and [applause] [applause] [applause] >> my name -- my name is bonnie carroll and i am a hugger. we come to this family because we have lost someone who served in the military but far more important than that we are here today because we are bonded forever by our love for someone who served in the military. we where a lot of pins and have different goldstar pins and giving unit pins but what we say here at taps is our opinion is a photo button worn over a broken heart. that is what brings us together. this is our family reunion, our safe place, our tree house, our clubhouse, and you have heard of our family, it is pretty special to have everybody in this room now for -- forever in your address book. it is my great pleasure to introduce the eighteenth chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey. i want to share a little bit about him. he first came to taps speaking at a very formal senate at our gala and was an honor to have him address our donors, our sponsors, our families, our volunteers. when he was first thanked after that. justin knew how to -- justin was s

. >> my name is bonnie carroll and i am a hugger. [laughter] we, we come to this family because we have lost someone who served in the military but far more important than that, we are hear today because we are bonded forever by our love for someone who served in the military. we wear a lot of pins. you know, we have different gold star pins. we have got different unit pins but what we say here at taps is our pin is a photo button worn over a broken heart. that is what brings us together. this is our family reunion. this is our safe place. this is our treehouse, our clubhouse, and you're part of our family. we say that grief are in the address book and it is pretty special to have everybody in this room now forever in your address book. it is my great pleasure to introduce today the 18th chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey. i want to share a little bit about him. he first came to taps speaking at a very formal setting at our gala and it was such an honor to have him address our donors, our sponsors, our fami