List of the Fallen
The interior of the Spirit Ring may be accessed through 12 portals, one for each Aggie lost in 1999. The outer, granite, portals stand 16 feet tall; and the interior, bronze, portals 12 feet. Each is on a line extending from the center of the ring to the hometown of the Aggie represented, and the bronze portal is engraved with three memorial elements – a portrait, his or her signature and a written reflection.
The 12 Aggies who lost their lives in the 1999 collapse were: