JROTC personnel changes; mission remains the same

On the field, the court, or in the hallways, Sergeant Major Royall made himself known at Tunstall High School as the JROTC instructor with the loud voice and trophy after trophy to show off his cadets' hard work.  The drill trophies and awards were less about the accolades and more about what Royall felt that it taught his students. "The thing I liked the most is taking kids that were separate when the...

Master Sgt Pannell was born and raised in Danville, Virginia. He went to Whitmell Elementary School, Blairs Junior High School, Tunstall High School for ninth to tenth grade, then to George Washington High School for eleventh to twelfth grade. After graduating from GW, Master Sgt went to work at the since closed Basset Table company. From there, he joined the Army in 1989 at nineteen years old, whe...

Lieutenant Colonel David King lived the majority of his life moving from country to country or state to state doing what he loves the most: serving his country. His time serving Tunstall High School as the JROTC instructor is coming to an end, but service will remain a cornerstone of King's life.  Colonel King was born and raised on Lake Erie in Pennsylvania. He strived to be accepted to Virginia Mi...