The Eastern Washington University football team begins the 2018 football season this weekend on September 1st against Central Washington University. Kickoff for the game is at 1:05 PM Pacific time at Roos Field in Cheney. In support of the football team the EWU ROTC will be firing our 75mm howitzer cannon after every touchdown. The Fighting Eagles Battalion is ready to fire a lot of rounds on Saturday in support of the football team. Go Eagles!
Throwback Thursday: EWU ROTC Cadets Conduct Field Training Back in 1968
For this week’s Throwback Thursday, here is a picture of Eastern Washington University ROTC Cadets in action back in 1968. Notice that the caption to the picture says that the EWU ROTC program in 1968 was the third largest in the country. This was because back then every male on campus had to serve for two years in the ROTC program. Do any EWU alumni from back then recognize anyone from the photo?
Eastern Washington University ROTC Cadre from 1952-1953
Eastern Washington University has had an ROTC program since 1952. The very first cadre assigned to the university were led by Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Carter. LTC Carter and his staff are pictured below:
If anyone knows any of the cadre pictured in the above photograph please leave a comment and let us know!