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california, has been very -- has some very racist policies, including extermination of native people. so they welcomed that news. i just wanted to share that the cam county of science haas has some upcoming free day -- the california county of science has some upcoming free days. may 13, 14 and 15 will be free for families in zip codes 94127, 94131 and 9413 and families can look that up on the academy of science website. president mendoza: thank you. i attended the district four, district seven budget town hall. i'm not attending fun stuff like you guys. but it's been really great that the mayor and supervisors have been including the school district in that discussion and i know that others have been going to the district meetings and there are a couple more left and then we also attended their rec and park egg hunt that they had for 4,500 students and many of our students actually performed onstage as part of the entertainment. and we got to be part of the rib cookoff which was really fun and then we attended a really great event last night held by mo-magic and they were celebrating, it was their fourth year and it was just a really wonderful event to see our students per

has become part of who she is. that blue star is indelibly branded on her heart. and it has come in our family and among our friends haas shirley will tell you to define her in a sense. ladies and gentlemen, i am honored to present you the second lady of the united states, a blue star mom, my wife, jill biden. >> good morning. i and jill biden and i am a proud military mom. as my husband said, we are honored to have you all here at the white house today as we express the gratitude of our entire nation to those who served in our military into their amazing family. your all heroes from the moms and dads who keep your family together why your loved ones are serving overseas to the grandparents who stepped in with much needed support, to the children who are strong and brave while mom and dad are ready. -- are away. you go about your business everyday, lifting of your communities, volunteering that your schools, lending and your neighbors, and you do it all while carrying a heavy burden than most people imagine. you are truly remarkable. as joe said, we have been a national guard family for the last 10 years. 2 1/2 years ago, i stood in dover, delaware, watching as our sun go prepared to deploy to arrive. i remember it like it was yesterday. like other military families i felt an intense mixture of pride in concern, and i can honestly say that not a day passed during his year away when i did not worry about his safety. during the deployment ceremony, a friend slipped to prayer into my hands. it brought me comfort and i have shared it with many other since then. the prayer asks for courage and strength for each soldier to do their duty when they risk their lives to protect our freedom, and expresses thanks for the sacrifice of these men and women and their families. that prayer hasn a huge source of comfort to me, especially in the year that beau was deployed. i could be anywhere in the course of my day, riding on the chalkboard in my classroom or preparing a meal, and i could just thought, close my eyes, and say that quick prayer for him and all others serving in harm's way. now what i tend to plan and ceremonies, i pass on this prayer to the moms and families i meet in the hopes that the comforts them as it did me. i have had the opportunity of the last few years to attend several of the deployment and return ceremonies. i have seen the pride, the trepidation, the relief, and the pure joy. i've spent time with spouses and children, grandparents and friends, but somehow it is always the mothers to seek me out. they know that i understand their experience. and because i do, i offer them my thanks, my prayers, and a warm embrace. michelle and i have met so many amazing families in the past few years. just last month, i attended a deployment ceremony were met some