[Snow Bunny]

[Snow Bunny]

I pledge Allegiance to the flag
of the United States of America
and to the Republic for which it stands,
one nation under God, indivisible,
with Liberty and Justice for all.

[The Mayor]

MMMMMM tasty..

This looks like it will be another great thread,
I am running out the door to go do some work..
I can't wait to see more of my new home state.

Thanks Snow Bunny

[redhead]

Hi, Snowbie, darlin'! We just got home from a nice Latin Mass, a jovial breakfast with friends (including our priest), and are sweltering already. It's 1030am and it's 86 degrees, with 66% humidity and 74 degree dewpoint. Plumb STEAMY. Gorgeous VIRGINIA! Such a pretty place. Thanks for another beautiful thread, kiddo. ((((Snow Bunny))))

[SAMWolf]

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Virginia Military Institute, founded in 1839, is the oldest state supported military college in the nation.

Its mission is to provide an undergraduate educational program of the highest quality within a military environment.

During the Civil War, on May 15, 1864, the VMI Corps of Cadets was engaged as a unit in a pitched battle at New Market, Virginia.
They won credit for helping turn the tide in favor of the Confederate forces there. In retaliation, on June 11, 1864 most of the Institute was shelled and burned by Union forces under the command of General David Hunter.

Stonewall Jackson was a professor at VMI for ten years prior to the Civil War.

Matthew Fontaine Maury, called the "Pathfinder of the Seas," taught physics and astronomy at VMI from 1868 to 1872.

General George C. Marshall, World War II Army Chief of Staff and author of the Marshall Plan, was a 1901 VMI graduate.

VMI's Cadet Barracks has been designated a National Historic Landmark.

Full dress parades on the 12-acre parade ground take place most Friday afternoons in the fall and spring when weather permits