Honors Bestowed Upon Q-8


The following is a list of honors received by Q-8 over it's long history at Hofstra. They were inventoried
by Bill Wagner and Jim Ridley on 2 Feb 2004.
The page is added to as new honors are bestowed upon Q-8.

If you know of any honor not residing on this page please let us know.

Click Here to View Pictures of The Trophies and Awards

"If True Brotherhood Were
Judged There Could Be
No Better Than Co. Q-8"

Trophy Found At Hofstra in the
R.O.T.C. Trophy Case - No Date

"What is Lonliness, Tears, Laughter,
Love and Pride."
"The Proud Girls of Co. Q."

May 26, 1972

1957 Annual Eighth Regiment Drill Competition
Held at the 369th Street Armory, NYC
Company Q Earns 7th Place Honors

1958 Annual Eighth Regiment Drill Competition
Held at the 38th Street Armory, NYC
Company Q Earns 5th Place Honors

1961 Hofstra Intramural Tournament
Company Q Earns 1st Place Honors

1962 Hofstra Intramural Tournament Champions
2LT M. Flynn
WO R. Anderson

1962 Blood Bank
Pershing Rifles

1966 Pershing Rifles
Eighth Regiment
Most Improved Unit

1967 Postal Shooting Match
USAR NRA
Postal Match World Wide New Shooter Team

1971 K-8 TAC COM
Tactics Meet
1st Place

1971 Pratt Drill Meet
3rd Place
2 Man Trick Drill

1971 Pratt Drill Meet
3rd Place
Trick Drill

1971 4th G.S.I.D.M.
3rd Place Overall

1971-1972 Pershing Rifle
Eighth Regiment
Best Tactics

1971-1972 Pershing Rifle
Eighth Regiment
Best Staff

1972 Sixth Annual G.N.Y.I.D.M.
Basic Drill
3rd Place

1972 Sixth Annual G.N.Y.I.D.M.
Trick Drill
2nd Place

1973 12th Regimental Drill Meet
Pershing Rifles
2 Man Trick Drill
3rd Place

1973 IDR MCIDM
3rd Place Flight

1973 Pershing Rifles
Eighth Regiment
2 Man Trick Drill
2nd Place

1973 Pershing Rifles
Eighth Regiment
Best Rifle Team

1973 12th Pershing Rifles
Regiment Drill Meet
I.D.R. Team
2nd Place

1975 Pershing Rifles
Most Improved Company Award

1978 Pershing Rifles
Eighth Regiment M.I. Competition

1980-81 Pershing Rifles
National Postal Rifle Match
Team Champions

20th Annual Manhattan College Invitational
Drill Meet
3rd Place Armed I.D.R.

5 Unknown P/R Trophies Displayed
At Hofstra R.O.T.C.

2004 PR NATCON
At Fort Monroe, VA
4th Place Individual Trick Drill
Barry Parker

2004 PR NATCON
At Fort Monroe, VA
6th Place Duet Trick Drill
Jason Newby & Arlen DelCastillo

Certificate of Appreciation
American Legion Auxilary
Veterans Administration for Healthcare
Presented to Pershing Rifles, Hofstra University
For Service granted to the Veterans Administration on 3 DEC 2003
Given by the Kings Highway Unit #1358
4 May 2004

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