# @tamu on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=uH2narxWC_Q
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/30858684-tamu-youtube
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/e564dc390d.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-05-23T16:16:51.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Texas A&M University (@TAMU) — https://gondola.cc/TAMU

## Caption

For Fightin’ Texas Aggie Craig Forrester ’94, one pair of senior boots held generations of meaning. First worn by his uncle, Captain Ronald W. Forrester ’69, during his time as a senior in Texas A&M University’s Corps of Cadets, the boots became a powerful symbol of leadership, sacrifice and the Aggie Spirit. Captain Forrester went on to serve as a Marine Corps bombardier navigator and was declared missing in action during the Vietnam War in 1972. More than 20 years later, Craig honored his uncle’s legacy in a deeply personal way — by painstakingly restoring the boots and wearing them during Final Review, one of the Corps’ most time-honored traditions.

This year, that tribute extends to the track. As part of Texas A&M University’s partnership with the Haas Factory Team in NASCAR, Captain Forrester’s name rides on the No. 41 car in the Coca-Cola 600 — a Memorial Day weekend tradition that remembers the fallen.

From the halls of the Corps to one of motorsports’ biggest stages, this is a story about family, remembrance, and living out the Aggie Core Values — every step and every lap.

#AggieCorps #AggieSpirit #FinalReview #TAMU #FormerStudent

## Stats

- **Views:** 2,573,040
- **Likes:** 666
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 1

## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Texas A&M University | @TAMU | https://gondola.cc/TAMU | University |
| Char Callaway | @charcallaway | https://gondola.cc/charcallaway | Producer |
| Racardo D. Davis | @RacardoDavis | https://gondola.cc/RacardoDavis | Cinematographer |
| Emme Benefield | @emmebenefield | https://gondola.cc/emmebenefield | Graphic Designer |
| Char Callaway | @charcallaway | https://gondola.cc/charcallaway | Videographer |
| Emily Caroline Sartin | @ecsartin | https://gondola.cc/ecsartin | Video Editor |

## Tags

selflessservice, nascar, aggiessupportveterans, aggiespirit, veteranaggies, corpsofcadets

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