Issue #4, APRIL 2006

Issue Date: April 3rd, 2006

Total Active Subscribers: 24

From: Tom Ruley, President, NROTC

Dear Readers,

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We are still a very new organization.

In March 2006 it was our honor to fulfill 19 Blue Star Service Banner requests. Two of these banners had two stars.

Also this month it was our extreme honor to deliver 5 gold star service banners to the surviving families of the following brave troopers:

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Matthew A. Snyder, age 20, of Finksburg, Md., Cmbt Svc. Spt. Gp. 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I MEF - On Friday, March 10, 2006, I attended the church memorial service, funeral procession and burial service. The Marine Corps casualty assistance calls officer, CACO, made the Gold Star Service Banner presentation on behalf of the NROTC and caring Americans everywhere. Both memorial services and the funeral procession were attended by nearly 100 members of the Patriot Guard Riders.

U.S. Army National Guard PFC Samuel Bowen, age 38, of Cleveland, Ohio, 216th Engineer Battalion

U.S. Army PFC Amy Duerksen, age 19, of Temple, Texas, 4th Combat Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Div.

U.S. Army PFC Duane Longstreth, age 19, of Tacoma, Washington, B Co., 307th Engineer Battalion

U.S. Army SSG Robert Thornton Jr., age 35, of Rainbow City, Alabama, 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Div.

May they rest in heavenly eternal peace.

Immediately below is a list of the homes that are now proudly displaying a Blue Star Service Banner. We pray that your loved ones return home safe, and soon. For privacy reasons and as a matter of military secrecy, we do not publish the names, only the addresses.

Thank you for reading.

That is all,

Tom Ruley, President, NROTC

Special Note: On June 2nd, 2006 NROTC decided that in order to further protect all of our service banner donees from anyone, including domestic terrorists who may want to do them harm, that we will no longer publish their actual street number. We have gone back into our five previous "The NROTC News" newsletters including this issue and deleted the street numbers. Due to the fact that we are at war and not everyone supports our troops, we believe we have made the right decision.

(17) Single Star Blue Star Service Banners

XXX Grencrest Drive
Linden, NC 28356

XXXX Pollack Avenue
Evansville, IN 477714

XXXX Churchill Road
Lyndhurst, OH 44124

XX Chinkapin Rill
Fenton, MI 48430

XXX Country Aire Court
Waunakee, WI 53597

XXXX 410th Ave
Wallingford, IA 51365

XX Autumn Lane
Lewiston, ME 04240

Route 3, Box XXXX
Marble Hill, MO 63764

XXXX E 13th St
Sterling, IL 61081

XXX NW Treeline Trace
Port St. Lucie, FL 34986

XXXX Pechin Street
Philadelphia, PA 19128

XXXX N Bess Place
Springfield, MO 65803

XX Funk Street
Fort Leonard Wood, MO 65473

XXXX Vineyard Drive
Chesapeake, VA 23322

XXX Raton Ct.
Virginia Beach, VA 23454

XXXX Russett Drive
Warminster, PA 18974

XXXX Daniel Boone Lane
Hope Mills, NC 28348

(2) Two Star Blue Star Service Banners

XXXX Myrtle Ave.
Horsham, PA 19044

XXXX Park Ave
Columbia, MS 39429

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