WEBVTT 00:00.109 --> 00:03.289 Good morning and welcome to today's 00:03.299 --> 00:06.980 monument dedication on behalf of Major 00:06.989 --> 00:09.579 general , retired Ted Wang , the 26 00:09.590 --> 00:11.739 chief US Army Dental Corps and 00:11.750 --> 00:13.806 president of the Association of Army 00:13.806 --> 00:16.120 Dentistry . I welcome you to the Army 00:16.129 --> 00:18.440 Medical Department museum site of the 00:18.450 --> 00:22.200 army dentistry monument Founded in 00:22.209 --> 00:25.090 March 1911 . The Army Dental Corps has 00:25.100 --> 00:27.100 a long and distinguished history of 00:27.100 --> 00:29.629 providing global dental services to 00:29.639 --> 00:32.099 soldiers and ensuring the readiness of 00:32.110 --> 00:35.090 the nation's fighting forces . Today , 00:35.099 --> 00:37.450 we pay special tribute to us army 00:37.459 --> 00:40.009 dentistry with a monument honoring the 00:40.020 --> 00:42.740 soldiers , civilians and spouses who 00:42.750 --> 00:45.439 have served and continue to serve in 00:45.450 --> 00:48.849 the army dental care system . At this 00:48.860 --> 00:51.027 time . I ask that you please stand for 00:51.027 --> 00:53.138 the playing of the national anthem by 00:53.138 --> 00:55.849 Fort Sam's own 3 23 band followed by 00:55.860 --> 00:58.027 the invocation given by deputy command 00:58.027 --> 01:00.082 chaplain , Lieutenant Colonel Steven 01:00.082 --> 01:01.189 Dix US . Army . 01:18.599 --> 01:19.599 Mhm . 02:11.970 --> 02:14.026 I invite you to join me in a word of 02:14.026 --> 02:17.490 prayer . Almighty , God , we invite you 02:17.500 --> 02:19.278 to be our honored guest at this 02:19.278 --> 02:21.333 morning's ceremony , Lord , for over 02:21.333 --> 02:24.029 112 years of the Army Dental Corps has 02:24.039 --> 02:26.050 provided world class global care to 02:26.059 --> 02:28.115 soldiers and their families . Always 02:28.115 --> 02:30.226 putting service before self . They've 02:30.226 --> 02:32.559 conserved the fighting and the biting 02:32.570 --> 02:35.000 strength of the US military as this 02:35.009 --> 02:37.176 statue is dedicated today . Lord , let 02:37.176 --> 02:39.287 it be a reminder to all who see it of 02:39.287 --> 02:41.120 the service and sacrifice of the 02:41.120 --> 02:43.009 members of the United States Army 02:43.009 --> 02:45.176 Dental Corps who have given so much to 02:45.176 --> 02:47.065 so many while asking so little in 02:47.065 --> 02:50.509 return in your holy name . I pray amen . 03:01.539 --> 03:03.872 Ladies and gentlemen , please be seated . 03:10.990 --> 03:13.100 We would like to extend a special 03:13.110 --> 03:15.221 welcome to our distinguished guests , 03:15.970 --> 03:18.081 Mister Joseph Bray , civilian aide to 03:18.081 --> 03:20.081 the Secretary of the Army for South 03:20.081 --> 03:22.259 Texas . Doctor Peter Tan , civilian 03:22.270 --> 03:24.381 aide to the Secretary of the Army for 03:24.381 --> 03:26.492 Northern Florida and his guest , Miss 03:26.492 --> 03:28.492 Nancy Brown , Major General Michael 03:28.492 --> 03:30.830 Talley , commanding General US Army 03:30.839 --> 03:33.006 Medical Center of Excellence and 20 th 03:33.006 --> 03:35.229 chief US Army Medical Service Corps and 03:35.240 --> 03:38.130 his wife Laurie Major General Sharon 03:38.139 --> 03:40.330 Banister , Director of Medical 03:40.339 --> 03:43.080 Operations , US Air Force Office of the 03:43.089 --> 03:45.311 Surgeon general Falls Church , Virginia 03:45.970 --> 03:48.248 Major General , retired Patrick Scully , 03:48.248 --> 03:51.449 former deputy army surgeon general and 03:51.460 --> 03:53.571 former Chief of Staff US Army Medical 03:53.571 --> 03:56.649 Command and 23rd chief US army Dental 03:56.660 --> 03:59.550 Corps . And his wife Peggy , Major 03:59.559 --> 04:01.503 general , retired Russell J Surf , 04:02.160 --> 04:04.190 former commanding general US Army 04:04.199 --> 04:06.255 Medical Department Center and School 04:06.255 --> 04:08.421 and former commanding general Fort Sam 04:08.421 --> 04:10.720 Houston and 25 th chief US Army Dental 04:10.729 --> 04:13.990 Corps and his wife Michelle Major 04:14.000 --> 04:16.690 General , retired Carla Holly Bolan , 04:16.839 --> 04:18.672 former Commanding general of the 04:18.672 --> 04:20.783 Northern Regional Medical Command and 04:20.783 --> 04:22.895 Walter Reed . Army Medical Center and 04:22.895 --> 04:25.061 the 18 th chief U Army Medical Corps , 04:26.399 --> 04:28.343 Major general , retired Ted Wang , 04:28.343 --> 04:30.177 former commanding general of the 04:30.177 --> 04:32.288 Northern Regional Medical Command and 04:32.288 --> 04:34.350 26 chief US Army Dental Corps and 04:34.359 --> 04:36.510 current president Association of Army 04:36.519 --> 04:38.579 dentistry . And his wife Jeannie . 04:40.160 --> 04:42.493 Major General , retired Thomas R Temple , 04:42.600 --> 04:44.600 former Commanding general US Army 04:44.609 --> 04:46.831 Regional Health Command Central and the 04:46.831 --> 04:49.359 27 chief US Army Dental Corps and his 04:49.369 --> 04:52.549 wife , Cathy , major general , retired 04:52.559 --> 04:54.709 Roosevelt Roosevelt Allen , former 04:54.720 --> 04:56.779 commander , 79th medical wing and 04:56.790 --> 04:58.679 former dental service corps chief 04:58.679 --> 05:02.140 United States Air Force , major general , 05:02.149 --> 05:04.299 retired Barbara Holcomb , former 05:04.309 --> 05:06.365 commanding general , US Army medical 05:06.365 --> 05:08.420 research and material command , Fort 05:08.420 --> 05:10.476 Dietrich Maryland and 25 th chief US 05:10.476 --> 05:13.799 army nurse corps . Doctor Robert Frame , 05:13.940 --> 05:16.100 former assistant undersecretary for 05:16.109 --> 05:18.331 health and dentistry for the Department 05:18.331 --> 05:21.589 of Veterans Affairs , Brigadier General 05:21.600 --> 05:23.711 De Tahan , Commanding General Brook , 05:23.711 --> 05:25.878 Army Medical Center , joint base , San 05:25.878 --> 05:28.589 Antonio and 20 th chief US Army medical 05:28.600 --> 05:31.260 specialist Corps , Brigadier general , 05:31.269 --> 05:34.339 retired Richardson , former assistant 05:34.350 --> 05:36.461 surgeon general for force sustainment 05:36.461 --> 05:38.920 and 14 th chief US army medical service 05:38.929 --> 05:42.010 Corps , Brigadier General , retired 05:42.019 --> 05:44.899 John Poppy 25th chief us Army 05:44.910 --> 05:47.188 Veterinarian Corps and his wife Denise , 05:48.720 --> 05:50.942 brigadier general , retired Eric Turing 05:50.942 --> 05:53.359 26 th chief US army veterinarian corps 05:53.380 --> 05:56.040 and his wife Jennifer , Brigadier 05:56.049 --> 05:58.279 General , retired Sean Bagby , former 05:58.290 --> 06:00.234 commanding General Regional Health 06:00.234 --> 06:02.809 Command Central and 28 Chief Us Army 06:02.820 --> 06:05.019 Dental Corps and his wife Melanie 06:06.799 --> 06:08.632 commands our major . Victor Lara 06:09.510 --> 06:11.566 commands our major US , army Medical 06:11.566 --> 06:14.160 Center of Excellence commands our major 06:14.170 --> 06:16.170 Thurman Reynolds commands our Major 06:16.170 --> 06:17.726 Brook Army Medical Center . 06:20.559 --> 06:22.615 We extend a warm welcome to the many 06:22.615 --> 06:24.750 distinguished military and senior 06:24.760 --> 06:26.799 civilian leaders , friends of army 06:26.809 --> 06:28.865 dentistry and all who have made time 06:28.865 --> 06:31.087 today to join in this memorable event . 06:32.279 --> 06:34.390 Ladies and gentlemen , at this time , 06:34.390 --> 06:36.612 it gives me great pleasure to introduce 06:36.612 --> 06:38.890 our first speaker for today's ceremony , 06:38.890 --> 06:41.001 the 29 th chief of the US Army Dental 06:41.001 --> 06:42.835 Corps , Colonel Stephen Tanner . 06:53.480 --> 06:55.424 Ok . I want to know who was on the 06:55.424 --> 06:57.880 weather committee for this event 06:58.529 --> 07:00.109 chaplain . Where are you ? 07:03.660 --> 07:06.869 Yes . Um Thank you very much . It is , 07:06.880 --> 07:08.880 it is awe inspiring to see everyone 07:08.880 --> 07:11.102 here today . And the thoughts that keep 07:11.102 --> 07:13.260 coming to my mind is how much we are 07:13.269 --> 07:13.829 family . 07:17.910 --> 07:20.779 It's those who wear the uniform . It's 07:20.790 --> 07:24.230 those who support the one behind the 07:24.239 --> 07:28.200 scenes , wearing the uniform . It's our 07:28.209 --> 07:30.369 civilians , our contractors are 07:30.380 --> 07:33.329 enlisted when I look at this monument , 07:34.250 --> 07:37.609 that's so awe inspiring . It's really a 07:37.619 --> 07:40.869 tribute to the past , 07:40.899 --> 07:44.179 present and really the future of what 07:44.190 --> 07:46.910 things can be when we work together as 07:46.920 --> 07:50.809 a team . I am grateful 07:50.820 --> 07:54.720 for the Association of Army Dentistry . 07:56.279 --> 07:59.690 It is a remarkable work we hear about 07:59.700 --> 08:01.769 vision , that vision 08:03.570 --> 08:06.529 without effort . It's just daydreaming 08:10.070 --> 08:13.600 effort without vision is drudgery , 08:14.970 --> 08:18.089 but vision with effort , miracles can 08:18.100 --> 08:20.000 happen , great things can be 08:20.010 --> 08:22.779 accomplished . And it's the vision 08:23.920 --> 08:26.329 of the army as I mean , the Association 08:26.339 --> 08:29.739 of Army Dentistry and its members that 08:29.750 --> 08:33.250 made this wonderful event to occur and 08:33.260 --> 08:35.260 I am grateful for it and for how it 08:35.260 --> 08:38.590 honors army medicine . Army dentistry . 08:40.940 --> 08:43.280 I look forward to hearing from the rest 08:43.289 --> 08:45.590 of the speeches and I'm grateful for 08:45.599 --> 08:49.309 your attendance and your service , army 08:49.320 --> 08:51.820 medicine . His army is strong 08:54.239 --> 08:56.919 because army dentistry is marching 08:56.929 --> 08:59.609 along , keeping the bite in the fight 08:59.619 --> 09:00.770 every day . 09:13.549 --> 09:14.030 Oh , 09:17.369 --> 09:19.690 thank you , Colonel Tanner . At this 09:19.700 --> 09:21.644 time . I would like to welcome the 09:21.644 --> 09:23.811 remarks of the former president of the 09:23.811 --> 09:26.033 Association of Army Dentistry . Colonel 09:26.033 --> 09:27.299 retired Ron Lambert . 09:37.690 --> 09:39.801 I tried not to stumble and fall on my 09:39.801 --> 09:42.190 way down here . But here we are . Thank 09:42.200 --> 09:44.422 you , Colonel Tanner for your remarks . 09:44.422 --> 09:46.533 The Army Corps is blessed to have you 09:46.533 --> 09:48.756 as our leader at this time . Ladies and 09:48.756 --> 09:50.978 gentlemen , welcome to the long awaited 09:50.978 --> 09:52.756 dedication , the Army Dentistry 09:52.756 --> 09:54.500 Monument . We are honored and 09:54.510 --> 09:56.843 overwhelmed by your presence here today , 09:57.469 --> 09:59.469 man . As I look out there , just so 09:59.469 --> 10:01.802 many people that I knew and some that I , 10:01.802 --> 10:03.747 a lot of people I should know . So 10:03.747 --> 10:05.858 thanks for being in , in attendance . 10:06.119 --> 10:07.952 The long and winding road to the 10:07.952 --> 10:09.952 monument has finally arrived at the 10:09.952 --> 10:12.900 station . The road began as a concept 10:12.909 --> 10:16.669 in 2017 , evolved into a formal 10:16.679 --> 10:19.669 request to place the monument here in 10:19.679 --> 10:23.609 June 2019 , gaining department of 10:23.619 --> 10:26.739 the army approval in January 2020 with 10:26.750 --> 10:29.989 joint base San Antonio . Now a reality , 10:30.309 --> 10:33.570 we now need to secure approval from the 10:33.580 --> 10:36.289 Department of the Air Force and we 10:36.299 --> 10:38.960 received that approval from the 10:38.969 --> 10:42.580 secretary In October of 2021 . 10:43.349 --> 10:45.590 The final hurdle was approval of a 10:45.599 --> 10:49.059 temporary construction easement in May 10:49.070 --> 10:52.940 2022 . Finally , construction could 10:52.950 --> 10:55.919 begin the Association of Army Dentistry . 10:55.929 --> 10:58.330 Henceforth , I'll call the A E D is a 10:58.340 --> 11:00.609 proud sponsor of this lasting tribute 11:00.780 --> 11:03.559 to army dentistry and all who served 11:03.570 --> 11:06.799 and continue to serve . Inspired by the 11:06.809 --> 11:09.830 vision of the 20th Chief of the Army 11:09.969 --> 11:12.719 Corp Major Bill Leffler and the 11:12.729 --> 11:15.859 original founders Ad was 11:15.869 --> 11:19.289 founded in 2000 louder , 11:20.169 --> 11:23.390 2018 as a nonprofit 11:23.400 --> 11:26.299 organization , the original purpose of 11:26.309 --> 11:28.669 keeping the legacy of army dentistry 11:28.679 --> 11:31.840 alive , preserving its rich history and 11:31.849 --> 11:34.229 inspiring future generations to serve 11:34.429 --> 11:37.260 lives on today . To make this 11:37.270 --> 11:40.229 dedication reality . The ad received 11:40.239 --> 11:42.780 incredible support from the Army Dental 11:42.789 --> 11:45.090 Corps Chief's office , the Army Medical 11:45.099 --> 11:48.239 Department Museum , the five second Air 11:48.250 --> 11:51.000 Base Wing , a center of history and 11:51.010 --> 11:53.549 heritage , the Fort Sam Houston , 11:53.559 --> 11:56.530 dental health activity and so many more . 11:58.090 --> 12:01.250 The support provided by the 33 23rd 12:01.260 --> 12:03.960 army band , the Sergeant Audie Murphy 12:03.969 --> 12:06.770 Club and chaplain makes this truly a 12:06.780 --> 12:09.690 special ceremony . I apologize that 12:09.700 --> 12:11.830 time will simply not allow me to 12:11.840 --> 12:14.349 recognize all who played key roles in 12:14.359 --> 12:16.470 the army dentistry monument . And the 12:16.470 --> 12:20.200 ceremony unfolding today , Funding for 12:20.210 --> 12:22.432 the monument has come from the credible 12:22.432 --> 12:24.890 support by 80 members , private 12:24.900 --> 12:27.530 individuals , corporate donors and 12:27.539 --> 12:31.140 organized dentistry , major donors 12:31.150 --> 12:34.340 including Marshall Society , president , 12:34.349 --> 12:37.979 circle founder , circle friends of army 12:37.989 --> 12:39.979 dentistry along with I memoriam , 12:39.989 --> 12:41.960 honorees will receive permanent 12:41.969 --> 12:44.770 recognition on Brown's plaques which 12:44.780 --> 12:47.002 will be mounted on the back wall of the 12:47.002 --> 12:49.224 monument after our fundraising campaign 12:49.224 --> 12:51.859 ends in June . Corporate donors include 12:51.929 --> 12:55.679 United Concordia Dental , 12:55.690 --> 12:59.440 represented by Doctor Ed Ard Ceo and 12:59.450 --> 13:02.289 President , Doctor Roosevelt Allen , 13:02.340 --> 13:05.940 chief dental officer , and 13:06.380 --> 13:08.799 Doctor Zind Richardson , director , 13:08.809 --> 13:12.179 government programs , Henry Shine 13:12.760 --> 13:15.409 and Don Denne , represented by Mr 13:15.419 --> 13:18.510 Russell Williamson and Broadway Bank 13:18.890 --> 13:21.510 Organized Dentistry representatives 13:21.789 --> 13:23.622 including the arm , the American 13:23.622 --> 13:25.830 College of Dentist , the Tennessee 13:25.840 --> 13:28.000 Chapter of the Academy of General 13:28.010 --> 13:30.090 Dentistry , and the American Dental 13:30.099 --> 13:32.510 Association Foundation and Doctor Craig 13:32.520 --> 13:35.830 Armstrong . We are extremely grateful 13:35.840 --> 13:38.530 for the generosity of all our donors 13:38.539 --> 13:40.483 and refer to your programs for the 13:40.483 --> 13:44.219 complete list . Briefly . The monument 13:44.229 --> 13:46.396 we dedicate today is composed of three 13:46.396 --> 13:48.840 bronze figures partially surrounded by 13:48.849 --> 13:51.299 nine granite monolith . The bronze 13:51.309 --> 13:55.260 sculptures are creations of artisan 13:55.270 --> 13:58.909 Stan Watts and Tammy Brooks of 13:58.950 --> 14:02.140 Atlas bronze casting using the vision 14:02.150 --> 14:04.317 of the original monument committee and 14:04.317 --> 14:06.190 subsequent design sketched by 14:06.200 --> 14:08.929 illustrator Jordan Powell , the 14:08.940 --> 14:11.010 beautiful Texas red granite moli and 14:11.020 --> 14:13.479 two seating benches were fabricated 14:13.489 --> 14:16.419 engraved and perfected by South Texas 14:16.429 --> 14:18.960 memorials and owners Mark and 14:19.049 --> 14:22.169 Jacqueline Garza . Special recognition 14:22.179 --> 14:25.669 to Miss Joan Broy , a 31 year old 14:25.890 --> 14:28.190 dental assistant at Fort Bragg and 14:28.200 --> 14:29.978 she's a sponsor of the civilian 14:29.978 --> 14:30.978 monolith 14:52.859 --> 14:55.369 Brown's QR codes embedded in the models , 14:55.380 --> 14:58.070 provide a vi video story of each of 14:58.080 --> 15:00.520 them in your programs . You'll find a 15:00.530 --> 15:02.960 bookmark which contains the QR codes 15:02.969 --> 15:05.609 also . Thank you to the authors , 15:05.619 --> 15:08.440 editors , narrators , the team at 15:08.450 --> 15:12.130 medical video division and all who made 15:12.140 --> 15:15.320 the videos and QR codes possible . The 15:15.330 --> 15:17.539 sidewalk central pad and surrounding 15:17.549 --> 15:19.660 area were finalized and brought up to 15:19.660 --> 15:21.479 standard by Jim Dykes and his 15:21.489 --> 15:24.090 construction team . They effectively 15:24.099 --> 15:26.179 seized operational control of the 15:26.190 --> 15:28.700 monument a few months ago and they 15:28.710 --> 15:31.070 finished it up this last Monday and 15:31.080 --> 15:33.260 placed crime scene tape around the 15:33.270 --> 15:35.919 monument to preserve , to preserve its 15:35.929 --> 15:38.570 finish . Until today , the beautiful 15:38.580 --> 15:41.619 side on the reverse side of the back 15:41.630 --> 15:45.059 wall facing Stanley Road is by coal 15:45.070 --> 15:47.237 fire signs and it honors the army down 15:47.969 --> 15:51.479 with historic and current CAA A 15:51.489 --> 15:53.679 special , thank you to Colonel Bob 15:53.690 --> 15:56.549 Steer who served as a de facto general 15:56.559 --> 15:59.679 contractor and procurement officer . He , 15:59.690 --> 16:01.912 the Monument Committee , the A board of 16:01.912 --> 16:03.960 directors and officers were truly 16:03.969 --> 16:06.619 relentless in attending to every detail 16:06.960 --> 16:09.127 and the mountain of tasks which needed 16:09.127 --> 16:11.182 to be accomplished . And of course , 16:11.182 --> 16:13.559 all who contributed to this day . In 16:13.570 --> 16:16.830 conclusion , the monument is a salute 16:16.840 --> 16:19.570 to the proud history of army dentistry 16:21.239 --> 16:23.780 and all members of the army dental care 16:24.099 --> 16:27.229 team , past present and future . It is 16:27.250 --> 16:29.083 our gift to this great nation to 16:29.083 --> 16:31.139 preserve that heritage . Thank you . 16:45.809 --> 16:47.698 As you've heard by its nature . A 16:47.698 --> 16:49.809 journey is a long and often difficult 16:49.809 --> 16:51.920 process of change and development and 16:51.920 --> 16:54.087 this holds true for the army dentistry 16:54.087 --> 16:56.142 monument and its journey to creation 16:56.142 --> 16:58.070 beginning back in 2017 to walk us 16:58.080 --> 17:00.191 through that journey today is Colonel 17:00.191 --> 17:01.580 retired Robert Steiner . 17:12.369 --> 17:14.670 I was asked to essentially provide some 17:14.680 --> 17:17.859 history about how we got here . Well , 17:19.098 --> 17:23.009 this is the story as Ron said , 17:23.019 --> 17:26.629 we had kind of like a , a long 17:26.639 --> 17:28.639 journey getting here a long winding 17:28.639 --> 17:31.410 road . Why we're here this morning is 17:31.420 --> 17:33.819 to essentially find out how this 17:33.829 --> 17:36.349 started louder . 17:39.329 --> 17:40.885 There's no volume control . 17:43.380 --> 17:45.719 I'm usually told to shut up uh , 17:48.439 --> 17:51.819 During a board meeting in the 17:51.829 --> 17:54.180 fall of 2017 , 17:56.060 --> 17:59.630 General Surf , my old friend , General 17:59.640 --> 18:03.209 Serf was the president of the 18:03.219 --> 18:07.119 Association of Army Dentistry . And in 18:07.130 --> 18:09.630 the meeting that he comes into , he 18:09.640 --> 18:11.862 says , oh , one of the things , I don't 18:11.862 --> 18:13.862 know if any of you have been to the 18:13.862 --> 18:17.660 museum lately , but somehow 18:18.589 --> 18:21.709 General Poppy and the US Army 18:21.719 --> 18:22.680 Veterinary Corps 18:25.250 --> 18:28.119 managed to put a monument on the 18:28.130 --> 18:31.560 grounds of the museum which we find 18:31.569 --> 18:34.839 is a little strange . So 18:35.369 --> 18:38.560 don't you think that the Army Dental 18:38.569 --> 18:41.810 Corps should also have a monument ? So 18:41.819 --> 18:43.819 now what do you expect the board of 18:43.819 --> 18:45.930 directors for the Association of Army 18:45.930 --> 18:47.986 Dentistry to say , oh , no , no , we 18:47.986 --> 18:50.041 don't want to do that . Not at all . 18:50.041 --> 18:53.099 Not at all . So basically , if you want 18:53.109 --> 18:54.998 to look at , pointing a finger at 18:54.998 --> 18:56.998 somebody responsible for this whole 18:56.998 --> 18:59.300 thing , it's the Army Veterinary Corps , 19:04.579 --> 19:06.746 the man in the cowboy hat sitting over 19:06.750 --> 19:08.189 there , it's his fault . 19:11.339 --> 19:13.561 One of the things that was kind of cool 19:13.561 --> 19:15.728 about this whole project since some of 19:15.728 --> 19:17.950 us have been involved in it since day . 19:17.950 --> 19:20.172 one is the number of people that we met 19:20.172 --> 19:21.950 along the way , the people that 19:21.950 --> 19:24.239 supported it , the people that 19:24.729 --> 19:28.079 contributed mightily to this after 19:28.089 --> 19:30.311 several discussions with General Surf , 19:30.311 --> 19:32.367 you know , it's like he came up with 19:32.367 --> 19:34.367 this wonderful idea that we need to 19:34.367 --> 19:36.033 essentially be as good as the 19:36.033 --> 19:38.930 Veterinary Corps . So what does , what 19:38.939 --> 19:40.828 does that look like ? So we put a 19:40.828 --> 19:42.939 statue up , what does the statue look 19:42.939 --> 19:44.995 like ? And after several discussions 19:44.995 --> 19:48.910 with Russ , it was well , it should 19:48.920 --> 19:51.640 be army dentistry in a field 19:51.650 --> 19:53.930 environment because that's essentially 19:53.939 --> 19:56.106 the bottom line mission of army dental 19:56.106 --> 19:59.479 care . So then it was 19:59.489 --> 20:02.589 OK , we're going to do that . We need a 20:02.599 --> 20:05.290 statue . How in God's name , do we find 20:05.300 --> 20:09.140 a statue ? So who's gonna do a statue 20:09.150 --> 20:12.260 for us ? So finding that artist and 20:12.270 --> 20:14.540 sculptor who could basically convert 20:14.550 --> 20:16.494 the concept of army dentistry in a 20:16.494 --> 20:20.010 field environment , the bronze , that 20:20.020 --> 20:22.270 was an interesting experience and an 20:22.280 --> 20:25.219 interesting journey . It turns out that 20:25.229 --> 20:28.069 we were extremely fortunate , extremely 20:28.079 --> 20:32.010 fortunate to find Mister Stan Watts 20:32.699 --> 20:35.540 of Atla Brats . For those of you that 20:35.550 --> 20:38.800 don't know about Stan Stan is literally 20:38.810 --> 20:42.329 is a worldwide , his material and his 20:42.339 --> 20:45.260 sculptures are worldwide . OK . He's 20:45.270 --> 20:49.199 got basically the French 20:49.209 --> 20:52.920 freedom fighters in Cold Bar , 20:52.930 --> 20:55.739 France . Yes . 20:56.849 --> 20:58.939 Sea biscuit at Santa Anita 21:01.939 --> 21:05.219 Nikola Tesla in New York , George 21:05.229 --> 21:08.290 Washington at Valley Forge , Lincoln at 21:08.300 --> 21:10.989 Gettysburg and the Fireman of 9 11 21:11.270 --> 21:14.339 hosting the flag among several 100 21:14.349 --> 21:16.349 others . If you go to his website , 21:16.349 --> 21:18.571 it's like you got to be kidding me kind 21:18.571 --> 21:22.319 of a thing . So , I spoke to my first 21:22.329 --> 21:24.550 conversation with stan and he probably 21:24.560 --> 21:27.079 doesn't remember this , but it was in 21:27.089 --> 21:29.489 September of 2017 . 21:31.609 --> 21:35.310 And I told him what the idea was and he 21:35.319 --> 21:37.375 said , you know , that really sounds 21:37.375 --> 21:39.597 good . I would really like to do that . 21:39.597 --> 21:41.875 I've never done anything for a dentist . 21:43.640 --> 21:45.584 Cool . Well , that's a good way to 21:45.584 --> 21:48.349 start , you know . So then he said , 21:48.540 --> 21:50.484 this was the question that kind of 21:50.484 --> 21:52.762 stopped me in my tracks . He said , OK , 21:52.762 --> 21:56.150 so , uh Mr send me a sketch of what 21:56.160 --> 22:00.030 you're talking about . And I said , um , 22:00.040 --> 22:02.096 um , Stan , I'll have to get back to 22:02.096 --> 22:05.579 you . So then we did what 22:05.589 --> 22:07.900 all project people do . It's like we 22:07.910 --> 22:09.910 got to form a committee . We need a 22:09.910 --> 22:12.819 committee of people to do this . So we 22:12.829 --> 22:15.319 did that . And at the same time as we 22:15.329 --> 22:17.385 were building the committee , one of 22:17.385 --> 22:19.569 the questions got to be , what does 22:20.089 --> 22:22.200 army dentistry in a field environment 22:22.200 --> 22:24.709 look like as it so happened , an old 22:24.719 --> 22:26.780 friend of mine , Colonel Don Gunlock 22:26.790 --> 22:30.589 who is an I MA happened to be on 22:30.599 --> 22:34.390 a , he's up in the back . So I talked 22:34.400 --> 22:37.180 to Don and I said , Don , you know , 22:37.189 --> 22:39.356 you've been to the field , you've done 22:39.356 --> 22:42.750 this many times , you've done this many 22:42.760 --> 22:46.750 times . Is that better ? And so can you 22:46.760 --> 22:48.819 tell me what that looks like . So he 22:48.829 --> 22:50.940 and his buddy that is sitting next to 22:50.940 --> 22:53.790 him , both of them from the great state 22:53.800 --> 22:55.410 of Wisconsin that 22:57.170 --> 23:00.550 did the photograph that I ended up 23:00.560 --> 23:02.300 using to send to 23:04.280 --> 23:06.400 Jordan Pop . Ok . 23:07.349 --> 23:09.420 Poor Jordan Powell . 23:12.170 --> 23:16.079 Poor , poor Jordan Powell . We 23:16.089 --> 23:18.311 need an artist sketch because Stan said 23:18.311 --> 23:21.439 we need an artist sketch , Jordan . We 23:21.449 --> 23:24.430 need a sketch , do this . Ok . Now 23:24.439 --> 23:26.439 here's where the problem comes with 23:26.439 --> 23:28.606 that . The individual that directed us 23:28.606 --> 23:31.790 to Jordan Powell was General Wong . 23:33.400 --> 23:36.130 OK . Now let me tell you something when 23:36.140 --> 23:37.770 you got a board certified 23:37.780 --> 23:41.479 Prosthodontist and you've got me and 23:41.489 --> 23:44.400 you've got this poor , poor , poor 23:44.410 --> 23:46.630 unfortunate sketch artist , 23:48.920 --> 23:51.969 this woman , literally , I can't even 23:51.979 --> 23:54.201 begin to tell you how many times it was 23:54.201 --> 23:56.535 like , Jordan , can you change the hand , 23:56.535 --> 23:58.868 the angle of the hand just a little bit . 23:58.868 --> 24:00.812 Can you change the way the dentist 24:00.812 --> 24:02.923 looks ? What about the assistant ? We 24:02.923 --> 24:05.090 got to move this over here ? No , move 24:05.090 --> 24:08.630 the doctor over 2" and it's like , and 24:08.640 --> 24:12.310 Jordan smiling through all of it 24:12.319 --> 24:15.939 said I can do that . I can't even begin 24:15.949 --> 24:18.171 to tell you how many times we had these 24:18.171 --> 24:20.227 wonderful conversations scattering . 24:23.119 --> 24:25.230 One of the things that happened after 24:25.230 --> 24:27.189 that was , it's like , OK , so now 24:27.199 --> 24:29.255 we've got , we've got a sculpture of 24:29.255 --> 24:31.421 Army Field dentistry . We know what it 24:31.421 --> 24:33.532 looks like is that all we're going to 24:33.532 --> 24:35.588 do is we're just going to build this 24:35.588 --> 24:37.699 little circle out there and basically 24:37.699 --> 24:39.810 you got a dentist and a patient or an 24:39.810 --> 24:42.579 assistant . Then we came up with better 24:42.589 --> 24:45.369 ideas . Thank you , sir . 24:46.500 --> 24:48.670 We're going back to him again . Ok . 24:50.439 --> 24:52.606 He's the cause of all of this . Well , 24:52.606 --> 24:54.772 not really puppy is I think they enjoy 24:54.772 --> 24:57.660 it . So the next thing is it ok , we 24:57.670 --> 24:59.920 should have something that looks at 25:00.540 --> 25:04.109 those support pieces , provide 25:04.119 --> 25:07.359 support and sustainment for that group 25:07.369 --> 25:09.369 of people that are out there in the 25:09.369 --> 25:12.060 field doing dentistry . Ok . So that's 25:12.069 --> 25:15.750 where the nine monoliths came . And we 25:15.760 --> 25:17.729 started , we started off slow . We 25:17.739 --> 25:19.989 originally had six monoliths . By the 25:20.000 --> 25:21.944 time we got finished , we had nine 25:21.944 --> 25:24.550 monoliths . Now there is space for 10 25:24.560 --> 25:27.989 or 11 out there . OK . But right now we 25:28.000 --> 25:30.056 have nine . Unless somebody comes up 25:30.056 --> 25:31.778 with another idea , unless the 25:31.778 --> 25:33.944 Veterinary Corps wants something to do 25:33.944 --> 25:37.650 with it . So then 25:38.469 --> 25:40.580 now we've got monoliths , what are we 25:40.580 --> 25:42.636 going to make the monoliths out of ? 25:42.636 --> 25:44.691 And then Mr Wonder George Wonder , I 25:44.691 --> 25:46.802 don't know how many of you know him ? 25:46.802 --> 25:49.136 He is . He's the director of the museum . 25:49.136 --> 25:51.136 George says , well , you should use 25:52.170 --> 25:55.219 Texas Sunset red granite . 25:56.339 --> 25:58.699 I'm going , oh my God , Texas sunset 25:58.709 --> 26:00.987 red granite . Why are we gonna do that ? 26:00.987 --> 26:02.987 Well , that's the same granite that 26:02.987 --> 26:05.369 basically is the base of the Combat 26:05.380 --> 26:07.491 Medic memorial statue at the front of 26:07.491 --> 26:09.310 the museum . So that would tie 26:09.319 --> 26:11.152 everything together , that would 26:11.152 --> 26:13.349 basically tie everything together . So 26:13.359 --> 26:15.359 that's what we did then it was find 26:15.359 --> 26:17.470 who's gonna find , who's gonna get us 26:17.470 --> 26:21.030 some Texas sunset red granite . And I 26:21.040 --> 26:24.630 was fortunate enough to find , uh , the 26:24.640 --> 26:28.170 good folks at South Texas Memorial , uh 26:28.180 --> 26:30.640 Mark and Jacqueline Garza . I don't 26:30.650 --> 26:32.539 know where you're at in the crowd 26:32.539 --> 26:34.761 because there's , oh , you're up in the 26:34.761 --> 26:37.310 front . Ok . You're up there good there . 26:38.209 --> 26:42.069 Probably this was finding a gem . 26:42.270 --> 26:45.650 Finding them was finding a gem . The 26:45.660 --> 26:47.438 work that was being done , they 26:47.438 --> 26:49.382 obtained the granite , they got it 26:49.382 --> 26:51.382 polished , they did everything that 26:51.382 --> 26:53.216 needed to be done . They did the 26:53.216 --> 26:55.382 etching mark was out here a week ago . 26:55.420 --> 26:58.560 Installing the QR codes . Ok . 27:00.229 --> 27:02.640 So thank you . Thank you . Thank you . 27:02.650 --> 27:04.872 And yeah , there's more space out there 27:04.872 --> 27:07.869 for monoliths . So don't drop our phone 27:07.880 --> 27:10.047 number . Ok . Don't take us out of the 27:10.047 --> 27:12.158 book yet . Ok . And then last but not 27:12.158 --> 27:14.380 least in the construction phase of this 27:14.380 --> 27:17.030 thing was Jim Jim Dycus came in at the 27:17.040 --> 27:20.930 end and essentially polished up 27:21.170 --> 27:23.739 that monument the way it looks today . 27:23.949 --> 27:27.890 Ok . During this process , there have 27:27.900 --> 27:29.979 been several people , several people 27:29.989 --> 27:32.156 involved . This wasn't a one person or 27:32.156 --> 27:36.150 two person person group . Ok . And 27:36.160 --> 27:38.459 Ryan talked a little bit about the 27:38.469 --> 27:41.800 United States Air Force . The 5:02 27:43.180 --> 27:45.530 supported us extremely well . They 27:45.540 --> 27:48.510 absolutely did and I cannot thank 27:48.520 --> 27:51.359 Franklin Gabi wherever you're at . 27:51.369 --> 27:54.339 Franklin for all of your support and 27:54.349 --> 27:57.810 assistance trying to negotiate that 27:57.819 --> 28:00.270 maze to the Secretary of the Air Force . 28:00.280 --> 28:02.280 And then to the five second here at 28:02.280 --> 28:05.540 Fort Sam is a little bit of an onerous 28:05.550 --> 28:08.000 task . And then we have MS Michelle 28:08.010 --> 28:10.209 Steinman who was there who assisted us 28:10.489 --> 28:13.109 and God bless General Carolyn Miller . 28:13.609 --> 28:15.969 She was the prior commander of the five 28:15.989 --> 28:18.270 second and Carolyn 28:19.619 --> 28:22.300 Signed the approval for us to begin 28:22.310 --> 28:26.000 construction at 16:00 the 28:26.010 --> 28:28.160 night before she changed the command 28:28.329 --> 28:31.949 the following morning . OK . That was 28:31.959 --> 28:33.839 the last test that she wanted to 28:33.849 --> 28:36.609 accomplish and get done . So thank you 28:36.619 --> 28:39.380 502nd and thank you for your support in 28:39.390 --> 28:42.329 this . OK . The other person that I 28:42.339 --> 28:44.540 really , really , really need to thank 28:45.030 --> 28:47.670 is uh Miss Paulina Schrader who is 28:47.680 --> 28:50.099 sitting up there behind with a headset 28:50.109 --> 28:53.550 on monitoring this and 28:53.560 --> 28:55.719 recording this there . She is there . 28:55.729 --> 28:59.089 She is OK . Paulina has been with us 28:59.099 --> 29:01.599 literally since the , since the day we 29:01.609 --> 29:03.665 decided we were going to do QR Codes 29:03.665 --> 29:05.720 and we needed to figure out what the 29:05.729 --> 29:07.896 video is going to look like , what the 29:07.896 --> 29:10.007 sound is going to look like . She ran 29:10.007 --> 29:12.062 the sound studio , she ran the video 29:12.062 --> 29:14.229 studio . She is basically the producer 29:14.229 --> 29:17.410 from Medved and cannot thank you enough . 29:17.420 --> 29:19.531 You're even here today for crying out 29:19.531 --> 29:21.699 loud and we're doing this live on 29:21.709 --> 29:24.219 facetime . So thank you . Thank you . 29:24.229 --> 29:26.650 Thank you Paulino . Um 29:28.609 --> 29:31.770 The group that kind of was here 29:31.780 --> 29:33.391 supporting this from day one 29:35.430 --> 29:38.589 General Wang Colonels Lambert , 29:42.180 --> 29:45.660 Shipley , Teresa Gonzalez and Mike 29:47.020 --> 29:49.187 cannot thank you enough for all of the 29:49.187 --> 29:51.699 support that you provided . OK . Well 29:51.709 --> 29:54.680 done and you were part and parcel of 29:54.689 --> 29:56.939 making all of this happen today . OK . 29:57.849 --> 30:01.579 Um The narrators , by the way , just 30:01.589 --> 30:04.339 for your information that literally 30:04.349 --> 30:07.739 went and sat in the sound booth and did 30:07.750 --> 30:11.349 this for all of these QR codes . This 30:11.359 --> 30:13.415 Margie Northrop . I don't know where 30:13.415 --> 30:15.589 you're at . Margie Colonel Leo Rouse , 30:15.599 --> 30:18.520 who couldn't make it today . Christine 30:18.530 --> 30:22.339 Everly , somewhere around 30:23.880 --> 30:27.250 Pat Scully , General Pat Scully , 30:30.400 --> 30:33.719 Ted , thank you , General 30:33.729 --> 30:36.319 Bagby . Thank you very much , 30:37.949 --> 30:41.270 Mike Russman Did the uh research one . 30:41.280 --> 30:43.502 So thank you , Michael . You did that a 30:43.502 --> 30:47.170 couple three times , did you ? And then 30:47.189 --> 30:51.119 uh Bagby 30:51.489 --> 30:54.420 did the did the Spouse's one . So thank 30:54.430 --> 30:57.729 you . Thank you all . And I want to 30:57.739 --> 30:59.850 thank all of you for coming today and 30:59.850 --> 31:01.850 supporting this and supporting army 31:01.850 --> 31:03.890 dentistry . So thank you . 31:11.069 --> 31:11.369 Mm 31:27.599 --> 31:29.766 The monument recognizes and honors the 31:29.766 --> 31:31.988 selfless contributions and achievements 31:31.988 --> 31:34.155 made by all members of the army dental 31:34.155 --> 31:36.890 care system . Officers , nco's enlisted 31:36.900 --> 31:40.270 civilians and spouses Since the 31:40.280 --> 31:42.391 formation of the Army Dental Corps in 31:42.391 --> 31:44.630 1911 . Ladies and gentlemen , I would 31:44.640 --> 31:46.529 like to introduce and welcome the 31:46.529 --> 31:48.584 president of the Association of Army 31:48.584 --> 31:51.219 Dentistry and the 26 Dental Corps chief , 31:51.479 --> 31:53.660 Major General , retired Ted Wang to 31:53.670 --> 31:55.614 share how the symbolism within the 31:55.614 --> 31:57.726 monument highlights the diversity and 31:57.726 --> 31:59.559 key components of army dentistry 32:05.119 --> 32:08.020 for the record for the record . The guy 32:08.030 --> 32:10.030 from California comes up and we got 32:10.030 --> 32:12.689 blue sky , the sun stop raining . 32:16.349 --> 32:19.119 All right , as far as I can go . All 32:19.130 --> 32:23.079 right , sound check . We ok . All 32:23.089 --> 32:25.311 right . First of all , I want to add my 32:25.311 --> 32:27.367 personal , uh , thanks to all of you 32:27.367 --> 32:29.200 for being here to all our senior 32:29.200 --> 32:31.709 civilian and military leaders . And 32:31.719 --> 32:34.560 also those of you paraphrase a quote 32:35.180 --> 32:37.439 sitting , not sitting on cushions and 32:37.670 --> 32:39.559 sitting on the the hard benches . 32:39.559 --> 32:41.392 Thanks for coming out to help us 32:41.392 --> 32:44.380 celebrate this momentous occasion . Uh 32:44.390 --> 32:46.557 I also wanna thank , you know , we had 32:46.557 --> 32:48.723 a great social last night . Sorry , if 32:48.723 --> 32:50.779 you guys , those of you who couldn't 32:50.779 --> 32:52.946 attend , we had a great gathering , we 32:52.946 --> 32:54.890 mixed food , friends and fermented 32:54.890 --> 32:57.112 beverages . So hats off to Larry Hansen 32:57.112 --> 32:59.334 George Hoca art Scott and their spouses 32:59.334 --> 33:01.446 and casts of hundreds that helped put 33:01.446 --> 33:03.612 that together . That was really a good 33:03.612 --> 33:06.229 time . But um yeah , this was one of uh 33:06.239 --> 33:09.050 I've had an opportunity to participate 33:09.060 --> 33:11.930 in many types of projects and endeavors 33:11.939 --> 33:14.106 and this is one of the most personally 33:14.106 --> 33:16.272 rewarding ones that I've ever had . Uh 33:16.272 --> 33:19.739 a chance to um to , to help out . So my 33:19.750 --> 33:22.560 job is to kind of set the table and get 33:22.569 --> 33:25.310 you ready to go up and just take a look 33:25.319 --> 33:27.489 at that magnificent monument that we 33:27.500 --> 33:29.729 have . But , you know , monuments and 33:29.739 --> 33:31.850 statues need to do more and they just 33:31.850 --> 33:34.300 look pretty or serve as temporary 33:34.310 --> 33:36.421 purchases for our feathered friends . 33:37.979 --> 33:40.035 They should also inform the observer 33:40.035 --> 33:43.020 about its purpose , evoke emotion and 33:43.030 --> 33:46.849 passion and inspire the observer to 33:46.859 --> 33:49.000 seek more knowledge about the purpose 33:49.010 --> 33:51.560 of the monument and even contribute to 33:51.569 --> 33:54.180 the , to the legacy that the monument 33:54.189 --> 33:56.930 honors . And I think the artist , you 33:56.939 --> 33:59.109 know , Jordan Stan Tammy did a 33:59.119 --> 34:01.810 phenomenal job in accomplishing these 34:01.819 --> 34:04.041 objectives . And I think you will agree 34:04.041 --> 34:06.097 with me when you get up there as you 34:06.097 --> 34:08.449 stand next to these bronze figures and 34:08.459 --> 34:12.229 you gaze at their faces . I think 34:12.449 --> 34:14.282 you're going to sense that these 34:14.282 --> 34:16.338 figures are trying to come alive and 34:16.338 --> 34:18.227 they want to regale you with just 34:18.227 --> 34:19.949 fascinating stories about army 34:19.949 --> 34:22.171 dentistry and they're all fascinating . 34:22.171 --> 34:26.020 Trust me . Now , as we 34:26.030 --> 34:28.340 design the monument , we've tried to 34:28.350 --> 34:31.260 represent the diverse group of people 34:31.479 --> 34:33.739 and organizations that have helped 34:33.750 --> 34:37.129 contribute to making army dentistry a 34:37.139 --> 34:39.409 critical entity of the army health care 34:39.419 --> 34:43.319 system and to make , to 34:43.329 --> 34:45.273 contribute to its huge successes . 34:46.620 --> 34:48.509 We've also tried to highlight the 34:48.509 --> 34:50.398 various components that made army 34:50.398 --> 34:54.289 dentistry . Um uh I'm 34:54.299 --> 34:56.698 sorry what I guess ? Yeah , the the 34:56.918 --> 34:59.809 just make , make it a great part , 35:00.069 --> 35:02.948 sorry . Um So when you go up there , 35:02.958 --> 35:05.668 the centerpiece is gonna be three 35:05.678 --> 35:08.069 people . It's not gonna be vehicles , 35:08.079 --> 35:10.079 it's not gonna be equipment because 35:10.079 --> 35:12.246 people is the most important assets of 35:12.246 --> 35:14.760 our organizations . And as mentioned 35:14.770 --> 35:17.010 before the opera operational setting , 35:18.500 --> 35:20.667 it just emphasizes our primary mission 35:20.667 --> 35:23.699 of providing oral health care anywhere , 35:23.830 --> 35:27.350 any time and under any condition . It 35:27.360 --> 35:29.471 also reminds us that we belong to the 35:29.471 --> 35:31.360 profession of arms as well as the 35:31.360 --> 35:34.149 profession of dentistry . We have a 35:34.159 --> 35:36.540 patient and assistant and they honor 35:36.550 --> 35:38.530 early African American and women 35:38.540 --> 35:40.840 pioneers in army dentistry . Doctors , 35:40.850 --> 35:42.939 William Birch and Leonie V Z . 35:44.870 --> 35:47.310 The they're sergeant stripes . They 35:47.320 --> 35:49.487 reflect the important contributions of 35:49.487 --> 35:52.020 N C OS and enlisted soldiers to our 35:52.030 --> 35:54.489 mission and reinforces the immutable 35:54.500 --> 35:56.989 concept that N C OS are the backbone of 35:57.000 --> 35:58.000 the army . 36:01.000 --> 36:03.111 The name plate nametag on the dentist 36:03.111 --> 36:05.222 recognizes Doctor John Marshall , the 36:05.222 --> 36:07.580 father of the Army Dental Corps . While 36:07.590 --> 36:10.629 his likeness honors Captain Ben Solomon , 36:11.540 --> 36:14.280 the only army dentistry per person 36:14.290 --> 36:17.500 individual to be awarded the medal of 36:17.510 --> 36:20.429 honor and hats off to Captain Solomon's 36:20.439 --> 36:22.790 dental school . Classmates retired 36:22.800 --> 36:25.979 major general Scully for getting that 36:27.070 --> 36:30.939 award uh through through Congress 36:32.429 --> 36:34.620 and then the expression and the hand 36:34.629 --> 36:36.959 gestures of the dentist . It embodies 36:36.969 --> 36:39.439 an air of confidence and reassurance 36:39.689 --> 36:41.411 while the patient's expression 36:41.540 --> 36:45.199 communicates trust and gratitude . And 36:45.219 --> 36:47.330 then the firm posture and positioning 36:47.330 --> 36:49.163 of the dental assistant radiates 36:49.163 --> 36:52.219 professionalism , competence and 36:52.229 --> 36:55.120 reliability . And if you look at the 36:55.129 --> 36:57.100 unit patches , they represent a 36:57.110 --> 36:59.277 sampling of the active component , the 36:59.280 --> 37:01.629 US Army Reserve and the Army National 37:01.639 --> 37:04.239 Guard units and personnel that have 37:04.250 --> 37:06.350 been played important roles in army 37:06.360 --> 37:09.899 dentistry . And as the 37:09.909 --> 37:12.340 Texas red granite monoliths , they 37:12.350 --> 37:14.406 symbolize that home of army medicine 37:14.406 --> 37:17.800 and army dentistry here in Texas . Each 37:17.810 --> 37:19.866 of the monuments are monolith . They 37:19.866 --> 37:21.977 tell a story about the monument , our 37:21.977 --> 37:25.820 history , our leaders , the education 37:25.830 --> 37:27.997 research and dental laboratory systems 37:27.997 --> 37:30.108 and the contributions of our N C OS , 37:30.108 --> 37:33.399 enlisted civilian personnel , spouses , 37:33.409 --> 37:37.350 and Red Cross volunteers . So , you 37:37.360 --> 37:39.193 know , while we're here today to 37:40.110 --> 37:42.530 dedicate this monument as a means to 37:42.540 --> 37:45.459 honor and cherish our storied past . We 37:45.469 --> 37:47.469 need to remember that this monument 37:47.469 --> 37:49.691 also foretells the future contributions 37:49.691 --> 37:51.913 of the thousands of army dentistry team 37:51.913 --> 37:55.439 members of today and tomorrow . Many 37:55.449 --> 37:58.159 who will have been inspired hopefully 37:58.169 --> 38:01.590 by this monument . So again , thank you 38:01.600 --> 38:03.544 all for being here and helping the 38:03.544 --> 38:05.810 Association of Army Dentistry dedicate 38:05.820 --> 38:09.030 this awesome monument . As a reminder 38:09.040 --> 38:12.300 before you leave the premises , I need 38:12.310 --> 38:14.510 you to up at the reception area , 38:15.459 --> 38:18.969 come and approach members , board , 38:18.979 --> 38:21.100 members of the A ad , they're wearing 38:21.110 --> 38:24.620 these name tags , get your 38:24.629 --> 38:27.270 souvenir Army dentistry monument 38:27.280 --> 38:29.790 dedication coin . So you can take a 38:29.800 --> 38:31.911 piece of history back home with you . 38:32.310 --> 38:34.477 And at the same time , if you're not a 38:34.477 --> 38:36.840 member , ask that member , that board 38:36.850 --> 38:40.629 member about the rewards and joy of 38:40.639 --> 38:42.695 being a member of the ad and we will 38:42.695 --> 38:45.959 help you out . So , so thanks again for 38:45.969 --> 38:48.600 being here and just like on Q right now . 38:48.610 --> 38:51.330 We got Sunshine . Uh We're gonna close 38:51.340 --> 38:54.570 this down and uh I'll let Jim close 38:54.580 --> 38:57.030 this out , but we'll move up to the uh 38:57.199 --> 38:59.199 monument after this and really just 38:59.199 --> 39:00.866 take your time and enjoy it . 39:09.800 --> 39:11.911 The monument will stand in perpetuity 39:11.911 --> 39:14.133 as a symbol to honor all that is passed 39:14.133 --> 39:16.850 in Army dentistry as a source of pride 39:16.860 --> 39:19.070 for all that serve today as and as an 39:19.080 --> 39:21.330 inspiration for future generations . 39:21.610 --> 39:24.800 Again , many thanks for taking time out 39:24.810 --> 39:27.032 of your schedule today to share in this 39:27.032 --> 39:29.254 memorable occasion . At this time , you 39:29.254 --> 39:30.977 are all invited to witness the 39:30.977 --> 39:32.810 dedication ribbon cutting at the 39:32.810 --> 39:34.921 monument located up into your right . 39:34.939 --> 39:36.550 And a reception will be held 39:36.550 --> 39:38.606 immediately following inside the AED 39:38.606 --> 39:40.606 museum forum and all are welcome to 39:40.606 --> 39:42.772 attend . Thank you very much for being 39:42.772 --> 39:42.350 here , 40:16.520 --> 40:19.459 right ? I mean , you can do , you need 40:19.550 --> 40:23.100 to stop outside the city 40:25.280 --> 40:26.280 hospital . 43:48.679 --> 43:50.235 So you , you've done well . 43:54.719 --> 43:57.530 You are , you always , 44:00.540 --> 44:01.540 you always , 44:04.979 --> 44:07.270 it's here . 44:09.629 --> 44:11.010 We put our house on . 44:15.860 --> 44:16.860 No , 44:19.750 --> 44:21.194 I will . Thanks so much . 44:23.870 --> 44:26.610 Hard . Ok . 44:30.429 --> 44:32.189 Yeah . Yeah . 44:40.879 --> 44:43.399 Ok . Where's Stein ? You got it right 44:43.810 --> 44:44.810 here 44:47.709 --> 44:48.709 away . 45:59.010 --> 46:00.010 What ? 46:12.590 --> 46:13.590 Everybody 46:32.340 --> 46:33.340 boo . 46:44.330 --> 46:47.830 Thank this . It's awesome .