I first heard that drum roll followed by the War Hymn 62 years ago. I proudly marched to that sound for 4 years until graduating in '65. I still never fails to make me stand a bit straighter and remember those days. The student body is 11 times larger than it was in those days, but they still make us proud of them. 'Gig "Em
The Drum Cadence was composed by Band cadet Jon King '64 toward the end of his Sophomore (I still fear that other word) year in 1962. Six "verses," I consider that cadence one of the most regal percussion pieces ever.
Amazing the growth of A&M since 1955 when my dad was there as an instructor for his first AD assignment. I could walk from my house across the campus in about 20 min.
Thank you so much for posting this!!! Last year the TAMU Facebook account was good about posting the march-in, but this year they have not been. As a parent who has a cadet in the Corps, but lives several states away, I would look forward to seeing my son at the march-in on the TAMU account. You can imagine my disappointment this year until I ran across your account. I am a truly grateful parent. Thank you for your posting this video!!! Made my heart happy to see my son. 😊
Most sites if they show anything they show the band, the Corps Staff and the first few outfits and then go onto something else. You of course know if your son is in the Corps that the impact is pretty well permanent, but in a good way.
Those are probably fish (aka Freshmen) who have only been marching a few weeks. This was the first March In of the year. Believe me the Sophmores will let the fish know what they are doing wrong all next week.
Some are Calvary on horses and if you look closely youll see the white band around the side of the pants leg near the top to prevent the pants from rubbing on the saddles
@@kingnb Oh my. You struck a pet peeve, so forgive me. An educational opportunity. The people on horses are Ca-val-ry, not Calvary, unless they are riding near Jerusalem. I hear this a fair bit, but this is the first time I've seen the mistake in writing (outside of C. S. Lewis's "That Hideous Strength", where it is a minor plot point). Lesson over. Carry on.
La poca rigidez y ajuste en la marcha del desfile norteamericano en general debe ser por la característica del pensamiento norteamericano también, me explico; "una libertad ordenada". Como alguien dijo: un desorden muy ordenado. Ser responsable, pero en completa libertad.
No. Those are the same uniforms worn by the US Army from before WWII and up into the '50s. The winter uniform referred to as Pinks and Greens the U.S. Army has gone back to. In fact there are photos of U.S. Army Officers on the A&M campus in the late 40s and you have to check the details to tell the active duty officers from the Seniors as they had the same boots. The one change the U.S. made was to eliminate the stick that General Officers carries as seen in the movie Patton. The German uniform was all Black and Grey while the U.S. was shades of brown and green.
