A National Champion in the Family
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Posted Friday, February 01, 2008 at 10:09 PM [GMT-6]

We just learned that Texas A&M's Fish Drill Team repeated as military drill national champions in the Mardi Gras Drill Competition held today at Tulane University in New Orleans. This is not exactly new territory for the FDT, which goes into the annual competition with the expectation of winning it, despite being the only all-freshman team and competing against ROTC units across the country...including the service academies. In fact, I normally wouldn't have even commented on it.

Oh, did I forget to mention that one of the members of this year's FDT is The Nephew (a 2007 graduate of Midland High School)? Whoop!

Now, maybe he can get back to studying. [Nag, nag, nag]

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Drill a fish? You Midland type persons will bore for pretty much any sort of oil, won't you.

Posted by: Foo at February 2, 2008 08:35 AM

Congrats to the Nephew!!

Salmon? Bass? Trout?

Is this like a whole bunch of Swedish Chefs?

Posted by: beth at February 2, 2008 09:39 AM

Way to go, Nephew!!! We're proud of you!

Posted by: Phyllis at February 2, 2008 10:36 AM

Congratulations to the Nephew! Drill like that is harder than it looks... well, they make it look so effortless.

Though I'm a UT & TCU mom, the congratulations really is sincere.

Posted by: Donna B. at February 2, 2008 02:36 PM

Congrats to the nephew! Having seen him performing live - I'm sure he'd have been excellent!

Posted by: Rach at February 3, 2008 04:57 AM

I called down to Texas A&M to get an interview with the former Midlander. The people with the drill team - a master gunnery sgt. - didn't know if there was a Midlander on this year's squad.
Can anyone help me with a name and former school.

thanks

Posted by: Stewart Doreen at February 5, 2008 04:37 PM
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