Sunday, September 19, 2010

ROTC cadet receives honor scholarship

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii-1st Lt. Nainoa Hoe scholarship, Honor was presented to the University of Hawaii, Manoa I and Army ROTC Cadet, Haley Rintaro Kanda Okamura battle Command Training Center, here on the development of 26.

U.s. Army Garrison-Hawaii hosts the fourth annual event equal to 1 000 Prize., recognizes outstanding students enrolled in the Army ROTC Cadet Command scholarship program at Manoa.

Manoa's ROTC Battalion "Warrior" is a well known it produces officers are.Unit is valkuaisaineen unique that it is a battle of the campaign or the Ribbon, in the heroic actions of the Manoa cadets was December 1941.

Column Douglas Mulbury Commander, USAG-HI said "Okamura's choice to identify his exceptional scholastic and leadership properties.". "His young age he has demonstrated repeatedly values and personal fortitude that one would expect for the army, in today's statesman. "

Okamura received another 1 000 in the own funds of a scholarship by the businessman, Waimanalo Ohelo Kaopio through and Brian LaViolette Scholarship Foundation launched the Foundation scholarship, 2003. [1] [2] as a way of honoring America's fallen war heroes and identification of extraordinary students from all over the nation who are interested in pursuing military or as a public service.

Okamura is Dexter and Glyins Okamura. Both of his grandfathers are entered in the service as a member of the armed forces.

Nainoa Hoe scholarship is granted annually to the 1st Lt. Nainoa Hoe, former ROTC cadet and the University of Hawaii, who was killed action January 22, 2005, while the team Soldiers leading from 25th Utin Division 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, as a matter of routine life memorialize, foot patrol Mosul, Iraq.

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