jacqueline cochran was the first to break the sound barrier. she was a protege of chuck jagr, who is the man who did break the sound barrier for the first time. he was a test pilot and a fabulous aviator. chuck jagr is still alive today. i saw him a few weeks ago. he was in dallas. and he wrote to anyone who knows anything about aviation. and he took jacqueline cochran under his wing and helped her and then she actually was the first woman to break the sound barrier. she also was tx -- she also was the woman who conceived the women air force service pilots and she was the leader during world war ii of this incredible group of women. and i want to read the remarks that i made because it tells much of the story of the wasps and jacqueline cochran's leadership. as we celebrate women's history month, this is the perfect time for us to gather to honor the women air service pilots -- the air force service pilots now -- they were not in the air force at the time but they were called the wasps. we gave them the congressional gold medal, for these women