congress, the honorable barbara mikuls mikulski. >> can i move this over? good morning, everybody. well, hasn't the weekend just been fan fatasticfantastic? the great weather and crowds and participation commemorating the war of 1812. i want to welcome our distinguished ambassadors from britain and canada, ambassador westcott and duer and ray mavis and fort mchenry superintendent tina orcut. the congressional delegation is here and the mayor is here and she's been everywhere over the weekend. i know that governor o'malley, i believe, will be coming shortly. we're so excited about being here to commemorate this war of 1812 in a very fitting theme, enemies no more. some call the war of 1812 a forgotten war, but i believe it was the war that forged our nation because as the united states entered the war, it was a loose collection of states. when we emerged, we were on the path to becoming a truly great, great nation. it was during this war at the battle of baltimore that we gained an enduring icon of national patriotism and our national anthem inspired by the naval battle here at fort