Event speakers and seniors Rachel Rosser and Logan Stringer speak with each other before the start of funeral ceremony for Reveille IX on Friday, Oct 10, 2025. (Abdurahman Azeez/The Battalion)

Members of the Corps of Cadets stand at attention during the funeral for Reveille IX on Friday, Oct 10, 2025. (Abdurahman Azeez/The Battalion)

A member of the Corps of Cadets holds traffic to allow for the procession to pass during the funeral for Reveille IX on Friday, Oct 10, 2025. (Abdurahman Azeez/The Battalion)

Senior Industrial Distribution major Logan Stringer addresses the crowd while Reveille X looks on during the Reveille IX funeral service at Simpson Drill Field on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (David Moran/The Battalion)

Reveille IX’s casket sits on Simpson Drill Field during the funeral ceremony on Friday, Oct 10, 2025. (Abdurahman Azeez/The Battalion)

Members of the Corps of Cadets bow their heads for a prayer during the funeral for Reveille IX on Friday, Oct 10, 2025. (Abdurahman Azeez/The Battalion)

Members of the Corps of Cadets stand at attention during the funeral for Reveille IX on Friday, Oct 10, 2025. (Abdurahman Azeez/The Battalion)

Reveille IX’s casket sits on Simpson Drill Field during the funeral ceremony on Friday, Oct 10, 2025. (Abdurahman Azeez/The Battalion)

Senior Multidisciplinary Engineering major E-2 CO Rachel Rosser looks to the crowd during the Reveille IX funeral service at Simpson Drill Field on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (David Moran/The Battalion)

Dr. Lori Teller, Reveille IX’s vet, shares a poem with the crowd at the Reveille IX funeral service at Simpson Drill Field on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (David Moran/The Battalion)

Corps of Cadets Company E-2 stands at attention during the Reveille IX funeral service at Simpson Drill Field on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (David Moran/The Battalion)

Spectators and the Corps of Cadets watch the Reveille IX funeral service at Simpson Drill Field on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (David Moran/The Battalion)

A wreath of flowers sits beside the gravesite of Reveille IX in front of Kyle Field on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (David Moran/The Battalion)

Pallbearers bring the casket to the ceremony during the Reveille IX funeral service on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (Jackson Stanley/The Battalion)

Cadets pass out memorial fliers during the Reveille IX funeral service IX on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (Jackson Stanley/The Battalion)

A spectator videos the ceremony during the Reveille IX funeral service on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (Jackson Stanley/The Battalion)

Another Rough Collie sits outside during the Reveille IX funeral service on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (Jackson Stanley/The Battalion)

Ellie Greenbaum, associate director of the Stevenson center gives a speech during the Reveille IX funeral service on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (Jackson Stanley/The Battalion)

A crowd of onlookers observes as the band plays The Spirit of Aggieland during the Reveille IX funeral service on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (Jackson Stanley/The Battalion)

The casket lays still during the Reveille IX funeral service on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (Jackson Stanley/The Battalion)

The Corps of Cadets stands at attention during the Reveille IX funeral service on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (Jackson Stanley/The Battalion)

A woman holds a photo of Reveille I during the Reveille IX funeral service on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (Jackson Stanley/The Battalion)

A naval officer holds a memorial flier as he stands at attention during the Reveille IX funeral service on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (Jackson Stanley/The Battalion)

A mourner holds a memorial flier during the Reveille IX funeral service on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (Jackson Stanley/The Battalion)

The pallbearers carry the casket during the funeral for Reveille IX on Friday, Oct 10, 2025. (Abdurahman Azeez/The Battalion)

The pallbearers cross the street as cadets stop the vehicles after the funeral for Reveille IX on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (Jackson Stanley/The Battalion)

The pallbearers head towards the MSC after the funeral for Reveille IX on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (Jackson Stanley/The Battalion)

Cadets guard the perimeter around the casket as it is transported after the funeral for Reveille IX on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (Jackson Stanley/The Battalion)

Reveille X enters the MSC during the Reveille IX funeral service on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (Jackson Stanley/The Battalion)

Cadets enter the MSC following the procession after the funeral for Reveille IX on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (Jackson Stanley/The Battalion)

A student takes the flowers to be laid outside the grave after the funeral for Reveille IX on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (Jackson Stanley/The Battalion)