Joel Andrus '04: Why I VMI

Joel Andrus ’04 had no plan to come to VMI until his parents drove onto post out of curiosity. It was summer 1997, and the Andrus family just happened to be in the area vacationing when VMI was centered in the national spotlight over the admission of women. The Parade Ground was ringed with satellite trucks that Matriculation Week, with big-name media figures accompanying them, so the Andruses decided to go take a look.
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