overwhelmed. this is a very good day. [ applause ] i want to thank all of you. especially the people on this stage. but each and every one of you who have been working so hard on this, members of my staff who worked so hard on this. i couldn t be prouder. 66 years ago in the dense, snow-covered forests of western europe allied forces were beating back a massive assault in what would become known as the battle of the bulge. and in the final days of the fighting, a regiment in the 80th division of patton s 3rd army came under fire. the men were traveling along a