Howdy! You all must have heard about the Silver Taps, a tradition that all Aggies hold dear to them. If this is your first time going to Silver Taps, if you have any questions or doubts or if you all want to go as a group I will be more than to take you to tonight’s Silver Taps, which will be held in Academic Plaza at 10:30 pm in honor of: Nathan Walker Hardcastle- Ecological Restoration Raka Mallick- Industrial Engineering Ian Alexander Pogue- General Studies Travis Terrell Lamb- Computer Science Vergil “Coke” Hopping- Ag Leadership, Education & Communication Austin Kyle Stanfill- International Affairs Saron Alexander Hood- Physics We will be meeting near the Rudder fountain at 10:00 pm if you want to join. We will be more than happy to answer any questions or doubts you have about the Silver Taps. But below is some important information regarding Silver taps: Silver Taps is held for a graduate or undergraduate student who passes away while enrolled at A&M. This final tribute is held the first Tuesday of the month when a student has passed away the previous month. Silver Taps is currently held in the Academic Plaza. On the day of Silver Taps, a small card with the deceased students name, class, major, and date of birth is placed as a notice at the base of the academic flagpole, in addition to the memorial located behind the flagpole. Around 10:15 that night, the lights are extinguished and hymns chime from Albritton Tower. Students silently gather at the statue of Lawrence Sullivan Ross. At 10:30pm, the Ross Volunteer Firing Squad marches into the plaza and fires three rifle volleys. Buglers then play a special rendition of Silver Taps by Colonel Richard Dunn. Taps is played three times from the dome of the Academic Building: once to the north, south, and west. It is not played to the east because the sun will never rise on that Aggie again. After the buglers play, the students silently return to their homes. Silver Taps is a sacred tradition that Aggies hold dear. we hope to see you all tonight at 10:00 pm to honor our fallen Aggies.
Posted on: Tue, 03 Sep 2013 05:53:04 +0000
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