 humbly, Lord, to continue to bless and to guide our President and his advisors. I invoke your blessing, great and gracious Father, on these men and women of the Class of 1984, future officers in our Air Force. Give them in patriotism and in a total dedication to our freedom, it is their time to man the ramparts moment. From then, Father of us all, bless our gathering with your presence and grant us the joy of your peace. Amen. Right of congressman from Mr. Ken Kramer, Counselor and Mrs. Orr, Chief of Staff, A. Gabriel and Mrs. Gabriel, the fifth soup, the Commedian of Cadets, Brigadier General Anthony J. Bergen, and Mrs. Bergen, the Dean of the Board. You met our Command Chaplain from William W. Campbell. Chairman of the Board, time does not permit me to introduce them individually, but we sincerely appreciate their presence at this graduation ceremony. It is my pleasure for me both personally and professionally to stand here before you, the members of Class of 1984, a man who has long been a supporter of aerospace power and the Air Force. Mr. Nogger, he has always been dedicated to the role of aerospace defense and technology in this nation's future. Ladies and gentlemen, should we guest officers, cadets, and friends of the Air Force, to honor and a real pleasure, to come to Colorado's campus and to find a sweet reason. I just hope all Americans have the opportunity to visit Colorado and this breathtaking campus. Like me, they will feel a deep drive in you, men and women of the Air Force Academy. In a fight from Washington, I asked our Air Force pilot for a few tips on the Academy tradition. I mean, he talked about my Air Force aid turned pale. Mr. President, if you just remember, the Air Force Academy is 7,250 feet above sea level, and that's far above the left point and an apple. But my office has been to lead the people, to defend our freedom, and its dedication and valor and skill increase so much our chance to live in a world of peace. To guard the claim of Prince and Queen, to protect what you're sure to need for both. You've lived with the conditions and pioneering spirit of brick and battering, residential, spots, and even, as a matter of fact, in the past 4-5 years, I prepared you to take your place in the best darned Air Force in the world. This area of the Air Force and the Superintendent of the Air Force Academy remit all existing confinements and other conditions for them today. 52 years separate my college class from yours. Yet, by the changes mine has seen, it might as easily have been 520. The world which the class of 32 had grown to know would soon disappear. True Americans in the midst of great worldwide depression, which all of us desperately wanted to escape, are immediate conservatives, including 25 Americans. My progress brings us to the stances in my school. God has the capacity and ability to make something from nothing. And a vital role for political economy. The human mind is free to breathe, create, and protect. Technology plus freedom equals opportunity and progress. Now, what about your generation? Where do you go from here? The quicker the patient can generate relief, the higher the answers beyond your control. No, you should be confident that with the wisdom, responsibility, and care, you can harness change to shape your future. We've only seen taking nothing manned space stations and introducing them over a decade. And now we're moving forward, with strides and a charting of future course on the US Space Program. We and I sure will meet a lot to you. We're graced with the company of a man who believed so much in the value of our nation that he went above and beyond the call of duty in defending. In July 1944, a grateful nation bestowed the Medal of Honor on a soldier of private for extraordinary heroism on Hill 424 near Altavilla, Italy. The soldier could not accept the award that day, he was a prisoner of war, and his father accepted it his behalf. Since early in this century, it has been customary for the president to present the Medal of Honor. In only 40 years it's gone by, and it's time to do it right. A native son of Colorado and certainly a good friend of the Air Force Academy will forever be in select company where the heroes of our country stand. It gives me great pleasure to ask Mr. William J. Bill Crawford, formerly of the 36th Infantry Division, to come forward. Attention to orders. The President of the United States takes pleasure in awarding the Medal of Honor to William J. Crawford, for service as set forth in the following citation. For conspicuous gallantry and intra-pinities at risk of life above and beyond the Coliseum in action with the enemy near Altavilla, Italy, 13 September 1943. When Company I attacked an enemy held position on Hill 424, the 3rd platoon in which Private Crawford was a squad scout attacked as base platoon for the Company. After reaching the crest of the hill, the platoon was pinned down by intense enemy machine gun and small arms fire. Locating one of these guns, which was dug in on a terrace on his immediate front, Private Crawford, without orders and on his own initiative, moved over the hill under the enemy fire to a point within a few yards of the gun in placement and single-handedly destroyed the machine gun and killed three of the crew with a hand grenade. Thus enabling his platoon to continue its advance. When the platoon, after reaching the crest, was once more delayed by enemy fire, Private Crawford, again in the face of intense fire, advanced directly to the front midway between two hostile machine gun nests, located on a higher terrace and in place in a small ravine. Moving first to the left with a hand grenade he destroyed one gun in placement and killed the crew. He then worked his way under continuous fire to the other and with one grenade and the use of his rifle killed one enemy and forced the remainder to flee. Seizing the enemy machine gun, he fired on the withdrawing Germans and facilitated his company's advance. As symbolized, football supremacy among the Air Force Academy, West Point and Annapolis. I think back to my playing days at a place called Eureka College, I must tell you, I can sympathize, however, with West Point and Annapolis. I remember some rough afternoons on the gridiron, in which we were winning too many moral victories. The playing field of Eaton. It gives me great pleasure to ask Cadet's first class, Marty Loutin, Michael Kirby, and John Kirchner to come forward to the Falcon football team. We'd like to make President Reagan an honorary member of our squad, representing him with his Falcon jersey, plate with Air Force One on the front and Reagan on the back. For your dedicated service to our nation, to the United States Air Force and to the Air Force Academy, it is with great pride to today's graduating class, President H.E.U., by acclamation, an honorary member of the United States Air Force Academy class of 1984. We are pleased to present this Placket Saber to you as tangible evidence of that honor. I'm very proud to receive that. Very proud to be here today. And I did notice, Ken, that with the temptation I might have some day to use that saber, it's securely fastened.