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By TOMMY DeFRANK
The Aggie Bonfire symbolic
of the love Aggies have for their
school, and the burning desire to
beat the livin` hell outa TU.
The Aggie Bonfire —cross be-
tween a county fair, Army field
maneuver and a major disaster
area right after the disaster.
The Aggie Bonfire —massive,
flaming testimonial to frayed
nerves, aching muscles, lost sleep,
round-the-clock operations, fan-
tastic coordination and sheer raw
guts.
What does it take to build the
largest Bonfire in the world?
It takes personalities —like the
graduate student, a giant of an
ex -Marine who volunteered for
service Sunday night.
He was given a radio and told
to guard the ravine below the
President's home.
He crawled around the area
making his patrols, and then
camouflaged himself and waited
for trouble that never came.
"I know he was out there," re-
called a stacking area boss, "be-
cause he called in every half-hour.
But he hid himself so well I
couldn't find him when I went out
to relieve him."
It takes an element of danger —
like the carloads of Teasips who
attempted to unload bound fra-
ternity pledges in the Bonfire
area.
Or like the Aggies whose lunch
was interrupted by a three-foot
copperhead. One pinned the rep-
tile to the side of a bank while