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RMA Rough Rider Association for for cadets, faculty/staff and friends of Roosevelt Military Academy

Roosevelt Military Academy, Aledo, Illinois, was home for over 3000 cadets from 1931 thru 1973. In 1973 the academy closed, a corn field is now where the football and track team practiced, the academic building has been removed with North Barracks and Niles Hall still standing but nearly on the verge of collapse.

The Scarlet and Gray spirit lives on
Cadence Count:  Rough Riders Bold and Strong....Building Men All Lifelong.


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Chicago Area Mini-Reunion in April

Houlihan's Restaurant in Oak Brook, Illinois was the site of a Chicago Mini-Reunion on April 27th with the assistance of Manager Tom Ewald, an RMA cadet.  Here is a list of the attendees and some pictures.

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Spring is upon us and...

            "March" has a Unique Meaning for RMA Cadets

(compiled by Jack Gwynne '66)

March as defined in the dictionary:

 March as a verb (used without object) –English Composition……remember??

1.  to walk with regular and measured tread, as soldiers on parade; advance in step in an organized body.  

Cover of Army Training Circular 3-22.5 (formerly FM 22-5)2.  to walk in a stately, deliberate manner.  

3.  to go forward; advance; proceed: Time marches on.  

March as verb (used with object)  

4. to cause to march.  

March as a noun  

5. the act or course of marching.  

6. the distance covered in a single period of marching.

7. advance; progress; forward movement: the march of science.  

8. a piece of music with a rhythm suited to accompany marching

 Beyond the dictionary’s definition of "March"  from Army Field Manual 22-5  (Drill and Ceremonies): Continue reading       

 
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RMA's "Lost Battalion"

Over the years, we have lost contact with a virtual "battalion" of cadets and we would like you to help us locate them.  Mike Vagi '60 has created a list of cadets, faculty and friends with whom we were in contact at one point, but have lost touch with them.  Take a few minutes to review the names of the "Lost Battalion" to see if there is someone you are in contact with or, perhaps, an old classmate that you would be willing to spend a little time trying to locate.
 

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Armed Forces Memorial - Cadets

Aledo has built with the support of the Rough Rider Association a memorial that honors of all the men and women of Mercer County who have served our Country in the Armed Forces or attended RMA.  There is a designated area to honor and recognize former Roosevelt Military Academy cadets Click here for full details and how you can participate.


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Rough Riders Down....

It is with sad hearts we list cadets and faculty
who have been lost during the past 12 months.
 

Name    Class Year  

Date of Loss

Cadet Sheldon Fishman 1963 August 6, 2012
Cadet Royce Bosselman 1948 September 3, 2012
Cadet Lloyd E. Young, Sr. 1964 September 28, 2012
Cadet Charles "Dick" Bale 1950 October 16, 2012
Cadet Thomas J. Stipp, Sr 1960 December 9, 2012
Cadet William J. Pearson III 1943 January 17, 2013
Cadet William J. Tragos 1951 February 6, 2013
Cadet Jerry Guinn 1950 May 9, 2013


  For a full list of Rough Riders who we know have passed, go to TAPS  

 

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RMA Quartermaster Store

Whenever a cadet needed to buy uniforms or other RMA-unique items, he would visit the Quartermaster Store in the Administration Building.  Now we have created an online quartermaster to provide RMA memorabilia, merchandise and electronic copies of yearbooks for members of the RMA Rough Riders Association, alumni and friends of RMA.  Visit the Quartermaster Store today.
 

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The RMA Roster of Cadets and Faculty/Staff

You can now easily update the RMA Roster with your e-mail and snail-mail address and telephone number.  At the same time you can request a copy of the Roster be sent to you, if you are a member of the RMA Rough Riders Association.


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    THEODORE ROOSEVELT

       ROOSEVELT MILITARY ACADEMY is named for Theodore Roosevelt who so ably represents the ideals of American youth.  His magnanimous sprit, commanding personality, alert mind, and abounding physical energy represent our ideals for each cadet who studies at Roosevelt Military Academy.

       It is the Purpose of Roosevelt Military Academy to educate boys and aid them in their growth processes.

       The Academy strives to develop in each and every cadet qualities of leadership, both academically and socially, that will aid them - not only in a mastery of his formal education - but also in the full development of his physical, social and moral capacities

"BUILDERS OF MEN"

--from an RMA Catalog published in the late 1960's

Did you know? 

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New cadets in 1965 are accepted into the cadet corps after
marching through the RMA ceremonial gate

See more pictures of Cadet Life.  

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