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He may not always wear his Citadel ring, as some graduates do, but that doesn’t mean that Col. Richard Townes isn’t excited about returning to his alma mater to head the University’s Army ROTC program.

"It is quite an honor," he says. The former 29th Infantry Regiment Commander is also delighted that his son will be attending the Citadel at the same time.

During his time at the Military College of South Carolina from 1979 to 1983, Townes says his entire outlook and attitude changed. His father, a three-war veteran and Army hero, was "very demanding on every level. I became exceedingly rebellious," Townes remembers.