A Gift From Heroes/Images

1LT Anthony C. Clemons, IN, ALARNG, MMI JC Class of 2006, donated to MMI an American flag which flew over his unit in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) in 2009-2010. That flag is now housed in the MMI Archives and is on display. Below are copies of the letter sent to Carrie Williams in the MMI Alumni Office, and a Certificate of Authenticity signed by the Commanding Officer and the Command Sergeant Major, Combined Task Force Builder, 877th Engineer Battalion, FOB Sharana:


Letter from 1LT Clemons, MMI JC 2006, to Carrie Williams in the MMI Alumni Office. Note Clemons’ sincere appreciation for what he learned at MMI. (Credit: MMI Archives)


Certificate of Authenticity signed by the Commanding Officer and the Command Sergeant Major, Combined Task Force Builder, 877th Engineer Battalion, FOB Sharana. (Credit: MMI Archives)

The following images were received recently from the MMI Alumni Office (Carrie Williams, Marietta Holmes, and Aaron Calvert), and they are a fine addition to the MMI Archives:


Cadets on the steps of The Chapel, c. 1900. The Commandant, Abner D. Whipple, stands at far left. (Credit: MMI Archives)


Cadets wearing kepis (caps), c. 1900. (Credit: MMI Archives)


Cadet Company “A” in front of North Barracks, March, 1918. (Credit: MMI Archives)


Army-Navy cadets in front of The Chapel, c. 1930s. (Credit: MMI Archives)