it is this grand painting of space legends, john glenn, neil armstrong, jim lovell and jean krantz. these american heroes not take their rightful place in our beautiful historic statehouse rotunda across from the wright brothers. it is truly a thrill to meet and listen to toledo native jean krantz who directed america's missions to the moon from the mercury, gemini and apollo programs. mr. krantz spoke of a space pioneer who willingly accepted great personal risk in the name of national progress and how they eagerly accepted president kennedy's challenge to place america's flag on the moon. they push the envelope doing things that i had never been done before. they were children of the depression and first-generation college graduates who grew up on farms in the midwest. they were leaders, they were team builders. they stood for something greater than themselves. they love their country and vowed to serve. always grounded in the strong work ethic and deeply held values that they learned from their own parents and they all had big dreams. tomorrow will be the 54th anniversary of the