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The Citadel’s Master of Arts in Military History Presents <\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Echoes of Valor: Remembering WWII Through Story and Legacy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Date: <\/strong>Saturday, November 8, 2025
Time:<\/strong> 9:00 AM \u2013 12:00 PM
Location:<\/strong> The Class of 1969 Capers Auditorium
Capers Hall, The Citadel
Charleston, South Carolina

Breakfast will be available.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This event is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Keynote Speaker:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Alex Kershaw<\/strong><\/a>, author of The Liberator<\/em>, The Bedford Boys<\/em>, and The Longest Winter<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keynote Address – “The First Wave: The D-Day Warriors Who Led The Way to Victory in World War II”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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James M. Scott<\/a>, SHSS Scholar in Residence<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Kyle S. Sinisi<\/a>, Professor of History<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Henry Sledge<\/a>, son of Eugene B. Sledge, renowned U.S. Marine and author of With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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George Luz, Jr.<\/a>, son of Technician Fourth Grade George Luz, Sr., member of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Tracy Compton<\/a>, daughter of Lynn “Buck” Compton, decorated World War II veteran of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Chris Langlois<\/a>, grandson of Eugene “Doc” Roe, Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Many thanks to Patriots Point<\/a> for their support and sponsorship of this event, as well as The Citadel School of Humanities & Social Sciences and The Citadel Military History Program.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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