re: Did anyone see A&M's pretend soldiers save Lassie last weekend?

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Korin:

What was [Yell Leader Roy May's] job? The 82nd isn't just a division full of airborne infantry

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I've met him, but did not ask about his service in that detail.

Interesting article on him here.

Among other things, he served in the "Old Guard," which I understand protects the President. In that capacity, he was one of the guys who guarded President Reagan's body when it lay in state in the Rotunda.

He was also a guard at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington Cemetery. Amazingly, he was also among the first to arrive at the Pentagon after the plane hit on 11-September, and he aided in rescue/recovery.

After all that, he went into combat in Iraq as a Squad Leader. The article says that he was part of the "1st/505th Parachute Infantry Regiment," so I assume that he jumped out of airplanes and then shot at bad guys. But that is just a guess.

Seems like a stand-up guy, but maybe that is just me. Probably just a "pretend soldier" and a "milk man."