It was an honor to be here. It has been a great evening. Thank you so much and well done. It is always good to win a vote in the congress or the parliament as we call it. Say, it is always reasonably satisfying to win a vote when you have people predict you are not going to win it. Well done. There are so many distinguished guest. Guesht a distinguished ts tonight. There are the thing which guests but none none are more distinguished than the veterans of the battle of the coral sea. Bill, derekon, holyoke and from the u. S. Navy john hancock. Gentlemen, we salute you and we thank you. Say you are all in great shape. Earlier this week in townsville we thanked and welcomed sessile a 93yearold who served as a 17 year old. 75 years ago, the japanese advance seemed unstoppable. There is a surprise attack on pearl harbor had a song or disabled most of the United States Pacific Fleet with the notable exception of the carriers. The impregnable troops at singapore had fallen. The battle cruiser
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