pearl harbor, teaching sailors reading and writing and working at the hospital there. and decades later, she's stillsoldie helps our soldiers doing needlework for patientrss at va hospitals. we are honored now to be joined by pat rudd. hi, pat. thank you so much for beinyog with us today. it's great to talk to you. >> thank you. so, pat, i want to put thatthat picture back up because it'sarlg just darling of you as a teenage, you're wantingn wh to get involved in what was going on in world waoing or two. tell me a little bit about how you pursued this drive of yours to to be part of wours to to be part of two? well, when i was irld war n boop at hunter college, i left there and was assigned to my servicesi ,dc. and while i was there, i would go outn on my day off and go t