historian wallace stegner wrote that national parks are absolutelyamerican, democratic. they reflect us at our best, rather than our worst. but he could just have easily been referring to the passengers and crew of flight 93. that when confronted with unspeakable realization of their situation, those 40 men and women formed a plan, and did the most democratic thing imaginable, they voted before deciding to carry it out. national parks preserve what is best about our country, including the foundations of the democracy on which our nation was established. from places like independence hall in philadelphia, to gettysburg, to seneca falls and flight 93, americans for 13 -- america's or hundred 13 national parks buying together the diverse stories of our shared history and unique cultures that make up our singular national story. the 40 heroes and heroines of flight 93 well understood that the collective strength of our nation is found in a creed that is as old as the founding of america itself. e pluribus unum. out of many, we are one. thank you. [applause] that brings me gr