Be Vigilant with Scott Spellmeyer, ’90 and Col. Justin Sapp, ’94

Both Scott Spellmeyer, VMI Class of 1990, and Col. Justin Sapp, VMI Class of 1994, were part of Team Alpha, the first U.S. Mission behind enemy lines in Afghanistan after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Other panelists included Dave Tyson, linguist and CIA agent for the mission, and Toby Harndon, author of First Casualty, his book detailing the historical account.

You can watch the panel discussion on our YouTube channel.

During the panel discussions Sapp said to the audience, ‘I was just six or seven years out of VMI graduation and I was faced with this mission assigned to Team Alpha.’ He told the cadets, ‘Be vigilant. You guys are the vanguards of the United States.’

Join us for this episode of the VMI Leader Journey titled 'Be Vigilant!