January 4, 1941

Mire Roland Logan

Head Trainer of Athletic Team
UeSe Military Academy

West Point, New York

Dear Rolands

I have finished a letter of gratitude to Cole LeEs Hibbs,
Major OeKe Wiess and Capte Ede Messenger, thanking them for their exe
ceptional hospitality to us while we were at the UeSe Military Acadenye

This letter would not be complete without expressing to you
the feeling of our boys when they said, that they uot only thought you
were & regular fellow, but you even went out of your way to show then
the best hospitality that they had seen on the tripe The trip to the
Academy will always be a highelight that will thrill the boys to their
dying daye | : |

There is something about that historic structure there at
the Point that gives every American youth an exalted feelings Through
the many years great heroes have emerged from the Militery Academy and
stood out as beacon lights to’ these young Americans so that they consider
it & great benefit to be in such an enviroment, if only for a short
whiles

The fact that these graduates of the Academy who have becone
officers are of such fine and genteel fiber, so commonplace and easy to
get acquainted with thet the boys were enrantured with them, caused the
-team to vote them ithe best of American goodse.

; While the students at the Academy go through this strenuous
life, I lmow that they perhaps feel that it is a very hard grind, but
there are compensations in all the hard struggling they mdergoe No
civilian ever visits the Academy, I am sure, without peying e silent

and deep debt to these men who through their courage and sacrifice exalt
and 1ift up the mind of those visitorse

Roland, I want to thank you personally for all the Pine things
you did for use if at any time I can be of any service to you in any 3
way I will be happy to have you call on mee

Until that debt is paid I wish you a Very Happy and Prosperous
New Yeare ily kindest regards to your familys :

Sincerely yours,

| FOAslg _ Director of Physical Education and Recreation
. | Varsity Basketball Coach