and archibald macleish in dealing with that grief wrote a poem but his last lines are very meaningful to me. and he said about the yong did they say we leave you our death, give them their meaning. i think that is what we are all about, mr. chairman. thank you very much. >> thank you, mr. secretary. next witness is mr. metzler. your statement is entered in the hearing record and you are now recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. members of the committee. i appreciate the opportunity to testify before the subcommittee today on behalf of the secretary of the army in support of arlington national cemetery. it is an honor for me to represent arlington national cemetery, our nation's premier cemetery. with me today is the deputy secretary of the army for personnel oversight. the management of arlington national cemetery presents unique challenges among national and military cemeteries. arlington continues to serve as an active burial place for today's solitary men and women and reserves as a very heavily visited national shrine honoring the past service of men and women i