MMA's "Gearing Rifles" Drill Team
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Title
MMA's "Gearing Rifles" Drill Team
Subject
Massanutten Military Academy (Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Va.)
Military academies - Virginia - Woodstock
Military education - Virginia - Woodstock
Cadets - Virginia - Woodstock
Description
Photograph of the Massanutten MIlitary Academy (MMA) "Gearing Rifles" Drill Team.
This drill team was named in honor of Edward Gearing, a graduate of MMA who was a highly decorated World War II hero.
One of the cadets in front is holding a banner flag that reads, "Gearing's Rifles".
The cadets are posed on the lawn in front of Lantz Hall with the low stone wall and Main Street/Route 11 behind them.
This drill team was named in honor of Edward Gearing, a graduate of MMA who was a highly decorated World War II hero.
One of the cadets in front is holding a banner flag that reads, "Gearing's Rifles".
The cadets are posed on the lawn in front of Lantz Hall with the low stone wall and Main Street/Route 11 behind them.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
028248
Original Format
Film Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “MMA's "Gearing Rifles" Drill Team,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed January 18, 2026, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/71560.
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