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World War II vet connects with students.(THE GOODNESS OF AMERICA)(Frank Parrotta )
Frank Parrotta is an 82-year-old veteran of World War II, but you won't find him resting on his laurels taking it easy in front of the television every day. Mr. Parrotta retired from the catering business in 1986, but kept busy traveling with his wife, painting, and landscaping his yard. However, he wanted to do more with his life--he longed to share both his firsthand war experiences and his culinary skills with the younger generation.
Seven years ago, Parrotta read a newspaper article about volunteering at schools and decided to give it a try. He now spends more than 500 hours a year in Weston, Florida, schools, teaching home economics classes at Tequesta Trace and Falcon Cove middle schools and lecturing before history and Junior ROTC classes at Cypress Bay High.
Though Parrotta never studied culinary arts, he often shares with the students recipes that he learned from his Italian immigrant family, which settled in Brooklyn, New York. According to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, the chef's classes also serve as a forum for nutritional tips and commentary on issues of the day, such as out-of-control ...
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...increasing numbers of our World War II, Korean War, and veterans...was the town's high school Junior ROTC that stepped forward to aid...The professionalism of the Junior ROTC honors detail remains a source...this country who wear the Junior ROTC uniform can help ...
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- Newspaper article from: Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA) April 22, 2007 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN) March 19, 1996 700+ words
PHOTO (Color) Members of the Junior ROTC program at Lowell High School include...nationwide for the select 90-member Junior ROTC honor guard to perform drills from coast...of his friends and signed up for the Junior ROTC program at Lowell High School. Now...
- VVHS Junior ROTC receives Distinguished Unit Award.
- Newspaper article from: Daily Press (Victorville, CA) June 3, 2007 700+ words
...receive the 2006-2007 Air Force Junior ROTC Distinguished Unit Award. This award recognizes Air Force Junior ROTC units that have performed above and...community while meeting the Air Force Junior ROTC mission of producing better citizens...
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