Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC)

  • **Honoring Service and Sacrifice in Normandy, France** In April 2026, cadets from the University of Chicago’s Air Force and Army ROTC programs visited an American military cemetery in Normandy, France

  • UChicago Air Force and Army ROTC cadets explored the interior of a partially destroyed World War II bunker in Normandy, gaining firsthand insight into the realities of combat and the historic D-Day in

  • In April 2026, UChicago Air Force and Army ROTC cadets enjoyed lunch across from Sainte-Mère-Église Church in Normandy, where paratrooper John Steele famously became caught on D-Day.

  • A partially destroyed World War II bunker in Normandy, France, stands as a powerful reminder of the intense battles fought during the D-Day invasion and the sacrifices made to secure freedom in Europe