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The Boys Series [ edit | edit source ] Background [ edit | edit source ] The past of Soldier Boy is shrouded in mystery. In 1944, when Oppenheimer was flailing with the bomb, Dr. Vought already had practical applications of Compound V tested in the field. This led to such superheroes as Soldier Boy, who killed German soldiers by the dozen. [2] Soldier Boy remained a major hero with Vought for decades, and was familiar with Stormfront during her time as Liberty. [3] Season Two [ edit | edit source ] Soldier Boy was first mentioned in The Big Ride . Stan Edgar was telling Homelander about Soldier Boy when he tried to put the leader of The Seven in his place. His statue was on the square in Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker . This is the only time Soldier Boy's physical appearance can be seen this season. Season Three [ edit | edit source ] Powers and Abilities [ edit | edit source ] The below described abilities and powers are for the comic book character only. The Boys TV Soldier Boy will appear noticeable different on the show in personality and capabilities. In interviews and tweets show creator Kripke reiterated that his Soldier Boy would be a much stronger, darker and more menacing supe than the bumbling, meek, easily manipulated fool of the comics. He would be a dangerous, assertive character who is easily able to go toe to toe with Homelander, kripke describing him as "Homelander before Homelander". Superhuman strength : Soldier Boy is not as strong as Homelander, Stormfront, or any other supes. However, he is still relatively strong, similar to a super-soldier. Superhuman Speed : Soldier Boy is able to dodge bullets as well as punches and blows easily. Skilled use of his shield : Soldier Boy is an expert user of his shield, of which he uses as a melee weapon. Expertise in hand-to-hand combat : Soldier Boy is able to be in control momentarily during his fight with Billy Butcher by using his speed, repeatedly throwing blows at him, stunning him multiple times. Personality [ edit | edit source ] First trailers show him as a charismatic speaker, assuring the American public that they are in safe hands and can still trust supes to protect and save them - implied: even with Homelander's and Stormfront's recent PR disasters. When Homelander sloppily salutes him and says thanks after the short statement, Soldier Boy shows his disdain for the younger supe openly: rolling his eyes and leaving the frame with an annoyed expression. The Junction Boys. How 10 Days in Hell with Bear Bryant Forged a Champion Team. 4.5 • 51 Ratings $12.99. $12.99. Publisher Description. The legendary Paul "Bear" Bryant is recognized nationwide as one of the greatest coaches ever. So why did he always cite his 1-9 A&M team of 1954 as his favorite? This is the story of a remarkable team - and the beginning of the legend. The Junction Boys tells the story of Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant's legendary training camp in the small town of Junction, Texas. In a move that many consider the salvation of the Texas A&M football program, Coach Bryant put 115 players through the most grueling practices ever imagined. Only a handful of players survived the entire 10 days, but they braved the intense heat of the Texas sun and the burning passion of their coach, and turned a floundering team into one of the nation's best. The Junction Boys is more than just a story of tough practices without water breaks. An extraordinary fellowship was forged from the mind-numbing pain. The thirty-five survivors bonded together like no other team in America. They profited from the Junction experience; the knowledge they took back with them to College Station, about themselves and what they were capable of, would be used for the rest of their lives. In vivid and powerful images reminiscent of Friday Night Lights, Hoosiers, and The Last Picture Show , these young men and their driven coach come to life. The Junction Boys contains all the hallmarks of a classic sports story, and it combines America's love of college football with an extraordinary story of perseverance and triumph. PUBLISHERS WEEKLY AUG 30, 1999. When Paul "Bear" Bryant left the University of Kentucky to take the reins of the Texas A&M football program in 1954, his legend was already approaching Texas-size proportions (almost 30 years later, Bryant became the winningest Division I coach of all time, with most of his victories coming at the University of Alabama). The problem: he knew he had inherited an awful team. Texas sportswriter Dent (King of the Cowboys) tells how Bryant turned the A&M program around. Over 100 boys rode in three buses out to the remote west Texas town of Junction and began grueling practices on cactus-riddled gravel in 110-degree heat, with no water. Ten days later, all but 34 had quit or simply run off. The team won just one game that season; two years later, however, A&M went undefeated. Dent has produced a richly evocative chronicle of the time and place, filled with bourbon-swilling, money-rolled alumni and every conceivable form of coaching sadism (Bryan deliberately broke one player's nose with his own forehead on the first day of practice). Culled from dozens of interviews with participants, Dent's text follows the players through the training camp, the team's eventual success and Bryan's continuing influence in their lives. Dent is a smooth storyteller, and he writes with a novelistic, often gritty touch. Though he does show Bryan paying for recruits, driven by pride and savagely attacking his players, he excuses Bryan's excesses as part of what it takes to build winning character. In the end, Dent gives readers a whooping celebration of the myth of Texas gridiron machismo. Find Your High School Alumni Class and Class Reunions! Welcome to AlumniClass.com! Whether you graduated a few months or a few decades ago, you can find your high school and class reunions here. Reconnect with classmates, learn about upcoming school reunions, and order custom merchandise to show your school spirit. If you don't feel like waiting for classmates to find you, take the lead by planning and promoting your next high school reunion yourself! Our free Reunion Guide Book has everything you need to know. AlumniClass helps you reach that reunion easier than ever. Our travel partners guarantee that you and your classmates will receive the best possible rates on the journey to revisit your alma mater. Junction Boys story resonates after 60 years. In 1954, Texas A&M coach Paul Bryant assembled more than 90 players for summer training camp in Junction. Thirty-five remained to play for the Aggies. 2 of 11 Elwood Kettler - Texas A&M Aggies football Show More Show Less. 3 of 11 Billy Huddleston - Texas A&M Aggies football Show More Show Less. 4 of 11 Bobby Keith - Texas A&M Aggies football Show More Show Less. 5 of 11 Don Kachtik - Texas A&M Aggies football Show More Show Less. 6 of 11 Jack Pardee - Texas A&M Aggies football Dan Hardy/© Houston Chronicle Show More Show Less. 7 of 11 Gene Stallings - Texas A&M Aggies football Laughead Photographers/Houston Chronicle Files Show More Show Less. 8 of 11 Herb Wolf - Texas A&M Aggies football Houston Chronicle Files Show More Show Less. 9 of 11 Don Watson - Texas A&M Aggies football Houston Chronicle Files Show More Show Less. 10 of 11 Bob Easley - Texas A&M Aggies football Houston Chronicle Files Show More Show Less. 11 of 11 TEXAS A&M COACHING STAFF - (L-R) Jerry Claiborne, Tom Tipps, Pat James, Willie Zapalac, Phil Cutchin, Elmer Smith, Jim Owens and Aggies head coach Paul Bryant Houston Chronicle Files Show More Show Less. JUNCTION - Sixty years on from their 10-day training camp in the parched, rocky Texas Hill Country, Paul Bryant's Junction Boys of Texas A&M are still teammates, still friends, still a little mystified and amused by their exalted role as legends of college football. They inspire admiration and respect among fans of all ages - some spotted tears in the eyes of today's Junction High School football players as the teenagers shook hands Friday afternoon with Bryant's 1954 players - but they don't take themselves too seriously. Assembled with 15 of his teammates to unveil a state historical marker honoring Bryant and the Aggies at what is now the Texas Tech University Center at Junction, former A&M lineman Dennis Goehring said, "We appreciate that it's a historical marker, not a tombstone." Clearly, after so many years and so many stories, the Junction Boys have their lines down pat. They've had ample chances to hone their collective tale since the 1999 publication of sportswriter Jim Dent's book "The Junction Boys" and a lightly fictionalized 2002 film by ESPN. "I went to Oklahoma State as a coach, and we had real tough, hard practices there, too," said Elwood Kettler, the 1954 A&M quarterback. "One of the players asked me, 'How come they didn't make a movie about us?' and I said, 'You didn't have Paul Bryant as your coach.' " Since 2002, hardly a year has passed without at least one public forum for some of the 35 men who returned with Bryant to College Station after practicing for 10 days in the backbreaking drought of September 1954. Eighteen of the 35 Texas A&M players who returned to College Station from coach Paul "Bear" Bryant's 1954 training camp in Junction attended a 60th anniversary reunion this weekend in Junction: After A &M: Owns farms and ranches in several West Texas counties. Now: Rancher, living in Midkiff. After A &M: Petroleum engineer, president and CEO of three energy companies. Now: Chairman of BRG Energy, Tulsa. After A &M: Spent 28 years in the Air Force, 19 years with American Airlines. Now: Retired, living in Fort Worth. After A &M: Teacher, coach, real estate developer, inventor. Now: Real estate developer, Brenham. G Dennis Goehring. After A &M: Longtime banker in College Station. Now: Executive director, Bryan Business Council. FB Billy Granberry. After A &M: Petroleum engineer, attorney. Now: Retired, living in Corpus Christi. HB Charles Hall. After A &M: Veterinarian, taught veterinary medicine at Texas A&M. Now: Retired, living in College Station. HB Billy Pete Huddleston. After A &M: Petroleum engineer, financial analyst. Now: Chairman of Huddleston Co. and Peter Paul Petroleum Co. in Houston, manages energy-related assets for Princeton University. After A &M: County agent, Texas Agricultural Extension Service. Now: Owner of K&K Tree Farm, Orange. HB Bobby Drake Keith. After A &M: Worked in energy business, was president and CEO of Arkansas Power & Light. Now: Retired, living in Oklahoma City. QB Elwood Kettler. After A &M: Football coach for almost 40 years, including a stint as Paul Bryant's assistant at Alabama. Now: Retired, living in Brenham. T Norbert "Dutch" Ohlendorf. After A &M: Educator, earned Ph.D. from A&M in 1972. Now: Supervises student teachers at Texas A&M. E Donald Robbins. After A &M: High school football coach, medical equipment sales. Now: Retired, living in Edmond, Okla. T Bill Schroeder. After A &M: Congressional aide, attorney. Now: Attorney in Lockhart. E Bennie Sinclair. After A &M: Petroleum engineer, retired senior vice president of Pennzoil. Now: Retired, lives near Lake Conroe. After A &M: Athletic director at Texas A&M, mayor of Bryan. Now: Associate director of resource development, Blinn College. FB Richard Vick. After A &M: Worked in energy industry, retired as manager of human resources for Hess Inc. Now: Retired, living in Middletown, N.J. After A &M: Worked as architect in Houston. Now: Retired, living in Houston, current hobby is as a painter. HB Don Watson, who became a football coach and sales representative and lives in the Lake Conroe area, and Gene Stallings, coach at Texas A&M, Alabama and the Arizona Cardinals and a longtime assistant coach of the Dallas Cowboys, had last-minute conflicts and were unable to attend. Other team members with occupations, according to a list compiled by team member Dennis Goehring: T Darrell Brown, rice farmer; C Lloyd Hale, petroleum engineer; QB Gene Henderson, educator; T George Johnson, educator; E Paul Kennon, architect; T Bobby Lockett, petroleum engineer; E Billy McGowan, civil engineer; C Russell Moake, occupation unknown; FB Jack Pardee, NFL player, college and professional football coach; T Dee Powell, college football coach; HB Joe Schero, architect; QB Charles Scott, mechanical engineer; C Troy Summerlin, architect; G Sid Theriot, educator, football coach; T Lawrence Winkler, agricultural extension service agent. Nine Junction Boys have died: Darrell Brown, Lloyd Hale, Gene Henderson, George Johnson, Paul Kennon, Billy McGowan, Jack Pardee, Troy Summerlin and Lawrence Winkler. Back in Junction. But this one was different. Not since 1979, when they met for the first time at Bryant's request to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 1954 camp, had the Junction Boys returned to Junction. Although they continue to beat the actuarial odds, their numbers are thinning as they approach their late 70s: Nine players have died, most recently the greatest Junction Boy of them all, Jack Pardee, the former NFL All-Pro and coach of the Oilers, Gamblers and University of Houston Cougars, and others were unable to make the trip to Junction, 115 miles northwest of San Antonio. They returned to a town that in many ways is unchanged from the 1950s. Junction's population has held steady at about 2,500, and the summer of 2014 is not unlike that of 1954. The Junction Boys practiced on days when the high temperature ranged from 95 to 101; as the players gathered in front of the plaque in their honor, Friday's high was 98 degrees. And the drought of the 1950s has returned to the Hill Country, which has averaged less than 20 inches of rain annually since 2010. That doesn't approach the depths of the 1950s, when Kimble County got less than 5 inches of rain in 1950 and only 10.6 inches in 1954, and locals say the town is much less dependent on farming and ranching than in the 1950s, but former players noted the field where they practiced in 1954 looks just as brown as it did then. "I'd have to get out there and inspect it to see if there are goatheads or grassburrs like the one where we played," said Bennie Sinclair, a 1954 team captain who lives on Lake Conroe. "But it looks about the same, to tell the truth." For those unfamiliar with the Junction Boys legend, Bryant took more than 90 players to what was then an adjunct A&M campus in Junction to prepare his first A&M team far from the prying eyes of parents, fat cat alumni and nosy sportswriters. After daylong workouts, scrimmaging for hours without water, as was the practice, only 35 players remained. Junction bank executive Rob Roy Spiller, who in 1954 was a clerk at the local bus depot, said dozens arrived at the station, some of them wet from swimming across the South Llano River, to catch the first bus out of town. "The day we got there, eight of us in a room started playing a game of hearts, and at the end of camp we were going to settle up," Kettler said. "By the third day, I was the only one left." Those who stayed, including Kettler, Goehring, Sinclair, Pardee and future college and NFL coach Gene Stallings suffered through a 1-9 season in 1954. But Junction veterans formed the core of A&M's 1956 Southwest Conference championship team and the 1957 team that was ranked No. 1 in the nation before word of Bryant's impending departure for Alabama sent their season into a tailspin. Even before the book and the film, the Junction Boys had become a central part of the Bear Bryant legend. Houston sportswriter Mickey Herskowitz, who covered the 1954 camp, said 1954 was Bryant's only losing season, but the Junction Boys were the team closest to the Bear's heart. When Bryant died in 1983, he was wearing a ring presented to him by the team in 1979. "He was tough," said Kettler, who coached under Bryant during a portion of his 37-year coaching career, "but I loved the man." The Junction Boys went on to considerable success in life. Pardee and Stallings drew the most attention for their post-college football careers, but Marvin Tate became A&M's athletic director and the mayor of Bryan, Bobby Drake Keith was CEO of Arkansas Power and Light, Norbert "Dutch" Ohlendorf earned a doctorate in education from A&M, Billy Pete Huddleston and Jim Burkhart became energy company CEOs, and Don Kachtik owns one of the nation's biggest Christmas tree farms. Opinions vary as to Junction's impact on the Junction Boys. "We think about Bryant and his influence often," Sinclair said. "Playing for coach Bryant contributes to a person's success in life. If you learn that doing your best results in winning football, you tend to apply that to other places as well." But Keith is more reserved on that topic. "I think the character was there. This just brought it out, just as it did with success later in life," he said. "I think all of this is way overdone, but we go along with it for the fun." Clark, who was or was not, depending on who tells the story, involved in a notorious head-butting incident with Bryant that left him with a broken nose, (and who, contrary to a line in Dent's book, remains alive) said he never thinks about Junction unless someone brings it up. "I don't know if it was a big thing or not," he said. "Let's say that it put some kind of emphasis on all our brains and it's hiding back in there, you know." Their celebrity overshadows what remains an untold story of the Bryant era at A&M: the fate of those who left the team during the Junction camp. Oddly enough, it seems the two groups have lived in separate worlds over the past 60 years, with little contact between those who stayed and those who left.