"One notably absent member of the College community was Lecturer in Government and Foreign Affairs Lt. Col. Rucker Snead ’81 (U.S. Army, Ret.) who passed away on May 3, 2023. Yet though he was physically absent, Col. Snead’s presence was felt throughout the ceremony, from the moment of remembrance at the start of the ceremony, to Andrew Rehak’s memories of Col. Snead’s pep talks as academic advisor to the swim team, to the U.S. Army commissioning ceremony of four new soldiers, whom he mentored as the ROTC advisor over the course of their four years in the program. In a ceremony packed with full circle remembrances, the 2022-23 academic year came to a close right where it started. We were reminded that the duty of becoming and being a good man and a good citizen is never really finished. Though these young men have now moved on from the Hill, their contributions to the College will be eternal, as are the memories of their too-soon-departed brothers like Col. Snead. Such is the legacy of the sons of Hampden-Sydney."
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