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Ramran Stringer, an Illinois Army National Guard second lieutenant, holds 7-month-old Londyn, during Northern Illinois University’s Army ROTC Commissioning Ceremony, May 15, in the Carl Sandburg Auditorium on the university’s campus in Dekalb, Ill. Stringer, an officer in the 2nd Squadron, 106th Cavalry Regiment, commissioned through NIU Army ROTC last year and saw his friend, Mark Branklin, commission as a second lieutenant during this Spring’s ceremony. Ten cadets commissioned as second lieutenants during the ceremony including five joining the Illinois Army National Guard. Established in 1968, the NIU Army ROTC program has commissioned 715 officers into the U.S. Army. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Brad Leighton, Illinois National Guard Public Affairs)
| Date Taken: | 05.15.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 05.21.2026 23:01 |
| Photo ID: | 9702239 |
| VIRIN: | 260516-A-OH563-2976 |
| Resolution: | 1752x3258 |
| Size: | 1.41 MB |
| Location: | DEKALB, ILLINOIS, US |
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