📢 Office Closure Notice The Citadel Alumni Association offices, located at 69 Hagood Avenue, will be closed Thursday, June 11, and Friday, June 12, while flooring replacement work is completed in the building. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we make these improvements. If you need assistance while the office is closed, contact information can be found at citadelalumni.org. Thank you for your support!

June 10, 2026

Col Randy Bresnik, USMC, Ret., '89, was named commander of NASA's 2027 Artemis III mission. The mission will undertake a series of challenging tests in Earth orbit in 2027, essential for Artemis IV, the first planned crewed mission to the lunar South Pole in 2028. nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-marches-toward-artemis-iii-mission-in-2027-names-crew-members/

June 9, 2026

LCDR Jon E. Paris, Jr., USN, Ret., ‘05, retired from the U.S. Navy after 20 years of service.

On June 8, 2021, The Citadel began demolition of Capers Hall. The new Capers Hall opened in 2023.

Today, on the 82nd anniversary of D-Day, we honor and remember two Citadel alumni who made the ultimate sacrifice on Omaha Beach: 1LT Robert M. Brice, USA, Class of 1942, and PFC Thompson G. Dicks, USA, Class of 1944. We also salute all Citadel alumni who served during the Invasion of Normandy and in the campaigns that followed. To learn more about Citadel alumni who took part in the Normandy Invasion, we invite you to visit thecitadelmemorialeurope.org, a site founded by Roger Long, Class of 1989.

June 5, 2026

CPT Hugh Reavis Nelson, USA, ’59—the first Citadel graduate to receive the Medal of Honor, awarded posthumously on January 3, 2025—was killed in combat on June 5, 1966.