[singing america the beautiful ] [applause] [unintelligible] ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the arrival of the official party. the superintendent of arlington national cemetery, the commanding general of the united states army military district washington, mr. roger denzel, and the hon. eric shinseki, secretary of veterans affairs. ladies and gentlemen the vice president of the united states. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing for the procession of our nation s colors and those of our veterans services organizations. the procession is lead today by a member of the legion of valor wh earned the distinguished service cross all serving in afghanistan. as the colors are posted, the united states marine band will play the national march. please place your hand or real heart or render a salute as we posed the colors. please place your hand over ur heart or render a salute as we post the colors. order arms. please remain standing for th
to attend the g-20 summit. this is 20 minutes. hello, yongsan. [applause] it is wonderful to be here. did a round of applause give the a round of applause for that great introduction. [applause] a few other people i want to make mention of we are so proud and what to thank our outstanding representatives here in the republic of korea, ambassador kathleen segm igmund. give her a big round of applause. [applause] a former colleague of mine in the illinois state senate who is now a congressman from the great state of illinois, peter is with us today. give him a big round of applause. [applause] re.re he is up their period general young is here. give him a big round of applause. [applause] a few other people i want to give thanks to, general don nson, the sergeant-major we are so proud to have with us the veterans of the korean war. we are honored by their presence. [applause] i want to make special mention of one of them the congressional medal all honor recipient. give