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93-Year-Old Veteran Honors Granddaughter at Army National Guard Officer Graduation
« on: April 17, 2025, 09:37:56 am »
93-Year-Old Veteran Honors Granddaughter at Army National Guard Officer Graduation
 
mlive.com | By Audrey Whitaker
Published April 16, 2025 at 1:05 pm

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. -- It's been at least six years since the last woman graduated from the Michigan Army National Guard's Officer Candidate School.

That was one motivating factor for 2nd Lt. Samantha Swiatek.
 
The other, she said, was that her grandfather, Harold Yarrington, would be there to salute her after graduation.

Swiatek graduated Officer Candidate School on Sunday, April 13. Her 93-year-old veteran grandfather had the honor of being her first salute at the Fort Custer graduation ceremony.

In the Army, the first salute is a tradition that recognizes an officer's new rank following their commissioning ceremony.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/04/16/93-year-old-veteran-honors-granddaughter-army-national-guard-officer-graduation.html
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Re: 93-Year-Old Veteran Honors Granddaughter at Army National Guard Officer Graduation
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2025, 09:38:34 am »
Wow!  That is so great!  :patriot:
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Re: 93-Year-Old Veteran Honors Granddaughter at Army National Guard Officer Graduation
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2025, 11:18:28 am »
Neat!  :patriot:
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