By HARRY DOWNING TEMPLE, FLOYD RICHARD VRANIAN
The Corps of Cadets at V.P.I. has an extended and proud culture. an important quantity have American common army provider, yet so much have served their kingdom as citizen-soldiers. Fellow classmates of the V.P.I. category of 1934 contributed towards the portray of the watercolor illustrations that are present in this quantity. those painting many of the significant uniform alterations that have happened through the lifetime of the V.P.I. Corps of Cadets.
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