LEXINGTON, Va., April 28 -- Virginia Military Institute issued the following news release:
LEXINGTON, Va. April 28, 2026 -Lou Ferrigno, bodybuilder and actor known best for his role in "The Incredible Hulk," has been profoundly deaf most of his life. He once remarked, "I think my hearing loss helped create a determination within me to be all I can be, and gave me a certain strength of character too."
Determined and strong of character are two descriptors of a successful cadet at Virginia Military Institute, so when Andrew Kiddie '29, who was diagnosed with deafness just before his second birthday, chose to come to arguably the hardest senior military college in the country, he, like Ferrigno, used his disability as a motivator.
Kiddie ha...