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What's in the Backpack?As you climb up the stairs to the Upper Quad on the Blacksburg campus, you will come upon William Addison Caldwell, or rather Lawrence Bechtel’s sculpture of him. As you move past this bronze…
From Leslie S King
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"Color of Freedom" exhibit inspires minority women in serviceAmanda Wyche, a senior in the Corps of Cadets and Army R.O.T.C., shares how the stories of the women featured in the traveling exhibit "Color of Freedom" inspire and encourage her as she…
From Christina Franusich
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Veterans Day Remembrance Ceremony 2021This year's ceremony began in War Memorial Chapel. Col. Gregory Lowe, commander of Virginia Tech Air Force ROTC, spoke of honoring our armed service members. The program ended with the laying of…
From Lee Friesland
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Growley II to retire after years of serviceAfter five years of greeting people across campus, sharing the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets story, and providing tail wags and morale boosts to cadets, Growley II (call sign “Tank”) will…
From Raymond Meese
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Lane Hall tells the story of Virginia TechIn one of the first public special events to celebrate Virginia Tech's sesquicentennial, the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology partnered with the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets to…
From Christina Franusich
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If These Walls Could Talk: 150 Years of Corps of Cadets HistoryCelebrate the 150-year legacy of Virginia Tech through the history of its cadets through a one-of-a-kind sesquicentennial show, created and produced by the Institute of Creativity, Arts, and…
From Shay Barnhart
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First-Year cadets take part in annual paradeThe Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets’ first-year cadets took part in the New Cadet Week Parade on the Drillfield. The marks the end of the cadet’s first week of training.
From Lee Friesland
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Corps of Cadets Resumes Tours For Prospective StudentsThe Corps of Cadets has resumed giving in-person tours to allow prospective Cadets a chance to get a first-person perspective of life in the Corps.
From Ryan Young
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Cornerstone Moment: Alumnus Chip Cartwright looks back on defining his role in the US Forest ServiceAlumnus Chip Cartwright '70 talks about how his time in the Corps of Cadets and academic studies led him to be one of the first African Americans to hold a variety of positions in his field in…
From Erin Williams
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The Army experience lands on Virginia Tech's campusThe North Carolina National Guard 1-130 Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, landed 2 AH-64 Apache helicopters on the grounds of Virginia Tech for the Corp of Cadets annual branch orientation day. The…
From Lee Friesland
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Cenotaph Ceremony recognizes alum's ultimate sacrificeThe name of 1st Lt. Gary Lee Miller, etched on the marble cenotaph at the center of War Memorial Court, was unveiled during a Nov. 6 ceremony. Miller died from wounds he received after smothering an…
From Raymond Meese
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VTCCA write letters to Class of 2020 CadetsCorps of Cadet alumni participated in a letter-writing campaign to help celebrate this year’s graduation, delivering more than 280 letters plus challenge coins, unit patches, Virginia Tech…
From Erin Williams
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A Message From Sam DickersonSam Dickerson, Member At Large of the Class of 2020, shares a message for his fellow Hokies as they approach graduation.
From Ryan Young
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A Poem from Megan DennisMegan Dennis, 2020 Cadet Member At Large, shares a poem reflecting on the surreal last semester shared by the Hokies of the Class of 2020.
From Ryan Young
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Growley's Valentine's Day PlaydateVirginia Tech Corps of Cadets ambassador, Growley II, meets his date for the night’s Military Ball.
From Ryan Young
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What are Hokies thankful for?We asked Hokies, “What are you thankful for this year?” One Hokie perhaps put it best, "There's so much to be thankful for."
From Raymond Meese
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