speaker fitzgerald, speaker tim cramer, ellis, minority leader barka, members of the wisconsin supreme court, constitutional officers, tribal leaders, members of the cabinet, distinguished guests, members of the legislature, my wife and our family, lynette walker and part of our family there. [ applause ] >> and moss importat importantl citizens of the great state of wisconsin, it is an honor to appear before you tonight. next to my wife, is the admiral general of wisconsin, major general john dunbar. [ applause ] >> i want to thank him and the more than 10,000 strong members of the wisconsin national guard. tonight with him are the members of the 724th engineer battalion. stand up, gentlemen. [ applause ] >> i first spoke with them more than a year ago when they were deployed in iraq, i greeted them in the cold when they returned home, and i saw many of them again this summer as they responded to the massive damage caused by storms in northwestern wisconsin. their dedication to their country, to the state, ask yes, to their communities is a prime example of what we all know as the spi