Three first-year cadets selected to receive the flags at the Miami game
The Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets and the Virginia Tech football team continue their partnership to highlight the colors during the pre-game ceremony at every football game.
Three football players are selected, because of their performance in the last game or during practice, to carry the American flag, the state flag, and the team’s spirit flag as they lead the team onto the field. They carry the flags the length of the field and deliver them to cadets at the south end of the field.
The cadets performing this honor are also selected based on their performance during their training. The cadets render honor to the flags and then securely carry them off the field. At home games three first-year cadets are selected and one or two upper-class cadets travel with the team and receive the flags at away games.
Three first-year cadets were selected to perform this duty for the University of Miami game based on the recommendations of the cadets in their chain-of-command. Each cadet was highlighted for his outstanding motivation and overall performance during the beginning of the semester.
The cadets selected for this honor are Cadet Michael Davella of Glen Gardner, New Jersey, a freshman majoring in general engineering from the College of Engineering from Charlie Company in First Battalion who is a member of Air Force ROTC; Cadet Bryan Marceau of Roanoke, Virginia, a freshman majoring in human nutrition, foods, and exercise in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences from Alpha Company in First Battalion who is a member of the Citizen-Leader Track; and Cadet Joshua Porter of Norfolk, Virginia, a freshman majoring in human nutrition, foods, and exercise in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences from Bravo Company in First Battalion who is a member of Naval ROTC.
All three cadets are recipients of the Emerging Leader Scholarship.
Future cadets will continue to be selected for this honor based on their performance in the cadet regiment. The program is part of the proud partnership the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets has with the Virginia Tech Athletic Department and the Virginia Tech football team.
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