The Citadel Foundation

The Citadel Foundation established a new gift fund that provides resources and flexibility to respond to the health crisis as it impacts The Citadel.

Photo: Lt. Col. James Near Jr. with son in the Australian Outback, near Ayers Rock. (Provided by the Near family.) Lt. Col. James “Jim” Byron Near Jr., USAF (Ret.), a

The annual fundraising event will take place for 24 hours on March 20, the 176th anniversary of the first cadets reporting to the college.