"Aggies at Corregidor, San Jacinto Day" Topic
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 enfant perdus  | 21 Apr 2015 2:25 p.m. PST |
Ran across this on Reddit and thought TMP might find it interesting.
On April 21st each year, on the anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto, Aggies gather together, wherever they are, to commemorate fellow Aggies who have died during the year. The tradition was begun 21 April 1903.The tradition even continued during the battle of Corregidor in WW2. Men from Texas A&M gathered to remember their fallen. Softly call the muster, Let their comrades answer, "Here." |
| pzivh43 | 21 Apr 2015 4:05 p.m. PST |
That is evocative. It's likely most of them were dead by the next Jan Jacinto Day, wither during the battle or the Death March after. Softly call the muster, Let their comrades answerm "Here". RIP, fellow Texans. |
| anleiher | 21 Apr 2015 5:05 p.m. PST |
The greatest of the Greatest Generation. |
| Tgunner | 21 Apr 2015 6:08 p.m. PST |
The greatest of the Greatest Generation Indeed, for the defenders of the Philippines. |
| Greylegion | 21 Apr 2015 8:11 p.m. PST |
A long line of traditions at that campus. Lots of memories. |
| BCantwell | 22 Apr 2015 5:37 a.m. PST |
That photo was taken at the 1946 Muster on Corregidor. Aggies on Corregidor did hold a Muster in 1942 during the Battle for Corregidor. There were around 350 organized Muster ceremonies held this year by Aggies around the world. |
| enfant perdus | 22 Apr 2015 4:26 p.m. PST |
Thanks for clarifying that! I thought they looked pretty spruce for 1942, considering April 21 would have been near the end of the siege. |
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