The Re-Stand ceremony this morning was great. It was so good to see so many old Huslers and to meet the new cadets who now belong to Huslin One. I was very impressed by each and every one of them that I had a chance to visit with. A tip of the hat to Mike Edwards '79 for some great comments regarding the history of members of Huslin One who had gone before. Surely I was not the only one having to reach for my hankerchef to dry my eyes. Also thanks to Mark Crews who I know was instumental in pulling the history together.
Now is the time to let the current cadets set the course for Huslin One and put any and all differences of opinion behind us and hear, speak and type only postive forward looking things and good bull stories.
I was always proud of the fish class the outfit had my zip year and am thrilled to see how well they have turned out. Class of 85, keep up the good work.
I do feel only 3 people who attended demonstrated the true Huslin One Spirit. That would be John Pyryt '82, Duece Correa '81 and myself. Afterall, we were the only 3 to shut down the Dixie Chicken at 2 am and then make it to the ceremony by 8:30.
Hopefully everyone takes that comment for the joke it is supposed to be.
Lastly as a former X.O. I was please to see Grace wearing the rank that I always thought X.O.'s deserved. For those not in attendance today, she came down from Corps Staff to serve as X.O. for the outfit and still maintains her 2 diamond rank. I love it.