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Muster

The new Spirit Plaza features monuments honoring the Donald Coward Letter, Muster and Silver Taps.

Spirit Plaza provides new home for monuments to tradition

By Camryn Lang @CamrynLang April 21, 2019

Honoring the history of Silver Taps and Muster and looking forward to the traditions’ future, the Class of 1969 will dedicate the Spirit Plaza at 10 a.m. on Tuesday. The special ceremony is scheduled...

Aggie Muster

Texas A&M is more than a school — it’s a family

When I walked into my first Muster ceremony as a high school senior on April 21, 2015, I had no idea what to expect. I was invited to the Comal County A&M Club’s Muster ceremony because I was...

George and Barbara Bush

Remembering two honorary Aggies

Former President George H.W. Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush will be on the roll call for this year’s Campus Muster Ceremony. Muster honors Aggies who have passed away in the previous year but also...

Dwight Roblyer, Class of 1984, will deliver the keynote speech at the 2019 Campus Muster.

Answering the Muster call

By Hollis Mills @sillohsllim April 21, 2019

Four days before delivering his Campus Muster speech to thousands of community members, Dwight Roblyer, Class of 1984, stands before a clutter of loose-leaf papers occupying what was once his desk, and...

The 50th Reunion of the Class of 1969 has a separate wall in the Reflections Display to show what A&M was like when they were in school. 

A look into the lives behind the Roll Call

By Meagan Sheffield @mshef350 April 21, 2019

A clarinet, a collection of treasured video games and a 1953 football game program are a few of the personal belongings featured in this year’s Muster Reflections Display. The Reflections Display...

The Class of 1969 last gathered on campus in October of 2014 for their 45th Class Reunion. Their 50th class reunion began Sunday and continues through Wednesday.

Class of ‘69 gathers on campus to share memories and Muster

By Noah Woods @noahwoods_3 April 21, 2019

Hundreds of the 2,448 seniors who graduated in 1969 have returned to Aggieland this week to reminisce about their college days at their 50th class reunion, which spans from Sunday to Wednesday. For some...

 

A time honored tradition

On April 21 at 7 p.m., current and former students, faculty, staff and others will gather in Reed Area to remember and honor the Aggies who have passed away in the last year. Muster is a traditional ceremony...

William Hamilton Jr., the last survivor from Muster on the Rock at Corregidor, passed away in January 2018.

Present at Corregidor, remembered at 2018 Muster

By Jane Turchi @JaneTurchi April 19, 2018

This Saturday, Aggies will celebrate the life of William Hamilton Jr., the last survivor from Muster on the Rock at Corregidor. Hamilton Jr. was one of 12 Aggies who survived the battle at Corregidor and...

Mike Beggs marches into Kyle Field during Rally to the Guidons on Nov. 5, 2017.

Bonded by Corps brotherhood

By Angel Franco @angelmadison_ April 19, 2018

Mike Beggs, Class of 1968 and former Yell Leader, nearly lost his life after stepping on a landmine in the Vietnam jungle in January of 1971. Beggs was airlifted out of the jungle and taken to safety,...

Muster is also a time for the 50 year class reunion.

A time for reflection, camaraderie

By Henry Mureithi @SOCOMBlack April 19, 2018

Students and visitors will have a chance to engage in various Muster events before the Roll Call is read on April 21.Each year, Campus Muster welcomes back the class celebrating its 50 year reunion.David...

Kathleen Gibson, Class of 1981, is a Fish Camp namesake and the 2018 campus Muster speaker.

Keynote address to celebrate lives of Aggies

Connecting the past to the present, the Muster 2018 speaker celebrates camaraderie and remembers the lives of Aggies. On April 21 in Reed Arena, Kathleen Gibson, Class of 1981, will speak at the...

‘Let comrade answer here’

For the first time ever, the worldwide Muster roll call will be read in it’s entirety on campus at The Association of Former Students for the 2018 Muster Ceremony. Beginning at sunrise on April 21,...

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