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Institute Report. February 2005
No full textA publication of the VMI Office of Communications and Marketing containing news and events information. Volume XXXII, Number
Breakout activity, Class of 2008, January 2005
No full textBreakout activity, Class of 2008. Leaving VMI on a march
Matriculation Week, Rat Bibles, Aug. 2005
No full textNew Rats in the Class of 2009 study their Rat Bibles (The Bullet) in Cocke Hall during Matriculation Week, Aug. 23, 2005.Additional images relating to this event have been preserved and are available upon request
Stonewall Jackson Statue and Cadet Battery, 2005
No full textA view of the Cadet Battery as it looks in 2005. The guns were restored to their original bright red color in 2000. Also pictured are the Stonewall Jackson Statue and the Jackson Arch facade of Barracks. This custom-designed battery was cast at the Cyrus Alger Foundry in Boston and arrived at VMI on June 6, 1848. From 1851 until the beginning of the Civil War, the guns were commanded by Major Thomas J. Jackson (later known as "Stonewall), VMI's professor of Natural Philosophy and Artillery Tactics. During the war the guns were used by several units, including the famed Rockbridge Artillery under the command of William Pendleton. It was Pendleton, an Episcopal minister, who named the four cannon Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The 2000 restoration project included repairing and painting the pieces to return them to the original 1848 specifications. The VMi Barracks is in backgroun
James Livington Interview
No full textMG James E. Livingston retired in 1995 after more than 33 continuous years of active duty in the United States Marine Corps. His last assignment was as Commander of the Marine Forces Reserve in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in 1962 and promoted to Captain in 1966, serving as the Commanding Officer of the Marine detachment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Wasp, before joining the 3rd Marine Division (Reinforced) in the Republic of Vietnam in August 1967. On May 2, 1968, while serving as the Commanding Officer, Company E, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, he distinguished himself above and beyond the call of duty in action against enemy forces and earned the Congressional Medal of Honor. After his second tour in Vietnam, General Livingston served as an instructor at the Army’s Infantry School, Director of Division Schools for the 1st Marine Division and, later, as the S-3 for 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines. In March 1975, he returned to Vietnam and served as the Operations Officer for the Vietnam evacuation operations which included Operation "Frequent Wind," the evacuation of Saigon. This interview covers his experiences in Vietnam
Tyson Wilson Interview
No full textCOL Wilson served with the U.S. Marine Corps (active duty and Reserves) from 1941 to 1977. This interview covers his service in WWII (2nd Marine Division) and briefly his time teaching Combat Intelligence at Quantico, and his years teaching with the Economics, History and Army ROTC departments at VMI. For his service in the USMC, COL Wilson received the Bronze Star with combat V, the Purple Heart and two Presidential Unit Citations (Guadalcanal & Tarawa)
VMI Cadet. January 14, 2005
No full textVolume 98, number 13Weekly during academic year, except during examinations and vacation
Kenneth R. Brown Interview
No full textLt. Brown enlisted in the Navy in 1994, received a four-year ROTC scholarship, attended Norwich University, and received his commission in 1999. He has served as a surface warfare officer
Robert Churchill Interview
No full textMaj. Robert Churchill served with the U.S. Air Force from May 19, 1991 to August 15, 2005 and since August 16, 2005 has served with the U.S. Air Force Reserves. He attended graduate Space Training and then went into Space Command as an orbit analyst in Space Ops. He then went into pilot training, to Reese Air Force Base and then on to F-16 training. His assignments included the 35th Fighter Squadron at Kunsan Air Base in Korea, Canon Air Force Base with the 523rd Fighter Squadron, Luke Air Force Base with the 308th Fighter Squadron and then Ft. Worth with the 457th Fighter Squadron. He is now in the Reserves with the 302nd Fighter Squadron. All tours were in F-16s. This interview covers his career with the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Air Force Reserves
Vernon Honsinger Interview
No full textCaptain Vernon C. Honsinger enlisted in the Navy in 1951 and served for 30 years, through 1981. Among his many assignments were those of Operations Officer and Chief Engineer on the USS Laffey in the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea; and Weapons Officer and Assistant Engineering Officer on the USS Seadragon, Pacific Ocean. The interview covers these two tours of duty