mr. art h. wilson co-founder and president of the disabled veterans life memorial foundation. vietnam, the philippines, thailand, and taiwan and for much of his life has been an outspoken advocate of disabled veterans striving to ensure that america understands the sacrifices made by disabled veterans. so it is my pleasure to introduce the leader, an outstanding leader, art h. wilson, retired national adjutant of the disabled american disabled veterans organization known by all of you as dav art! >> thank you and good morning. to all of our friends and distinguished guests, to my fellow board members, and most of all to my fellow disabled veterans, it is humbling for me to be here on this historic occasion as we dedicate a permanent place of honor for those whose sacrifices and contributions for freedom have endured the duration of our nation's way of life. this is a culmination of hard work, support, and vision shared by many among them are some dear friends who are here in spirit and watching from above. we gather in our nation's capital, a place where honor is bestowed upon

mr. art h. wilson co-founder and president of the disabled veterans life memorial foundation., the philippines, thailand, and taiwan and for much of his life has been an outspoken advocate of disabled veterans striving to ensure that america understands the sacrifices made by disabled veterans. so it is my pleasure to introduce the leader, an outstanding leader, art h. wilson, retired national adjunct tant of the disabled american disabled veterans organization known by all of you as dav art! [ applause ] >> thank you and good morning. to all of our friends and distinguished guests, to my fellow board members, and most of all to my fellow disabled veterans, it is humbling for me to be here on this historic occasion as we dedicate a permanent place of honor for those who whose sacrifices and contributions for freedom have endured the duration of our nation's way of life. this is a culmination of hard work, support, and vision shared by many among them are some dear friends who are here in spirit and watching from above. we gather in our nation's c capit capital, a place where h