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A spirit that is not afraid
ROTC students and veterans walk the Tiger Walk for Military Appreciation day at Auburn Football vs. Ole Miss on Nov. 2, 2019, in Auburn, Ala.

EDITORIAL | Is this what we want to be known for?

Auburn University was named a potential new partner for military education programs by the U.S. Department of War. This comes after a video in which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth proclaimed that the U.S. military would sever ties from schools that promote "wokeness," "weakness" and "leftist ideology." Did Auburn truly earn the right to such a program, and what type of "American values" does the Trump administration believe Auburn embodies?