The futures of many Citadel alumni were fortified by Dr. Mark Bebensee, the man some call the “saint” of The Citadel.

As word traveled about the retirement of Mark Bebensee, Ph.D., letters and notes were sent to the college. They came from Bebensee’s former students, their parents, friends and colleagues.

The names of 281 Citadel alumni are engraved in the marble of The Citadel War Memorial, honored for their sacrifices after being killed in action during WWII. Of those men, two were killed 75 years ago today during D-Day and the Battle of Normandy.

(Note: Carleton Bailiff has returned from Peru. You can find his final thoughts about his trip at the end of this article.) Peru is the fourth largest rain forest country

Eleven former cadets and students who graduated from The Citadel between 2008 – 2015, and are well on their way to becoming physicians after completing medical school in May.

Dr. Shankar Banik, a cybersecurity expert at The Citadel says cybersecurity is a problem that is managed, not solved. You can take precautions to minimize your vulnerability, but as recent high-profile attacks on the state of South Carolina, Target, Facebook, Twitter, Marriott Hotels and many, many other organizations demonstrate, no one’s information is totally safe. The more online services you use in your daily life, the more vulnerable you are, Dr. Banik warns.