The GHS NJROTC unit was extremely busy of the past week. We started off the month by providing traffic control for the Halloween on the Square festivities. Several cadets braved traffic, princesses, and monsters of all kinds to keep the younger of us safe during the exciting event. BZ to all who participated. Later, on 4 Nov, the NJROTC cadets traveled to Crockett Elementary school to participate in the Crockett Career Fair. The cadets interacted with the young students, talking to them about future opportunities and providing demonstrations of some of the activities and equipment used by NJROTC cadets.

On 5 Nov, thirty-eight cadets marched in the annual Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Veterans Day Parade. The formation was led by C/ENS Seth English and was made up of most of our younger cadets. Despite the relative lack of experience they performed exceptionally well and the event was a success.

On 10 Nov, four members of the NJROTC unit joined a large number of veterans and other dignitaries at Denny Farm for the U.S. Marine Corps Birthday celebration. Joined by the Hunt County Honor Guard, the NJROTC cadets raised the flag and led the pledge of allegiance. The event extends a long celebrated tradition of comradery and honor to the Marine Corps ending with the ceremonial cutting of the cake by the youngest and oldest at the event.

The NJROTC Color Guard then traveled to Commerce on four separate occasions to support the Annual Texas A&M Commerce Veterans Vigil. The Color Guard posted colors during the opening ceremonies and then presented the flags at the outdoor vigil. On Thursday, the NJROTC unit took part in the closing ceremonies where they retrieved the colors and led the colors from the Vigil. The Vigil itself was very well attended and a tremendous success in honoring our Veterans. On Veterans Day, the color guard provided services to the annual USAF ROTC Reunion held at the university. In addition to their normal duties, they all had the opportunity to hob-nob with community leaders, military leaders, and war heroes. A tremendous job was done by all who supported these events.

Also on Veterans Day, the NJROTC unit supported GISD's own Veterans Day Ceremony by provided a color guard and providing about 20 ushers for the event. The tears were flowing during the event (even some of the cadets), but it was a huge success and shows even more how our community and the district respects its Veterans. Later the same day, the unit held a flag retirement ceremony at the local VFW chapter. This was a new event for us, but was very emotional and very well done by a separate crew of cadets led by C/LTjg James Chisholm. AZ1 Flater was the moderator of the emotional event that honored not only our veterans, but the symbol of our freedom.

Lastly, the unit had a strong showing at the Holiday Stroll held on Nov 12 downtown. Again, we provided ushering and traffic control for those enjoying the event put on by Keep Greenville Beautiful. 

Pending any new requests, our schedule is somewhat light over the Thanksgiving holiday with our next event not scheduled until 1 Dec.  Congratulations to all who participated over the past ten days and thanks to those who are giving such a large amount of their free time to the unit and the community.