JDW Photos and Life

Life Update: Today is my last day as an employee of TAMU though the last paycheck was June 1. Tomorrow starts my full time retirement job - essentially no change since mid-May but now official. Given the past 6 weeks, I will not have trouble staying busy as Donnice and I have had little spare personal time. For the past several days, I have been helping our son and his wife move from Spring, TX to Fort Knox, KY. He is active duty ARMY for at least a year though he is still in Army Reserves. He just completed a 6 month tour (Jan - Jun) at Fort Knox without Lauren moving with him. He is excited about his job and as a bonus will get back into Blackhawk flight rotation. I drove his pickup with the trailer and flew back Monday. They are living on post in a house about as close to the gold vault as you can get. The photo of the depository was taken essentially from his front yard. It was an adventure getting everything moved but he wisely hired a lot of help packing and unpacking the vehicle...

This is the last of the campus tour shots. This is the north side of the MSC with Kyle Field in the background. In a few days, this scene will be MUCH different as the Aggies open their 2022 football season Saturday. You see the huge video board is lit up and ready to go! Thanks, Doug White https://jdwarchive.blogspot.com/

The more iconic views of the campus that you could see on brochures. The drought has been tough on the drill field. Thanks, Doug White https://jdwarchive.blogspot.com/

A view of Kyle Field from the second floor of the Memorial Student Center. Thanks, Doug White https://jdwarchive.blogspot.com/

This is a statue outside the campus library. It does a nice job capturing the power of books. Thanks, Doug White https://jdwarchive.blogspot.com/

A statue commemorating the 100 year anniversary of TAMU that occurred during my time at A&M. I really should have modified the edit of this photo. Pardon the "crunchy" feel and tilt of the photo. I am not at my normal desk right now. Thanks, Doug White https://jdwarchive.blogspot.com/

A&M has a rich military history and one of the most notable alumni is  Lt. Gen. James F. "Holly" Hollingsworth '40. He was " a three-time recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross along with four Silver Stars, six Purple Hearts, and a host of additional medals and commendations. His career spanned wars both cold and hot, and throughout, "Holly" was a hard-charging, hands-on soldier who could be irreverent and brash but always "led from the front.""  The best information I can find states that he is the most decorated general officer from A&M and the third most decorated American soldier in the history of this nation. As a new A&M graduate, he served under Patton's Third Army Division leading tanks against dug-in German troops.  His radio call sign during the Vietnam War was "Danger 79er" that stayed with him the remainder of his career. This statue was dedicated in 1999 (with him present) and is located at the ent...