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- - Corps of Cadets alumni Capts. Angelo and Tony McCartney named Belk Bowl Hokie Heroes
    Angelo and Tony McCartney are brothers serving as captains in the U.S. Air Force and are deployed to the Middle East.
- - Corps of Cadets’ color guard to participate in the Belk Bowl
    Six members of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets’ color guard will participate in the pregame ceremonies at the Belk Bowl Dec. 31 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
- - Class of 2019: Geosciences major Jordyn Del Rosario set to join U.S. Navy
    Del Rosario, a senior graduating from the Department of Geosciences, part of the Virginia Tech College of Science, came to Blacksburg more than four years ago from Nebraska.
- - Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets alumnus finds rewards in career as an Army medevac pilot
    “Our mission is a do-or-die situation,” Capt. Aaron Barragan says of his career as an Army medevac pilot. “When you are able to take part in bringing home a father, mother, son, or daughter, nothing in the world replaces that feeling."
- - Corps of Cadets alumnus Col. Barry 'Chip' Daniels named Virginia game Hokie Hero
    Daniels is deployed to Afghanistan as a member of the NATO and Coalition Resolute Support Mission. He serves as the chief of staff of U.S. Forces-Afghanistan.
- - Global Education Scholarships awarded to 27 students
    Students from every Virginia Tech college were awarded scholarships to support their plans to study in countries around the world.
- - Cadets chosen to highlight the colors at the Virginia game
    Cadets Kayleigh Heather and Lyla Ruzzo will travel with the football team to receive the flags at Friday’s game against the University of Virginia.
- - Corps of Cadets alumnus Chief Warrant Officer Chris Toler named Pittsburgh game Hokie Hero
    Toler is a CH-47 Chinook pilot with the Virginia Army Reserves and currently deployed to Erbil, Iraq.
- - Cadets chosen to highlight the colors at the Pittsburgh game
    First-year cadets Allisen Haynes, Alex Jennings, and Christine Jung were chosen for this special duty for their performance in the Corps of Cadets.
- - Corps of Cadets alumnus 1st Lt. Joshua Preiss named Georgia Tech game Hokie Hero
    Preiss serves as the assistant director of maintenance in the 366th Fighter Wing. His team maintains the F-15E Strike Eagle that provides precision strike capabilities and close air support to coalition forces in the Middle East.
- - Cadet chosen to highlight the colors at the Georgia Tech game
    Eric Cook is a junior in Naval ROTC majoring in physics. He is a member of the Pipe and Drum Band for the Corps of Cadets and performs at every home football game.
- - Corps of Cadets alumni deployed on the USS Lincoln named Wake Forest game Hokie Heroes
    Carrier Strike Group 12 is deployed in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel in Afghanistan.
- - Medal of Honor lectures connect cadets to the core values of Virginia Tech
    “Listening to Medal of Honor recipients allows us to understand the breadth of the sacrifices men and women before us have made,” said cadet Mame Ngom. “Behind every story we are able to take principles and lessons valuable to our leadership development.”
- - Employees honored for their military service
    Each year, Virginia Tech gives employees who served in the military a gift of appreciation in honor of their service to our country. Approximately 300 employees who have self-identified as military veterans received an invitation to Veterans Day observance events, hand delivered by members of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets.
- - Cadets chosen to highlight the colors at the Wake Forest game
    This week's first-year cadets chosen for this special duty are Richard Weikle, Aidan O’Neill, and Zachary Vaday.
- - Virginia Tech hosts its second World War II transcribathon to commemorate Veterans Day
    The 72-hour event — held virtually in Blacksburg and in other locations — will provide groundbreaking access to rare, uncensored comments by World War II soldiers.
- - Virginia Tech to add the names of six alumni to the Pylons
    On Nov. 15, Virginia Tech will add the names of six alumni to the War Memorial Pylons. Five were killed during the Vietnam War era, and the sixth died in an October training exercise.
- - U.S. Navy to send two Knighthawk aircraft for flyover at Virginia Tech-Wake Forest game
    The aircraft and the 10-person crew — including two Hokies — are from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 22, the “Sea Knights,” based at Naval Air Station Chambers Field in Norfolk, Virginia.
- - Corps of Cadets alumnus 2nd Lt. William Breedlove named Notre Dame game Hokie Hero
    Breedlove is deployed to Iraq with the 574th Composite Supply Company in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.
- - Community invited to Virginia Tech Veterans Day events on Nov. 11
    The Corps of Cadets' Veterans Day remembrance ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 11 in the War Memorial Chapel at 601 Drillfield Drive. Del. Nick Rush, of Virginia’s 7th District, will speak.

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