 especially for the last time as the gun runner family, to case the colors of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269. For as the first designated Air Attack Helicopter Squadron of our Marine Corps, the men and women of HMLA 269 are used to celebrating firsts. 1991, participating in operations in Somalia in January 1991. Participating in multiple operations in Bosnia, Albania, Zaire, Somalia and Afghanistan between 1995 through 2001. Deployed in February 2003 to Kuwait to support operation in during freedom. Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269 rates the following honors. Ladies and gentlemen, you are reminded to rise as colors pass you by. The commanding of is Gary Sergeant Gento Rodriguez. Ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. Ladies and gentlemen, please rise for honors to our national colors. Our real purpose today, I fully understand and recognize that today feels somber. Right? We are going to retire the colors of a squadron whose legacy spans more than 50 years. That today also symbolizes a shift. And it's a reorganization in our core designed to establish new formations across the MAGTAP. The first and the finest. Ralphie today is not about you and I know you know that better than anybody. But I have to say, what you guys, what this team has done here in your last two years has been exceptional. You have and will leave a mark not only on our community, on these Marines, but in the gun runner legacy for years to come. So thank you for what you've done. There's our what the gun runners represent and how they carried forth that legacy is alive and well and every single Marine you see out here and those they represent. And I couldn't be more proud of what this squadron has done, not only over their history, but over the last couple years. So thank you again to everybody that's traveled in to spend the day with us. Hey, thanks for the kind words before you to the front row. I'm just going to turn around for a quick second. Hey team, you've got you were given the most unenviable task over the last two years. It was to remain operationally relevant to keep the tip of the spear as sharp as possible to take care of each other and be ready to go at a moment's notice. And then you had to shut down deactivate your home and your squadron at the same time. And you were absolutely unflappable at every turn. This team from start to finish, every single Marine, every single pilot, every single department head that I had. They can communicate, solve problems. They do it smoothly. They do it seamlessly. And like most importantly, they're just phenomenal executors and that's a credit to them. And we got here today because of the because of the team behind me. You guys are incredible. Our 51 year legacy rests on your shoulders. And as I talked about last night, where you're spitting image, right? These guys are just as ready. They're just as well trained, right? And they are you. Ladies and gentlemen.