Softly call the Muster...let comrade answer, "Here"

We gather here to mark the day Aggies proudly stand.

To honor those who've gone before to the promised land.

Each name is called upon the roll, comrades answer "Here."

Trumpets sound their sad good-bye to those we held so dear.

All heads are bowed in silent pledge never to forget.

While rifles fire their last salute echoes answer yet.

To their mem'ry we'll be true; we will take their place.

One for all and all for one ever in Thy grace.

We'll meet again another day, reunion while we pray

To ask Thy blessing on each one on this Muster day,

Aggie Muster Day.

Today is a very important day in the Aggie community - Today is Muster. For those of you who are not aware of the Texas A&M University traditions, the history of Muster is as follows:



Aggies gathered together on June 26, 1883 to live over again their college days, the victories and defeats won and lost upon the drill field and classroom. Eventually the annual gathering evolved into a celebration of Texas Independence on San Jacinto Day – April 21st. Over time the tradition has changed, but its very essence has remained “If there is an A&M man in one hundred miles of you, you are expected to get together, eat a little, and live over the days you spent at the A&M College of Texas.” Muster is a time to look to the past, present, and future…not only to grieve but to reflect and to celebrate the lives that connect us to one another. A gesture so simple in nature yet so lasting in spirit, Muster is the lasting impression every Aggie leaves with us; it reminds us of the greatness that lies within these walls, of the loyalty we possess, of the connection that binds us, and of the idea that every Aggie has a place of importance – whether they are present in flesh or spirit.

Aggie Muster at Malinta Tunnel - April 21, 1946:



In short, Aggie Muster, as it is defined today, is the time where you honor all the Aggies who have passed away during the previous year. For each fallen Aggie, a candle in lit, their name is called at Roll Call and those who knew them - Their family, their friends, their classmates, call "Here" to honor their memory.


Aggie Muster as seen today in Reed Arena:

Before we part and go upon our way,

We pause to honor those we knew so well;

The old familiar faces we miss so much today

Left cherished recollections that time cannot dispel.

Softly call the Muster,

Let comrade answer, “Here!”

Their spirits hover ‘round us

As if to bring us cheer!

Mark them ‘present’ in our hearts.

We’ll meet some other day

There is no death, but life etern

For our old friends such as they!

Roll Call

Alex James Kirk '12
Thomas Christopher O'Leary '12
Justin Delval '11
Troy Robert Marschang '11
Rachel Kate Joiner '11
Suhyung Park '11
Elton Samir Vasquez '10
Abid Umatiya '10
Shanleigh Mae Almon '10
Christian Michael Scrogum '10
Charles "Chase" Andrew Bergfield '10
Olanrewaju Olusola Sanu '09
Lindsay Dian Walters '09
Sharon Mills Ward '09
Spencer Bonham Knecht '08
William Rufus Stephens Jr. '08
Travis Wilson Joiner '08
Alice Lynn Dubinski '08
2nd Lt. Zachary Ryan Cook '08
Mary Beth Farmer '08
Keller Benjamin Verett '07
Ryan Barkley Green '06
Joshua David Pearce '06
William Nathan Rountree Jr. '06
Cassandra Jeannine Scott '05
Kyle Ross Rosebrock '04
1st Lt. Timothy Wayne Cunningham '04
1st Lt. Matthew Ryan Vandegrift '03
Stephanie Billings '02
Aaron Ray Anderson '02
Jacqueline Sue Holtz '99
Jennifer Lynn Drost '99
Cecil Allen Lewis, Jr. '98
Jacque Miller Barnett '90
Edward H. Moreland '90
Robert E. Hiney '89
Patrick Michael Hayes '88
Dave R. Stevenson '88
Jon Raymond Galland '86
Sally Jean Kirby '84
Sarah Anne Phillips Cobb '82
Gregory Royce '81
Julio Gomez '81
Ronald Clyde Neugebauer '80
Randolph Wray Parnell '79
Stephen Clifford Ransom '79
David Tyson DeLafosse '78
Randy Burdick '77
Saralyn Sue Thompson Cepak '76
Ernest Frank Kinkler '76
John R. Williams '75
Mary Margaret Bailey James '74
David Pearson '72
Myron Koehler '72
Thomas G. Pachall '70
Albert Joe Marchbanks '70
Kitt Pohorelsky Aguilar '69
Eugene Clayton Pollard '68
Dan D. Drew '66
Morris "Buzz" Hamilton '65
Andrew M. Andersson '64
Richard E. Reynolds '63
William Allen "Sonny" Jamison '61
Harvey Wayne Compton '61
Lt. Col. Robert Leon Moody '59
John Dennis Warren '59
. Joseph K. Marshall Jr. '59
William Royal "Bill" Markillie '59
Maurice Clifton Sterling '59
Glen L. Beckner '59
John Stanley Howard '59
William J. Hatchell '59
Cecil E. Carter '59
John H. Swendig '59
Gabe H. Alani '59
Forest E. McQuitty '59
Paul Michael Curda '59
Col. Gary W. Hipps Sr. '59
Dr. Louis A. Jones '59
Hugo C. "Tony" Heldenfels Jr. '59
Dr. Tom K. Hardy Jr. '59
Dr. Gabe H. Alani '59
Dr. Richard Read Davison '58
Benjamin Franklin Norman III '58
G. Sadler Bridges '58
Dr. Bruce W. Ueckert '58
George B. Smith '58
Aubrey W. Arnold '57
Louis M. Canant '57
John E. West '57
Samuel Talbert Curtis '56
Don Allen Lee '56
Harold T. Wiedemann '56
Richard Gene Tongate '56
Kenneth Lee Hall '55
Jerry Kenneth Johnson '55
Dr. John V. Perry Jr. '54
Charles D. Holland '53
William Alexander Stirling '53
Quinton K. Milhollin '53
Donald Lee Garey '53
Col. Robert Dixon '53
Joseph Franklin Hitchcock '52
Drexel Toland '52
Robert Dyrel Kirk, Jr. '52
Grover C. Ellisor, Jr. '52
Robert S. Boyce '52
James E. Zemanek '52
William H. Cox '51
James R. "Dick" Graves '51
Percy James Bennett, Jr. '50
Howard Samuel Mitchell '50
Maj. Ray H. Copus '50
Dr. James Leonidas Massey '50
A.A. Melton '50
Eugene C. Parma '50
Roger E. Bond '50
Clinton C. Burt '50
Joseph E. Conway Jr. '49
Harold Calhoun '49
Stephen D. Pearce '49
Dean Hopson '49
Brig. Gen. Carl Daniel McIntosh, Jr. '48
Thomas Shelby Justiss Jr. '48
Floyd H. Mauldin '48
Leslie Raymond Watkins '48
Thomas Jerome Muldowney '47
Irvin E. Elkins '47
Richard P. Kovar '46
Calvin Clay Boykin Jr. '46
Mark Anthony Welsh, Jr. '46
Edward M. Hary Jr. '45
Col. John Kyle Oliver '45
Percy J. Pace '44
J.L. Huffines '44
W.W. "Bill" Ellerbrock '44
Thomas R. Sessums '44
James Bradley '44
Pete Tumlinson '42
Herbert E. Schlieder '42
Gerald Hayden Easterly '42
Charles J. Godwin '42
Albert Henry Bartschmid Jr. '42
Fred L. Nabors '42
Mitchell H. Brown Jr. '42
Gerald Lynn Proctor '42
John Edward Goble '42
Phillip Scott Nix '41
Col. Austin W. Roberts '41
Charles Wilkinson Jr. '40
Hugh F. Boyd Jr. '40
Herbert A. Dean '40
Charles Franklin Lewis '39
Roy W. Hagler '39
Ben Ellis Dillon '38
Mora Waddell Boone '37
Jerome Wallace Sorenson Jr. '35
William D. "Bill" Scoates '35
Robert R. Wilcox '29
Professor John Percy Oliver '26
Dr. John A. Jackman
Dr. Douglas Brooks
Dr. Jack Randall Nation
Dr. William P. Kuvlesky
Elizabeth Taylor
Mary Hines Sicilio