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Veterans Day
On November 11th, in honor of Veteran's Day, members of the Drake Army ROTC detachment presented the national and state colors at Ramsey Village, located just north of campus. Members included 2LT Gabe Haugland, CDT Derek Johnson, CDT Patrick Hendrickson, CDT Joel Sage, CDT Kyle Lewandowski, CDT Brooks Lambert, CDT Benjamin Kertzman, SPC Michael Freise, and PVT Lance Golay.
Ranger Challenge
Select members of Drake University’s Army ROTC program competed in the 2008 11th Brigade Ranger Challenge competition on October 25th and 26th at Camp Dodge, Iowa.Ranger Challenge is the "varsity sport" of Army ROTC. Focusing on basic infantry skills, squad-sized teams compete against other schools in the region on their abilities in rifle marksmanship, constructing a rope-bridge, patrolling, assembly and disassembly of the M16A2, the Army Physical Fitness Test, land navigation, and a 10 kilometer road march.Drake Army ROTC finished 7th overall, competing against 16 other teams from Big 10 and Big 12 schools. Team members included Derek Johnson, Joel Sage, Kyle Lewandowski, Brooks Lambert, Josh Moon, Ben Kertzman, Alexis VanVleet, James “Quint” Hall, and Edward StangPreparation for the 2009 11th Brigade Ranger Challenge competition is already under way. Tryouts will be conducted on a one-on-one basis. All full-time Drake students are encouraged to try out.For further information, please contact: Gabe Haugland – Professor of Military Science at 515-271-3952 or by email at gabe.haugland@drake.edu.
