The ACA receives the
Fulcrum Shield Award
from the
Secretary of Defense

 
 
 
The Department of Defense awarded the 4th annual Secretary of Defense Fulcrum Shield award to the American Cadet Alliance during opening ceremonies of the 14th annual "Red Ribbon Week" at the Pentagon on Monday.   The award was created by the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counternarcotics as a means of recognizing youth organizations affiliated with the military that have made recognizable strides in spreading the anti-drug message throughout their communities. (more click here)
 
Shown (left to right).  Front row:  Cadet LCpl Aaron Rossner, USMCC, New Jersey; Cadet Sgt Nicholas Bleau, USMCC, Michigan; Cadet GySgt Andrew Perkins, USMCC, Michigan; Cadet CPO(DV) Joseph M. Land, Jr., USNCC, Florida; Cadet PVT Paul Kerley, USACC, Washington, DC; Cadet CPL Colin Harper, USACC, Rhode Island.  Second Row:  Cadet LCpl Brad Kark, USMCC, New Jersey; Cadet PO3 Lyndsay Allen, USNCC, Florida; Cadet Cpl Tiffany Stanger, USMCC, Florida; Cadet SSG Joshua Kowalczk, USACC, Florida; CPT George Berghorn, USACC, Michigan; 1LT Robert Frankson, USACC, Rhode Island (Official ACA Photo by INST Ron Kowalczk).

1996 March of Dimes Franklin Award Recipient