The Citadel is remembering one of its longest-living alumni, a member of the Class of 1938, who dedicated his life to his family and country.

Despite the inability to host a traditional event, Memorial Day 2020 would not be disregarded by the Association of the U.S. Army and the Citadel Alumni Association.

Major Robert Woods a 1988 graduate of The Citadel, named Dept. of Public Safety director for SC.

As The Citadel’s first Construction Engineering majors prepare to graduate, an alumnus and senior cadet team up to guide future engineers.

Keynote speaker for Purple Heart Day ceremony: Lt. Col. Matthew Kutilek, USMC, Citadel Class of 2001. Kutilek was presented with the Purple Heart for wounds suffered in 2010 while he was deployed to Afghanistan

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 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.

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.

Former U.S. Senator and former South Carolina Governor, E. Fritz Hollings lived his life in the service of others; the kind of servant-leader The Citadel, through its mission to educate and develop principled leaders, strives to produce.