MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — When Bud Morris first stepped onto the field as part of the Salute to Veterans and Armed Forces halftime parade beside his fellow Army veterans, nearly 40 years ago, the MTSU alumnus had to take a moment to collect himself.
"The first time that I walked across the field, I cried," Morris said. "It was not very popular at the time to be back from Vietnam."
But walking on the turf of Floyd Stadium, seeing the cheers from the Blue Raider crowd as the Band of Blue played "The Army Goes Rolling Along", reminded Morris of why after his service, he decided to enroll at Middle Tennessee State.