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Major 1Nesley J, Neumann, '31
PILOT I'(11NT
Lt. Bobble L. Massey, '44
ht. Tom Fred Wilson. '42
PIONEER
Capt. Faster L, Cash, '40
PITTSBURG
S15gr, Gus T. "Tommie"
Hodge, Jr., '46
PJ,AIN1'IT;W
Lt. Raymond L. Gregg. '39
PLANO
Lt Charles E. Harrington, Jr.,
'4a
PORT ARTHDR
ht. Michael J. "Alike" Arisen, '42
Lt, Ralnh L. Fisher, '44
Lt. Leslie T, Gordy, '44
QDh;h;N CITY
Capt. Jesse C. Draper. '40
R h:KLA1Y
ht. Brinc~ell .T. McKnight., '39
RhINI: aTAR
Lt, Edwin E. Arashear. '45
I,I. Wm. R. Roberts. '40
RIIRI'
Lt. ,Toe R. Clark, Jr., '43
$OCKWALL
Cap(. August .T. Bischoff, '41
Ll. Thomas C. Rrnwn, '44
0 1'
R cx}ooD
Lf, ,lames Harold Steward. 'M
RoSh;RIrD
Cant. Elbert H. "Tex" Andinq,
'26
LI. T. F..4ymc•k, '40
ATa.jm .Tarkson M. Tan'er, 'a;
R~(ISI:NBhRG
Nlainr Faul J. Stach, '41
R(lTAN
Cadet John Cliffm•d Knight. '40
fiARINAI,
Lt. George W. Practm•. Jr., '42
fi.4 GTION
Cn1..Tne A. Rosprim, '35
FiAN AShELO
Maj. P,obert Balr•h. '39
Lt. Henry Dnuelas ,Tarkson, '42
Lf, ;Melvin W. Miller, '45
6AN ANT(INID
I,t. P:d,vin P. Arneson. '39
Lt. William B. Blocker..Ir., '45
Lt. John P. Bradle>. '39
F'0 Aaron L. P,rlnlmeter, '42
ht. Albert B. Capt. 'a6 '
Aaajm• Bailey G. Carnahan. '37
Lt. Hugh .41an Derrick, '39
F'0 Albert C. Deutsch, .Tr., '46
LI, n!frea A. Esposlle. 'a3
Major P,a7mnnd S. F,vans, '36
Lt. Courtney W, Fichtner, 'a2
Ptt. 1Nilliam G. Fraser, .Tr„ '43
Cant. Gus H. Froebel, '35
Capt. ,Adolph H. Giesecke. '26
Lt. Henry G, Gnodwln, .ir„ '43
Lt. Caswell HaIL .Tr., '44
Lt Charles D. Heger. '39
Lt. W. L. Hughes. '.30
Lt. Paul A. iihk. '40
h1. Robert T, $issinger. '41
Lt, Clarence Leroy Tiorlh, '91
LI. Rd„in R. Lewis. '42
Lt Randolph Magruder Martin,
'43
Lt. Conrad J, Nritin;. TIT, '4n
Cant. Edward Albert Ohergfell,
X30
Coot. Willlam Henry Paschal, '41
Capt. Travis E. Perrennl. '36
Lt. Col. Perkins Garda^~ Post, '35
Charles .4, Rne~dale. 'a6
LI. Charles C, Ray, .Tr., '42
Lt. P,, S. Simpson, 'a0
CapL Lee Sommers. '37
Lt. Frederirl: D, Stnre~'. Jr., '44
Arta,jnr 14r. D. StnbblrFleld. '34
h1. Herbert C. Slucl<e. '41
hf. Rollins (". Sv[an, .Tr„ '40
ht. Lucian N Taliarerro, '43
Li. Rilf Trndlirr. '45
L1. F'ranl< Cordon Fl%eR~i~er. '4?.
Lf, Thenn}rrdus A, tNIlllams, '42
Lf. Guv Bnolh Wprlrk. '~5
JJ. John S Zimmer, '42
PAN xENTTn
TJ, .Tack VJ. Clark, '39
fiAN AIARCOS
T,I. Arthur E. Gai;v, '40
fiAN SARA
Id. Felix E. Scott, '42
fi,+NCr;R
7,t. Alvin Cnwlinq, Jr., '41
fir }coYn.r,h;
SrSeL Ne,cell M, Ballard, '4S
fit, QLY
Seaman [Vlllard L. Kunze, '44
Frank Edward Phcnicle, '44
In Grateful Memory of Those Who Gave Their Lives' in'
World War lI,
Hued from Page One, Section
61;UU1N
Cpl. Max E. E, Bernfeld, Jr., 'a6
Cpl. George H, King, '46
Lt. Willlam F. Lovett, Jr„ '45
SKl'i110UR
Capt. Jack E, Golden, '42
SHAMROCK
S„„°t. Robert M, Baird, '40
SHERMAN
Lt, Clifford G. Hardwicke, Jr.,
' 37
Lt. Roswell G. Higginbotham,
'21.
5IMMS
Capt. Kenneth McFarland Irby,
'41
SINTON
LL Billy AI. Magee. '46
SKIDMORH;
Ens. M. J. White. '41
S1,IDRLl.
Copt, Ballard P, Durham, '91
SMPCH4'IhLF;
CapL .lames A. Scott, Jr., '43
SNS'DER
LL Isiasey C. Chenault, '37
Lt. 1Nilliam Harvey Shiner, '39
S(IMRR1'ILLE
ATaia Paul A, Brown, '28
SONORA
LI. Marvin ,T. Smith, '39
srrR
LI. P,a~ F;. Dickson. Jr., '37
STAMT'ORn
Lt. 14'illiam t4'. Millen Jr.. '43
STEPHhSYIhLh
Cant, 1Nilliam Edwin Davis '29
Pvt. Harold M. Massey. '93
Lt. Robert Derace Moser. '42
Lt. ,4. B. learwood, Jr., '90
Sl'T,PHUR SPRItif.S
S%Sgt. Chas, H. Taylor. '95
sn•EENv
5 1 ~c ,Tames Durham Cantrell, '44
BWEF;TT1'A'I'ER
Lt, Cloy D. Parley. Jl'., '44
Fh~ine Otiicer William (Billy)
Gibbs, '93
TAFT
Li. Cnl. Crawford H. Booth, '15
TAYI:OR
Capt. 1' fills A. Scrivener, '37
TI;I,FERNER
Raymond G. Hill. '41
TN.MPLh;
Pilot. Officer Wm. Henry Baker,
'il
Col. IN". B. Grlffilh..Jr., '2;S
ASa;lm• Ralph T. Smith. '27
Ll..iames B. 1Nhitle}-. '38
Tr;xxea,T,
Lt. Ro>' A, Nichols, '40
TN;XARKAA'A
B!Il J, Williams, '34
1'h.SA~ CITT'
'1' SRf. 'Thos. H. Gilliland, '42
THROCxblOR7'(1N
Lt, John Jefferson Keeter, Jr„
'an
TIr.nI:N
('.ol. George A. Woody, '17
TIIhAR
Lt. Harry Pearston Cm9, '44
Lt, Orman L. Fitzhugh, '40
7RISITY
ht..lack M. Vinson, '3S
T17.L4
LL Kirby C. Musick, '92
TI'ROfILA
,Tnhn C. San[or•d, '46
T1'h;
Lt. A[elvin R. Millard, '40
T4'LER
L[. John frank Burns, '39
Capt. S`~dnrp R. Greer. '35
S/SRI. Edward A, Mclielce,Y. '44
Cpl, Geor^e P, nfc~Iillan. ,I r., '73
I,1. Alarcin M, Pearson, ,I r., '40
1•ALhL'Y SPR-SG5
Capt. Marl Westermann. '39
1'r;hAS('II
Pct..Tnel &>an Su•atton. '41
1'IsRNOS
Capt. Dwight N'. Barry. 'al
Pal. Paul D. Chaney, '43
1'IOTORL4
Lt..Ia.eplt E. Fisher, Jr., 'd:I
Lt. Ler F;arl Meyer. '4.5
Pel, Willlam Dossett Richardson,
'an
N'ACO
Lt. Alexander H. Bevllle, '41
Cnl..Tames Thomas Connallc, '32
Lt. Garland F:. Dennis. '43
F/0 Charles L. Dickens, '45
Brig, Gen, Claudius Al, Easley,
'16
Two
LL Clifford P. Garnet'. '40
Capt. Charles L. Hynds, '42
LL John L, Lester, '29
A/C Horace Howell Markland, '43
ABC J. C. McCrary, '43
Sgt. Theodore R. "Dick"
McCrocklin, '46
Capt. Francis M. Potts, '39
Lt. Herman H. Spoede. Jr.. '42
Lt. Gordon S. Stephens, '40
Lt. Robert J. Sudbury, '41
Capt. Richard Herley Torrence,
'41
Lt. Vester L. Turner. '41
Capt. Richard Lee Vickrey, '41
WESTHDFF
Copt, Willis A. Teller, '39
W'ASKOM
I,t. James Roan Sanders, '42
WAxnxACHIE
Lt. Percy B. Bennett. '40
Pfc. David I. Binder. '45
Lt. John R. Naughton. '39
}4'I;ATHERFORD
Lt William Bryant CarawaJS Jr„
,~
N'h;IMAR
hr. Robert L, Plagens. '42
N' F,LLINGTON
Lt. Lloyd W. Kelly, '39
14' ELLS
Lt. James 0. Beasley, '32
k' ESLACO
Lt. Robert Neal Smith, '38
REST
Lt. Louis V. Girard, '43
}YHEELER
Lt, James Perry Prisons, '43
TI'HI;ELOCx
Capt. Daniel L, Cajka, '39
T1'H[ThSBORO
Lt. John E. Carpenter, Jr., '40
WICHITA FALLS
Lt. Leslie A, Evans, Jr„ '45
Lt, Thomas tV. Fowler. '43
Lt. Ijgl Charles W. Gearhardt,
' a2
wlcxETT
Capt. Robert Wayne Blodgett, '35
wrnxssoxo
LL Bose Gorman, '36
WILLS POIN'C
Lt. Augustus J. Allen. '79
Lt. David P,eannlds Hughes. '46
Lt. Paul 0. Mayberry. '36
I'pAxl'M
T,t. P.obert R. Rrasw•ell. '4.5
YnRHT011'N
L[. David Lee Braaniq, '4'2
Lt. F,dsvard W. Raeder, '45
}'sr,~TA
LL Oscar G. Turner. '44
T; 1, DORADO, .4Rx.
Lt 'trans ~"estal Hodges, '41
FT, St11TH, ARK.
LL Leo Theodore Sharum, Jr.,
'dl
dOSESRORO, ARK.
Lt. Ben Frank Mills, '44
hITTI•R ROLE, AAR.
LI, Richard E. Alston, '94
AhTADF,NA, CAh.
James Byrn, Price, .T r„ '46
SAN FRANCI5C0, ('.Ai,.
Lt. Edmund F. Boyle, '91
llN;NVI;R, COhfl,
Pct. Alone W. Kaurman, '46
}V.4SHINGTON, 11. C,
Bri,•. Gen, Dnuelas B.
Netherwood, 'OR
G,4INESYIi.LL;, FJ,A.
('nl. Itush ~, tt'ear, '14
SO`!F.RSF;T. xY.
l.t. C•r~•I R., t'an Hook. '44
DN; RIDDF:R. T,.4.
T.r, .4nsnn Rideout. '44
ER.4TR, i,.4.
Louis Oryvm• Moss, '36
A.4}'NRS1'II,T,E. LA.
Hugh A. Stanberry, Jr.,
hfA1R ;%r, '46
dN1NNTSf,C, T,4,
Lt, 1lnaard l.ee AiessinRfnn. 'al
hARF: CH•4Rhhs, LA.
S'S~t. Charles Edrcln Kingery,
'43
SE11' ORLF;AS~, T,A.
Cant.iFcli~ B. Lester. '32
RI'~TO\. T.A.
Lt. Addle J, Hoean, '3R
SHRE}'I'PORT, i,.4.
U. Luther Cnr~~nn Kenf. 'a4
Lt, 1Toe~ell C. Rnbinsnn. '79
T,1. Forrest D. Sharpe, '44
ZK'OLLF, L.4.
F,ns..left C,. Blair, '45
KI;NNERrNx. vin.
Sgt. Gerald E. Spofford. '44
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A A ielcnd
g9 Roll Call KEATHLEY, class of 1937, survivedl
by his wife and two daughters of I
~ ThB ROIlRt011 TCBSR is
TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1946
~g
e
n I
Lamesa-"All officers had became ~
The Lone Star of Texas waves
(Continued From P, 1-Section Ill from the main flag staff in front (Continued From P. 1-Section II) casualties, and Sgt. Keathley moved
" class of 1941, son of Mr. and MI's.
of the Aggie Administration on the i
up and assumed command Eli Whiteley, Route 5, Georgetown:
accordittg to schools, and in too building, ing his opponent, then ordering
ills wounded companion to a place westerlt ridge of Mount Altuzzo,
"While leading his platoon on 27
many instances we have a man list- ~
South of .,the Administration of safety Italy, during a Nazi counterattack.
~ December, 1944, in savage house-to-
ed simply as killed in action, and
are unable to ]earn any of the cir- Building is the horsebarn, to its .
°Exhausted by profuse bleeding, Under intense enemy sniper and
~ house fighting through the fortress
" said Mr,
cumstances of his death immediate north, the aeronautical but still unbeaten, Sergeant Harrell mortar fire, Sgt. Keathley crawled town of Sigolsheim, France, he at-
,
°We honor them all
McQuillen engineering building. Both are fearlessly met the challenge of two from one !Yank) casualty to an- tacked a building through a street
.
alike
" equally important in the eyes of more enemy troops who charged his other, collecting their ammunition swept by withering mortar and
.
Aggies died on all fronts. Texas A. & M. College. position and placed a grenade near~and administering first aid automatic. weapons fire. Hit and
Of the 25 who made the famed - I his head. Killing one Jap with his~ theu visited each man in his two Seriously wounded in the arm and
Corregidor muster in 1942, 12 Bur- though he knew that work had to .pistol, Sergeant Harrell pushed the Platoons, issuing the precious wart-
~~ Shoulder, he charged into the (first)
vived three years of Ja anew im- ~
P
He flew his own plane, sputtering grenade with his good)
be done munition .
house and killed two and captured
prisonr>3ent, three are unreported, .
the Army version of the 400-mile (right hand toward the other Jap,
t The Nazis attacked again, The
far lust
ive
u 11 of the enemy ... blasted a wall
f another tsecondl house with
t
10 are Hawn dead. de-
an hour Helldiver. He took off at saw his remaining assailan .
p
company was g
n ou
o
On one prisoners' list in Mr. Mc- Orlando to return to Washington~stroyed but his own romaining hand But Sergeant Keathley "shouted bazooka fire, rushed into the house,
Quillen's office, 115 Aggies were re- and scorned the safer land route',severed m the explosion. his orders precisely and with de- killed five of the enemy, forced
ported liberated, but 35 had died to save a little time and get a "His grim fortitude, exceptional termination, and the men re- the remaining 12 to surrender. As
during captivity. little more done. His plane tcasl
ealor and indominitable fighting sponded with all that was within he emerged to continue his fear-
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never reported again. Apparently spirit against almost insurmount. them;' the citation continued. less attack, he was again hit,
Too Many Awards it crashed into the Atlantic., able odds reflect the highest credit "An enemy hand grenade inflict-
"In agony and with one eye
_
"At first we tried to keep a rev- Gen. Easley came out of Aggie- upon himself and enhance the fin-I ed a mortal round in'Sergeant pierced, he shouted for his men
ord of decorations, which would land into World War I iu 1916 and~esC traditions of the United States Keatbley's side. "He rose to his to follow him to the next house
have included those wounded and stayed in the Army. As most Aggies, ,Natal Service," Sergeant Harrell's feet, Look his hand off his wound , ,but was forcioty evacuated.
~
i
recipients of the Purple Heart ~ he a-as a foot soldier. (citation read. President Truman and used it to steady his rifle, and ,<By his disregard for personal
award," said Mr. McQuillen, He knew the war was about over gave the maimed Marine his Medal killed an attacking enemy,
y and aggressiveness while suf-
safeC
"We couldn't do it. So many
~ there on Okinawa last June 19. personally. "For 15 minutes, Sergeant Keath- ,
feting from severe wounds, Lt,
came in that it would be easier, I But Japs holed up in caves had to ~
'
0 Y D H
4 ley continued leading his men and Whiteley killed nine Germans, cap-
honestly believe, to make up a. list
' be cleaned out. And his men were
b
H
h .
SEC 0 N D L T.
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survived by i effectively firing his rifle and . • • ~
class of 1943
HUGHES tared 23 mare and spearheaded an
of Aggies not decorated than Chose
" e was
.
e ,lo
being killed doing t
er bullets ke
t
Sni
nch
lit t
i ,
,
his a~ife, Mrs. Hazel D. Hughes, 156 so inspired his men they fought attack which cracked the core of
who were. p
p
.
n a s
re
'with incomparable determination
San Antonio:
Holliday
h enemy resistance in a vital area."-
According to the Army ratio. if ,
ead.
surging over his
and viciousness. Finally, the enemy
George C. Marshall, Chief of Staff.
700 Aggies died, 2100 were wounded ~ , -- --, Lt, Hugnes at Aug. 1. 1943, went
withdrew. Staff Sergeant Keathley
I ve Got to See
' ords are not kept by
but survived,
B
classes
the heaviest death mission front
on that first long
~ died a few moments later. Hls ac-
North Africa to bomb the Nazi's
i
h Army rec
schools or colleges,
y
,
totals were: "For God's sake, General, keep
refineries at Ploesti in Rumania.
i
h
"
" th t
e
bons were in keeping w
hest traditions of the military
hi
If they were, Aggies would e
1940-86; a staff officer sa
d.
T
at
down,
' His Liberator was in the last forma- g
Roosevelt
"-Franklin D
service ha to ut those six citations up
pPY A
1941-74; s
sniper has seen your star. He
" tion, .
.
. against any others issued for raw
1942-87;
1
4 picking o~,yon.
"I kiion', but I've got to fee this "Ae arrived after previous flights
had thoroughly alerted the enemy
LT. TURNEY W. LEONARD, Ag-
i
d
courage, determination, leadership
+^
d
9
3-60;
1944-57; o eratfon and how we can end it in
P defenses," President Roosevelt wrote ve
~~ gie of the class of 1942, surv
by his mother, Mrs. Lillie Leonard, r,
and devotion to
1945-67; a hurry;' General Easley said, then
'
~ of Lt. Hughes. "His plane received ~ 8103 Groveland, and his three
1946--41. t
to~pplefl over dead, for the Jap didn several direct hits at a time
(brothers:
According to average student age, miss again. prior to reaching the target u9telt Germany
on
i "At Kommerscheidt ~T
these Aggies would now be between From the Class of 1921. Lt. Ros-
gh~botham is listed as dead
'well Hig
21
2 Lt. Hughes could pace made a
forced landing in any of the grain ,
,
4, 5 and 6, November, 1944, during
.
.
and
7.
But not al] Aggies who died were °Little Hig" he was called. He could I Sields readily available. a fierce three-day engagement, he
yowtg. kick a football from town to town. "The target area was blazing , , , 1'el>eatedly faced overwhelming
enemy fire fD advance of his pla-
~ -- ---
Didn t Like Desk He played the Army like he plat d
and his heart a~d
on
foot ill field
~ flames leaped high above the bomb- toon to direct the fire of his tank '
_
Brig
Gen
Douglas B
tSpike) a
,
. tug level of the formation. With
body couldn't stand it. Ifu11 knowledge of the consequences
destroyers from exposed, dismount-
.
.
.
Netheru'ood was 58 when he flew to ~
He wont Himself of entel'ing this blazing inferno ~ Positions.
He went on lone reconnaisance
Orlando, Fla, in 1944, from Wash- _
_____~_- _. when his air lane u'as rot y
P p usel
ington, where he was taped down , Joe RoRtw,of Chapel Hill holds a leaking gasoline in two separate ]o- missions ...and on one occasion
d
i
t
i to desk duty. He was one of the peculiar plas+e in Aggie hearts. He ,cations, Lt. Hughes unhesi-
i an
na
e
advanced alone and elim
emplacement with a hand
enem
real pioneers of the Air Farces, hoe- ngly entered the blazing area
made All-American guard just as tat y
d ~'
ing gone into that branch before Aggieland was palling ottt of its,and dropped his bomb load with e,
grena
World War I after graduating from
wont football period. He wasn't so great precision. "Although wounded early in the
A. & M, iu 1908. he wasn't so fast. He Just
big °His alra'att emerged with ifs battle, he continued to direct fire
"Spike" didn't like desk duty, al- ,
couldn't be stopped. He had guts left wing aflame. Only then did until disabled by a high explosive
and fight. He was the same old Jce he attempt a forced landing, but shell. By his superb courage, in-
I N'DLLASTON, MASS,
in Belgium six years later. He and the plane crashed and was con- spiting leadership, and indomitable
Sgt. Earl 1'. Brown, Jr., '46
'
his men a~ere pinned down by Nazi suroed fi hung spiriC, Lt. Leonard enabled
g
LARKSDALE, x1sS.
L
Pvt
Atiles J
Luster
'46 machine guns. Jce went for help "By Lt. Hughes' heroic decision to our forces to hold off the enemy
,
.
,
xlRxT4DOD, Mo. himself. He didn't make it
but he complete his mission he has attack and was personally respon-
Cpl. Philip A. Daridson, '46 ,
died thing, his men told his Hous- rendered a selt'ice .which will Bible for direction of fire which de-
;nnPhEliouu' mo.
Lt
Lynn li
!dead
Jr
'41 tonian wife and two small dau h
g everlastingly be outstanding fn our strayed six German tanks"-George
.
.
.
.,
CHARI,OT'Th:, S. C.
ter'i. nation's history." C. Marshall, Chief of Staff. I
Cpl. ?''rancis Perry, '46
ALTeS
Dxl
n One of the first Aggies to die was
STAFF SG'T. GEORGE DENNIS
FIRST LT. ELI WHITELEY, Aggie
,
.
,
Cpl, Alontelth T. Lincecum, '96 Lieut. Rowland of Fort Worth. He -
AxDMORE, uKLA. didn't have a chance of stopping
Lt. John Darrell stukenburg, '40 thorn Jap bombers over Java, but
CD4INU'rON, uxLa•
' he tried three times in his patched-
32
Capt., William Alark Curtis,
llPRANT, Ox1,A. ,tp P-40 His luck ran out. His four,
~~^.a.ior Seth Wesle,v Dodson, '32 ilv accepted the Silver Star for him. I
y;SID, OKLA.
Lt. D,righl Ii. Booth, '46 _- - -
Always An Aggie
JM;Txs, OKLA. -- - ----- -
Lt. James A. Harris, '38 ThG3e arP, just a few of the Agg1e8
TLLSA, OxL.4.
Robert Winston Hull. '46
U Wiloae riam25 a'lll nOt bC called.
.
Lt. Kenneth G. 1'ar,~el, '44 But for each of those not called,
11'OOD14'ARll, uxLA. a "here" will well up in the hearts ~
Lt. Gem~ge A. Williams, '44 of their friends during the "Roll
MP,MPHIS, TES\.
I,r. ,toe T. Mason, Jr., 'QS
Call fOC the Absent" and as "Silver
CR[STORAI„ c. Z. Taps" is played.
Capt. Pout Gregay~ 'a0 Once an Aggie, always an P
CHAPCLTEPEC, MESICD
LI. Arllnrr Af. Rider, '4'l and an Aggie never leavesthT
- _ _
~~.
This Is Aggielr~nd
You top a rise in the highway and there
it is before you, spread out over the green
Texas hills. There's something about the
scene, something about these buildings
-some old and small, some new and huge
-that grips you and makes you stop and
look with a feeling of pride ,
Here, you know, exists a way of life, a
way of learning, a way of living with your
fellow men that has molded the youth
of Texas for 70 years and has sent them
out auto the world as good, strong, self-
reliant men.
Here, you know, live the traditions that
bind a man to this place with an affec-
tion that never dims, no matter where
he goes, no matter how long he is away.
This, you know, is one of the most loved
spots on earth.
Thla is Texas A, d M.
Th1s is the beloved Aggleland.
~ ~ ~
The first youth you meet as you go on
the campus will impress you.
Ile will be trim end straight.
He will be self-assured, and he w1ll look
you in tl:e eye.
He will be polite. Hls greeting will be
sincere and he will make you feel wel-
come.
He will speak of his school with great
pride in his voice,
No matter how young he might be, he
will be a man,
And then you will know the meanhlg of
.~~~~~ ~diCor~~Lt
the saydng that A. k~ M. is a school for
same boys but not ier others,
~ ~
You walk about the campus and you
meet others like this youth. And soon you
have the feeling that you are among
peon]e who know where they are going,
people to whom life is not a problem but
a game to be played hard and fah'ly ac-
cording to the proper rules, and always
with regard for the other fellow-people
who are sincere.
Walkin; among these Youths, you think
of the A. & M. men you have known.
You ,think of the ones oho were your
companions during the war. You think
of their annual Aggie Musters, held in
abaft€red villages fn Europe, on lanelp
desolate islands is the Pacific, In the hot,
steaming Jungles. You remember the rev
erence and the love that was in their
voices when they spoke of this ulace
among the Texas hills. You look at the
youths there today and ,you know it will
always be like that. Ycu know that fn
those halls, along the shady walks and
on the sunbaked drill fields they are ab-
sorbing good and useful things that will
stay with them as long as they live...
You know what they mean when they
say "Once an Aggie always an Aggie."
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The coming weekend some 10,00D Aggies
will go back to A, & M. for the Victory
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This Is Tex
Homecoming. Manv of them will br from
among the 20,000 Aggies who served their
rountry in World War II. On Easter
morning they will hold a memorial serv-
ice for the 696 who gave their lives for
their country,
It is fitting that this will be the.great-
est event of its kind in the ccllege's his-
tcry. General of the Army Dwight D.
Eisenhower will be there, and wherzver
Texans are they will listen with rightful
pride to the accomplishments of A, ~ M.
in peace and war. But it is characteristic
of A. & M. that it makes no claim to spe-
cial accomplishments. Devotion to duty,
doing the right thing always.,.these are
nothing more than were ~~~~r-, pf A,
& M. mel,
President Gibb Gilchrist sold It this
wey:
"Although the war record of the hlstl-
tu'.ion 1s gratifying, no special commen-
datlal is due because it only fulfilled the
objectives for which it was created."
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This, the greatest of Aggie Musters,
will close with a prayer in memory of
those who died in the war, But na Aggie
will be absent. As each name is called,
an Aggie will answer "Here" far the miss-
ing man, For an Aggie may die, but he
never ]eaves the ranks.
This is Aggleland.
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