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The Battalion

The Student News Site of Texas A&M University - College Station

The Battalion

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Bob Rogers, holding a special edition of The Battalion.
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The referees and starting lineups of the Brazilian and Mexican national teams walk onto Kyle Field before the MexTour match on Saturday, June 8, 2024. (Kyle Heise/The Battalion)
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Twelve Trees

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Photo by Photo by: Alexis Will

Plaques of the twelve fallen Aggies can be found under twelve trees off of University Road.

The Bonfire Memorial on Texas A&M’s campus is set in stone, but 12 trees planted next to it stand as living, growing monuments to the students who died the morning of Nov. 18, 1999.
Photos by: Alexis Will

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  • Each year after the Bonfire Remembrance Ceremony, members of Squadron 2 visit the tree planted in Bryan McClain’s honor.

    Photo by Photo by: Alexis Will
  • The Bryan McClain sabre was donated to Squadron 2 during Aggie Muster on April 21, 2000.

    Photo by Photo by: Alexis Will
  • Gator twos pass down a brown pot in remembrance of Bryan McClain, one of the student who died during the bonfire accident in 1999.

    Photo by Photo by: Alexis Will
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