Colleague to you all. [ applause ] thank you. We are delighted and very fortunate to have added rob to our staff in september here at the museum. He has joined us as the senior historian. Rob is well known as one of the leading experts on the german military, but he also brings a tremendous and wide range of knowledge of world war ii and european history in all its aspects, to us. He has already made his presence felt by diving headfirst into tours, conferences and programs and many other of our major using initiatives. So it is my pleasure to have rob here to introduce and interview our distinguished veteran. Rob, take it away. Thank you very much. [ applause ] the diving headfirst was the easy part, it is getting right side of that is difficult. Thank you very much. I was hired after the agenda was set, so i was given some light lifting and maybe one of the easiest assignments i have had, to interview Major General John Singlaub, an American Hero and a man that has had a very disting