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T A M U i n 'saji' ritlay • October 13, 1995 Campus Page 5 •The Battalion Squadron 5 marches in the Fall Review earlier this semester. Louis Craig, Tur. Battalion Ceremony honors Corps upperclassmen ;to0 ;hro»n ts basi !5 int! leyws sntrifs to till lews a □ Fall Review will recognize 14 juniors and seniors in the Corps of Cadets this evening. By Courtney Walker The Bat talion The Texas A&M Corps of Cadets will march to Simpson Drill Field Friday for their Fall Re view, and the Corps will recognize 14 outstand ing junior and senior cadets. The review will begin at 5 p.m., and the 14. cadets will receive the Cain Boot and Sabre Awards, which are monetary awards totaling nearly $11,000. Retired Sgt. Maj. George Thomas, Corps area coordinator, said cadets are nominated for the awards internally by Corps band members and each individual ROTC program. Tyson Voelkel, Corps commander, said the re view is an opportunity to recognize students within the Corps who have done an exceptional job in different areas. “This is the experience of a lifetime,” Voelkel said. Award recipients will march in front of the rest of the Corps and be presented the awards in a drill ceremony. Lt. Col. Jake Betty, Corps tactical training of ficer, said this is a chance for the Corps to show case itself realistically. The Corps Commander traditionally leads the Corps during all reviews, but Voelkel and John Warren,, Deputy Corps Commander, are both receiving awards. The Corps Adjutant Mark Diezi, a junior agricultural economics major, is next in line to lead the review and will take over duties of the commander. “This gives Diezi a chance to do something he otherwise might have never gotten to do,” Betty said. Another change for Fall Review is the day it will be held, which has traditionally been on Thursday. “Since it is a home game this weekend, we wanted more people to be able to see the review, like parents and grandparents,” Betty said. “The only [review] parents usually see is Parents’ Weekend Review and Final Review.” Thomas said Fall Review also gives cadets go ing into the military good practical experience. “Cadets become familiar and get accus tomed to the tradition since all military branches have it,” he said. The Corps previously held reviews once a week, but with cadets’ schedules, Thomas said, there was not enough time to get everyone together. CQI fr,9 VMlf V the 13th THEY COULDNT BELIEVE THEIR EYES! THEY COULDNT ESCAPE THE CHEESE! ...the guitfiror begins at 8:00 ostmortem Rudder Fbuntai AND NEITHER WILL JT m \. YOU! p £r»vi' i v* 0 Persons with disabilities please call 845-1515 to inform os of your special needs We request notification three (3) working days prior , to the event to enable us to assist you to the best of our abilities. In CinemaScopC and TERROR-COLOR by D£ LUXE ormer A&M cadets to receive lifetime achievement awards If We Were Any Closer To A&M, We Would Have To Give You a Grade. The Corps Hall of ionor will receive four lew members Saturday. y Courtney Walker ’he Battalion CD use. The lifetime achievements of our former cadets will be hon- [red as they join the ranks of 12 ther men in the Texas A&M lorps of Cadets Hall of Honor. The Corps will induct four lew men at 9 a.m. Saturday in he Sam Houston Sanders porps Center. The recipients are the late len. Otto P. “Opie” Weyland, lass of ’23; Col. George J. Ep- right, Class of ’26; Jack Finney, "lass of ’38; and Bernard C. lichardson, Class of ’41. Former cadets are nominat- d by family or friends, and a eparate committee decides vho is inducted. Lt. Col. Buck Henderson, chief f Corps center operations, said he hall recognizes former cadets or what they have done for their :ountry and community. Weyland graduated with a me- hanical engineering degree and lerved as an Air Force officer for 15 years. He became Texas A&M’s first four-star general and was recognized as an A&M dis tinguished alumni in 1976. After retiring to Pebble Beach, Calif., he served as a con sultant and director for several corporations and institutes. Eppright graduated with a degree in electrical engineering and lives in Manor, Texas. After graduation he received a com mission in the Army Air Corps where he served as second lieu tenant and received the Distin guished Flying Cross. Upon retiring from the Air Force, he moved to Manor and began farming and ranching in Travis County. Eppright is a member of the 12th Man Founda tion and supporter of the Corps of Cadets. An A&M residence hall is also named in his honor. Finney graduated with a business administration degree and started several entrepre neurial businesses including a wholesale bakery and a con struction company. FVesident Eisenhower was im pressed with Finney’s entrepre neurship skills and appointed him as one of the first directors of the Small Business Administra tion. In 1953, he was the youngest person ever appointed to the Texas A&M Board of Regents. Finney is also a supporter of the Corps of Cadets, Athletic Department and the Depart ment of Oceanography, and he was recognized as a distin guished alumni in 1992. After graduating with a petro leum engineering degree and an army lieutenant’s commission, Richardson joined the service in World War II. Richardson served as a first lieutenant in Europe and participated in seven cam paigns, including combat in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, France and Germany where he earned the bronze star. After the war, he began the leading automobile parts deal ership in Houston, where he still lives. Tyson Voelkel, Corps com mander, said these former stu dents’ devotion to serving their country and others is what all cadets should strive to achieve. “We honor these Aggies for exemplary leadership of their state and nation,” Voelkel said. Sgt. Major George Thomas, Corps area coordinator, said this is one of the Corps’ best honors. “A lot of graduates have done things for the country, and this a neat way to honor them,” Thomas said. 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