jerald, todd perish. >> good afternoon. >> good afternoon, my name is silk. i'm here to eliminating the 6 from the hill to ash bury heights. i enjoy taking muni and i want to continue to enjoy taking muni and this is the only bus that services our neighborhood. so that means that the elderly, disabled are going to have to hike up the hill from hate street, how is that problem going to be solved. there is no direct route. there would always have to be a transfer. so what are you going to do about the school kids that has to transfer in a less than desirable neighborhood. the revised proposal of the 43 coming up, that's a diesel bus, what are you going to do about the environmental impact into our neighborhood and last i want it say that supervisor breed, our supervise has gone on record as opposing this. keep the six coming up to frederick street, thank you. >> thank you. next speaker please. >> carol followed by todd perish and then randel. >> i'm a resident of oakland. i hate to say how long about, but in the mid 1970s i was apart of the bart study which was

and one among the last remaining of the greatest generation, colonel jerald f.ell of centre county, pennsylvania. today i rise to honor the life and legacy of this brave combat veteran who is one of only two surviving iwo jeemial battalion commanders. he passed away on monday, february 24, 2014, at the age of 97. it is an honor to have called jerry my friend. it is one of the most decorated marines in world war ii and over 28 years of military service, colonel russell spent a life serving his country. while his military career was second to none, russell's humanitarian and philanthropic work was equally remarkable. indeed, it was his commitment to service and serving others that made him a pillar for both the nation's military and his local community, which encompasses much of central pennsylvania and well beyond. a graduate of boston college, russell was one of the first alternates for the 1940 u.s. olympic track team in the 800 meters, a sport he loved with a passion. immediately following his completion of his undergraduate studies, russell began his career i