 Hello, I'm Colonel Kat Stevens, the installation commander here with Chief Bill Hebb, the installation command chief here at Hanscom Air Force Base. The Hanscom community is grateful for the relationships we have with our neighbors in Bedford and it's a privilege to partner with you today for this special ceremony. Moral day is a time for our nation to reflect. To remember and honor the airmen, soldiers, sailors, marines and coast guardmen who made the ultimate sacrifice defending or supporting our great country. Its interests and its ideals. I'm sure you have heard the expression, all gave some, some gave all. This day is an opportunity for Americans to pay homage to those who've died serving our nation and acknowledge the immense debt we owe them and the families and the loved ones that they left behind who remember them both today and every day. From our humble beginnings as a nation, which we perhaps recall more vividly than others, due to our historical surroundings, the men and women of this great country have never hesitated to answer the call to defend the nation against its enemies, giving their all to preserve the freedom we hold dear. But it wasn't until after the Civil War that we began formally recognizing our fallen with a national holiday. Since its inception in 1868, Memorial Day has become one of our nation's most important holidays. I ask that you join me in commemorating all of our fallen heroes by participating in the national moment of remembrance, observing a moment of silence May 31st at 3 p.m. This is not meant to replace other events, it's just a slice of time, one minute to pay homage to those who died for our freedom. Thank you, and I would also like to express my appreciation to the town of Bedford and the Bedford Patriotic Holiday Commission for continuing to hold important events like this, even if they have to be virtual for now. And for including Hanscom Air Force Base in them, we appreciate you.