VFW Post 10212 Members Attended And Supported The G. Holmes Braddock Senior High School 24th Annual Navy Jr. ROTC Award Ceremony And Change Of Command

Shown from left to right are VFW Post 10212 members who were in attendance at the G. Holmes Braddock event. Shown are Mr. Ed Lombard (USMC), Mr. Luis Lalama (USA), Mr. Benny Benitez (USN), Mr. Gene Gotay (USN) and Mr. Jeffery Wander (USA & USAF)

The proud Corp. of the G. Holmes Braddock High School Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp. (NJROTC)

Proudly presented on stage the Officer Cadet of the G. Holmes Braddock High School NJROTC

The official program of the nights event

Sitting on stage as invited VIP are Ed Lombard (USMC) and Jeffery Wander (USA / USAF) sitting next a former G. Holmes Braddock NJROTC Cadet member who is now full Navy ROTC in college on her way toward becoming a commissioned U.S. Naval Officer

Shown with VFW Post 10212 member Gene Goty (USN) is Naval Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Chief, Chief Fernandez. Aside of Chief Fernandez also in attendance was a Naval Special Warfare Operator Lieutenant Commander present as well 

VFW Post-10212 Reports: Proud remembers of Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 10212 were in attendance and supported the twenty-forth annual G. Holmes Braddock Senior High School Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp. (NJROTC) award ceremony and cadet staff change of command. NJROTC at 'Braddock" is led by Captain Juan J. Fernandez, USMC (Ret.) and Navy Counselor First Class Petty Officer (NC1) Johnny Martinez, USN (Ret.). The "Braddock" NJROTC Unit was stood up in 1994 and they have ever since strive for excellence and perfection and since then have been recognized with numerous awards, recognition and accolades. With many such planned and scheduled events on the night of Thursday May 4th 2017, VFW Post 10212 along with members from the American Legion Post 346 were spread all over Miami-Dade attending and supporting similar events at other schools and banquet halls. The unit that was dispatched to support the "Braddock" High School event consisted of the following VFW Post 10212 members, they were:

1. Mr. Eduardo Lombard (USMC)
2. Mr. Luis Lalama (USA)
3. Mr. Benny Benitez (USN)
4. Mr. Gene Gotay (USN)
5. Mr. Jeffery Wander (USA & USAF)

A job well done to the the men above for proudly representing the VFW and VFW Post 10212, as well as the other VFW and American Legion Brothers who covered the other similar events that night.