American Legion Post 50 SAL 50 New York USA
| April 23, 2012 WVOX 1460 AM WVOX.com The Sons of the American Legion Report Presented by Squadron 50 Pelham NY Guests: Captain Erin Leach Cadet Sidney Jaques University of Scranton ROTC Program |
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Scranton cadets with Cadet Jacques at the far left.
Cadet Jaques directs a drill
CPT Erin Leach was commissioned through the ROTC program at Cedarville College in
Ohio and was selected to serve as a Blackhawk pilot. Following flight school and her
Officer Basic Course she was assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, N.C.
During her time at Fort Bragg she deployed twice to Afghanistan where she has flown
over 700 hours in combat. After four years in the 82nd Airborne she attended the
Captains Career Course and then came to ROTC where she has served as our
Battalion Executive Officer for the past 18 months. Captain Leach will be leaving the
Army in August to attend Graduate School at Clark University.
CDT Sidney Jaques is a communications major here at the University of Scranton and
will commission in the AG Corps on 26 May. Cadet Jaques is a graduate of the Army's
Airborne School and last summer attended the Leadership Development and
Assessment Course at Fort Lewis, Washington.
She also played four years of varsity basketball here at the University of Scranton and
served as the team captain this past year. CDT Jaques in October was a member of the
Battalion's Army Ten-Miler Team which traveled to Washington, D.C. for that event. Just
last week she attend the George C. Marshall Conference at the Virginia Military Institute
in Lexington, VA. Each year all 273 ROTC programs across the country send there top
cadet to participate in this program.
Ohio and was selected to serve as a Blackhawk pilot. Following flight school and her
Officer Basic Course she was assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, N.C.
During her time at Fort Bragg she deployed twice to Afghanistan where she has flown
over 700 hours in combat. After four years in the 82nd Airborne she attended the
Captains Career Course and then came to ROTC where she has served as our
Battalion Executive Officer for the past 18 months. Captain Leach will be leaving the
Army in August to attend Graduate School at Clark University.
CDT Sidney Jaques is a communications major here at the University of Scranton and
will commission in the AG Corps on 26 May. Cadet Jaques is a graduate of the Army's
Airborne School and last summer attended the Leadership Development and
Assessment Course at Fort Lewis, Washington.
She also played four years of varsity basketball here at the University of Scranton and
served as the team captain this past year. CDT Jaques in October was a member of the
Battalion's Army Ten-Miler Team which traveled to Washington, D.C. for that event. Just
last week she attend the George C. Marshall Conference at the Virginia Military Institute
in Lexington, VA. Each year all 273 ROTC programs across the country send there top
cadet to participate in this program.