mr. tucker will be in one of the biplanes for today's flyover.1945, a pilot was based in the pacific theater, and he will participate in the flyover as a passenger in one of the b-17's. also with us today are veterans who participated in a discussion forum last night at the national air and space museum. thanks to bud anderson, charles mcgee, chester finnigan, and one other for joining us last night and being here this afternoon. as grateful as we are for their bravery and service, we're here to celebrate not just g.i. joe but rosie the riveter as well. in a speech he made in 1945, franklin roosevelt said -- [indiscernible] that is already across the globe. president roosevelt understood the power of the people, when they spoke their will, -- [indiscernible] he knew that once this country became involved in hostilities the immense u.s. industrial complex would transition from peacetime manufacturing of automobiles, tractors, bicycles, and airliners to the production of jeeps, tanks, machine guns, and warplanes. and he was right. for the second ti