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Cy Ridge cadet wins Junior ROTC award
Cypress Ridge Junior ROTC Cadet Jared Reese, second from right, receives his TXSSAR Enhanced Junior ROTC award at the state society conference in San Antonio on March 24. Joining Reese at the celebration were, from left, Cypress Ridge JROTC instructor Lt. Col. Porfirio Muñoz, parents Jeff and Susi Reese and John K. Thompson, District 8 Vice President of the TXSSAR. |
March 30, 2012— Cypress Ridge High School Junior ROTC cadet Jared Reese earned the Texas Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (TXSSAR) Enhanced Junior ROTC award at the state society conference in San Antonio on March 24.
The organization’s intent is to foster the principle of the “citizen-soldier” as exemplified by the minutemen of the Revolutionary War period. This award is presented to JROTC cadets selected for having a high degree of merit with respect to leadership qualities, military bearing and general excellence. To reach the state level, Reese was required to write an original essay on the topic, “How JROTC has prepared me to be a better citizen of the United States.”
Reese was nominated by JROTC instructor Lt. Col. Porfirio Muñoz and recommended by Cypress Ridge High School principal Claudio Garcia.
Following his nomination, he was selected by the local Robert Rankin Chapter of the TXSSAR to compete for and eventually win the state society award for his JROTC accomplishments and essay titled, “A Better Citizen.”
“It’s a tremendous honor for us to have Jared earn the state society’s award for his hard work and dedication to being a better citizen for America,” said Lt. Col. Muñoz.
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