CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) – A five-year member of the Virginia Army National Guard and first-generation student is celebrating his graduation from the University of Virginia and the long road it took to get here.
In 2019, before Johnson Li ever stepped foot on Grounds as a student, he began serving as a Tactical Power Generation Specialist in the Virginia National Guard.
Li graduated from high school in 2020, and, after a rejection from Virginia Tech, decided to continue with his military service and attended Army Basic Combat training…