Among his many roles, Ken Byrd served as Aberdeen Town Commissioner, volunteer director for The Citadel’s Alumni Association and a colonel in the Air Force.

Standing before the sparkling backdrop of Charleston Harbor, the former regimental commander of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets hosted the event that featured the presentation of a $2.5 million pledge of support for the museum from Dominion Energy.

David Aughtry of Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry discovered something about himself after graduating from The Citadel, picking up degrees in law and accounting at the University of South Carolina and earning an LLM in taxation at Emory: “I was born to try tax cases.”

The Citadel is ranked as having the highest rates of employment in South Carolina, ten years post enrollment, according to the 2019 College Scorecard.

The display is a gift to the community made possible through donations and the efforts of many volunteers, according to Field of Honor chair J.C. Dominick.

Samuel McCauley, ’15, was part of the cordon for the arrival of President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron during D-Day commemoration.

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.

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.

When the Class of 1964 found out Alex Pang-Riddle, Krajan’s grandson, was enrolled at The Citadel, members of the class decided to help with his tuition.

Tommy Young, III, The Citadel Class of 1974, is being honored for his years of service and leadership with multiple organizations throughout the state.