On Veterans’ Day, Central Coast Memorial Museum honored veterans through awards, inspiring speeches, and connections. Family and friends gathered to hear keynote speakers recount personal stories from their service. Eight former military members from various formations received awards for their outstanding service. Reporter Kimber Draughon brings us this story.
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Pull-ups, pride, and probably sore arms: Cal Poly students pull up to Marine Challenge
The U.S. Marines brought a pull-up challenge to Cal Poly, inviting students to test their strength for various prizes and learn more about serving with the Marine Corps. Reporter Lauren Quijano spoke to some of the participants as they finished their impromptu workout.
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ROTC cadets conduct largest field training of the year
Cal Poly’s Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program linked up with cadets from California State University, Fresno and University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) on April 7 to kick off their largest field training exercise (FTX) of the year. This FTX was a three-day event at Camp Roberts on the border of Monterey and […]
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A look into the action-packed ROTC Field Training Exercise weekend
The cadets spent about 12 hours on Friday and about 17 hours on Saturday at Camp San Luis Obispo
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Student veteran looks to connect with others
Cal Poly student and Army Reserves veteran Jesse Grothaus hopes to start a club on campus to reconnect with fellow student veterans, but has hit a red tape roadblock just in getting the signatures needed to found the club.