Congratulations to North Brunswick High School (NBHS) JROTC Cadets LTC Valeria Alvarado, 1LT Eliza Moore, and CSM Julian Seda, recipients of the 2025 John E. Jacobs American Legion Post 68 scholastic awards. Cadet LTC Alvarado won a $1,000 John E. Jacobs Scholarship. Cadets Moore and Seda each received checks for $500, with 1LT Moore awarded the American Legion Scholastic Excellence Medal and CSM Seda awarded the Legion’s Military Excellence Medal.
John E. Jacobs American Legion Post 68 is a long-time enthusiastic supporter of the NBHS JROTC. Post 68 officers John Hacker, 1st Vice Commander; Dale Todd, Parliamentarian; and Jim McAvoy, Chaplain, presented the awards at the annual JROTC Change of Command and Awards Ceremony at NBHS on April 14, 2025.
To learn more about Post 68 and the services we offer to our members and the local community, please visit our website at https://NCPost68.org for a calendar of events and additional information. Meetings are held monthly at 6:00 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month in the Banquet Room of Blossoms Restaurant (Magnolia Greens, 1800 Tommy Jacobs Drive, Leland). Dinner at the restaurant, scheduled for 4:30 p.m., precedes the meeting for those who wish to join in. Attendees are invited to adjourn to the restaurant bar for a social hour after the meeting, which is open to all veterans and active-duty service members in the Leland area.
