Parade season will look different this year as Fork Union Military Academy introduces new uniforms for the first time in several years. Patterned after the uniforms worn by the Zouaves, they will produce a colorful new change to the campus.

Matthias DiNardi, an alumnus from FUMA Class of 1977, helped our Advancement department secure a $35,000 grant from the NationCrest Foundation to fund this acquisition.

Officers' uniforms, complete with scimitars in place of sabres, feature a blue jacket festooned with red and gold figured embroidery, over bright red pantaloons.

The scimitars are engraved with....

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oh come on, who are we kidding...Happy April 1st!