MADISON, Wis., (May 13. 2017) – University of Wisconsin-Madison Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) Midshipman 1st Class Christopher Houben, 21, from Geneva, Illinois, has his U. S. Navy ensign shoulder boards pinned on by his grandmother Phyllis Cooper and sister Victoria Houben during a ROTC Joint Service Officer Commissioning Ceremony in the Concerto Room of the Gordon Dining & Event Center on campus, May 13. The nine Navy and Marine Corps midshipmen, 10 Army and 16 Air Force cadets were commissioned following graduation commencement ceremonies held at the university’s Camp Randal

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MADISON, Wis., (May 13. 2017) – University of Wisconsin-Madison Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) Midshipman 1st Class Christopher Houben, 21, from Geneva, Illinois, has his U. S. Navy ensign shoulder boards pinned on by his grandmother Phyllis Cooper and sister Victoria Houben during a ROTC Joint Service Officer Commissioning Ceremony in the Concerto Room of the Gordon Dining & Event Center on campus, May 13. The nine Navy and Marine Corps midshipmen, 10 Army and 16 Air Force cadets were commissioned following graduation commencement ceremonies held at the university’s Camp Randall Football Stadium. (Official U. S. Navy photo Scott A. Thornbloom)

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