Dr. Gates spoke as “a leader from one generation to the leaders of the
next,” he said. “Young leaders on whom much will depend.”
He said America faces many threats in our “world of oppressive change.”
North Korea, China, Russia, as well as conflicts at home, threaten our nation.
The time to act is now, he said.
“The future of the world itself will depend on the kind of people we 21st
century Americans prove to be,” he said. “And that depends on the kind of
leaders you Arrowmen become. Because it starts with you.”
