of the medal of honor. i want to thank all our distinguished guests today, chairman of the joint chiefs, the secretary of the secretary austin, the enlisted adviser, chairman carmen lopez, leaders of the united states army, the vice president of the united states and the second gentleman, and i m jill s husband, jill is here. as we add these three names to our nation s roll of honor, i want to recognize matthew williams, stand up. [ applause ] thomas payne. netter beyers. each of you know what it means