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The other awards and recipients were:
*American Legion awards for military and academic excellence -- Kelly M. Martin and DeRue R. Ahner, both of Lansford; Pecha; Jolley; Kevin Palmer, Joe S. Stashluk, Tina M. Miller and Dawn M. May all of Summit Hill, and Candace S. Lloyd, Robert W. Sweeney, Richard W. Murphy and Louis A. Accardie, all of Coaldale.
*Veterans of Foreign Wars awards -- Sean Ward and Brad S. Reed, both of Coaldale; Anthony R. DeMarco, Oboril and Jean-Ann Steigerwalt all of Nesquehoning, and Christine Barabas of Lansford.
*AMVETS medal with ribbon -- Sandra L. Norton and David L. Weimert Jr., both of Lansford, and Al Sverchek of Coaldale.
*U.S. Army Recruiting Command Award -- Jeffrey A. Rau of Coaldale.
*American Legion awards for military excellence -- Kelly M. Martin, from Lansford Post 123; Pecha, from Nesquehoning Post 172; Kevin A. Palmer, from Summit Hill Post 316; Tina M. Miller, from 172 auxiliary; Candace S. Lloyd, from Coaldale Post 170, and Richard W. Murphy from 170 auxiliary.
*American Legion Awards for academic excellence -- DeRue R. Ahner, from Lansford Post 123; Jolley, from Nesquehoning Post 172; Stashluk, from Summit Hill Post 316; Dawn M. May, from 316 auxiliary; Sweeney, from Coaldale Post 170, and Accardie, from 170 auxiliary.
*VFW awards for military excellence -- Sean P. Ward, from Coaldale Post 6982; DeMarco, from Nesquehoning Post 8008, and Christine Barabas, from 8008 auxiliary.
*VFW awares for academic excellence -- Brad S. Reed, from Coaldale Post 6982; Oboril, from Nesquehoning, and Jean-Ann Steigerwalt from Nesquehoning auxiliary.
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Cadets in the Panther Valley High School Junior ROTC corps received awards during the sixth annual awards night last month at the school.
The awards were presented in recognition of military and academic excellence during the school year. The awards were presented by representatives from the Department of the Army, Pennsylvania National Guard and national and local patriotic and veteran organizations and auxiliaries.
The Department of the Army Superior Cadet bronze medal with ribbon, the most prestigious award, was presented to first-year cadet Harry T. Jolley and second-year cadet Jonathan Pecha, both of Nesquehoning; third-year cadet Rebecca Ahner of Lansford, and fourth-year cadet Michelle Oboril of Nesquehoning.
The other awards and recipients were:
*American Legion awards for military and academic excellence -- Kelly M. Martin and DeRue R. Ahner, both of Lansford; Pecha; Jolley; Kevin Palmer, Joe S. Stashluk, Tina M. Miller and Dawn M. May all of Summit Hill, and Candace S. Lloyd, Robert W. Sweeney, Richard W. Murphy and Louis A. Accardie, all of Coaldale.
*Veterans of Foreign Wars awards -- Sean Ward and Brad S. Reed, both of Coaldale; Anthony R. DeMarco, Oboril and Jean-Ann Steigerwalt all of Nesquehoning, and Christine Barabas of Lansford.
*AMVETS medal with ribbon -- Sandra L. Norton and David L. Weimert Jr., both of Lansford, and Al Sverchek of Coaldale.
*Military Retiree Association of Pennsylvania plaque -- Robert G. Pilla of Nesquehoning and Edward J. Miller of Lansford.
*U.S. Marine League award for the most-improved cadet -- Robyn Staehle of Nesquehoning.
*Association of the United States Army medal with ribbon -- DeMarco.
*U.S. Army Recruiting Command Award -- Jeffrey A. Rau of Coaldale.
*National Sojourner Award -- Pecha.
*Daughters of the American Revolution medal with ribbon -- Oboril.
*Sons of the American Revolution medal with ribbon -- Brian Gulla of Summit Hill.
*Military Order of World Wars medal -- Jolley.
*Pennsylvania National Guard Association plaque -- Tracy L. Doyle of Lansford.
Reserve Officers Association of the United States medal -- Rebecca Ahner.
*Pennsylvania Liberty Bell Award -- DeMarco.
*American Legion awards for military excellence -- Kelly M. Martin, from Lansford Post 123; Pecha, from Nesquehoning Post 172; Kevin A. Palmer, from Summit Hill Post 316; Tina M. Miller, from 172 auxiliary; Candace S. Lloyd, from Coaldale Post 170, and Richard W. Murphy from 170 auxiliary.
*American Legion Awards for academic excellence -- DeRue R. Ahner, from Lansford Post 123; Jolley, from Nesquehoning Post 172; Stashluk, from Summit Hill Post 316; Dawn M. May, from 316 auxiliary; Sweeney, from Coaldale Post 170, and Accardie, from 170 auxiliary.
*VFW awards for military excellence -- Sean P. Ward, from Coaldale Post 6982; DeMarco, from Nesquehoning Post 8008, and Christine Barabas, from 8008 auxiliary.
*VFW awares for academic excellence -- Brad S. Reed, from Coaldale Post 6982; Oboril, from Nesquehoning, and Jean-Ann Steigerwalt from Nesquehoning auxiliary.
*AMVETS military excellence awards -- Sandra L. Norton, from Lansford Post 83, and Sverchek, from commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
*AMVETS academic excellence award -- David L. Weimert Jr., from Lansford Post 83.
*Military Retirees Association of Pennsylvania awards -- Pilla for military excellence, Edward J. Miller for academic excellence.
*U.S. Marine League award -- Staehle for military excellence.
*Marksmanship awards -- high overall, Pecha; high standing, Pecha; high kneeling, Edward J. Miller, and high prone, Sweeney.
*Association of the United States Army Award -- DeMarco.
*U.S. Army Recruiting Command Award -- Rau.
*Superior Cadet Decoration -- Jolley, Pecha, Rebecca A. Ahner and Oboril.
Navy Mothers certificates were given to all graduating cadets.
Source: http://articles.mcall.com/1991-06-20/news/2793473_1_academic-excellence-prestigious-award-year
