ROTC Cadets Assist American Legion Boys State Program
Eight individuals affiliated with Niagara University’s ROTC program, including six cadets, spent a week in June assisting the American Legion Boys State program at SUNY Morrisville.
Cadets Jake Cary (of Victory, N.Y.), Brandon Forjone (Clifton Spring, N.Y.), Kyle Gelnett (Cleveland, N.Y.), Aaron McCarroll (Sidney, N.Y.), Jacob Streb (York, N.Y.) and Trevor Wilson (Tonawanda, N.Y.) served as assistant county counselors, mentoring the county’s 90 citizens. Meanwhile, 2nd Lt. Kit Burdick, ’14, and Sean Donohue, recruiting operations officer at NU, acted as city counselors.
The American Legion’s Boys State program is based on an idea that young men should be offered a better perspective of the practical operation of government and that an individual is an integral part and responsible for the character and success of government.