Corps of Cadets alumni Capt. Dave Dartez, Capt. Jim Von St. Paul named Military Bowl Hokie Heroes

29 Dec 2023

Dartez and Von St. Paul stand with a small Virginia Tech flag on the deck of a Navy ship. They are both smiling and wearing military coveralls and sunglasses. — (From left) U.S. Navy Capt. Dave Dartez and Capt. Jim Von St. Paul. Photo courtesy of Jim Von St. Paul.

U.S. Navy Capt. Dave Dartez and Capt. Jim Von St. Paul were selected as the Hokie Heroes for the Military Bowl game against Tulane.

The Hokie Hero program honors corps alumni who are deployed. Recipients are highlighted by Bill Roth and Mike Burnop during their radio broadcast of Hokie football games, on the Corps of Cadets website, and in the Corps Review alumni magazine.

Dartez graduated from the Corps of Cadets in 2000 and earned his degrees in aerospace engineering and ocean engineering from the College of Engineering in 2001. An F/A-18 pilot, he is serving as the deputy commander of Carrier Air Wing Eight.

A 1998 corps graduate, Von St. Paul earned his degree in ocean engineering from the College of Engineering in 1999. As a nuclear power surface warfare officer, he previously commanded the USS Cole and is now serving as the deputy commander of Destroyer Squadron Two.

Both are deployed with the 6th Fleet as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group.