the country after 200,000 people had died and his country lay in ruins, and he was inspired by robert edsall's book. robert? >> thank you very much for those comments, richard. you are exceedingly kind and i'm deeply touched by your story of what took lace with the minister in haiti. i want to thank general carter of course, the teams at the smithsonian cultural rescue initiative and army civil affairs and psychological operations command airborne, in particular corey wagner and colonel scott to jesse for their work in creating this training program and of course making this event possible. trustees and advisory board members of the foundation are here today and i want to thank you. we have special guests among us . family members of the world war ii monuments men and women. please stand when i called the name of your hero and our commander george stout, major robert posey, captain james warmer, captain walker hancock, tech five charles burn holes, and captain walter hutch house and, one of two monuments officers killed in action during the final weeks of the war. thank you. your presence adds