mrs. diane mussleman. roberto bobby barea. we owe all of them a deep debt of gratitude. another round of applause for all of their hard work. thank you for your work. and sadly, there are three men who made enormous contributions to the memorial who did not live to celebrate this special day. the honorable jesse brown, former secretary of veterans affairs and co-founder of the memorial. and board members, the honorable gordon mansfield, former acting secretary of the va. and kenneth mussleman, a distinguished disabled vietnam veteran, please join me -- please join me in a moment of silence to honor these three great men. i know they are here with us in spirit today. thank you for remembering them. we are also indebted today to many individuals, foundations, organizations, and corporations whose donation made this historic day possible. many of them are listed in your program. there are more than 1 million individual donors whose contribution made this memorial a reality. again, we thank everyone for their generous contributions. many of you are gathered here today. thank