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one                                                             Cadets Jason Ferrell and Robert Baldwin practice tossing the dummy weap­
                                                                               ons for the exhibition drill team with weapons. This is the first exhibition team
                                                                               in  four  years.








                        Group for  leaders



                             n  the  J.R.O.T.C.,  the  motto  is  "We  train  the
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                             best  to  lead  the  rest," and  it  is demonstrated
                             through  various  organizations  of  leadership.
                             The  prime  leadership  is  provided  by  Retired
                             Major Harold Hornbeck and Retired First Ser­
                             geant  Jerry  Ramirez.
                            Some  of  the  organizations  that  help  develop
                        the pride of the group are the Battalion Staff, Color
                        Guard and Courtesy Patrol. The first is in charge of
                        the  entire  battalion, the  Color  Guard  presents the
                        flag at school functions and games, and the Courtesy
                        Patrol  can  be seen  lending a  helping  hand.
                             Other groups are the Orienteers, who special­
                        ize  in  mapping, and  the  Exhibition  Drill  Team  with
                        Weapons.




































                                                                                Battalion Commander, Rick Lollar, discusses plans for the Biennial For­
                                                                                mal Inspection with Senior Army Instructor Major Ffornbeck. Lollar has
                                                                                been  a member  of the  Packer  Battalion for four  years.
           The  Battalion  Staff:  Virginia  Garcia,  in  charge  of records; Robert  Bal­
           dwin, publicity; Tom Fitzpatrick, in charge of the staff; Rick Lollar, Battal­
           ion  Commander;  Jason  McGuire,  training schedules, and  Jamie  Fleet-
           wood,  in charge of clothing and supplies.












                                     Cadet  Rifle  Team:  front  row,  Robert  Bal­
                                     dwin,  Captain  Tony  Minino;  back  row,  Jer­
                                     emy Baldwin, Captain Tom Fitzpatrick, Jamie
                                     Fleetwood, E.J. Williams, Arnold Blair, Marcia
                                     Synowiecki.  Notice  the  team's  trademark,
                                     the  jackets.
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