Pylon Dedication Ceremony, April 2008

The Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets conducted a Pylon Dedication Ceremony on Friday, April 11, 2008, at the War Memorial on Virginia Tech’s Blacksburg campus. The engravings of two additional veterans’ names on the Ut Prosim Pylon – Navy Lieutenant Nick Brantley, Virginia Tech Coprs of Cadets class of 2001 and Army Staff Sergeant Jesse Clowers, Virginia Tech class of 2003 – were dedicated.

The Pylons are a representation of Virginia Tech’s values. The values engraved on the eight pylons are, (from left to right): Brotherhood, Honor, Leadership, Sacrifice, Service, Loyalty, Duty, and Ut Prosim (That I May Serve).

Learn more about the ceremony in the related news article, “University to honor two fallen veteran alumni on Friday, April 11.”