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| My mom and I during Parents' Weekend |
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| A rather wintery day at the Institute inside Hagerman Barracks...what we call 'The Box.' |
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| Hey, when you're commander of the New Mexico National Guard, you can park/land anywhere you want! |
| The NMMI Martial Arts Team, Fall '01...after finishing our first tournament of the year. Sorry guys, I know its a bad pic! |
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| Sparring Competition |
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| My friend Peter and I standing next to memorial statue dedicated to NMMI alumni killed in action in Vietnam |
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| Me and my step-father Steve in the MSIII classroom. The ROTC MSIII course was probably the toughest level of the ROTC classes. It was filled with constant training and bookwork in the Army manuals |
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| One of the many parades here at the Institute. Formal inspections of each troop is carried out prior to the parade. It is a slow and grueling process. |
| The transition from Duty, Honor, Achievement to Duty, Honor, Country |