A CIRCLE OF HISTORY - RINGS LINKS TWO CLASSES 60 YEARS APART
October 09, 2008
October 09, 2008
CHARLESTON, S.C., Oct. 9 -- The Citadel issued the following press release:
Sixty years ago, cadet Melvyn Sandler picked up his 1949 Citadel Class ring while the Korean War loomed on the horizon.
Classmate James DeVane got his ring at the same time, but as a much older veteran student. He'd already seen fighting in World War II and served 105 days as a German prisoner of war.
This week, members of The Citadel Class of 2009 will get their rings . . .
Sixty years ago, cadet Melvyn Sandler picked up his 1949 Citadel Class ring while the Korean War loomed on the horizon.
Classmate James DeVane got his ring at the same time, but as a much older veteran student. He'd already seen fighting in World War II and served 105 days as a German prisoner of war.
This week, members of The Citadel Class of 2009 will get their rings . . .