Roosevelt Military Academy no longer exists.
Some of the buildings in Aledo, Illinois,
have been torn down or left to fall down.
But the Scarlet and Gray spirit lives on!

Rough Rider Association President Resigns

On Sunday January 8, 2012 the officers of the Association received and accepted the resignation of Lloyd Young as President of the Association.

Lloyd was elected President in 2010 and has done an outstanding job as our President. The reason for Lloyd’s resignation is personal and he will be missed.

Lloyd was in the class of 1964 and was instrumental in several key accomplishments for the association. Under Lloyd’s leadership the association launched the quarterly newsletter which had grown dormant for period of time and initiated projects to enhance the association and expand the relationship with the city of Aledo. These projects included developing a funding process for regional mini reunions, creation of new RMA flags for the quartermaster, acquiring the RMA bronze plaque from outside sources, presenting the plaque to the city of Aledo and playing a key role in the joint Armed Forces Memorial with the city.

Lloyd’s passion, energy and enthusiasm for the association will be missed.

With Lloyd’s departure, Vice President Jack Gwynne will assume the role of President. As a member of the original association steering committee, his previous position as president and immediate past president, Jack is eager to follow Lloyd’s agenda for the association.

The RMA 2012 All-Class Reunion is Set
 Mark your calendars: August 17-19, 2012

The reunion will be held at the Holiday Inn in Rock Island, IL and will include a visit to Aledo and the old campus.  For those of you who attended the 2010 Reunion we plan on following a similar format which kept the overall cost to attend at a minimum.  Here are the details.
 

How About a Mini-Reunion
in the Pacific Northwest?

Jim Schweda '60 of Woodburn, Oregon is suggesting a mini-reunion for those "forgotten cadets" who live way out west in Oregon and Washington.  If you would like to participate and/or have some ideas for a Pacific Northwest gathering, please contact Jim at jim.schweda@rmaroughriders.org or 503.784.1784

Cadet's Family Donates Memorabilia

The Association would like to thank the family of the late Cadet Bob Feller '53 for donating his cadet officer uniform, sword and 1953 Yearbook.  Bob passed on in June of this year.
 

Aledo Opens Armed Forces Memorial to Cadets

The memorial will be in honor of all the men and women of Mercer County who have served our Country in the Armed Forces or attended RMA.  The City of Aledo has designated a special area to honor and recognize former Roosevelt Military Academy cadets.  Below is a picture of the memorial and the designated area for RMA cadets.

Click here for full details and how you can participate.

Want to know who has already purchased a paver?

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 James R. Edgar 1956 January 12, 2011 Cadet Vincent Walker 1947 January 17, 2011 Cadet James Schmitt   1955 April 1, 2011 Cadet Lawrence E. O’Neal 1954 May 14, 2011 Cadet Robert Feller 1953 June 11, 2011 Cadet William H. Clark 1960 June 20, 2011 Cadet Kirk Jobson 1970 September 27, 2011 Cadet Howard Sullivan 1955 November 3, 2011 Cadet Leonard Dierking 1952 November 20, 2011 Cadet Warren D. Myers 1952 December 17, 2011 For a full list of Rough Riders who we know have past, go to TAPS

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 new Quartermaster Store today.
 

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?
In 2001 Theodore Roosevelt was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for leading the famous charge up San Juan Hill during the Spanish American War.  (HQ, Department of the Army General Order No. 28, dated 31 December 2001) Theodore Roosevelt is the only US President to have been awarded the Medal of Honor. Theodore Roosevelt is one of only two fathers and sons who have received the Medal of Honor.  Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. was awarded posthumously for his actions on the Normandy Beaches during D-Day.  (The other father-son team was 1st Lt. (later Lt. Gen.) Arthur MacArthur, Jr. during the Civil War and Gen. Douglas MacArthur during World War II.)

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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