you include the best ever feared race and ethnicity that with fundament -- fundameal to our nation. there is one thing that sets you apart. here in these quiet hills, you have come together to prepare for the most difficult tt of our time. you signed up knowing your service would send you into harm's way. you did so lon after the birth of drums of war were sounding. in you we see the commitment of our country. the timeless virtues have served our nation well. see your sense of duty, including those who cover earned their right-shoulder patch, like the soldiers who suffered a grenade wound in iraq. your first captain of the corps of cadets, tyler gordon. we see your sense of honor in your respect for traditions, knowing that you joined a long line that stretches through the centuries, and in your reverence for each other. when the course stand in silence every time a former ku that makes the ultimate sacrifice for our nation -- the corps stands in silence every time a former member makes the ultimate sacrifice for our nation. we see your love of country, the devotion to america captu