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Saturday, March 1, 2025

Major General Cedric T. Wins

This first black leader of the

Virginia Military Institute,

the oldest state-supported

military college in the

United States; all enrolled

students participate in reserve

officers training, a pathway to

leadership roles in the U.S.

military.  General Wins,

an alumnus, was appointed

to the job in 2021, although

he began on an interim basis

the year before.  He was fired

by the board 10 - 6, without

giving an official reason for

the decision, after a closed

session that lasted more than

two hours.

3/2 online article in NY TIMES.

Wins was responsible for removing

the statue of Confederate general

"Stonewall" Jackson that had

been prominently positioned

on campus.

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