Photos by Sky Strauss, Staff Writer
Missouri Military Academy honored veterans and their families for their service and sacrifice by conducting a military review on Nov. 11 in MMA’s Alain M. Garcia Field House
“We take great pride in the military service of many of our faculty, staff, and alumni,” MMA President Brigadier General Richard V. Geraci, USA (Ret). said in a press release. “ Our Veterans Day review, involving the entire Academy, is a special event on our campus each year. It is a privilege to honor all those who have sacrificed and supported our country through military service, and we encourage all local veterans to attend.”
Military reviews are reserved for special occasions at MMA, including Alumni Weekend/Homecoming, Fall Family Weekend, Veterans Day, Spring Family Weekend, and Mother’s Day. A review consists of four stages: a formation of cadets, inspection, presentation and honors, and a pass in review.
During the formation of cadets, MMA’s cadet battalion staff (cadet leaders) and band lead MMA’s cadet companies. Next, inspection occurs, where the reviewing officers inspect the corps of cadets. This leads into presentation and honors, in which the cadet officers and colors are posted and the national anthem is played. In stage four, the corps of cadets pass in review in tribute to the honorees.
A series of special designations and promotions were also made at the review.
The following designations were made for the 2025-2026 school year:
Battalion Staff Group
Battalion S-3 (Operations Officer): Mateo Eaton Villarreal
Echo Company
Company Commander: Aaden Bado
The following promotions went into effect today:
Staff Sergeant
Alexander Jones
First Lieutenant
Erick Bond, William Larson, Kam Ho Liu and Erick Shellabarger
Captain
Fernando Puebla and Jacob Stallone
Major
River Punab-Mitchell