Virginia Military Institute - Bomb Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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i THE 1949 1 jom THE ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF THE CORPS OF CADETS • VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA wm

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OJUM L For more than one hundred years the Virginia Military Institute has given our nation citizen soldiers— men who have distinguished themselves on the battle fields and in the various walks of civilian life. In the one hundred and seventy-three years of its existence as an independent nation, the United States has found itself in the throes of seven major conflicts, conflicts that have threatened the very life of this great republic. In the five wars which have taken place since the founding of the Inshtute in 1839, V. M. I. has sent her sons forth. In the War Between the States the cadets fought as a unit in the Battle of New Market, a glorious heritage, unique in the annals of history. In all her past and throughout the future, her greatest glory should be that she has prepared men to serve their country whenever the time occasions itself. The splendid record of her alumni in all wars is a magnificent tribute to the fine training and talent for leadership she imparts. What testimonial could be more fitting than this splendid record? 175629