VMI Founders Day #175

bruno · Nov 8, 2014

This Tuesday will mark the 175 Anniversary of the First Cadet Sentinel Cadet John B. Strange assuming Guard Post #1 of the state arsenal in Lexington. (Perfect name for the first cadet in my humble opinion

). Video below is a interesting look at the Cadet Battery practicing for the Founders Day parade (first round is slowed down to 5% of actual speed)
http://vimeo.com/111155308

The healthful and pleasant abode of a crowd of honorable youths pressing up the hill of science, with noble emulation, a gratifying spectacle, an honor to our country and our state, objects of honest pride to their instructors, and fair specimens of citizen-soldiers, attached to their native state, proud of her fame, and ready in every time of deepest peril to vindicate her honor or defend her rights." —COL J. T. L. Preston

Jarhead1775 · Nov 8, 2014

I was at Rat Challenge when those bad boys went off! Boom!!

Strength and Honor · Nov 9, 2014

Pretty excited for Founder's Day missing class, but of course as Rats they find ways to keep us miserable and busy haha.

INMOM · Nov 11, 2014

Happy 175th Birthday, VMI! Good luck to all of the Rats at the Olympics today!

NAS · Nov 11, 2014

Happy 175th Birthday to the Nation's Only Classical Military College.

KarenH · Nov 11, 2014

Glad you are keeping a sense of humor during the Ratline, Strength and Honor!

INMOM · Nov 11, 2014

Strength and Honor · Nov 11, 2014

KarenH said:
Glad you are keeping a sense of humor during the Ratline, Strength and Honor!

Oh, if VMI has done anything for me, it's forced me to find the humor in every possible situation lol! Rat Olympics and Governor McAuliffe speaking (and pardoning PTs) were awesome.