God Bless ya' Aggies.

For all their lameness (see PR Welcome to SEC video), there is something admirable about Aggies loyalty to their own and their patriotism.



Photo and blog entry from the photographer at the funeral of LTC. Roy Lin Tisdale.

"I had heard that there would be protestors at the funeral, the same group that protests at military funerals across the states. This had weighed heavy on my heart, this family had suffered enough. Could they not remember their family member in peace. As I arrived at the church I noticed lots of college aged students and older all wearing Aggie colors. It was still several hours until the funeral was scheduled to start, I wondered if there had been an event at the church that all the Aggies had been a part of. More and more maroon shirts, more and more cars...and then I looked out to the outskirts of the church and all of those maroon shirts were lined up next to each other. It was well over 100 degrees yesterday. Hundreds and hundreds of Aggies, young and old, lined up side by side to protect the family. It reminded me of the scripture of God gathering up all his chicks under His wing for protection. They were there to protect the family. No one was getting through that was not welcome."