Don't see this nearly as much anymore. But, as we've discussed, at this time everyone was in ROTC for at least two years.

I put this here because it never fails to impress me the dedication and the implication of service this brought for these young men. Particularly given the ability to consider that some of these young men stayed in beyond their compulsory two years knowing Korea could be waiting for them.

Auburn has had a long history of distinguished military service. There's a story, not necessarily apochryphal, that when the first army band crossed into Germany in World War II the band director, an Auburn man, struck up War Eagle. There's a famous photo of Gen. George Patton in a similarly decorated jeep.

I put this here so I can also once again point to my photo of cadets on review in 1918. That photo, if you click it, was shot in April of 1918. Those young men were sure they were going to war. The armistice was signed that fall. The guys in the 1953 picture here might have also caught a break when the cease-fire was declared in July, 1953.

A long, long tradition of proud military service. We're fortunate that's unchanged.

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