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VMI prepares to celebrate it's 174th birthday tomorrow November 11th with the traditional parade. As everyone who has ever been a Rat knows- this commemorates the assumption of the guard at the Lexington Arsenal on Guard Post #1 "in a light snowfall on the 11th of November by Cadet John B. Strange". 174 years later Cadets still march guard 24/ 7 while juggling their course work, athletics etc. (The name John B. Strange is just too perfect a name for the first Cadet
) Cadet Strange was killed as the colonel of his Regiment at the Battle of South Mountain in 1862. They still have letters of his while a cadet:
http://www.vmi.edu/archives.aspx?id=5481
It's been a good VMI sports weekend leading up to Founders Day as both the Football team and Basketball team won their games- basketball winning the "All Military Classic" tournament by beating Air Force after having beaten the Citadel the day before.
Rah Virginia Mil!!!http://vminews.tumblr.com/
) Cadet Strange was killed as the colonel of his Regiment at the Battle of South Mountain in 1862. They still have letters of his while a cadet: http://www.vmi.edu/archives.aspx?id=5481
It's been a good VMI sports weekend leading up to Founders Day as both the Football team and Basketball team won their games- basketball winning the "All Military Classic" tournament by beating Air Force after having beaten the Citadel the day before.
Rah Virginia Mil!!!http://vminews.tumblr.com/