Cadet honors for Blackmon

Michael Blackmon - Courtesy photo
Courtesy photo
Michael Blackmon

March 16, 2012 · 9:38 AM

Michael J. Blackmon, a 2011 Mount Si High School graduate and a student at Norwich University, has earned several honors as a member of the Corps of Cadets.

Norwich University is located in Northfield, Vermont, and is the nation’s first private military college as well as the birthplace of ROTC. Norwich houses all four branches of the armed services: Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force. Blackmon is enrolled in the University’s criminal justice program.

Blackmon has made the Dean’s List, was appointed commanding officer of his platoon, achieved the highest physical training score of his entire battalion, and participated during the fall sports season as a player on the Norwich University men’s soccer team.

Learn more about Norwich at http://www.norwich.edu/.

 

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