September 6, 2002

An ROTC Officer Girds for Battle

By WELCH SUGGS

Joshua W. Matthews was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army on May 18 after two years in the University of Wyoming's Reserve Officers Training Corps. He is finishing a master's degree in political science this summer while recruiting for Wyoming's ROTC. In October, Lieutenant Matthews, 24, heads for Fort Benning, Ga., for infantry-officer training. He will serve three years of active duty and another five years in the National Guard to fulfill his ROTC obligations. He is

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