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MELVIN W. BYERS #503, Ponce de Leon Camp, Wilhelm Llanillo, President/FL Regional Rep.
Bro. Wilhelm Llanillo, CPO, USN (Ret), President and Florida Regional Representative, on behalf of members
of Melvin W. Byers, Chapter No. 503, Fort Myers, FL. awarded the National Sojourners JROTC medal and
certificate to JROTC High School Cadets who has demonstrated the highest quality of Americanism and Patri-
otism during the School Year 2022-2023. The Chapter #503 has 24 JROTC Schools in their jurisdictions to
include one Navy JROTC unit in Charlotte County, seven Army JROTC units in Collier County, and 16 Army
JROTC units in Lee County.

Cadet Owen Peligrino, Cadet Belen Sanchez, AJROTC
Cadet Fabian Bernabe-Osorio, AJROTC Cape Coral High East Lee High School
AJROTC Golden Gate High
School, Naples, FL. School Cape Coral, FL. Lehigh Acres, FL.

Cadet Payton Yates, Cadet Sequan Edwards,
NJROTC Charlotte High Cadet Shawn Gully, AJROTC Cadet Erwin Gumapac, AJROTC Desoto County High
AJROTC
School, Punta Gorda, FL. Mariners High School School, Arcadia, FL.
Cape Coral, FL. Gulf Coast High School
Naples, FL.

Congratulations to these JROTC Cadets on joining a proud American tradition. The United States Military
Armed Forces are proud to have each of you in their ranks.