re: A&M should have a lot of pride in their accomplishments.

Look at you, repeating your same attempt.
Breathe, darlin’.
Everyone here sees you .

As to your inquiry: I doubt Col. Rudder would’ve cared too much.
He was too busy invading Normandy.
But had you grabbed him—you know, for a tea-sip interview and whatnot—he’d likely have chuckled.

Pure conjecture on my part, of course.