Lexington, VA – A Florence native was one of the Virginia Military Institute cadets to march in this year’s presidential Inaugural Parade on Jan. 21.
Thomas A. Moran was among approximately 1,500 people who marched this year in the parade, the Institute said an a press release.
His parents are Mr. and Mrs. John J. Moran. of Florence.
The Corps of Cadets marched through the heart of Washington D.C., from the U.S. Capitol Building to the reviewing stand at the White House. The Corps was the final group in the parade, passing the president in review at about 6:30 p.m.
The cadets’ participation marked the 14th time that the VMI Corps of Cadets has marched in a presidential Inaugural Parade.
VMI, with an enrollment of 1,600 cadets, is the nation’s oldest state-supported military college. U.S. News and World Report has ranked it among the top three public-supported liberal arts colleges in the nation.
