Tour of The Citadel

Поділитися
Вставка
  • Опубліковано 12 вер 2024

КОМЕНТАРІ • 250

  • @gigidodson
    @gigidodson 3 роки тому +38

    Its very sweet that he calls his wife "The Ravishing Mrs. Ritter."

    • @vidamitchell1529
      @vidamitchell1529 3 роки тому +13

      I think so too. He’s a upstanding guy, great father, Mrs. Phyllis raised a winner!

  • @barbsandifordguinan6376
    @barbsandifordguinan6376 3 роки тому +7

    Nice little tour. My husband served 25 years in the USAF. His final assignment was at the Pentagon and he was at work the day the plane hit. We loved our military life and I'm proud of my husband. So, I appreciate hearing your stories of service. Thank you for serving our country.

  • @joannaledbetter6509
    @joannaledbetter6509 3 роки тому +5

    Dear Stephen,
    Thank you for the tour of the Citadel. I am very glad for you and your family that your son made it home safely from his 8 month deployment on a carrier. I, like many others, love it when you call your wife; the ravishing Mrs. Ritter. How very sweet, respectful and loving ❤. ~Joanna♡ ... Ohio

  • @jason60chev
    @jason60chev 22 дні тому

    I’m Regt Band Company 1984. Will be returning, this November for our 40th reunion. Ugh! Has it been that long? I can only say, that I wish my attitude had been better, while I was a Cadet. I held a lot of animosity toward the place….maybe it was the upperclassmen….or just the “System”. Sometimes I feel a little guilty for not really Earning my Ring, but I am very proud to have, at least endured and completed such a “Unique” educational experience. Thanks for the tour.

  • @IzzyOnTheMove
    @IzzyOnTheMove 3 роки тому +5

    Mrs. Ritter is doing an amzing job as a driver for your tour !!

  • @veracampbell9583
    @veracampbell9583 3 роки тому +4

    I’ve always wondered how it looked. That chapel was beautiful. Thank you and the RMR for the tour. God bless y’all.

  • @LesterBangs420
    @LesterBangs420 23 дні тому +1

    I can smell Summerall Chappel through the video. Thank you! And wow! Not sure I had seen the auditorium since the Magic show knob year, but instantly was taken back to that moment when you walked in there. I need to visit that room next time I’m on campus!

  • @andreamurphy1126
    @andreamurphy1126 3 роки тому +4

    Wow. Thank you so much. Awesome. I was Living in Tybee Island at the time. I Love the Lowlands. I Appreciate your giving us the Tour. Loved the Presidents home, nice. James and Sybil Stockdale.Also lived in Coronado, Ca, by San Diego. He was a POW for Seven Years, endured Torture & more, in Vietnam War. His wife kept his memory alive so he could get rescued.She died in 2015 in Coronado. He died in 2005. A true Hero.

  • @princessc9116
    @princessc9116 3 роки тому +4

    Thank you for the tour Colonel. That's sweet Mrs. Ritter is navigating while you are sharing with us.

  • @cindymichaud7111
    @cindymichaud7111 3 роки тому +3

    Tried to glimpse Mrs R, to no avail...good tour. Thanks!

  • @anngabriel5455
    @anngabriel5455 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you so much Stephen and also thank you to the ravishing Mrs Ritter for your brilliant driving. I had no idea the place was so big. It is really beautiful and the buildings are so wonderfully maintained. From the one that was built in the 40's to the new one they are so uniform. What a wonderful place of learning. Blessings to you and your family.

  • @deborahdaniels9163
    @deborahdaniels9163 3 роки тому +3

    Thanks for the tour l am missing your mom today beautiful memories l know she is looking down and smiling at you

  • @rebeccalott8625
    @rebeccalott8625 3 роки тому +2

    This was a wonderful tour, Col! I have a great love of the military! My dad and his 3 brothers and two brother-in-law, all served in WWII. My dad was in the South Pacific, but the rest were scattered around the world in battle zones! My dad also, worked and retired from Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton, OH. He was very proud of his service, both in the Army Air Corp and as a civilian! I have particular interest in the Citadel as well. One of my former students, who’s probably about your age, graduated from The Citadel! He was a stellar student!!
    Thank YOU for your proud service!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

  • @indialukeluke690
    @indialukeluke690 3 роки тому +4

    Thank you for the tour. I have heard many positive comments about The Citadel Your Mother was very proud of you and Earnie attending there.
    We enjoy your thoughts, and certainly miss your Mom. Also, I would like to thank you for the last tour of your Mothers home in St Mathews. It sure brought tears to my eyes, of good memories of Phyllis, & Buckey.

  • @angelamanning7122
    @angelamanning7122 3 роки тому +3

    Enjoyed your tour of the Citadel Col. Ritter. Thank you for your dedication of years for our country. 1990 finally feels like it was a long time ago.

  • @janetm1152
    @janetm1152 3 роки тому +3

    I truly enjoyed this tour. It was so interesting!! Thank you, Ravishing Mrs Ritter for driving.

  • @dianes9416
    @dianes9416 3 роки тому +3

    Hi Steven, Here in Maryland ,we have the Naval Academy, which I live nearby. I have heard of the Cidadel but had never been nor knew much about it. So I thank you durning this pandemic for a virtual trip to the college. So interesting and really, really appreciate the tour. I enjoyed truly!

  • @janejones1797
    @janejones1797 3 роки тому +4

    Oh, Steve, I so enjoyed this! Thank you and Arlene for taking us along! Really appreciate it!

  • @Eidann63
    @Eidann63 3 роки тому +4

    Wow!! Alma Mater; beautiful. What memories..thanks so much for sharing; history goes way back here. I really loved this tour!! 😊 Thanks for focus on the chapel.

  • @veroniquefaison
    @veroniquefaison 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you Stephen for the tour of the Citadel and the Ravishing Mrs. Ritter for driving.

  • @seriousearthling
    @seriousearthling 3 роки тому +2

    Great tour - would have never seen this awesome place had you not taken us there. Thank You!!

  • @debj4life478
    @debj4life478 3 роки тому +3

    Thanks so much for sharing. Thank your wife for driving us around. :>) Love the tours.

  • @CC-xk6cp
    @CC-xk6cp 3 роки тому +3

    Hi again STEPHEN
    Enjoyed the tour. You're a good guide!
    Thx as always for sharing!

  • @jeanniealford4234
    @jeanniealford4234 3 роки тому +2

    I enjoyed the tour very much.
    My grandson just graduated from bootcamp at Lackland and in at his next training station. He loves the AF. We are very proud. His is a great Airman.

  • @eileengidley9428
    @eileengidley9428 3 роки тому +3

    Fantastic! The Citadel is a lovely place.. thanks ✌🏼

  • @Veronica-jl5wm
    @Veronica-jl5wm 3 роки тому +3

    Nice! Loved the tour. Thank you Mr. & Mrs. Ritter!😊 God bless y'all🙏💞🕊

  • @retiredandpreppingquilting2350
    @retiredandpreppingquilting2350 3 роки тому +1

    My brother was in the Navy for 20 years. He was stationed in Chareleston, SC. He was in Vietnam when the war ended there. He retired in 1985 and then came back home. He died with cancer in 2003 at the age of 56 years old. Thank you so much for sharing this. I have been to Charleston several times. Have a wonderful and blessed week.

  • @RedWolf17
    @RedWolf17 3 роки тому +3

    Nice tour Stephen...thanks for sharing and thanks for the history lesson.🐾

  • @pattyoxley1887
    @pattyoxley1887 3 роки тому +1

    My dad served under General Mark Clark in WWII in North Africa and the Mediterranean. Dad was Naval Special Forces. Terrible war. The experiences never left him. Dad was in Operation Husky, Anzio and many more. After that area was secured he then was deployed to Nagasaki just after the bomb was dropped. He made it home but died at 67 years of age from cancer from the ionizing radiation he was exposed to in Japan.
    Thanks for the tour even though it brought up some bad memories.

    • @becky5824
      @becky5824 3 роки тому

      Thank you for a piece of history.

  • @doghairdontcarelindaniel7531
    @doghairdontcarelindaniel7531 3 роки тому +2

    So interesting to see. Never knew anything about the Citadel. Thank you for the drive by.

  • @collenrose3957
    @collenrose3957 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you for the tour. Beautiful buildings & what a large campus! The chapel had gorgeous stained glass windows. I noticed some of the older trees had their roots above ground. No wonder you are proud to have gone there, you can tell it has alot of history within those facilities. Have a blessed day.🙏💜🙏

  • @nwtngale7663
    @nwtngale7663 3 роки тому +1

    Great video Colonel & the RMR! 🤗 Thanks for allowing us to tag along 😊👌

  • @jeaninemartin
    @jeaninemartin 3 роки тому +2

    Loved it Steven!!! Thank you so much. Would love a glimpse of Mrs Ritter. Many thanks!!!!

  • @truthinshadowdeed925
    @truthinshadowdeed925 3 роки тому +3

    Thank you and Mrs. Ritter for this wonderful tour.

    • @PhyllisStokes
      @PhyllisStokes  3 роки тому +1

      Glad you enjoyed it

    • @truthinshadowdeed925
      @truthinshadowdeed925 3 роки тому +1

      @@PhyllisStokes Stephen there is someone who was very rude please don't be discouraged maybe this person could just be blocked

  • @orreng
    @orreng 3 роки тому +1

    Steve...how blessed you were to attend there and how blessed we are as a country to have fine men like you serving to protect us.

  • @susanerskine2264
    @susanerskine2264 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you for the tour! My nephew graduated in 2015. We got to watch the long gray line on the parade feild. It was one of the most moving experiences I've ever witnessed. After graduation we jumped in our vehicles and headed to Paige's Okra Grill. Wonderful memories.💜

  • @suzanneroche1243
    @suzanneroche1243 3 роки тому +2

    What a beautiful campus! So it's a military college. I thought that, but wasn't sure! That must've been hard and with all the unrest going on in the 90's, I would call that a dangerous job! Thank you for all you did for us in the USA, I do appreciate it! I'm so glad you made it back in one piece! That was nice of the Ravishing Mrs. Ritter to drive so you could concentrate on what you were doing! And you've got one in a million there Stephen because she didn't try to talk throughout your tour! She's ravishing in more than one way! 😀💕

  • @Gramma40
    @Gramma40 3 роки тому +2

    Awesome, thank you for the tour my nephew was there ( I think Navy Officer) wondered about it all.... Thank you for your service!!!!!!

  • @shirleylaboy603
    @shirleylaboy603 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you for the tour of the Citadel Colonel. Very interesting and I didn't know you could attend the Citadel and not enter the military. 🙂❤

    • @PhyllisStokes
      @PhyllisStokes  3 роки тому +3

      Only about a third of my class came on active duty. Crazy!

  • @vernareed2692
    @vernareed2692 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you for the nice tour! Did the rain dances work? Lol
    Huge campus,very impressive! They really turn out wonderful patriots,citizens!!

  • @lindamills9444
    @lindamills9444 3 роки тому +3

    Nice to see the Citadel that we have heard so much about its so big and beautiful thanks for the tour.

  • @debbiemcclure2874
    @debbiemcclure2874 3 роки тому +2

    I really loved some of the buildings. Looked like a really cool place to go to school and start a career. Sure had alot of trees lol. Hello RMR!!!!😁. Tyfs God bless you

  • @sharoncochran8508
    @sharoncochran8508 3 роки тому +1

    What a lovely campus on a beautiful autumn day! I live in Jacksonville, Alabama, home of Jacksonville State University which also has a beautiful campus. Many of the beautiful, old buildings and total neighborhoods were destroyed by a tornado in 2018 so we have a lot of construction going on. Thank you for continuing the channel and thank you to Mrs. Ritter, as well!

  • @bonniemcmillion1591
    @bonniemcmillion1591 3 роки тому +3

    Very beautiful Stephen. Thank you for this tour.

  • @schizoozy
    @schizoozy 3 роки тому +2

    Oh, wow. This was a great tour. TY both. Love the architecture.

  • @teresaminick1169
    @teresaminick1169 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you for all the sacrifices you & your family have made to serve our country. I enjoyed this tour very much! I kept thinking of your mother & how her heart must have almost burst with pride in you. You were a blessing to her.

  • @sandip.7968
    @sandip.7968 3 роки тому +1

    I thoroughly enjoyed this Citadel tour. It's a larger campus than I had imagined. Bless your heart for taking us fans along with you for the riding tour!

  • @vidamitchell1529
    @vidamitchell1529 3 роки тому +1

    It is a beautiful campus! Thank you Stephen... How Blessed you are to have been a student here! The grounds are beautiful, all the trees. My sister lives in South Carolina, it’s beautiful. Thank you... 🙏

  • @herecomesgranny
    @herecomesgranny 3 роки тому +1

    Hey Steve, I haven't been a faithful sub lately and I apologize. I am going to do my best to catch up on all the videos I've missed. I hope you keep making them! God bless you and all your sweet family!!

  • @kj-sf4md
    @kj-sf4md 3 роки тому +3

    Wow, very interesting. Thank you for taking the time to share. And thank you RMR, for driving. Really enjoyed this. Itz the closest thing to a sightseeing vacation during this darn pandemic♡

  • @lindatwilleytwilley8334
    @lindatwilleytwilley8334 3 роки тому +2

    Brings back memories I'm sure and the chapel is just so beautiful🌻

  • @tschouten1
    @tschouten1 3 роки тому +4

    Thanks Stephen! I enjoyed the tour! I am so proud of you!!

    • @PhyllisStokes
      @PhyllisStokes  3 роки тому +3

      Thanks so much

    • @tschouten1
      @tschouten1 3 роки тому +3

      Thank YOU-it’s an honor to know you and your family (well I feel like I know you).

  • @marthamika7372
    @marthamika7372 3 роки тому +3

    Thank you very much for showing us Citadel, very interesting, thank you for your service 👍👍

  • @katherineb.3140
    @katherineb.3140 3 роки тому +3

    Thank you Sir for the tour!

  • @beckyls9068
    @beckyls9068 3 роки тому +1

    Very interesting and enjoyable tour. So nice you an your wife can get out and share this and go back to where it all began.I smiled when I imagined you and Ms Phyllis. Reminded me of my boys.

  • @rebeccajones9735
    @rebeccajones9735 3 роки тому +4

    My nephew graduated from The Citadel. His grandfather Colonel J. Page presented him his diploma.

  • @lauraflores4683
    @lauraflores4683 3 роки тому +2

    Lovely place, glad you got to tour us around the campus.

  • @pattywolfe4586
    @pattywolfe4586 3 роки тому +2

    What a beautiful Campus Stephen & thank you also Mrs. Ritter .....I've never been to the Citadel and thanks again for sharing your memories....we hope you
    continue to take us on all your journeys, Be well and stay blessed🙏🏻💗

  • @theresatexas3397
    @theresatexas3397 3 роки тому +2

    What a beautiful campus! Thank you to you and Mrs. Ritter for sharing!

  • @susiq4552
    @susiq4552 3 роки тому +2

    Pretty campus. You should be proud!

  • @albenac4182
    @albenac4182 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you for the lovely tour. Especially love the chapel, the surrounding oak trees and just a beautiful campus. The old neighborhood on the outside is quaint and adorable. Hope you and Mrs. Ritter enjoyed the ride also 👍

  • @gigia2030
    @gigia2030 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you for the tour, I enjoy it when you take us on field trips. 👍

  • @vikiduncan744
    @vikiduncan744 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks for taking care ❤️👍 of the channel. I hope you keep it going. Iam the daughter of a truck driving family. So I had to stay with my relatives they were military. Me and my little brother 💙 so I just like turning it on and let it play while I do my day. Hey Thanks again!

  • @omaopa6923
    @omaopa6923 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks for another wonderful tour , loved the trees towards the end with what we call ( old mans beard ) growing over the branches, I’ve tried so many times too grow it here but failed every time, stay safe and look forward to the next tour 👍🇦🇺

  • @fitzy2
    @fitzy2 3 роки тому +2

    Nice tour Colonel...Thanks to you and..Mrs Ritter for your reserved driving skills👍

  • @debrawoody9322
    @debrawoody9322 3 роки тому +2

    Wow that’s a really big school and thank you for taking g us there and showing it to us today .

  • @voodookitchenmama
    @voodookitchenmama 3 роки тому +2

    Beautiful, impressive and so much history. Thank you for sharing the tour.

  • @melodyrae5076
    @melodyrae5076 3 роки тому +2

    Thanks for sharing and thanks to your wife for being our chauffeur.

  • @starrmcurry2718
    @starrmcurry2718 3 роки тому +2

    Lots of history ....beautiful campus. Ty for the tour! 👍👍👍👍

  • @janicehutto5007
    @janicehutto5007 3 роки тому +2

    Thanks for the tour! I haven’t been Downtown in a very long time.

  • @nwilson7768
    @nwilson7768 3 роки тому +2

    Thanks for the tour. Beautiful campus.

  • @dagnelpaula1
    @dagnelpaula1 3 роки тому +2

    I've always heard of The Citadel, but have never seen any pictures of the buildings, before. This was quite impressive! Thank you so much for taking us through it; it really is a beautiful campus. LOVE these types of video that you do. God bless.

  • @charlespuppi4289
    @charlespuppi4289 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you for the tour I enjoy these shows god bless take care of yourself

  • @susanboddie1120
    @susanboddie1120 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you!! My husband was in the Marine Corps for 22+ years and we miss it. Love going back on the bases.

  • @junewoodward8982
    @junewoodward8982 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you Stephen for showing us where you studied 30 years ago, my what a time line, I bet you wonder where that time went. Beautiful chapel, such a sense of peace. This tour was so special.Thanks again, Miss Phyllis's and Mr.Bucky must have been so proud of your achievements. Xo 😊❤xo

  • @janespal2729
    @janespal2729 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you for a wonderful tour, Colonel! I know there are a lot of good memories there for you!

  • @grabandgoadvice1694
    @grabandgoadvice1694 3 роки тому +2

    Love how you two did the video! Great drive through the school.

  • @azquail8
    @azquail8 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you for the wonderful tour.
    Amazing and beautiful history in S.C.
    Military colleges still show strength in the individuals who graduate. All your Videos are interesting. Blessings to All the Family. 😍

  • @viperman8788
    @viperman8788 3 роки тому +2

    Great video! I enjoyed watching and listening.

  • @wappynightnurse
    @wappynightnurse 3 роки тому +3

    Thanx Colonel, a very interesting trip.

  • @lorettalouvros207
    @lorettalouvros207 3 роки тому +2

    That was so interesting. I quite enjoyed that tour. Thank you so much 🙏🏻😊❤️

  • @imahappymeme
    @imahappymeme 3 роки тому +1

    I loved the tour of the beautiful Citadel! Thank you both for taking us along.

  • @sherylsens3561
    @sherylsens3561 3 роки тому +1

    Thank-you Stephen & Mrs Ritter for the driving/walking tour of The Citadel! Fabulous, most interesting & I loved it!! Stay safe and see you soon!!

  • @denisegraves7953
    @denisegraves7953 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you for the tour. I'm sure this brought back many memories of the time you were there. God bless you and your family.🤗

  • @disco07
    @disco07 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks Colonel for the tour of the Citadel. One of America's beautiful fine military educational colleges. Curiosity solved. My Dad went into the Air Force straight out of high school. Hi Mrs. Ravishing R!

  • @jeanettelysak6331
    @jeanettelysak6331 3 роки тому +3

    What a beautiful campus and so big. Are there many military colleges scattered across the States?.Thankyou both for taking us on the tour. Xx

    • @PhyllisStokes
      @PhyllisStokes  3 роки тому

      There are the US Service academies and a few other military colleges.

  • @tammycollins4539
    @tammycollins4539 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks for the tour love seeing new places.. God Bless..

  • @lynndysart3662
    @lynndysart3662 3 роки тому +1

    Hi I didn't follow your mom but i wish i did she sounds like a beautiful person now iam following you to here more about your mom thank you for sharing ❤

  • @KM-bu8ec
    @KM-bu8ec 3 роки тому +1

    Beautiful architecture and campus. I loved the tour. 💜🍇💜

  • @lunardream9360
    @lunardream9360 3 роки тому +2

    This is just beautiful. Thanks for the tour I saw things I would never would have seen.

  • @nativerosenativerose8549
    @nativerosenativerose8549 3 роки тому +3

    This it's awesome ty for sharing

  • @admirathoria0073
    @admirathoria0073 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks for taking us on this tour. I've been back to my alma mater twice & always been pelted with memories.

  • @barbaragouge597
    @barbaragouge597 3 роки тому +1

    A beautiful school, my seventeen year old grandson wants to go to school there when he graduates.Thanks for the tour!

  • @baykittygirls9520
    @baykittygirls9520 3 роки тому +1

    Loved the tour of The Citadel. It’s a beautiful school with many fine graduates to it’s credit.

  • @tkfinley6567
    @tkfinley6567 Рік тому

    My father was in the class of 43 AKA the missing class. He was shipped off to Europe and served as a first lieutenant. I was there last year with his ring (he passed in 1984)to donate it to the school but couldn't find anyone. I looked through all the yearbooks but couldn't find a picture of him. He never lost his love for the school and spoke often of it. I never got to go to the Citadel however I did get to serve overseas in South East Aisa. When I visited last year it brought up a lot of emotions knowing I had the honor of walking in some of the halls he walked.

  • @rosemarykriegel3226
    @rosemarykriegel3226 3 роки тому +5

    Now, you need to go down memory lane sharing with us how you met the Ravishing Mrs. Ritter. How you became engaged, wedding pics and when your children were little. Phyllis and Bucky did theirs so you can, too.

  • @janwages8435
    @janwages8435 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you so much for the tour really enjoyed.

  • @gloriafritz6303
    @gloriafritz6303 3 роки тому +2

    ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL

  • @dianethistlewood6366
    @dianethistlewood6366 3 роки тому +2

    Tour with wonderful Stephen do you think we could get a glimpse of mrs. Ritter and don't stop with the stories love the story about dill balls and the dog bite as i said before you are so funny like mom thanks for the stories i watch every day

  • @lazydragon9819
    @lazydragon9819 3 роки тому +3

    It's very beautiful!