 Vanderstein County Supervisor and MC for today's ceremony. I'd like to welcome you all to Sheboygan's Pre-Veteran State Ceremony and fly over. First of all, I'd like to introduce some dignitaries who are with us. First of all, Mayor Terry Van Akron, United States Air Force Recruiter Sergeant Faddy of Hartlock, Representative Mike Ensley, Commander Sheriff Mike Helmpy, and candidate for Representative Dad Procek, one of my fellow supervisors. Welcome everyone. At this time, I'd like to ask you to join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. The colors have already been presented by the Laos-Auburn Veterans Unit, so please cross your heart and pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, invisible with liberty and justice for all. Today I'd like to recognize Ron Rowan, a Fondalac native. He's a retired Naval Intelligence Officer and Aviation Coordinator. Lieutenant Commander Ron Rowan worked with various military agencies to arrange for our flyover today. He worked with the Milwaukee Federal Aviation Administration at the Pentagon, the Air Force 115th Fighter Wing and the 176th Fighter Squadron Operations Officer, Lieutenant Bart Van Roo, to arrange for a four-ship F-16 flyer of the Sheboygan Lakefront in the Laomung and American Veterans Memorial. He also is going to have the planes fly over Wiesburg Veterans Park and a Fondalac location. Ron is participating at the Fondalac ceremony and will not be with us today. Today's flyover was served to thank all veterans, all prisoners of war, those missing in action. November 5th also marks the 30th anniversary of the ultimate sacrifice made by two Wisconsin soldiers of the Madison-based 467th Medical Detachment Combat Stress Control. Heroes from Wisconsin include Monk Pleasants Captain Russell Sager and Kiehl's Sergeant Amy Kruger. They gave their lives during the Fort Hood Texas massacre. They killed 13 on November 15th of 2009. I'd like to remember all 43 of the shooting casualties of the Fort Hood massacre. Staff Sergeant Amy Kruger of Kiehl was one of those who lost their lives that day. Following the 9-11 terrorist attacks, she was moved to join the Army because she wanted to help keep America safe. She was proud of her military service and returned to Kiehl High School to share experiences with current students. Staff Sergeant Kruger had been to Afghanistan previously and had, like other soldiers, were in the ready processing center that day, were about to be deployed again. His remarks at the Fort Hood Memorial Service shortly after the shooting, President Obama shared a story that symbolizes Staff Sergeant Kruger's energy drive and determination. He said when her mother told her that she couldn't take out Osama bin Laden by herself, Amy replied, watch me. That spirit was evident to all who knew her in the small Wisconsin town of Kiehl. The news of Staff Sergeant Kruger's death was met with an outpouring of love and support by her family and friends as well as respect for the service that she gave to our country. On the next Memorial Day following her death, the town unveiled a memorial in her honor that includes the words that meant so much to her, all gave some, some gave all. As we mark this sad day three years later, we remember Staff Sergeant Kruger's and send our thoughts and prayers to her family and loved ones. Next on the agenda are some comments by Mayor Terry Van Akron. Terry? Thank you everyone for being here tonight as early Veterans Day. How many of you are veterans here today? Let's thank all of them for their service. Being a veteran allows us to come and assemble in a place like this today. Having the freedoms to be able to do this is so important to all of us. Tomorrow being an election day, you veterans are the ones that made that possible that we are able to go out and elect the government for the people and by the people. So for you again, we thank you. Again, it's a special day today because of the anniversary of our colleagues from Chaboyan County, E. McEwen, plus the other person from Wisconsin. Let's take a moment of silence for them and their families. Let's remember all the veterans who have died in past wars but let's also remember the veterans that are serving now. We have young men here that's on leave from the Air Force today. You want to raise your hand? Welcome back to Chaboyan and thank you for serving. But also what it takes to serve in the Air Force, Army, Marines or whatever branch of service, your families, the families you leave behind and the families that have to sacrifice because you're giving up your time and your effort to serve this country. So we're grateful to all the people that have served in the past. Let's also think about the people that are serving not today and maybe in harm's way. So again, thank you for being here tonight. We're looking forward to the jets, hopefully being just under the clouds. And thank you for being here on this evening. Thank you very much, Mayor. Next we have with us US Air Force Sergeant Thaddeus Hartlub. Thaddeus. Thank you. I'm Sergeant Hartlub. I'm the Air Force recruiter from West Bend. I was asked to speak here today and so I'll just take a few minutes. I'd like to thank Mr. Ron Roan and Mike for coordinating this event here today. Allowing us to all come out. Mr. Mayor, elected officials for your support as well as the people of Chaboyan for hosting us here today. I do appreciate it. And I'd like to also send a thank you to the men and women of the 115th Fighter Wing from Madison for not only providing their jets but the amount of personnel behind getting those jets here, the pilots flying them, the ground crews working on them. There's no easy feat to get four F-16s to fly over so many different communities and I do appreciate their support. I just wanted to talk a little bit kind about what being a veteran means to me as we approach Veterans Day. Veterans Day isn't just a holiday in November for me. It's more of a daily event that happens. Every time anyone in uniform gets ready for the day we always go into it with the mentality of what we can do to better serve our country and what we can do to serve the people. We all took an oath when we started our military career that brought us all into a brotherhood whether it's Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard. We all share that common bond and that's a common bond that links us all together. It's a bond that only a few people share but it's a bond to be proud of. With that bond, there's a lot of sacrifices that go into it that people in uniform make. As we mentioned on the anniversary of today, the Deaths Down in Fort Hood, as well as the family members still alive having to leave their communities, leave their families, go out of their comfort areas and serve their country wherever that may be. Because of that I think one of the greatest things that a veteran can get is a thank you and this is one big thank you I'd like to say. I think that the veterans are seeing right here today the support from the community in setting this up and all that. In my job I get a lot of opportunities to get thank yous from different people through all different walks of life and it brings a smile to my face whether it's a student or a teacher or a parent or even a three-year-old in the grocery store who gives me a salute as I walk by. I always give a salute back and their smiles go from ear to ear and that speaks a thousand words to us. It really does and please thank a veteran if you haven't for their service and their sacrifice and their continuing sacrifice. I wish you all a happy, happy veterans day. Thank you. Thank you very much. Next we'd like to have some comments from Wu Yang. Please come forward. Now we know the rest of the story. This even though we say Lao Mung and American but this is also an American memorial which a lot of people told me there's a Lao Mung memorial. I said no this is a Lao Mung and American veteran memorial because we have those three panels the U.S. servicemen the serve and Laos but we didn't know it. Nobody knew it until now. Now we all know that why the Mung are here because of all the service that they have provided in 30 years ago. I'd like to thank you Chairman Mike Winstein and Mayor and all the city officials, state officials, veterans that using this ground as a very good place for veterans day and the Mung feel very good in the city of Shibuagan. A lot of people told me why don't you build this in central Wisconsin and I said well it's good place but then nobody would go there. It's too far away here. Nobody would go further than Shibuagan because they would be in the lake. So but this is the right place and then Mayor what actually was very crucial to get this done too. Some 10 years ago that we start this memorial we knew that's gonna be part of a Shibuagan. It is a unique in the U.S. There's no other place that this kind of memorial has been built and recognized the service of the Mung and Laos and U.S. officials that serve in Laos. And thank you for coming and I think we're gonna I'm gonna stop myself so we can wait for the plane to come but I do have some plaque for three people that I want to give it to for Chairman Winstein. Thank you. And then for Mayor Buonacres and also for I forget your name okay all right thank you very much I'm just happy to be here as a citizen and as a representative of the people of Wisconsin to say thank you and to be a part of this important ceremony today. I think we as citizens of the state can take pride in the fact that we have one of the best offerings of programs and services to help out our veterans and our servicemen and women. When you look at what other states provide Wisconsin citizens can really take pride in the programs in the services that we offer. And the services in those offers and programs are because we want to show our gratitude and our appreciation for the work that our fellow citizens have done the men and women who have served in the military to ensure that the liberties and the freedoms that we all enjoy continue to exist today and are available for many many generations of our citizens to enjoy. So thank you for your service for your commitment to our nation and all our best as we look forward to a continued success for the United States of America. Thank you. Thank you Joe. Representative Ansley Mike would you like to say anything? I think Senator Lightbaum covered it pretty much but I personally would like to just say thank you for your service. We're in great debt to the services you provide and too infrequently do we actually say thank you. So I want to say from the bottom of my heart thank you to all the veterans very much. Okay well that concludes our official ceremony. The flyover is due in about four minutes so let's face east and see if we can see something through the breaks in the clouds. Thank you very much.