Corps History
The famous words MAJ Lloyd Williams '07 (USMC) said when he received French orders to retreat his company
What is 1976
What is a Sergeant Major of the Army
The name of the creed under the Drillfield
What is Stroubles
The name of the Medal of Honor recipient who was involved in the D-Day landings and continually moved up and down the beach under heavy fire to organize tanks and men, disregarding his own safety.
What is First Lieutenant Jimmie W. Monteith Jr.
The person who is considered was a student at VMI, a teacher at North Carolina Military Institute, a civil war veteran, and the first Commandant of Cadets
Who is General James H. Lane
The year Lavery Hall opens (Turner's Place), Schultz dining hall closes, Band Company splits into two sections, Lima Company stands up in 3rd Battalion, and Multicam is introduced replacing the battle dress uniform
What is 2012
What is a Specialist 4
The name of the Virginia Tech Hall that has the largest compass on campus
What is McBryde Hall
The name of the Medal of Honor recipient who "Crossed the field of fire to obtain the permission of the rebel commander 94 to receive the surrender of the surrounded forces of Mexican Federals..."
The event in 1923 that caused the Corps to again volunteer their service to the governor of Virginia. They were not called upon.
What is the national rail strike of 1923
The year Ensign Sarah J. Mithcell becomes the first female added to the Pylons
What is 2018
An O-7 in the Navy
What is a Rear Admiral Lower Half
The name of the person who wrote "Tech Triumph"
What is Cadet Wilfred Preston "Pete" Maddux
The name of the medal of honor recipient who was involved in WWII and navigated his B-17 bomber back to base while refusing morphine.
What is Second Lieutenant Robert D. Femoyer
The name of the band that provided music before the Regimental Band was organized in 1892.
What is the Glade Cornet Band
The year the Corps had their first female black Regimental Commander (Christina Royal)
What is 2005
An E-3 in the Marine Corps
What is a Lance Corporal
The name of the oldest academic building still in use
What is Henderson Hall
The name of the Medal of Honor recipient who dove on his own grenade after it got stuck on the jungle vines.
What is Sergeant Herbert J. Thomas
The regimental commander who eased tensions between civilian-cadet relations after WWII.
Who was Cadet Rolfe Robertson '49 (A WWII Coast Guard veteran)
The year the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets Alumni Inc. is established and the year of the first female Drum Major (Lori L. Keck)
What is 1991
An E-5 in the Air Force
What is a Staff Sergeant
The name of the Medal of Honor recipient who was involved in the Korean War and led his men into a counterattack against enemy forces. He was last seen in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy.
What is First Lieutenant Richard Thomas Shea Jr.