Alden Partridge

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ALDEN PARTRIDGE First Day of Issue: February 12, 1985 First Issue Location: Northfield Vermont Alden Partridge was appalled ... the War of 1812 was in its second year, and still the poorly trained American militia was being defeated almost at will by the British forces. Having served as an instructor and superintendent at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Partridge knew that a nation relying on civilian soldiers must have an army well-trained in military discipline and command in order to be successful. After the War, he resolved to do something about the poor state of national defense and established the “American Literary, Scientific and Military Academy" — the first private academy to offer military training as part of its curriculum. Today, Alden Partridge is considered to be a founding father of modern day elementary and secondary military academies in the United States . . . and an instrumental force in forming the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (R.O.T.C.) Indeed, it was through the efforts of Alden Partridge that the United States has developed one of the finest military training and educational systems in the world. No. 85-4 ©1985 The Maximum Card Collection A Division of Unicover Corporation • Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007 Original painting by Dick Simms.