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ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app was founded in the era of American revolution, and Dickinson alumni have proudly served in the armed forces since the founding of our college. On June 23, 1952, the Army Reserve Officers Training Corp was officially established at Dickinson. Today, the Dickinson Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC), locally known as the Blue Mountain Battalion, is a leadership-development program deepening the liberal-arts experience at Dickinson by cultivating the ability to organize, motivate and lead others.

The Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps Commissioning Ceremony is held inside the Alumni Gymnasium during Commencement on June 12, 1955. This occasion apparently marks the first time that the ceremony had been held at Dickinson.

Class of 1967 Vietnam Veterans Project

A message from the class of ’67:

Vietnam was our generation’s war. Between 1957 and 1975, over 58,000 American service members lost their lives. It was a time of protests in the streets, a time when troops were spit upon when returning home and when our government was not forthcoming as to what the United States was doing in southeast Asia, much less in the Republic of Vietnam.

A number of our classmates entered the military through the Dickinson R.O.T.C program, OCS, as volunteers or via the draft. Some saw combat; others did not. Other members of our class may have served as nurses or air traffic controllers or in administrative functions in Vietnam. Regardless, they all served.

Members of the class of 1967 who were in the military are asked to by Monday, Nov. 15. The information collected will be published on the Dickinson website and in other college electronic media. Currently, we are in discussions with members of Dickinson’s administration to have the salute to our class veterans appear in additional locations. We wish to honor, remember and respect those who served … not only on Memorial Day, but every day.