for2011 indy's choice award adult debut book of the year, and the marine corps heritage foundation james webb award for distinguished fiction. he is also author of the highly acclaimed fiction book, "what it is like to go to war." please welcome him. [applause] marjorie k eastman is the award-winning author of how we serve post 9/11. she served 10 years as an intelligence officer and commander. out before being awarded without direct commission. -- with a direct commission. she has her ba in political science from the university of california san diego. and from the graduate school of vanderbilt university. she was selected as one of the nation's top 25 influencers, supporting the military recently, and was named one of the 201910 bystanding young americans the junior chamber international usa. [applause] retiredlly, scott is a u.s. army -- oh my god. [laughter] a retired u.s. marine. [laughter] service as honorable an enlisted and commission officer. his 2018 book is a story of echo battalionsecond marines. scott has written articles, editorials and call early pieces for usa today, fox news