Each year, more than 40,000 recruits train at the U.S Navy’s Recruit Training Command, but only the top sailors walk away with the highest award a recruit can earn– the Military Excellence Award. An ...

It is sad to see that Hermiston High School refused to allow a young Navy recruit to walk during graduation over a Navy-issued stole. This was very disrespectful to the student and the military.

A first responder escort led about 200 Navy recruits from Naval Station Great Lakes to East Leyden High School in Franklin Park where they were welcomed with gratitude and a Thanksgiving celebration.