Virginia Military Institute - Bomb Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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IN MEMORIAM General Charles E. Kilbourxe — 1871-1963 Distinguished Superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute from 1937-46, General Kilbourne was the first man in American military history to hold simultaneously the Congressional Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service Cross, and the Distinguished Service !Medal. He was Superintendent Emeritus of the Institute at the time of his passing.

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Captain Harris enjoys a few liours of relaxation There are many men who have given of their time and effort to help the Class of 196-1 through its four turbulent years at the Institute. These men come from all walks of Institute life and have aided us in countless ways. Yet there is one particularlj ' known to every cadet in the Corps, and especially to every cadet in the First Class. He has been with us since we matriculated in 1960 and he will be here long after we have gone our separate ways. He will help other classes as he has helped ours, but no class can feel toward him as we feel. This man has been a constant source of aid not just to the members of our class who have run afoul of regulations; he has helped us all in the little ways that we seldom see. Cadets are all too shortsighted. They often forget the little things that make life bearable at a place like VMI. A good friend is rare; a man who is a friend and who commands true respect is still rarer. However, we of the Class of 1964 have the truest friend and one of the most respected men at the Institute in our very midst for eight hours a day. He does not confine himself to papers and orders, nor does he sit behind a desk and content himself with merely doing his job. His assistance, his advice, his effort and his friendship are not necessarily part of his job, yet he gives freely of them. Xo cadet wiU be turned away without an answer to his problem, no matter how insignificant the question. This j ' ear has seen him play an important role in the orientation of the new Commandant. He is a significant link between the Corps and the Institute: He has been primarih ' responsible for the vastly improved relations between the two. He is a man we have been all too slow in recognizing. Captain Stacy C. Harris, you are the man whom the Class of 1964 chooses to recognize. The dedication of a yearbook is but a small thing compared to the things you have done for us, yet it is our only way of saying Thank You. You are a part of the Virginia Military Institute we shall always revere. We hope you wiU forget our thoughtlessness and our petty problems and remember us as we remember vou — as a friend.

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IN MEMORIAM Colonel Willl m Couper — 1885-1964 Colonel Couper was the former business executive officer and was historiographer of V-NII at the time of his passing. He was also author of the four-volume 100 Years at VMI and The VMI Xeic Market Cadets.