From a letter to his readers from Pat Conroy, '67, posted on his website, August 3, 2009: "We toured The Citadel and I pointed out the places I had lived when I was pretending to be a cadet. I owe The Citadel more than I can express in words. That day, The Citadel was beautiful in sunlight, and Charleston strutted in the beauty of all its strange elixirs." https://patconroy.com/letter-to-readers-august-2009/

By August 1, 1892, The Citadel at Marion Square had been restored and improved following the fire in March of that year. The Corps of Cadets returned on October 1, 1892.

July 31, 2026

To mark the anniversary of the interment at Arlington National Cemetery of Col Myron C. Harrington, Jr., USMC, Ret., '60, former member and chair of The Citadel Board of Visitors, we are sharing this article from Task & Purpose, taskandpurpose.com. Link in bio: taskandpurpose.com/history/myron-harrington-marine-hue-city/

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July 27, 2026

On July 27, 1940, Horace (Sally) Crouch, ’40, was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army through the Army ROTC program at The Citadel. In February 1942, he was selected for the Doolittle Raid on Japan, where he served as navigator, bombardier, and door gunner. It was the first bomber raid launched from an aircraft carrier and was briefed as a one-way mission. Crouch directed the crew to Tokyo and successfully hit the target before bailing out over China as planned, due to insufficient fuel to return to the carrier. He remained in China for more than a year and flew 25 additional missions. After retiring from the Air Force, he taught mathematics in Columbia schools for 25 years. Listen to Lieutenant Colonel Crouch tell his story here: https://localhistory.richlandlibrary.com/digital/collection/p16817coll19/id/29/