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2nd Lt. Jordan Salzman of Loves Park, Illinois, and 2nd Lt. Michael Cusey of Auburn, Illinois, were selected as Honor Graduates for the 129th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) Officer Candidate School. Salzman, named the second honor graduate, received the Assistant Adjutant General - Army coin from Brig. Gen. Rodney Boyd, of Naperville, Illinois, Assistant Adjutant General - Army and Commander of the Illinois Army National Guard. Cusey, named the first honor graduate, received the Army Achievement Medal. Twenty-two Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers and one U.S. Army Reserve Soldier graduated from the program Aug. 21 in a ceremony at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Springfield, Illinois. The Illinois Army National Guard's Officer Candidate School transforms enlisted non-commissioned officers and qualified civilians into U.S. Army officers. The future leaders complete more than 661 hours of classroom and field instruction, must meet the commissioning standards of the U.S. Army and be examined, and approved by a federal recognition board.
| Date Taken: | 08.21.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 08.22.2022 17:46 |
| Photo ID: | 7381058 |
| VIRIN: | 220821-A-YR062-4193 |
| Resolution: | 1440x1738 |
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| Location: | ILLINOIS, US |
| Hometown: | AUBURN, ILLINOIS, US |
| Hometown: | LOVES PARK, ILLINOIS, US |
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