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Clarksville NowAPSU s ROTC program is celebrating its 50th anniversary during the 2021-22 academic year.
CLARKSVILLE, TN – For years, Austin Peay State University has been Tennessee’s leading provider of higher education to military-affiliated students, with about 25 percent of enrolled APSU students having a military connection.
This fall, the university will continue to embrace its support of the military through several new programs, celebrations and scholarships.
Here are some things to look forward to this fall:
ROTC 50th Anniversary
APSU’s ROTC program, which has received the prestigious MacArthur Award eight times, is celebrating its 50th anniversary during the 2021-22 academic year. Austin Peay will kick off this yearlong commemoration during the homecoming military alumni chapter dinner at 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 8.
KEN BRIDGES
The City of Fort Worth, a beloved Texas city sometimes known as “Cowtown” or “Where the West Begins,” has a storied past that has helped shape the history of the state. However, the name behind the city was a legend in its own right. Gen. William Jenkins Worth was a distinguished officer and war hero who fought for the Texas and the nation.
Worth was born in the small community of Hudson, New York, in 1794. His parents were devout Quakers, and his father made a comfortable living as a merchant ship captain. When the War of 1812 erupted, the younger Worth enlisted in the army. Though Quakers are typically pacifists, Worth nevertheless decided for a life of adventure and service to the country in the army.
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Former Gillette resident returns to challenge Cheney
May 13, 2021
GILLETTE A Campbell County High School graduate and U.S. Army veteran is running for Wyoming’s lone U.S. House of Representatives seat in 2022.
Denton Knapp, a 1983 CCHS grad who served for 30 years in the U.S. Army, has announced that he will challenge Republican Rep. Liz Cheney.
Knapp, who now lives in California but is moving back to Gillette, said he’s wanted to go into public service since high school and that “now is a good time to do it.”
Knapp joins other Republicans in state Sen. Anthony Bouchard, state Rep. Chuck Gray, Bryan Keller, Marissa Selvig and Darin Smith in an.