He had an Expert Rifle Marksmanship Badge. Nice! I have one too, albeit a few years later. 😃
Found a treasure chest of Aggie lore today
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With those columns and the arch above the door in the picture, it certainly appears to be Sbisa
You are correct, it is Sbisa:
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Thanks aghistory. I am aware of the helmet that you speak of. I donated it to the museum a few years ago. I'll likely offer a few items their way again to see if the items might be something that they would be interested in displaying.
Amazing thread. All the aggie stuff is amazing, but the typewriter letter is one of my favorites. I laughed at the France comment.
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Were those not the same doors on Sbisa before the remodel in the 80s?
Sbisa it is!
Pretty awesome. It would also be cool if that letter made it into a history channel or military channel show about WWI. I wouldn't know how to make it happen, but I know I've seen them reading from letter before and diaries before.
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@ powerbiscuit
Those things wrapped around their legs are the leggings of WWI. They are called puttees and protected your pant legs from being shredded in the field.
Those things wrapped around their legs are the leggings of WWI. They are called puttees and protected your pant legs from being shredded in the field.
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Awesome. Thanks for sharing!
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does anyone know what "Hullabaloo Caneck Caneck" means?
I little off topic but I own the URL hullabbaloocaneckcaneck.com and would be willing to domate it to War Hymm Aggie to set up a little online war hymm museum.
PM if interested.
good bull!
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Wow!
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So awesome
Pure allsome
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This has all been so incredible. Makes me long for an era gone by, where men were men, women were women, and they loved God and the U.S.A.
I hope this treasure chest of that era can be leveraged to continue to instill that into our future student body. Its still stronger here than im most places, but there is certainly a slow trickle away from this level of devotion to A&M and the USA.
I hope this treasure chest of that era can be leveraged to continue to instill that into our future student body. Its still stronger here than im most places, but there is certainly a slow trickle away from this level of devotion to A&M and the USA.
Can't believe I missed this for so long... Thanks for sharing Warhymn and I'm sorry for your recent loss. Really cool stuff!!
here's another piece that Pinky wrote for the 1956 matchup vs t.u. that I found humorous.
Ags ended up beating the horns in Austin for the 1st time ever.
Ags ended up beating the horns in Austin for the 1st time ever.
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Ags ended up beating the horns in Austin for the 1st time ever. Also the only time a Bear Bryant team beat tu, ever.
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The Aggies sat in the bleachers
Interesting that he used the word sat there. Maybe the 12th Man tradition wasn't always what we thought it was?
possibly Quad, but he may have been writing it from a former students point-of-view, as well.
I met a man on the train a few months ago who's grandfather claimed the 12th man tradition started due to a lack of players because of disease. While Gil wasn't called in to play and still got the tradition pinned on him, on this day many (more than one) students were asked to play to keep numbers above the forefeit line.
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Wow, all I can say is wow...
ttt
I am at a loss for words.. this is flat out awesome.
A couple of photos from the Cushing Library Collection. Pinky handing out Drum and Bugle Corps medals to BQs, parent's day 1974. I'm in the background of one. Click on the photo and it will take you to the web site.
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Aggie Band - 1971-1980 - 40 by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/cushinglibrary/]Cushing Memorial Library and Archives, Texas A&M[/url], on Flickr
Aggie Band - 1971-1980 - 61 by Cushing Memorial Library and Archives, Texas A&M, on Flickr
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[/url]Aggie Band - 1971-1980 - 40 by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/cushinglibrary/]Cushing Memorial Library and Archives, Texas A&M[/url], on Flickr
Aggie Band - 1971-1980 - 61 by Cushing Memorial Library and Archives, Texas A&M, on Flickr
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