and so to all my hokies, salute pros m and semper fidelis, and i look forward to talking with me here today. we have first and foremost as lieutenant commander kathleen cox. lieutenant commander alex dietrich. major katie hernandez. and last but certainly not least, colonel allison black. and so as we start this panel discussion, we think about we have this amazing opportunity to acknowledge and discuss the the contribution tions of women in special operations and it's been noted this term, right? so on the paperwork it says this term trailblazer. and i think i speak for all of us when i say that, although in today's day and age, we have certainly created some heat and contributed to some some firsts and some changes which has been great. but we you know, we did not get here without walking the path of many, many women who came before us. and and not just the women who came before us, but also the men and women who helped shaped the policies, gave us the opportunities to get here. and there's five of us on this panel today. but the truth is, we are really the face, the voice of a larg

and so to all my hokies, salute pros m and semper fidelis, and i look forward to talking with me here today. we have first and foremost as lieutenant commander kathleen cox. lieutenant commander alex dietrich. major katie hernandez. and last but certainly not least, colonel allison black. and so as we start this panel discussion, we think about we have this amazing opportunity to acknowledge and discuss the the contribution tions of women in special operations and it's been noted this term, right? so on the paperwork it says this term trailblazer. and i think i speak for all of us when i say that, although in today's day and age, we have certainly created some heat and contributed to some some firsts and some changes which has been great. but we you know, we did not get here without walking the path of many, many women who came before us. and and not just the women who came before us, but also the men and women who helped shaped the policies, gave us the opportunities to get here. and there's five of us on this panel today. but the truth is, we are really the face, the voice of a larg

the motto of the united states marine corps semper fidelis always faithful, while the rest of us must remain always faithful to those which so many have given their lives to protect our heritage of liberty must be preserved and passed on. let no terrorist question our will are no tyrant doubt our resolve. americans have courage and determination and we must not and will not be intimidated by anyone, anywhere. right now, you talk about this day, in this speech, in your book, can you share some of the sentiments? well, i'll say one thing that stood out to me generally. this is what a big heart that ronald reagan had that part really stood out to me. you can tell just from the speeches, especially the first one that we heard there, how much emotion is in that voice and going to the white house correspondents dinner and not delivering the remarks saying, i'll save that speech for next year. you really got the sense that he had such a huge heart and and michael reagan, thank you so much for your support during during all of this and your friendship over the last few few years getting to kn