Post by Matt Quick
Head of Military Affairs @ PMI ๐ Board & Advisor ๐ Public Speaker ๐ฃ Veteran ๐๏ธ
Rest in Peace, Lieutenant Colonel Brandon Shah ๐บ๐ธ Lt. Col. Shah was shot and killed during a terror attack on the campus in Virginia this morning. The gunman, now identified as a convicted ISIS supporter released from prison early, was neutralized by a ROTC student armed with a knife before being able to continue on his rampage. Shah was a Professor of Military Science and was assigned as the leader of Old Dominion Universityโs ROTC program. He was also a veteran of several military operations, to include Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Atlantic Resolve. Shah received a Bachelor of Science from ODU in 2007, an MBA from the University of Georgia in 2018, and a MS in Engineering Management from the University of Kansas in 2019, according to the Old Dominion University Alumni Association. Two other people were wounded in the attack, although their condition remains unknown. ๐๐บ๐ธ