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Corps of Cadets cannon to fire Saturday to end the spring Caldwell March

10 Apr 2024

Two cadets stand next to Skipper as a third cadet pulls the lanyard to fire the cannon. Smoke and flame are coming out of the barrel of the cannon as it fires.
Cadets firing Skipper on Upper Quad. Photo by Shay Barnhart for Virginia Tech.

From: Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets

The Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets’ Class of 2027 will complete the second leg of the Caldwell March on Saturday, April 13, to mark the end of their first year of training.  

Skipper, the Corps of Cadets cannon, will be fired twice as the cadets return to Upper Quad between 2 and 4 p.m. Actual time will depend on weather and road conditions. 

This is the second half of the 26-mile march made in commemoration of the journey Addison Caldwell, Virginia Tech’s first cadet and student, made to Virginia Tech in 1872. Cadets walked the first 13 miles of the march in October. 

 

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