been holding this until the very end he will be extremely mad at me but i have to tell you about eddie feldman. fast eddie, lt. eddie feldman my lifelong dear betty from a vietnam not just that he stood by my side in case i'm as did show and don but totally separate incident on his own he removes a life motor show from a marines liver but he it receives the silver star and is a nominee for the medal of honor tonight and we all strive mightily to say that as a reality before we die. just so you know, at of all of these little stories occasionally pops out a super human being whose credentials are beyond our comprehension and use its 10 hour missed tonight. i must do. thank you. [applause] i love you. >> they do very, very much for a wonderful presentation. what we want to do now is have the ku and a. we can have six or eight questions if we can have a hand. >> i enjoy your representation very, very much. the information given back. [inaudible] one of the things that the medics for right now is to open the left chest and put the hand that works extremely well because like you say, thank you. i s

but i have to tell you about eddie feldman. eddie, fast eddie, lieutenant eddie feldman, my lifelong dear buddy from vietnam -- it's not that he just stood by my side in khe sanh. as did joe and don. in a totally separate incident on his own he removed a live mortar shell from a marine's liver for which he was awarded the silver star. and as we sit here tonight, he is a nominee for the medal of honor. and we are all striving mightily to see that as a reality before we die. so just so you know, out of all these little stories casually pops up a super human being whose credentials are beyond my comprehension and i love you, eddie. thank you. [applause] >> thank you very, very much for a wonderful presentation. dr. finnegan, what we want to do now is have our q & a. you should take 6 to 8 questions and if i can have a hand, we'll go ahead and start. >> i enjoyed your presentation very, very much. >> thank you, sir. >> the changes that you were talking about, the information, giving back, that started in the first gulf. the surgeon