle of Jutland during the First World War, amongst other achievements. Ten featured pictures were promoted this week.
The Manhattan Project was also charged with coordinating foreign intelligence related to enemy nuclear activity, and the Alsos Mission was an effort to find out what the German research programs had discovered, and prevent the research from getting to the Russians. Alsos Mission ( nominated by Hawkeye7) Part of the Manhattan Project, the effort during World War II by the Allies, principally Britain and the United States, to create an atomic bomb.While the birds are "somewhat obscure", according to the nominator, the IUCN Red List classifies it as a species of "least concern". Sind sparrow ( nominated by Innotata) is a bird of the sparrow family Passeridae, found around the Indus valley region in South Asia.Members of the Alsos Mission uncover uranium cubes hidden by scientists in Germany during the end of World War II.
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