Hokie Heroes
The Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets Hokie Hero program, started in 2006 by IMG College, honors Corps of Cadets alumni who are deployed during Hokie football games.
Bill Roth and Mike Burnop highlight the recipients of this honor during each game's radio broadcast.
Nominate a Hokie Hero at vtccalumni@vt.edu.
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Article ItemCapt. Rebecca Leonard named Old Dominion Hokie Hero , article
Leonard is deployed to Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia as an air battle manager for the E-3 Sentry aircraft.
Date: 09/11/2025 - -
Article ItemCapt. Matt Krusiec named Vanderbilt Hokie Hero , article
Krusiec is deployed as an intelligence officer assigned to the 52nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron
Date: 09/04/2025 - -
Article ItemCorps of Cadets alumnus 1st Lt. Youngchan Harthausen named South Carolina game Hokie Hero , article
Harthausen, a 2023 Corps of Cadets alum, is deployed to South Korea with the 4th Infantry Division’s 299th Brigade Engineer Battalion as the executive officer of a field support company.
Date: 08/27/2025 -