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'Duty' calls Soldier's frontline story pushed others to back burner
Roger Thompson hung up the phone and cried. The English professor from Tulsa's tears fell because he had let another man's experiences in Iraq fully form in his mind - no matter how horrific.
The U.S. Department of Education is investigating complaints of discrimination against female cadets at the state-run Virginia Military Institute, according to The Boston Globe.
Virginia Military Institute is defending itself against a lengthy investigation into accusations of sexism, a dozen years after women won the right to enroll.
associated press Amber Blain waves en route to getting her diploma during the graduation ceremony in
The school, which opened its doors to women in 1997 after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, is accused of sexist policies and is under federal investigation.
Virginia Military Institute is under fire by the federal Department of Education for alleged sexism towards female cadets.
Va. Military Institute faces sexism accusations
Virginia Military Institute is defending itself against a lengthy investigation into accusations that the school's policies are sexist and hostile toward female cadets, a dozen years after women won the right to enroll.
The News-Gazette, Lexington, VA
Knapp To Organize Civil War Conference
Lt. Gen. John W. Knapp has been appointed the Floyd D. Gottwald, Jr. '43 Visiting Professor in Leadership and Ethics at Virginia Military Institute.
Airmen graduate from basic training Air Force Airmen Kiona N. Anderson, John R. Lovett Jr., Julie A. Franklin and Nicole A. Boggs graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
Hundreds gather at war memorial to honor veterans
Flags snapping in the brisk wind. Shots from a 21-gun salute resonating through the Virginia War Memorial, followed by the somber tones of taps.
VMI cadet 'touched so many lives
Monsignor Joseph L. Luca, pastor of St. Louis Church, sought to ease the grief of family, friends, and classmates from Mount St.
Restoring old cabin connects Richmond man to his roots
NATHALIE Four years ago, Richmond engineer Robert Moss was standing in a thicket of pine trees, tangled vines and poison oak deep in rural Halifax County - face to face with a decision that would change his life.
VCU plans to eliminate 91 jobs
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY State support: Since fiscal 2001, VCU has lost $4,149 per in-state student, more than any other Virginia institution except the Virginia Military Institute.
Temporary Closing of Portion of Woods Creek Trail
LEXINGTON, Va., Nov. 11, 2009 a ' The portion of Woods Creek Trail from Jordana TMs Point to the property line between Washington and Lee University and Virginia Military Institute will be closed Nov.
The News-Gazette, Lexington, VA
Cause Of Death Of VMI Cadet Still Unknown
No additional information has been received as to the cause of the death of a Virginia Military Institute cadet last Saturday, Nov.7. Fourth-year or freshman John Alexander Evans, 19, collapsed in his barracks room Saturday soon after completing a 10-mile road march with other members of his Rat class.
VMI to Review Training After Cadet's Death
Virginia Military Institute plans to review its training procedures following the death of a freshman who collapsed after completing a 10-mile march.
New Book Out On The Maps Of Chickamauga
"The maps lay out the troops and terrain as they were in September of 1863. Opening and closing chapters describe each army's approach to the battlefield and the retreat and pursuit to Chattanooga in the aftermath of the bloody combat.
Graduate's death at VMI stuns Mt. St. Joseph
The Mount St. Joseph High School community was in shock Monday after learning that a 2009 graduate of the Irvington campus died Saturday following a 10-mile road march at the Virginia Military Institute.
Army Pvt. Christopher J. Henderson graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, S.C. He is the son of Timothy Henderson of Spotsylvania and is a 2009 graduate of Courtland High School.
VMI to review training after cadet's death
Virginia Military Institute plans to review its training procedures following the death of a freshman who collapsed after completing a 10-mile march.
VMI cadet dies after training exercise
A Virginia Military Institute freshman cadet collapsed after a training exercise and was pronounced dead shortly after noon todayat Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital.
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