from afghanistan and the collapse of the afghan government. chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, mike mili, is facing the panel right now. that's him right there. let's listen a military and only 11 days in august. however, one lesson must never be forgotten. every soldier sailor amen. a marine who served there in afghanistan, 20 consecutive years, protected our country from attacked by terrorists, and for that they should be forever proud and we should be forever grateful. thank you chairman, and if i could, i know that there's some issues in the media that are deep concern to many members on the committee and with your permission, i'd like to address those remitted to again, i've submitted memoranda for the committee to take a look at you may see miss chairman, i've, i've served this nation for 42 years. i spent years in combat, and i buried a lot of my troops who died while defending this country. my loyalty to this nation . its people and the constitution hasn't changed and will never change. as long as i have a breath to give my loyalty is absolute. and i will not turn my back on the