CLEMSON FOOTBALL

Clemson Heightens Security for Game


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CLEMSON -- Increased security efforts resulting from last week's

terrorist attacks will change a few Clemson University football

routines and traditions on Saturday.

For the rest of the season, backpacks, tote bags and other

carryalls will not be allowed in the stadium. In fact, fans are

discouraged from even bringing purses because any bag, including

diaper bags, will be subject to search.

Once inside the football stadium, fans will not be allowed to

exit and return. The change in the policy allowing "pass-outs" is

initially for this Saturday only but may be extended.

"We understand that this changes a long-standing Clemson

tradition, but we hope all of our fans will understand that this is

necessary for security reasons," said Clemson Athletic Director Bobby

Robinson.

Bomb squad experts and bomb-sniffing dogs from the city of

Anderson will be on hand to check the stadium and cars parked near it.

Everyone attending the game should have an official form of

photo identification with them at all times.

Planes will be restricted from flying over the stadium, and there

will be no through traffic on roads during the game.

"These measures are purely precautionary to ensure that

everyone can come to the game and enjoy themselves," said Mary Poore,

associate vice president for municipal services.

MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 22

CLEMSON -- Military Appreciation Day at Clemson couldn't

come at a better time. With the nation gearing up for a war

on terrorism, Americans and Tiger football fans Saturday

will show their colors -- red, white, blue...and orange.

The Clemson Corps and the Army and Air Force ROTC

detachments at Clemson University have designated Sept. 22

as Military Appreciation Day. The original plan of

activities has been amended in remembrance of those

victimized by last week's terrorist attacks in New York City

and Washington, D.C.

The program will start with a moment of silence at the

beginning of the football game. Seventy Army and Air Force

cadets, who are recipients of Clemson Corps scholarships,

will unfurl a giant American flag during halftime. Pershing

Rifles will fire a 21-gun salute, followed by the playing of

Taps.

The event will include a pre-game appearance by some Clemson

alumni who were once held as prisoners of war and a military

equipment display on Bowman Field. More than 10,000 Clemson

alumni have served during major conflicts including the

Spanish-American War, World Wars I and II, Korean War,

Vietnam War and Desert Storm. Nearly 500 of these alumni

sacrificed their lives when their nation called them to

duty.

"Thousands of Clemson men and women have served in the Armed

Forces," said Dawson Luke, a Clemson Corps board member and

chairman of the corps' operations committee. "Military

Appreciation Day will recognize the contributions of the

Clemson military personnel."

The Clemson alumni and former prisoners of war scheduled to

participate in Saturday's events are:

* Retired Army Col. Ben Skardon, Class of 1938, is a

survivor of the Bataan Death March. Col. Skardon spent three

years and four months as a prisoner of war in the

Philippines, Japan and China

* Former Army 1st Lt. Bill Funchess, Class of 1948, spent

two years and 10 months as a prisoner of war in Korea

* Retired Air Force Col. Bill Austin, Class of 1959, spent

five years and six months as a prisoner of war in Vietnam

* Retired Navy Cmdr. Bob Fant, Class of 1960, spent four

years and eight months as a prisoner of war in Vietnam.

Nearly 1,000 Junior ROTC cadets from South Carolina, North

Carolina and Georgia are expected to attend the game.

Various pieces of Army equipment will be on display on

Bowman Field., including a military chemical detection

system and an Army of One recruiting "HUMMWV"vehicle.

The football game will be broadcast live on ESPN2 Saturday

evening, and fans are encouraged to replace the usual sea of

orange in the stadium with the patriotic colors of red,

white and blue. Organizers encourage game-goers to bring

small American flags and to be in the stands by 5:15 p.m.

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