Corrected: Wilkes University Air Force ROTC Detachment 752 Visited Women's Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery for Women's History Month

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Wilkes-Barre, PA (04/05/2018) — Contact information: Gabrielle D'Amico, director of communications, gabrielle.damico@wilkes.edu, 570-408-4510

Wilkes University's Air Force ROTC Detachment 752 visited the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C., in honor of Women's History Month.

The Women in Military Service for America Memorial is the only major national memorial honoring all women who have served in or with the United States Armed Forces throughout history.

Wilkes University is one of only four universities in Pennsylvania that offer the Air Force ROTC program. Students from 10 colleges and universities in northeast Pennsylvania participate in the program. It is open to all full-time college students in any major. Students who participate in the program learn leadership skills, plus a diverse portfolio of other professional skills that will serve them well no matter their career path. Students who successfully complete the Air Force ROTC program enter the active duty Air Force as officers post-graduation in a career field based on their background and education.

CAPTION: Members of Wilkes University's Air Force ROTC detachment are pictured from left to right, first row: Jack Van Horn, Abigail Skakal, Tyler Brusilow, Jenna Lutz, Matthew Rodriguez (Wilkes University student), Keara Sheehan, Traci Kieffer, Rafael Santiago (Wilkes University student)

Second Row: Lindsay Becker (Wilkes University student), Andrew Bonner, Brad Welsh (Wilkes University student), Maura Clarke (Wilkes University student), Amanda Eberle (Wilkes University student), Thomas McClintock (Wilkes University student), Abigail Truschel, James Boland (Wilkes University student), Jake Thomson, Shane Flannelly, Justin Sprenkle (Wilkes University student)

Third Row: Richard Huey, Jordon Hicks (Wilkes University student), Colin Calpin, Bryce Groshardt, Matthew DeMarco, Randill DeAsis, Justin Pranga (Wilkes University student), Joe Paparazzo, Josh Eckman (Wilkes University student)

About Wilkes University:

Wilkes University is an independent institution of higher education dedicated to academic and intellectual excellence through mentoring in the liberal arts, sciences and professional programs. Founded in 1933, the university is on a mission to create one of the great small universities, offering all of the programs, activities and opportunities of a large, research university in the intimate, caring and mentoring environment of a small, liberal arts college, at a cost that is increasingly competitive with public universities. The Economist named Wilkes 25th in the nation for the value of its education for graduates. In addition to 43 bachelor's degree programs, Wilkes offers 25 master's degree programs and five doctoral/terminal degree programs, including the doctor of philosophy in nursing, doctor of nursing practice, doctor of education, doctor of pharmacy, and master of fine arts in creative writing. Learn more at www.wilkes.edu.

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CAPTION: Members of Wilkes University’s Air Force ROTC Detachment 752 are pictured from left to right, first row: Jack Van Horn, Abigail Skakal, Tyler Brusilow, Jenna Lutz, Matthew Rodriguez (Wilkes University student), Keara Sheehan, Traci Kieffer, Rafael Santiago (Wilkes University student) Second Row: Lindsay Becker (Wilkes University student), Andrew Bonner, Brad Welsh (Wilkes University student), Maura Clarke (Wilkes University student), Amanda Eberle (Wilkes University student), Thomas McClintock (Wilkes University student), Abigail Truschel, James Boland (Wilkes University student), Jake Thomson, Shane Flannelly, Justin Sprenkle (Wilkes University student) Third Row: Richard Huey, Jordon Hicks (Wilkes University student), Colin Calpin, Bryce Groshardt, Matthew DeMarco, Randill DeAsis, Justin Pranga (Wilkes University student), Joe Paparazzo, Josh Eckman (Wilkes University student)