thacker, secretary mnuchin, secretary mattis, secretary zinke. the secretary shanahan, secretary wolfen, former va secretary jim peak, tom stevens, from the korean war veterans association, and all the representatives of our veterans service organizations, assembled veterans, members of our armed forces, va colleagues, other distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, i don't think i've left anybody out. the department of veteran affairs has two main missions to honor the dead and care to are the living. in accordance with a solemn president made by president abraham lincoln in his second inaugural address in 1865. we at va keep that promise 365 days a year and in this past year we've made great progress towards also keeping president trump's promise to veterans, strengthening our ability to