Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 787
JROTC Awards Programs
Description of this Award:
This award consists of a medal, a certificate and a Chapter 787 Challenge Coin. The VVA recognizes an outstanding Cadet III who best exemplifies duty, service and knowledge as well as physical fitness and service to the community.
Award Eligibility:
This award is presented annually to a Cadet III Junior who demonstrates a commitment to duty and service to their school JROTC and our country.
The Cadet must rank in the top 10% of his/her JROTC class and in the top 15% of their class.
He/She must demonstrate an outstanding military bearing and professional conduct.
The cadet must show a patriotic attitude while performing service to the school, community and their country.
He/She must demonstrate leadership by example during performance of their duties.
The Cadet must have made a commitment to enroll as a Cadet IV Senior for the following year.
He/She must have scored in the top 10% of physical fitness class.
The Cadet must perform community service hours showing dedication to their community.
Experience assisting Veterans in the community is a bonus.
Each school's JROTC instructors will select the recipient annually. The school will submit the chosen Cadet to VVA Chapter 787 in writing prior to the awards ceremony of the presentation year. The JROTC instructors will notify the Chapter of the date, time and location of the ceremony. The Chapter will contact the school to coordinate final details.
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JROTC Awards Programs
Description of this Award:
This award consists of a medal, a certificate and a Chapter 787 Challenge Coin. The VVA recognizes an outstanding Cadet III who best exemplifies duty, service and knowledge as well as physical fitness and service to the community.
Award Eligibility:
This award is presented annually to a Cadet III Junior who demonstrates a commitment to duty and service to their school JROTC and our country.
The Cadet must rank in the top 10% of his/her JROTC class and in the top 15% of their class.
He/She must demonstrate an outstanding military bearing and professional conduct.
The cadet must show a patriotic attitude while performing service to the school, community and their country.
He/She must demonstrate leadership by example during performance of their duties.
The Cadet must have made a commitment to enroll as a Cadet IV Senior for the following year.
He/She must have scored in the top 10% of physical fitness class.
The Cadet must perform community service hours showing dedication to their community.
Experience assisting Veterans in the community is a bonus.
Each school's JROTC instructors will select the recipient annually. The school will submit the chosen Cadet to VVA Chapter 787 in writing prior to the awards ceremony of the presentation year. The JROTC instructors will notify the Chapter of the date, time and location of the ceremony. The Chapter will contact the school to coordinate final details.
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2024 Cadet Awards Ceremonies
(NOTE: Some school info is not yet available, cadet names and schools as yet not scheduled, we'll post those when that information becomes available.)
Date / School / Time / Address
Contact / Cadet / Presenter
Mar 22 / Sumner HS (Auditorium) / 1800hrs / 10650 CR 672, Riverview
LtC Melvin Aycock 404-665-7271 / Cadet Capt Maiya-Lynn Perez / Pat Walsh
Mar 27 / Sickles HS / 1800hrs / 7950 Gunn Hwy, Tampa
[email protected] 812-922-3990 / Cadet Nicholas Koestler / Mike O'Dell, Jim Fletcher
Mar 28 / Lennard HS / 1700hrs / 2345 Shell Pt Rd, Ruskin
[email protected] 571-305-3135 / Cadet David Patrick / Pat Walsh
March 28 / Alonzo HS / 1745 Cuban Civic Center, 10905 Memorial Hwy, Tampa
$40.00 Food and drinks / Cadet Kiangela Nibbs / Dave Braun
Apr 4 / Armwood HS (Auditorium) / 1800hrs / 12000 US-92, Seffner
Cadet LtC Jaimilee Schellhorn, Bn Co / Jim Fletcher
Apr 8 / H.B. Plant HS (Cafeteria) / 1830 / 2415 Himes Ave, Tampa
bryan.carlson @hcps.net / Cadet Sage Stark / Bill Blevins
Apr 10 / Freedom HS (Auditorium) / 1800hrs / 17410 Commerce Park Blvd, Tampa
[email protected] 540-318-9914 / Cadet Justin Muller /
Apr 12 / King HS (Auditorium) / 1800hrs / 6815 N 56th St, Tampa
[email protected] / Cadet Bryan Azarte / Charley Chagares
Apr 18 / Middleton HS / 1400hrs / 4801 N 22nd St, Tampa
[email protected] / Cadet Ashley Andre / Tim Pennell
Apr 26 / Steinbrenner HS (Auditorium) / 0930hrs / 5575 W Lutz Lake Fern Rd, Lutz
CW4 Kenneth Engrasser, 912-596-1895 / Cadet Benjamin Freeman / Steve Cunningham
Apr 22 / Bloomingdale HS / 1300-1500hrs / 1700 E Bloomingdale Ave, Valrico
[email protected] / Cadet Calvin Mills / Rich Rhode
Apr 23 / Chamberlain HS / 9401 N Blvd, Tampa
GySgt [email protected] / Cadet Xavier Serrato / Rudy Salas
Apr 24 / Gaither HS (Cafeteria) / 1800hrs / 16200 N Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa
[email protected] / Cadet JoseRobles-Sanchez / Steve Cunningham
Apr 24 / Newsome HS (Auditorium) / 1230hrs / 16550 Fishhawk Blvd, Lithia
[email protected], 813-470-4600x310 / Cadet 1st Sgt Colin Donnelly / Gordon Bassett
Apr 25 / Jefferson HS (Auditorium) / 1800hrs / 4401 Cypress St, Tampa
[email protected], 813-816-8990 / Cadet Tseday Harris / Steve Cunningham
Apr 26 / Brandon HS / 0900hrs / 1101 Victoria St, Brandon
[email protected], 813-650-3684 / Cadet Colton Platt / Tom Leavitt
Apr 26 / Hillsborough HS (Auditorium) / 0900hrs / 5000 N Central Ave, Tampa
LtC Gregory Rivera 813-276-5620x290 / Cadet 1st Sgt Salome Gomez Henao / Pat Walsh
Apr 26 / Plant City HS (Auditorium) / 1800hrs / 1 Raider Pl, Plant City
[email protected] Ntfd 3/20 / Cadet Aden Schiavone / Tom Leavitt
Apr 30 / Robinson HS / 1800hrs / 6311 S Lois Ave, Tampa
[email protected] / Cadet Maxwell Fermin / Bill Blevins
May 3 / Riverview HS (Cafeteria) / 11311 Boyette Rd, Riverview
Lt Candias Watson, 757-675-7897 / Cadet Cameron Cross / Bill Dixon, Tom Leavitt
May 3/ Durant HS (Auditorium) / 1830hrs / 4748 Cougar Path, Plant City
(Please arrive at 1800-1815 Principals Conference Room)
Cadet 2nd Lt. Guilherme Rodrigues / Jim Fletcher
May 8 / Strawberry Crest HS / 1900hrs / 4691 Gallagher Rd, Dover
(6pm Potluck Dinner Ceremony at Cafeteria)
[email protected], 813-957-8118 / Tim Pennell, Sadie Hill
May 8 / East Bay HS (Auditorium) / 1800hrs / 7710 Old Big Bend Rd, Gibsonton
Ntfd 3/20 [email protected] / Cadet Erlich Owens / Avi Zamites
May 8 / Spoto HS (Auditorium) / 1800hrs / 8538 Eagle Palm Dr, Riverview
[email protected] / Cadet Meah Donovan
May 8 Leto HS (Auditorium) / 1800hrs / 4409 W Sligh Ave, Tampa
[email protected] / Cadet PO1 Samuel Acurero Ruiz / Steve Cunningham
May 8 / Tampa Bay Tech / 6410 Orient Rd, Tampa
Sgt Maj Peter Hall, [email protected] / Cadet Isiah Wiley / Jim Stacey
Thursday Nov 4, 2023 at 4:30 PM...
Brandon HS will be dedicating the Brandon H.S. War Memorial. The ceremony will take place beginning in the auditorium and the moving to the Memorial site at the front of the school. On the 2nd of Nov. we will dedicate a plaque containing the names of 14 Brandon H.S. who paid the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our country. We have 9 KIA's from WWll, four from Vietnam and one from Iraq. We have been in contact with several of the families of those noted and expect a good turnout. We would love to see some of our local Veteran Organizations to be present to help us honor the fallen.
Lt Col. Donald Gunn, Commanding
(NOTE: Some school info is not yet available, cadet names and schools as yet not scheduled, we'll post those when that information becomes available.)
Date / School / Time / Address
Contact / Cadet / Presenter
Mar 22 / Sumner HS (Auditorium) / 1800hrs / 10650 CR 672, Riverview
LtC Melvin Aycock 404-665-7271 / Cadet Capt Maiya-Lynn Perez / Pat Walsh
Mar 27 / Sickles HS / 1800hrs / 7950 Gunn Hwy, Tampa
[email protected] 812-922-3990 / Cadet Nicholas Koestler / Mike O'Dell, Jim Fletcher
Mar 28 / Lennard HS / 1700hrs / 2345 Shell Pt Rd, Ruskin
[email protected] 571-305-3135 / Cadet David Patrick / Pat Walsh
March 28 / Alonzo HS / 1745 Cuban Civic Center, 10905 Memorial Hwy, Tampa
$40.00 Food and drinks / Cadet Kiangela Nibbs / Dave Braun
Apr 4 / Armwood HS (Auditorium) / 1800hrs / 12000 US-92, Seffner
Cadet LtC Jaimilee Schellhorn, Bn Co / Jim Fletcher
Apr 8 / H.B. Plant HS (Cafeteria) / 1830 / 2415 Himes Ave, Tampa
bryan.carlson @hcps.net / Cadet Sage Stark / Bill Blevins
Apr 10 / Freedom HS (Auditorium) / 1800hrs / 17410 Commerce Park Blvd, Tampa
[email protected] 540-318-9914 / Cadet Justin Muller /
Apr 12 / King HS (Auditorium) / 1800hrs / 6815 N 56th St, Tampa
[email protected] / Cadet Bryan Azarte / Charley Chagares
Apr 18 / Middleton HS / 1400hrs / 4801 N 22nd St, Tampa
[email protected] / Cadet Ashley Andre / Tim Pennell
Apr 26 / Steinbrenner HS (Auditorium) / 0930hrs / 5575 W Lutz Lake Fern Rd, Lutz
CW4 Kenneth Engrasser, 912-596-1895 / Cadet Benjamin Freeman / Steve Cunningham
Apr 22 / Bloomingdale HS / 1300-1500hrs / 1700 E Bloomingdale Ave, Valrico
[email protected] / Cadet Calvin Mills / Rich Rhode
Apr 23 / Chamberlain HS / 9401 N Blvd, Tampa
GySgt [email protected] / Cadet Xavier Serrato / Rudy Salas
Apr 24 / Gaither HS (Cafeteria) / 1800hrs / 16200 N Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa
[email protected] / Cadet JoseRobles-Sanchez / Steve Cunningham
Apr 24 / Newsome HS (Auditorium) / 1230hrs / 16550 Fishhawk Blvd, Lithia
[email protected], 813-470-4600x310 / Cadet 1st Sgt Colin Donnelly / Gordon Bassett
Apr 25 / Jefferson HS (Auditorium) / 1800hrs / 4401 Cypress St, Tampa
[email protected], 813-816-8990 / Cadet Tseday Harris / Steve Cunningham
Apr 26 / Brandon HS / 0900hrs / 1101 Victoria St, Brandon
[email protected], 813-650-3684 / Cadet Colton Platt / Tom Leavitt
Apr 26 / Hillsborough HS (Auditorium) / 0900hrs / 5000 N Central Ave, Tampa
LtC Gregory Rivera 813-276-5620x290 / Cadet 1st Sgt Salome Gomez Henao / Pat Walsh
Apr 26 / Plant City HS (Auditorium) / 1800hrs / 1 Raider Pl, Plant City
[email protected] Ntfd 3/20 / Cadet Aden Schiavone / Tom Leavitt
Apr 30 / Robinson HS / 1800hrs / 6311 S Lois Ave, Tampa
[email protected] / Cadet Maxwell Fermin / Bill Blevins
May 3 / Riverview HS (Cafeteria) / 11311 Boyette Rd, Riverview
Lt Candias Watson, 757-675-7897 / Cadet Cameron Cross / Bill Dixon, Tom Leavitt
May 3/ Durant HS (Auditorium) / 1830hrs / 4748 Cougar Path, Plant City
(Please arrive at 1800-1815 Principals Conference Room)
Cadet 2nd Lt. Guilherme Rodrigues / Jim Fletcher
May 8 / Strawberry Crest HS / 1900hrs / 4691 Gallagher Rd, Dover
(6pm Potluck Dinner Ceremony at Cafeteria)
[email protected], 813-957-8118 / Tim Pennell, Sadie Hill
May 8 / East Bay HS (Auditorium) / 1800hrs / 7710 Old Big Bend Rd, Gibsonton
Ntfd 3/20 [email protected] / Cadet Erlich Owens / Avi Zamites
May 8 / Spoto HS (Auditorium) / 1800hrs / 8538 Eagle Palm Dr, Riverview
[email protected] / Cadet Meah Donovan
May 8 Leto HS (Auditorium) / 1800hrs / 4409 W Sligh Ave, Tampa
[email protected] / Cadet PO1 Samuel Acurero Ruiz / Steve Cunningham
May 8 / Tampa Bay Tech / 6410 Orient Rd, Tampa
Sgt Maj Peter Hall, [email protected] / Cadet Isiah Wiley / Jim Stacey
Thursday Nov 4, 2023 at 4:30 PM...
Brandon HS will be dedicating the Brandon H.S. War Memorial. The ceremony will take place beginning in the auditorium and the moving to the Memorial site at the front of the school. On the 2nd of Nov. we will dedicate a plaque containing the names of 14 Brandon H.S. who paid the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our country. We have 9 KIA's from WWll, four from Vietnam and one from Iraq. We have been in contact with several of the families of those noted and expect a good turnout. We would love to see some of our local Veteran Organizations to be present to help us honor the fallen.
Lt Col. Donald Gunn, Commanding
Scroll down for pictures of this years cadets and ceremonies...
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Gaither H.S.
Apr 24 Cadet Jose Robles-Sanchez Presenter Stephen Cunningham 
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Apr 23
Chamberlain HS Cadet Xavier Serrato Rudy Salas |
Plant H.S. Cadet Murphy Eckhoff
Presented by Stephen Cunningham |
Sickles H.S.
Cadet Jaden Cohn Presented by Stephen Cunningham |
Steinbrenner H.S.
Cadet Halvenne Pagan Presented by Stephen Cunningham |
Lennard HS
Cortease Patrick Presented Pat Walsh |
Spoto HS
Presented Jim Fletcher |
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Hillsborough HS Apr 26 Cadet 1st Sgt Salome Gomez-Henao Pat Walsh 
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