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Monteith. Having been a cadet in M Company and resident of Monteith Hall from 1960 to 1964, I should have featured Jimmie’s heroism in one of my Monday messages on a previous Memorial Day, an oversight corrected today thanks to your reminder; Jimmie’s Medal of Honor citation exemplifies Ut Prosim in service to America, a sacrifice that dwarfs most mortals. Two Minutes with Christianity Message 339, May 25, 2026: Remember those who defended freedom Before celebrating Memorial Day with family and friends, take time to reflect on the patriots who courageously, selflessly perished in service to our nation founded under God, without which our freedom, including our right to enjoy life and worship as we wished, would not be possible. One such sacrifice is that of 1st Lieutenant Jimmie Monteith, a Virginia native and Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech) ’37 graduate, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty as part of the D-Day invasion on Omaha Beach, 6 June 1944, near Colleville-sur-Mer, France, recorded in this citation. First Lt. Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire. Without regard to his own personal safety, he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault. He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat, exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff. Retracing his steps across the field to the beach, he moved over to where two tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machine-gun fire. Completely exposed to the intense fire, 1st Lt. Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions. Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed. He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill. Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks, he continued to ignore his own personal safety, repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain. When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt. Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation, 1st Lt. Monteith was killed by enemy fire. The courage, gallantry, and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt. Monteith is worthy of emulation. Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Stories of Sacrifice All powerful God, today we honor the brave men and women who have laid down their lives for their country, a sacrifice that humbles us. We beg Your eternal peace for these warriors, while honoring their gallant service and sending our love to them. May the evil of oppression and war end forever, supplanted by Your infinite love. “The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.” Thomas Jefferson

with my wife and me

six Senior Military Colleges in America that along with the 5 federally funded military academies provide a large number of the leaders in our Armed Forces. I was blessed to attend the Commissioning Ceremony at VMI last Friday to give the Oath of Office to my grandson as an officer in the US Marine Corps. The Commissioning Officer for the the 140 officer candidates in five branches of service was US Marine Corps Vice Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff, General Christopher Mahoney. This was a special day for my wife and me at a place that stands for something good in our nation under God.

bless her.

of which drives an individual's behavior.

avoided when unnecessary.

returns Tech FB to prominence, the now faltering FSU & CU may rue the ACC unequal revenue share model they forced, an example of the lesson Chi Chi Rodriguez once gave during a golf exhibition; piling balls into the cupped hands of an attending youth until the addition of one caused several to fall, he remarked, “If you try to take too much in life, you will lose some of what you have.”

with the new coach and staff. The losses this year were the result of facing better QBs.

the JMU coach for a strong base salary plus strong incentives per win. Use the savings attached with a Beamer or Franklin to purchase FB talent and good assistant coaches. Change the trajectory of VT immediately.

VT, now a losing program. The rise in VT football was rooted in good coaches with terrific QB's - Druck, MV, MV2, TT - talent absent on the roster after Evans gave us 1 season. Winning is mutually dependent on a good head whistle and a top QB with him.

can attract winning QBs, which Frank Beamer had at his disposal during his best seasons. Looking at the losses this season, we saw each opponent QB outclass our best QB by a wide margin. IMHO, ODU did VT a great favor bringing this problem to a head quickly.

of its greatest asset: a passionate fanbase hungry for success that rivals the top ACC FB fanbases.

a culture that was poised to make a radical change in spending thanks to the ESPN. SEC/BIG, NIL and the portal. Given the resources Pry eventually had, FU would likely still be here or have been hired from Tech. The current college sports era is driven entirely by decadence and avarice, the reason integrity has been summarily tossed into the trash can. If we aspire to play with the big boys, the next hires must be ruthless, a far cry from our beloved FB and our former ADs. And to be clear, I am not endorsing that...happily uninvolved in the process.