2. As a UT student, I have much respect for the traditions at A&M.  They are fundamental in preserving campus unity.  It would be a shame for the student body and the school if the tradition were stopped. 
Adam Mackie  Class of '02 UT

3. Keep the spirit burning...  Although I am not an A&M student, I hope that the bonfire tradition will continue.  As an ex-student from Sam Houston I had a lot of friends from A&M and being with them made me feel a part of the school and all of it's traditions.  Giggem' Ags... 
Kelli Oliver Class of '94 SHSU

4. Bonfire unites all A&M students and alumni in a way that cannot be described nor duplicated.  With the proper oversight this tradition should be continued.  The loss of the 12 will burn in the hearts of all Aggies everywhere forever and Bonfire should continue to burn for them as well.
Clint Rahn  Class of '97

5. My sympathies go out to the families and friends of those who where hurt by the accident last year.  I feel I have learned very valuable lessons about life while working on Bonfire.  These lessons can not be taught in a classroom and they are very very seldom taught anywhere else.
 Johathan Kantenberger  Class of '92

6. I have many friends at A&M and also spent 8 years in the U.S. Marine Corps and was lead by officers that came from A&M.  Texas A&M is just like the Corp, you live your life around tradition.  You don't do something like help building Bonfire because they make you...  You do it because you love the school and believe strongly in the traditions of Texas A&M.  Semper Fi
 Jamie Hoover

7. One thing no matter how bad should end a thing so great as Bonfire.  Every year I remember my class mates who were at Bonfire and never came back from Asia.  Please continue the tradition.
Don Colborn  Class of '71

8. I lost some good friends when stack fell and I want to build it again for them.  If I had been on stack when it fell, and had not survived, I would EXPECT future Ags to build it again for me.  I no longer live in Texas, but I guarantee I will be flying home to work on the next Bonfire, and back again to watch it burn.  Gig Em.
Chris Gouge  Class of '97

9. I am a student at the University of Texas at Austin.  My brother is a grad student at Texas A&M.  Even though I am a Longhorn, I've always enjoyed going to Aggie Bonfire and admiring the great tradition.  I envy the tremendous amount of loyalty and pride towards A&M traditions by ALL Aggies.  I have and always will admire Texas A&M.  I feel that, even though the '99 Bonfire was tradegic, it has provided an open window for ALL (Aggies and non-Aggies) to view and experience the unity of Aggieland.  I think that this tradegic incident has and always will remain embedded in our hearts and minds; however, I believe that the Bonfires to come will become more than just an Aggie tradition.  It will become a memorial not completely of grievance but of admiration for those 12 fallen Aggies that lost their lives.  The Aggie Bonfire should remain a tradition for those Alumni Aggies and the future Aggies.
Kami Anders  Class of '01 UT

10. I worked on Bonfire all four years while at Texas A&M.  It was by far the greatest tradition and bonding of friendships I had while attending there.  Make the required changes for safety and maintain proper supervision and enforce the safety requirements, but keep Bonfire.  Even the parents of the deceased students want it and know what it meant to their sons and daughters.  My daughter will be attending in the fall and she is ready to work on Bonfire with both mine and her mother's hearty approval.  Gig'em."
Carlton Hazlewood Jr.  Class of '79

11. The voices of the victims and the unity of the students created from Bonfire's of the past should stand forth over the voices of media misunderstanding."
David Allen  Class of '95

12.  Bonfire is a symbol of the unity and life-long obligations shared between Texas A&M and its students.  The tragedy should not be forgotten, but we must continue the tradition in order to honor those lost and show that our school really is more than a university.  It is family."
Wes Wadle  Class of '94

13.Learn from the past, don't be paralyzed by it. The building of Bonfire is much more than a pile of logs burned prior to a game. It is about teamwork, time management, developing people skills, planning, developing organizational skills, and much much mo e. It great training for those Cadets that will enter the Armed Forces and ultimately be placed in command. The experience gained from Bonfire will benefit each and every person that is involved, be it in the Service or in the business world. It is clear that changes need to be made. So make the changes and let Bonfire burn.
Cass Marshall Class of '01