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worked with don peterson and now with mike, some great leaders and on the elected side of course, a key, james, holly crawford and bob so for those of you who are sampling the fair here, you are around some very very great leaders who have done an awful lot for both industry and the military and again off script i mentioned earlier that i am privileged to be the fourth chief of the national guard bureau who wears this color uniform. eight previous chief in the national guard and former director of the air national guard is john conaway and i would certainly like you to stand and be recognized. thank you very much. [applause] we have got a great stable of pass directors of the national guard who have worked very closely with the air force and the air force association throughout the years. course general conaway goes back and general mckinley followed him from south dakota. general shepherd followed him from massachusetts. general weaver followed shepherd from new york. general james from taxes and then i had the opportunity to follow danny for a few years and i worked with john cotton hugh as