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Local JROTC cadets attend 2015 Camp Vigilance Delaware

Cape JROTC cadet Jenn Stirrup demonstrates the art of using pants as a life preserver at Lewes Beach during Camp Vigilance Delaware. Cadets from Delaware and Wicomico County, Md. participated in the week-long camp at the National Guard base in Bethany Beach. BY DAN COOK
Dan Cook
July 10, 2015
Major Ben Jester of the Sussex Tech JROTC group speaks to the cadets before entering the bay for water survival and drownproofing exercises at Lewes beach. BY DAN COOK
Cape senior Alexandra Atsidis, who was the cadet battalion commander over the course of the week, gives the order to prepare to enter the bay. BY DAN COOK
Cadet Albert Lee of Mount Pleasant High School prepares his trousers for the water survival and drownproofing drill. BY DAN COOK
Cadet Kelsey Watson of Wicomico High School slaps her trousers to fill them with air. BY DAN COOK
Cape cadet Jen Stirrup floats with her trousers filled with air. BY DAN COOK
Harold Walker from Wicomico High floats on his air-filled trousers. BY DAN COOK
Cadet Tyrone Johnson of Mount Pleasant slaps his trousers to fill them with air. BY DAN COOK
When the water safety drill was over the cadets enjoyed free swim. BY DAN COOK
Brigadier General Terry L. Wiley who serves as Assistant Adjutant General (Army) of the Delaware Army National Guard speaks to the cadets during the Friday, June 26 awards program. BY DAN COOK
Cape Henlopen cadet Jenn Stirrup,l, receives the 2nd Honor cadet Award from Brigadier General Terry L. Wiley. BY DAN COOK

JROTC cadets from Cape Henlopen, Sussex Central, Sussex Tech, Wicomico, Appoquinimink and Mount Pleasant high schools attended the five-day 2015 Junior Cadet Leadership Challenge, Camp Vigilance Delaware, June 22-26 at the National Guard Training Site in Bethany Beach.

The cadets also trained and competed in activities at Lewes Beach, the Delaware Air Guard facilities, the Indian River Coast Guard Station, and the Maryland National Guard training center at Gunpowder Falls.

"It was very challenging mentally as well as physically ," said Cape Henlopen cadet Capt. Jenn Stirrup. "I learned that if I couldn't do certain things, that I will always have my cadet teammates there to help me."

 

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Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs. 

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