Texas A&M Corps Commander making history
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Marquis Alexander knows he's making history. He's just pretty modest about it. He is the commander of the much-revered Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets, a student military organization of more than 2,200 members, created when Texas A&M was founded in 1876. Marquis is the corps' first African American commander.
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