Dear Dr. Gates,
Hearing about your nomination and confirmation as the new Secretary of Defense was bittersweet for all of us. We are very proud of you. We believe that your experience will be beneficial in your upcoming tenure in the DoD. However, you have been the greatest president at TAMU since Gen. Rudder and we will miss you in Aggieland.
I can honestly say that I wish I would have been in school during your presidency.
We wish you the best of luck in Washington and if you ever care to come back, we'll be more than glad to have you back. Thank you for your service to our country and thank you for all the great things you did for Aggieland and for the "dear ol Aggies".
God bless and Gig'em!
CoolAggie '98