michael schwartz has been our authority lead. i just want to thank everyone for the incredible collaboration through the budgeting process. we are very excited to be making this request and hopefully launching a project soon. we do also have community members here. hopefully, they will add their comments. supervisor campos: i also want to echo the comments about bill level of cooperation and coordination. it's great to see that. it is an exciting project. commissioner dufty. supervisor dufty: one of the big improvement i have seen in terms of street scape on a market is when the northwest corner bart was replaced with open design. i think that would be great for market street. those bunkerish transit entrances lead to problems. >> absolutely, in terms of looking at their design, the balkan mess, the number and location of them, is all on the table. that discussion lends itself to not only improve in the urban design of the streetscape, but also fitting in other mobil facility that we may want to try to accommodate. supervisor duf

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and leaders from across our armed services, including air force secretary michael donnelly and chief of staff general norton schwartzdge a group of americans who understand the valor we recognize today because they displayed it it themselves, members of the medal of honor society. most of all, we welcome dick etchberger's friends and family, especially his brother robert and dick's three sons steve, richard, and cory. for the etchberger family, this is a day more than 40 years in the making. corey was just 9 years old, but he can still remember that winter in 1968 when he, his brothers and his mom were escorted to the pentagon. the war in vietnam was still raging. dick etchberger had given his life earlier that year. now his family was being welcome by the air force chief of staff in a small, private ceremony, dick was recognized with the highest honor that the air force can give, the air force cross. these three sons were told that their dad was a hero, that he had died while saving his fellow airmen, but they weren't told much else. their father's work was classified, and for years that's all they really knew. the

have secretary eric shinseki, leaders from across our armed services, including michael donnelly and chief of staff schwartz. i want to acknowledge a group of americans to understand the dollar we emphasize today, because they have displayed it themselves, members of the medal of honor society. most of all, we honor richard etchberger's friends and family. especially his brother robert and his three sons, steve, richard, and cory. for his family, this is a day more than 40 years in the making. cory was just nine years old, but he can still remember that winter in 1968 when he, his brothers, his mom were escorted to the pentagon. the war in vietnam was still raging. his father had given his life earlier that year. now, his family was being welcomed by the air force chief of staff. it was a small public ceremony. richard etchberger was recognized with the highest honor the airforce can give, the air force cross. these three boys were told their dad was a hero. they were not told much else. their fathers work was classified, and for years, that is all they really knew. then, nearly two decades later, the phone

leaders from across our armed services, including air force secretary michael donnelley and chief of staff general norton schwartzwledge a group of americans who understand the valor we recognize today, because they displayed it themselves. members of the medal of honor society. most of all, we welcome dick etchberger's friends and family. especially his brother, robert, and rick's three sons, steve, richard and cory. the etchberger family, this is a day more than 40 years in the making. cory was just 9 years old, but he can still remember that winter in 1967 when he, his brothers and his mom, were escorted to the pentagon. the war in vietnam was still raging. dick etchberger had given his life earlier that year. now the family was being welcomed by the air force chief of staff in a small, private ceremony dick was recognized with the highest honor that the air force can give. the air force cross. these three sons were told that their dad was a hero. that he had died while saving his fellow airmen, but they weren't told much else. their father's work was classified, and for years, that's all they really knew. the

and leaders from across our armed services including air force secretary michael donnelly and chief of staff general norton schwartzi want to acknowledge a group of americans who understand the valor we recognize today because they displayed it themselves, members of the metal of honor society. most of all we welcome dick etchberger's friends and families. especially his brother, robert, and dick's three sons, steve, richard and corey. for the etchberger family this is a day more than 40 years in the making. corey was just nine years old but he can still remember that winter in 1968 when he, his brothers and his mom were escorted to the pentagon. the war in vietnam was still raging. dick etchberger had given his life earlier that year. now his family was being well welcomed by the air force chief of staff in a small private ceremony dick was recognized with the highest honor that the air force can give, the air force cross. these three sons were told that their dad was a hero, that he had died while saving his fellow airmen, but they weren't told much else. their father's work was classified, and for years that's a

michael nutter is here. congressman pata is here. congresswoman alison schwartz is here. your own principal is here. the school superintendent arlene ackerman is here and doing a great job. and the secretary of education arne duncan is here. and i am here. and i am -- and i am thrilled to be here. i am jut so excited. i have heard such great things about what all of you are doing, both the students and the teachers and the staff here. you know, today is about welcoming all of you, and all of america's students, back to school. even though i know you've been in school for a little bit now, and i can't think of a better place to do it than at masterman. because -- you are one of the best schools in philadelphia. you are a leader in helping students succeed in the classroom. just last week you were recognized by a national blue ribbon -- as a national blue ribbon school, because of your record of achievement. and that is a testament to everybody here. to the students, to the parents, to the teachers, to the school leaders. it's an example of excellence that i hope communities across america can embrace

and leaders from across our armed services, including air force secretary michael donley and chief of staff general norton schwartz. i want to a knowledge a group of americans who understand the valor we recognize today, because they displayed it themselves -- members of the medal of honor society. most of all, we welcome dick etchberger's friends and family, especially his brother robert, and dick's three sons, steve, richard, and cory. for the etchberger family, this is a day more than 40 years in the making. cory was just nine years old, but he can still remember that winter in 1968 when he, his brothers, and his mom were escorted to the pentagon. the war in vietnam was still raging. dick etchberger had given his life earlier that year. now his family was being welcomed by the air force chief of staff. in a small, private ceremony, dick was recognized with the highest honor that the air force can give -- the air force cross. these three sons were told that their dad was a hero, that he had died while saving his fellow airmen. but they were not told much else. their fathers work was classified, and for years tha

michael nutter, is here. congressman chaka fattah is here. congresswoman allyson schwartz is here.your own principal, marge neff, is here. the school superintendent, arlene ackerman, is here and doing a great job. and the secretary of education, arne duncan, is here. and i am here. [cheers and applause] and i am thrilled to be here. i am just so excited. i've heard such great things about what all of you are doing, both the students and the teachers and the staff here. today is about welcoming all of you, and all of america's students, back to school, even though i know you've been in school for a little bit now. and i can't think of a better place to do it than at masterman. because you are one of the best schools in philadelphia. you are a leader in helping students succeed in the classroom. just last week, you were recognized by a national blue ribbon -- as a national blue ribbon school because of your record of achievement. and that is a testament to everybody here - to the students, to the parents, to the teachers, to the school leaders. it's an example of excellence that i ho