November 21, 2025

November 21, 2015: The Citadel Football beats the University of South Carolina, 23-22. https://youtu.be/i3m5CPqX6Aw

The first cadets graduated from The Citadel Academy on November 20, 1846, with six cadets receiving diplomas.

The Citadel Alumni Association Distinguished Alumnus Highlight Lt Gen Hussein al- Majali, Jordanian Army, '81 Majali served Jordan with distinction in both military and diplomatic roles. His military career included leadership positions such as Commander of the Jordanian Security Forces, Commander of the Royal Guard Brigade, and Commander of the Royal Military Academy. He later represented his country internationally as Jordan’s Ambassador to Bahrain (2005–2010) and served in government as Interior Minister and Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs (2013–2015). Learn more about distinguished alumni at citadelalumni.org/news-stories/distinguished-alumni/dcal/.

Rev. Paul T. Sizemore, ’13, served as deacon at the Canonization Mass with Pope Leo XIV on Oct. 19, 2025, in Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City.

On November 16, 2009, Space Shuttle Atlantis, lifted off from Kennedy Space Center at 2:28 p.m. EST, on a utilization and logistics flight and arrived at the International Space Station on the afternoon of November 18, making Col Randy Bresnik, USMC, Ret., '89, the first Bulldog in space! Go Dogs!

On November 15, 1778, Washington placed Col. Michael Kovats in command of the Pulaski Legion. Just months later, Congress ordered the Legion on a grueling march south to defend Charleston. That mission carried Kovats into the Southern campaign—where he gave his life at the Battle of Charleston in May 1779. Daniel Library has on display a portrait of Kovats, along with a painting of the reenactment of his final battle in Charleston and other artifacts.

CAA Members gathered at the Holliday Alumni Center for this year's Annual Meeting, including some time with General Walters.