he is retired marine corps aviator major albert rocelli, one of the veterans who connor us with theirresence here today. you see, major drocelli is an extended member of our coast guard family. his son nick, a coast guard veteran, is serving as a civilian here with us in d.c. now, as a young enlisted marine major droceli navigated a team of vindicators which were carrier-based dive bombers, to midway before the battle. he is, in fact, one of the very first ever designated aerial nav gators in the united states marine corps. during the battle of midway, he participated in the flights that brought ammunition in and wounded service men out during the battle. towards the end of world war ii, he was selected for flight training and subsequently commissioned where he earned his coveted wings of gold as a pilot. he had a remarkable career of military service which included 86 combat missions during the korean war. now, were he at the podium the major would be quick to remind us that his story is only one of thousands that could be told of the individual service men and women who helped turn