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Roanoke attorney John Rocovich Jr. has been recognized by the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets with its Distinguished Alumni of the Corps Award. Rocovich is a 1966 Virginia Tech graduate. The award ...
BLACKSBURG, Va. (WFXR) – 18 years ago, our region suffered the worst mass shooting in Virginia at Virginia Tech’s campus. So we pause to remember those 32 lives lost. Just after midnight on April 16th ...
On Wednesday, a ceremonial candle will be lit at midnight and the names of the 32 lost will be read on Virginia Tech's campus. Members of the university's Corps of Cadets will stand guard as the ...
Members of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets will stand guard. The candle will remain lit for 24 hours. Then at 9:43 a.m., the wreath laying and moment of silence will take place at the April 16 ...
“Some may know that Matthew La Porte, who was one of the 32 killed that day, was an Air Force ROTC cadet and part of the Virginia Tech corps of cadets,"Colonel Greg Lowe, the Air Force ROTC ...
As one of just two public universities with a full-time Corps of Cadets, Virginia Tech has a rich military tradition. In recognition of that, the Virginia Tech athletics department proudly offers its ...
The Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets guard the ceremonial candle at the April 16th memorial for 24 hours, switching out every 30 minutes, to pay respects to students and faculty who were killed on ...
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On April 10, 2015, the entire regiment of the Corps of Cadets marched from Upper Quad to Westview Cemetery in Blacksburg, VA in remembrance of La Porte.