Welcome to the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) alumni page for the University of New Hampshire. Although in its infancy, this web page will one day link all UNH ROTC graduates young and old. The goal of this homepage is to provide “Friends of UNH ROTC” with information about past, present, and future ROTC and ROTC Alumni activities. It is also our tool to provide a way of keeping in touch with our graduates from the past and gaining support from alumni. We hope that you find it useful and informative.
Information which we hope to capture on this page includes:
The Army and Air Force ROTC units, in conjunction with the UNH ROTC Alumni Association, established the ROTC Alumni Hall of Fame in 1996. Since that time, thirteen members have been inducted.
The purpose of the ROTC Hall of Fame is to recognize former ROTC graduates “who provided outstanding service to the country, the state of New Hampshire, and/or the University of New Hampshire.” The ROTC Alumni Association recognizes new members each year during the annual ROTC Veterans Day Ceremony. Nominations for the Hall of Fame are accepted by the board from April to June of each year. In July the Board of Directors votes on nominations. Those nominated are invited to the Induction Ceremony held each year during the annual ROTC Veterans Day Ceremony. This ceremony also serves to link our past graduates to our current cadets.
Each year, the cadets of Army and Air Force ROTC at UNH, along with the “Friends of UNH ROTC”, organize a Veterans Day Ceremony. Respect to the Veterans of our nation begins promptly at 0800 with a vigil at the American Flag in front of Thompson Hall. Two cadets, one Army and one Air Force, stand vigil at the Flag until the Retreat Ceremony at 1600 hours. At 1500, the ROTC cadets and Friends of UNH ROTC conduct a Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in the Memorial Union Building. Once complete, the new inductees, families, cadets, and visitors move to the Thompson Hall flag for the day's final respects to the Veterans. The Retreat Ceremony is conducted be a joint color guard.
Please contact me via email or telephone, (603) 862-1078/1079 for further information or updates. We are also soliciting contact information for UNH ROTC graduates from all classes.
We also invite you to visit the Army ROTC or Air Force ROTC web pages for the University of New Hampshire.