The Citadel’s Master of Arts in Military History Presents
Echoes of Valor: Remembering WWII Through Story and Legacy
Date: Saturday, November 8, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: The Class of 1969 Capers Auditorium
Capers Hall, The Citadel
Charleston, South Carolina
Breakfast will be available.
This event is free and open to the public, but seating is limited.
Keynote Speaker:
Alex Kershaw, author of The Liberator, The Bedford Boys, and The Longest Winter.
Keynote Address – “The First Wave: The D-Day Warriors Who Led The Way to Victory in World War II”
Panel Moderators:
James M. Scott, SHSS Scholar in Residence
Dr. Kyle S. Sinisi, Professor of History
Panelists (descendants of the Band of Brothers and beyond):
Henry Sledge, son of Eugene B. Sledge, renowned U.S. Marine and author of With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa.
George Luz, Jr., son of Technician Fourth Grade George Luz, Sr., member of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division.
Tracy Compton, daughter of Lynn “Buck” Compton, decorated World War II veteran of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division.
Chris Langlois, grandson of Eugene “Doc” Roe, Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division.
Many thanks to Patriots Point for their support and sponsorship of this event, as well as The Citadel School of Humanities & Social Sciences and The Citadel Military History Program.