 So, we managed to get six of them all, but that's quite a fair amount for us. He's a little bit far off. I think so. A 10 cents amount, I couldn't afford to wear them. Can I get a minute of this? You can be one of the seven. You're going to take this place. Wait, I'll have your own van. I'm still not a campus user. I'm a campus user. Pause the VMI. I'm sorry. You'll be alive. Yes. That's the West Point of the Sun. That's it. No, I've got it wrong. I learned that the West Point is the VMI of the month. Annual event down there, wasn't it? The movie. Oh, it is? I don't even know that. They still play rock. That's right. It's a season ticket. No, it's not. Sir. To Edward B. Hickey Jr. For exceptionally distinguished performance of duty and outstanding contributions to the Department of Defense from January 21, 1981 to November 4, 1985 as the Director, White House, Military Office, and Director of Special Support Services. Mr. Hickey's foresight, perception, and breadth of knowledge have ensured the smooth and efficient operation of the military office. The programs he developed to ensure presidential command and control of the armed forces in a national emergency are unprecedented in scope and have added immeasurably to the security of the United States. He worked tirelessly with numerous national security officials in assessing the terrorist threat and ensuring action was taken to enhance the safety of the President at home and abroad. He energetically supported and had a major role in the programs developed to ensure the continuity of the presidency and the government of the United States in every foreseeable contingency. Mr. Hickey's sense of loyalty to the President and to the nation and to the members under his personal operational command served as inspiration to all. His leadership resulted in a parallel record of effective military support to the President. He has earned widespread respect throughout the Department of Defense and throughout the government of the United States. I take great pleasure in presenting Edward V. Hickey Jr., the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service, signed Casper Weinberger, Secretary of Defense. It's worse than christening a show. President, it was approximately 17 and a half years ago that in 1968, Ed Hickey was assigned to assist you during that campaign period when he was in the service the same time he met John Simpson. And I'd like to say in a bipartisan way that that was the best thing that President Johnson ever did. But since that time, as you know and as we all know here is one of the oldest and most faithful members of the Reagan team so it's a pleasure for me to swear I'm in for the new duties today. Raise your right hand. I, Edward V. Hickey Jr., I, Edward V. Hickey Jr., do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same that I take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter so help me God. Congratulations. You're not going too far. I think it was very thoughtful of you also that out of his seven sons he left one of them on duty when the Marines protected him. Thank you. Mr. Secretary, Mr. Attorney General, with all of Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen, that today is a very moving day for me because it marks really not the end but in some respects the end of the journey it was the greatest privilege of my life only after nearly 18 years when I walked in the shadow of this magnificent President. It's been every state of the 50 states of the United States many, many times in the only 30 foreign countries watching, observing, disemiring this President. But the greatest legacy that the President has given to me is the status of the world and the status of the United States as I look down the room and my seven sons have a magnificent future because of our great President. I'm grateful to you, sir. Thank you so much. Thank you. God bless you and good luck and I know what you'll do where you're going. It's been pretty good 18 years for me and I appreciate your kind and extremely generous words. I meant them, sir. I know you did. Even if there is a touch of money there in me. It was a wonderful time and it was back during a great tragedy that had occurred at the national scene that it had been decided in Washington that a number of other governors should have secret service protection and that was my first introduction and experience with them. I'm going to tell just one story. You know what I'm talking about. Yes, I think it would be beneath the dignity of the occasion to say that when you all came and moved in on us in Sacramento we were all delighted to see you that we named two of you Boston Blackie One and Boston Blackie One. How would I have to tell you something about this service? It was out at our ranch then. We'd go down from Sacramento to the weekend and I'd go out to the ranch and I'd always like to shoot a little so we'd go down in the woods and set up some tin cans and they'd like to keep their hand in and be blast away. And then one day I read an article and they said, oh yes, they had to do that too. And one of them set up a can and so I went into a crouch and missed the can and then one of them stepped up started blazing and went again. I said, wait a minute, you didn't slouch or crouch and it kind of pedal pushed and I said, well isn't it is the article wrong? The article said that you crouch and finally he's pedal pushing and he said, well we lose our rating if we crouch. I said, well what do you mean? And then I heard this line and I fell in love. The unit chief that particular day spoke up to save the other one from embarrassment and said, Governor, if we're ever shooting at anyone we're between him and his target. Meaning they would stand up straight and be a bigger target. And as I say, it's been a love affair which I saw all these times.