North Okaloosa residents among honored cadets

Daughters of the American Revolution's Choctawhatchee Bay chapter honored these JROTC cadets with a Certificate of Recognition and a bronze medal for exemplary leadership and patriotic understanding. Pictured from left are Walton High School JROTC Instructor, Lt. Col. Alan Gardner (Ret.) and Cadet Maj. Ciera Platt; Niceville High School Instructor, Lt. Col. Charles K. Farmer (Ret.) and Cadet 1st. Lt. Alia Ryan; Fort Walton Beach High School JROTC Instructor, Chief Master Sgt. Jacquelin Houston (Ret.) and Cadet Maj. Linda Robin Hoyes; Crestview High School Cadet Sgt. Dominique Couch and Instructor, Chief Warrant Officer JoAnn Dunn (Ret.); and Choctaw High School Cadet Maj. Julia Cruz and Instructor, Major Scott A. Bates (Ret.). Not pictured: Baker School Cadet Jessica Dominquez and Instructor, Col. Mike Ramirez (Ret.)

NICEVILLE — Daughters of the American Revolution's Choctawhatchee Bay chapter is honoring six Northwest Florida residents.

The outstanding cadets, all of whom attend area high schools, earned a Certificate of Recognition and a bronze medal for exemplary leadership and patriotic understanding of JROTC training's importance. 

Crestview High School Cadet Sgt. Dominique Couch and Baker School Cadet Jessica Dominquez are among the honorees.

Recipients are in the top 25 percent of their schools academically and have good character, according to a DAR news release.

This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: North Okaloosa residents among honored cadets