Army cadets recall how fallen officer defended them in Old Dominion shooting
The Army ROTC cadets who fought back against a classroom gunman at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, say they owe their lives to the mentorship and training they received from Lt. Col. Brandon Shah, the senior instructor killed in the attack
Eight cadets spoke for the first time about the attack in a 17-minute video released by the Army last week, the first public comments the cadets have made since the shooting. The students described the suddenness of the attack in their Military Science classroom, the deadly fight with the shooter, and how Shah’s leadership and example carried the day.
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