Page 2 • Wednesday, June 30, 1999 News U.S. Army group names medal to honor Rudder BY STUART HUTSON The Battalion The Association of the United States Army (AUSA) will present The Maj. Gen. James Earl Rudder Medal, a new medal named in honor of the former president of Texas A&M who served from 1959 until his death in 1970, dur ing its annual meeting in Wash ington, D.C. scheduled for Oct. 11. Lt. Col. Randy Pullen, a spokesperson for the U.S. Army, said The Maj. Gen. James Earl Rudder Medal will be awarded to any current or former member of the Army Reserves who con tributed “in a remarkable fashion to the seamless integration” of the Army Reserves and the active Army. Pullen said Rudder has been honored because of his heroics as a reservist. Rudder was called to lead three battalions of reservists and active-duty soldiers, nick named Rudder’s Rangers, up the 100-foot cliffs at Pointe De Hoc during the D-Day invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. He said the reservists’ mission was to eliminate German troops armed with Howitzers before they could fire on American troops. During the advancement. Rudder was wounded twice but continued to lead his battalions. Dr. Ed Davis, president of the A&M Foundation, said he could think of no greater symbol of the alliance of the active and reserve components of the Army than Rudder. “I think it is a terrific step to wards the recognition of his con tributions,” Davis said Pullen said that in addition to naming a medal after Rudder, the Army is also naming a new build ing for the 7th Army Command, located in Germany, after him. Margaret Rudder, Rudder’s widow, said these recent memo rials show what a significant dif ference her husband made in the world. . , , , “1 think the fact that he has been gone 29 years and has two memorials dedicated to him just this last summer shows that he really was something special,” she said. Measuring up Student Continued from Page 1 when we would always go down to Choke Canyon near Three Rivers to go catfishing,” Matocha said. Matocha said he was “a very devoted Christian and an all- around good person.” He said Higgs was a “big brother” to many people. “You could always look up to him,” he said. “If you ever had any questions about anything, he would be the one to turn to.” Matocha said that in addition to his outdoor activities, Higgs also worked out regularly and played intramural football and baseball. Higgs also was involved in the Agricultural Systems Manage ment Society and was a junior Agriculture Council representa tive. “He had entrepreneurial lean ings,” Higgs’ father said of his son’s future plans. “He wanted to start his own business in the agri cultural field.” Brian Nash, a senior agricul tural systems management major said he has known Higgs since his freshman year. “The Lord was strong in his heart,” he said. Nash said he and Higgs were always discussing going water skiing in the summer all through out the spring semester. “We knew he was bringing his dad’s boat up here for the sum mer,” Nash said. “We were al ways talking about how much fun it would be since we would have more time during the sum mer. ” Nash said after this summer, Higgs was going to be able to or der his Aggie Ring. Dr. Ann Kenimer, professor of Agricultural Engineering and an adviser to the Agricultural Sys tems Management Society, said Higgs was a very quiet student, but he also had many friends within the department. “One of the things that most impresses me about him was that although he wasn’t in the ‘spotlight’ as an officer, he was very actively involved in the or ganization (AGSM society),” she said. “He was always interested in helping out in all aspects and served on many of the commit tees within the organization.” Brian Berry, a senior agricul tural systems management major said that he got to know Higgs because of an agricultural sys tems management study group the two were a part of. “He was a strong person in side and out,” Berry said. “If you told him, he couldn’t do some thing it just drove him more to accomplish it. His life was head ed in the right direction.” Funeral services for Higgs will begin at 2 p.m. at the Ridgeway Baptist Church in Paige. 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Halimah Shaheed, a junior politi cal science major, said she does not think the new requirement should be a burden for the new freshmen to handle. “There are a lot of classes I’m re quired to take for my major that I don’t want to take — but that’s life,” Shaheed said. “It’s just one more thing you have to do in col lege. ” Karla Wray, a senior accounting graduate student, said the require ment takes away from the whole point of kinesiology in college. “Kinesiology is a break from the normal school routine,” Wray said. “It is about getting exercise twice a week — not about sitting down and taking notes. ” Continued from Page 1 Samurai (a member of the warrior class) made quiet conversation, each wondering what the other was thinking,” he said. “It’s the Japanese way of communicating without saying any thing. ” Nagasawa also presented pictures of the Holy Temple in Japan, which was built in 650 A.D. “The building is over 1,340 years old,” he said. “It is a large at traction for students taking group tours at the end of high school.” Nagasawa also spoke about the Golden Temple, another famous Japanese building, owned by a high priest. 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