 Ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the Commanding General, Second Infantry Division, Rock U.S. Combined, Major General David A. in Plesbrox, and the Division Command Sergeant Major, Command Sergeant Major Sean F. Clarence, welcome to today's patching ceremony. Today, the Second Infantry Division, Rock U.S. Combined fits very well to the Deputy Commanding General, Rock Brigadier General Yu Upsung, and formally welcomes the incoming Deputy Commanding General, Rock Brigadier General Kim Nam Hoon. Ladies and gentlemen, please rise and remain standing for the invocation delivered by the Second Infantry Division, Rock U.S. Combined, Major General Patrick Combined. Father, we give thanks for your grace bringing us to this day and this special occasion with deep appreciation for the leadership of General Yu, and in anticipation of building the team with General Kim, we seek your watchful presence in favor upon this ceremony and upon the entire Combined Division as we continue our long, historic legacy of serving together. In your name we pray. Amen. The United States Army, Second Infantry, French soiled in 1917, since then in World War II, the Korean War, and the War on Terror, both by Iraq and Afghanistan. On July 23, 1950, it arrived in Korea, becoming the first unit deployed to Korea directly from the United States. The division has proudly worn the distinctive Indian head patch on its shoulder since the beginning. In 2015, it became the first ever Combined Division, when over 65 Rock officers and NCOs fully integrated into the division where the Rock and U.S. leaders served side by side and supported the Alliance. In this ceremony, Major General Lesbrons will place the Combined Division patch on the incoming Deputy Commanding General honoring the service of the past and welcoming the newest member to the Warrior Team. Rock, U.S. Combined, Major General, David Lesbrons. It's good to have you on the staff, officially, the time you have your patch. General, you, sir, miss ya. Not because you've been a feature inside the Combined Division for over three years. First as the DCGR, and then for two years as the Deputy Commanding General of the Combined Division. And, sir, your service to the division, to our, with our leadership, and your service to our soldiers, is something we'll always cherish and remember about your service inside the division. You always have a smile on your face. And a little known fact, he's actually quite a musician. And if you want to know more about that, just talk to Gerald Calderon. Is it the Saxophone Lever? Or the Trombone? The Saxophone Lever. And he might sing as well. So, although, Gerald, you appear shy, he's none of that when you get him in a social setting. So, sir, we're so happy to have you here today. We are so proud to have served with you in the Combined Division. And we know, in our heart of hearts, that you have the Second Infantry Division in your superiors' well and the ethore staff. And always making sure that conditions are right for the Warrior Division in your purge up at our higher headquarters now. So, thanks for coming here today. Brigadiers, your entire tip may up. As always, thank you, sir, for being at these ceremonies. It's always a pleasure to have you here. And one of our best teammates in the Combined Correction, the GOC, is Major General Kwan, who is currently serving as the Deputy Commander for GOC and GCC. Working with our good friend, General Kwan, and, sir, it is good to have you back in the Division as well. This is the first time since the change of command between General Gillan that General Kwan's been here. And I know he's a good mentor and friend to General Kim. We appreciate you in this COVID environment taking the time to come down here and be a part of this ceremony today. We're so happy that you can be here as well. So, when we look at the pedigree, so to speak, of General Kim, we've got to think back to what this Division does uniquely in certain phases. Of an assigned mission we may or may not have. And when you look at those assigned missions, recognizing this is a classified setting, when you look at the different types of missions that Second Infantry Division has, I can most assuredly tell everyone in this room that already knows what it is, that General Kim is uniquely qualified to serve as the DCGR and the Second Infantry Division combined. And we are happy to have him, hopefully for two years, to serve as our Deputy Commander General, unless you get picked up for a third star in the Commandant Corps somewhere. That will be acceptable if you get picked up early, right? Or a Division Commander somewhere. We're really happy to have you on the team. You come with a wealth of experience, not always an artillery group commander, a Chief of Staff of the Fifth Corps Artillery Brigade, the Chief of Staff of Fifth Corps most recently. You have all the right experiences, all the judgment and the expertise that is necessary to help be a Commandant Division as one of the three Deputy Commanders that serve in 2ID. We welcome you with open arms. No group of guests to say that he's also got a wife and two daughters that he from time to time on the weekends goes and visits. But for all that came here today, I'm glad that we were able to conduct this ceremony. We are also virtually distributing this out for others to see because the numbers had to remain fairly small as we know the highest numbers nearly ever recorded are upon us right now inside and outside of these walls and we all just need to do our part to maintain all the protocols in place. In this ceremony we said we must do and so it was worth the risk. I'll put my mask back on when I'm done and it was worth the risk to properly say goodbye to General Yu and formally recognize General Kim as our DCG's. Thank you for your time today, General Kim the Forgeworth. Please, my friends, I'm honored to be here with you. That's the warriors. I did one thing. I would write this title on the headstone of Mike Redd. DCG R over 20. For 20. But, however, if you want to come in general, I will make it short. I think your mic won't serve. You can go with your prepared comments. Thank you very much. I sincerely congratulate and respect to the commanding general. Thank you, General. A proper day of today's event. Also, I feel great for the guests including commanding sergeant Major Kanz and Deputy Commanding General of the GOC Major General Guam and DCG of the Ace Army leading General Yu and retired General Guam. Deputy Commanding General of the GOC Major General cargo for being here despite the busy schedule. On the front of the commanding situation, I was afraid if I couldn't have my catching ceremony before the commanding general's arrival. After all, I want to say thank you to everyone for spending their time preparing this event and sending me these kinds of messages of congratulations. During the glorious event, I want to stress on three points that I feel great for the power. The post-credit for this is for every rest of its members who have devoted themselves to the peace and security of the Republic of Venezuela. And 28,050 U.S. forces came, and members who have graduated from the maintenance service from the U.S. Department of Defense from this country. Half the way around the globe from the United States. Recently, I talked with my father-in-law on the security of the Republic of Venezuela. And he told me that he was worried about the continuous North Korean missile threat and nuclear development. But he also said he felt relieved because his son-in-law would be working at the combined division. And he said that he commended in general. Based on trust, I will do my best to establish through the ruggedest combined operational posture. The second, by the police, go to the court to sacrifice themselves for the freedom and peace of the Republic of Korea. I want to express my deepest gratitude to the veterans who depend in Korea from the Korean War and series of military arrests that contain the wrong act of war, even at the cost of their lives. In particular, U.S. Second Infantry Division set out in this country while seeing 4938 killed in actions. 16,166 were needed in action and 1,055 missing in action during the Korean War. Also, the second idea has been one of the most powerful actors in defense of Korea. I station it from the Spanish War. I would like to take time to send my thank you to the police and from the losses to the fate of the sacrifice of the veterans who may believe in the war to answer the call to defend the country they never knew and of people they never met. I'm sincerely proud to be assigned to the ID, RECD, and it's the honorable history. The third great tool is the call for the members of the ID, RECD, for their contribution to the program combined operational readiness. Despite the difficult COVID-19 situation and limitations of the training conditions. With the legacy that our veterans are passing through Earth, we are organizing the in 2015 to become the first and only combined technical unit in the world. And we have accomplished the world the assigned mission as one team based on the spirit of mutual trust. Ever since I came here, I was able to see that our veterans have been in the same country throughout the series of combined training and exercises including the year 2015 and combined education training. I acknowledge that all the accomplishments wouldn't have been possible without the interest of the commanders. So, for this, I thank and support the leaders and warriors. I'm certain that we will assume and postpone and develop the legacy of the ID, RECD, while conducting various internal and external secretive work in this ever-changing world. We will promote the second run by focusing on preparation for the world for quite a time. So, contemplation and use of sweat will make us become become the best unit in the world if the managers combine the capacity of putting into a consistent and well-intended operability. For this, I will also some major issues like the DCG or our Twigia RECD. To begin with, I will ensure combined training of various fields to be improved, not only in their quantity but also their quality throughout the battle with the formation. Next, I will keep working with the related organizations for that division and MSC's training will be well-esputated. Lastly, I will do my best to help the division and accomplish it for missions including the under-one team for the combined operation of the Japanese. Okay, I appreciate the commanding and all the distinguished guests and I would like to say thank you to the service members for their effort. In particular, to the members of the world of Brigade and other locations more unique who will return to their home country at the nine months of operation, more mission. I would like to thank the committee of the members of the Brigade for their effort. I am so sorry that I had to meet everyone in person because of the reduced side of the event due to the pandemic. I will certainly meet all of you in the field. Thank you very much. Thank you tonight. and how it wasn't even.