| Liberty Bell Chapter Sponsors Drill Meet Trophies
 The Liberty Bell Chapter, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expanded its support for Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC) by sponsoring two Drill Meet trophies.
The School District of Philadelphia has 15 Junior ROTC units – 6 Air Force, 8 Army and one Navy. Of the eight Army units, two of them are Military Academies. Each year, there is an All-City Drill Competition with trophies awarded for various categories of drill performance, as well as for the Best Overall Units. Since drill performance is a major segment of the Army JROTC program, Air Force units have consistently been at a disadvantage. In discussions with Colonel Elwood Hipple, School District of Philadelphia Director of Junior ROTC, it was agreed that the Liberty Bell Chapter would provide trophies for the top two scoring AFJROTC units. This created a drill competition within an existing drill meet structure.
Trophies where presented during ceremonies in late April to Lincoln High School for their first place finish and to West Philadelphia High School for their second place finish.
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