Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-2016
Abstract
This historical overview of the Naval ROTC Unit at the College of the Holy Cross was prepared for the 75th anniversary of the Unit's establishment in 1941. It summarizes three distinct eras and calls attention to transition points in the Unit’s history: the Vietnam War crisis in 1970 and 1971, the introduction of women to the Unit, the transition from a Holy Cross-only Unit to one based on the Worcester Consortium for Higher Education, the Peace Dividend years of the 1990s, the role of the Marine Officer Instructor, and the value of a liberal arts education.
Recommended Citation
O’Donnell,, Brendan J. USN (Ret), "Overview History of the NROTC Unit" (2016). 75th Anniversary of NROTC at Holy Cross. 2.
https://crossworks.holycross.edu/nrotc75/2
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Comments
Derived from History of the College of the Holy Cross Naval ROTC Unit