cross, and sir, it is good to have you with us from the 82nd airborne. good, thomas. i want to give everybody the back story and why you were the recipient of this, you were flying the h-6 little bird helicopter and the only service aif yay fviator to get this awa you were in tau ji, iraq, and the tailman took a hit to the rotor, and you not only go after him guns blazing, but kept refueling and attacking and you are credited with saving a lot of lives that day, but it sounds like this is something that you consider a day at the office. so how do you feel about being the recipient of this honor? well, thomas, i ll tell you that i i m humbled to be on the presence of of the guys on the ground, because they are america s best special ops forces, and i m humbled to work