{"id":19404,"date":"2014-12-04T16:00:04","date_gmt":"2014-12-04T22:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=19404"},"modified":"2014-12-04T03:52:43","modified_gmt":"2014-12-04T09:52:43","slug":"first-all-female-color-guard-team-presents-colors-at-austin-peay-state-university-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2014\/12\/04\/first-all-female-color-guard-team-presents-colors-at-austin-peay-state-university-game\/","title":{"rendered":"First all-female color guard team presents colors at Austin Peay State University game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-47306\" title=\"Austin Peay State University - APSU\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/apsu-logo-200x123.jpg\" alt=\"Austin Peay State University - APSU\" width=\"200\" height=\"123\" \/><strong>Clarksville, TN<\/strong> &#8211; The Austin Peay State University ROTC Color Guard teams are a common sight at the University\u2019s athletic events, with the well-disciplined cadets presenting the American and Tennessee State flags before the games.<\/p>\n<p>But during an APSU women\u2019s basketball game on November 14th, fans noticed something different\u2014all four cadets on the team were women.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_292678\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/APSU-Female-Color-guard-team.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-292678\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-292678\" title=\"APSU Female Color guard team\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/APSU-Female-Color-guard-team-480x360.jpg\" alt=\"APSU Female Color guard team\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-292678\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">APSU Female Color guard team<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more-->The night turned out to be a historic evening for the University\u2019s ROTC program because it marked the first time an all-female team presented the Colors at APSU.<\/p>\n<p>The team\u2019s members were Nicole Eldridge, of Clarksville; Mary Rush, of Phoenix, Arizona; Lethi Nickel of Sacramento, California; and Jennifer Card, of Clarksville.<\/p>\n<p>All four cadets are part of an ROTC program that is considered one of the best programs in the nation.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, contact the APSU Department of Military Science and Leadership at 931.221.6156.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clarksville, TN &#8211; The Austin Peay State University ROTC Color Guard teams are a common sight at the University\u2019s athletic events, with the well-disciplined cadets presenting the American and Tennessee State flags before the games. 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