COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins addressed a packed Rudder Tower Saturday as part of Hegseth's visit to the Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets."It's just been amazing being able to be on stage with someone that just represents like such a big part of America and what we stand for. It was amazing," said Bliss Lawrence, a Texas A&M Corps of Cadets member.

His remarks capped off a morning spent at the university, after touring the Veterans Resource Center and working out with the Cadets at Kyle Field.

RELATED: Hegseth joins Abbott on Kyle Field sideline during A&M-Kentucky gameHe also stayed to attend the Aggies game against Kentucky, where prisoners of war and those missing in action were honored."Any Memorial Day here is a very big deal, and especially the prisoner of war day. It's very nice to have someone from Washington come down and support us," said Josiah Thompson, another Corps of Cadets member.