this wednesday may 9th paula bravo will speak all biden. the indication of general petraeus and was imbedded in his death in she adds, -- has hundreds of hours to tell the inside story of his development and leadership from every vantage point*. last, you have question cards. i would make use of those cards that is how we will handle q&a. please hand them to the staff then the questions will be post during the second half of the program. it is by a pleasure to introduce dr. right to the said of world war ii veteran. he is from believe the illinois near dubuque diyala and the college resolute knew i was with james wright i graduated with this list of margins. [laughter] he would roll over in his grave. you went to the university of wisconsin and became a history professor 1969. served as the president 1998 through 2009 and he has visited most of the military hospitals and has a courage support for the wounded veterans in those hospitals. is a director of the board of the injured marine december 5 fund one of the top 10 charities rated by a t