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Friday, November 19, 2004
The Bryan-College Station Eagle
Page A9
LEGACY OF BONFIRE: THE DEDICA'rION
Tens of thousands of Aggies
descended on Texas A&M
,University's Polo Fields on Thursday
to pay tribute to 12 Agg-ies who died
five years ago when Bonfire, that
storied tradition that burned brightly
at A&M for nine decades, collapsed
while under construction.
Nov. 18, 1999, is remembered ~ a
day that changed A&M forever.
Nov. 18,2004, may one day be
remembered in a similar, solemn light
Eagle photo/Dave McDermand
A sea of Aggles look on Thursday at the dedication of the Texas A&M University Bonfire Memorial.
IMMERSED IN THE SPIRIT
Freshmen from the Corps of Cadets' Company A-l observe a moment of silence at the site of the Centerpole, now part of the Bonfire Memorial.
Eagle photo/Butch Ireland
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Eagle photo/Butch Ireland
Jan Hoelscher catches a pass from her grandson, Caleb Hoelscher, 10,
at the Bonfire Memorial site. The Hoelschers, both of Conroe, are
related to Bonfire cOllapse victim Lucas John Kimmel.
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Eagle photo/Butch Ireland
Two Aggles lean on each other for support during the dedication
ceremony.
Eagle photo/Butch Ireland
A cadet's shadow falls across writing on Lucas John Kimmel's portal.
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