Echoes of Valor: Remembering WWII Through Story and Legacy

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Sat Nov 08 2025 at 09:00 am to 12:00 pm

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Capers Hall | Charleston, SC

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The Citadel's Master of Arts in Military History Presents Echoes of Valor: Remembering WWII Through Story and Legacy
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The Citadel’s Master of Arts in Military History Presents


Echoes of Valor: Remembering WWII Through Story and Legacy

Date: Saturday, November 8, 2025

Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Location: The Class of 1969 Capers Auditorium

The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina




9:00 AM – Keynote Presentation

Topic:

Speaker: Alex Kershaw

Alex Kershaw is a New York Times bestselling author and one of America’s most acclaimed historians of World War II. Educated at Oxford, he has written numerous celebrated books, including The Bedford Boys, The Longest Winter, The Liberator, and The First Wave. Kershaw serves as Resident Historian for Friends of the National WWII Memorial and frequently leads battlefield tours in Europe



10:00 AM – Panel Discussion

Topic: “Legacy of the Greatest Generation: Personal Reflections from Descendants of WWII Heroes

Moderator: James M. Scott

Panelists: Henry Sledge, George Luz, Jr., Tracy & Syndee Compton, and Chris Langlois

About the Program

The Citadel’s Master of Arts in Military History offers rigorous graduate-level training in military leadership, global conflicts, and historical analysis. Designed for professionals, educators, and history enthusiasts, the program cultivates expertise in warfare’s causes, conduct, and consequences.

Learn more at:

www.citadel.edu/history


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