Robert Gates is going on three years as Secretary of Defense, but he still keeps plenty of ties to his last job as president of Texas A&M University.
A recent poster to the Texags.com Web site linked to an AP item about Gates visiting Talil, Iraq, and other posters began to wonder if he still clicks on the site, as he did regularly as president.
He soon responded, still using the handle “Ranger 65”:
“I do drop in from time to time to keep grounded with the ‘real’ world — as much as Texags is the real world! Not. But I very much did notice the Texas A&M flag flying at Talil in southern Iraq yesterday morning as I drove by. Made me feel very much at home. And so very proud of all the Aggies who are serving. Including especially all those I handed their diplomas. Their service, as with all others in uniform, inspires me every day — and keeps me doing my job. It is the only thing that does so.”
