BLACKSBURG, Va., Sept. 1 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Amanda Passman, a 2023 Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets alumna, has been named the Hokie Hero for Saturday's football game against Virginia Military Institute. She earned degrees in national security and foreign affairs and Arabic from the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences and recently returned from deployments to Kuwait and Jordan in support of Operation Inherent Resolve and Operation Epic Fury.
As deputy for the logistics operations center while deployed, she coordinated vital sustainment operations and resource delivery for personnel across the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.
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