1 00:00:02,670 --> 00:00:04,940 What a great opportunity for joint Base 2 00:00:04,949 --> 00:00:07,239 Andrews to host a premiere of Masters 3 00:00:07,250 --> 00:00:10,979 of the Earth . The joint Base Andrews 4 00:00:10,989 --> 00:00:13,211 team are excited and we've been working 5 00:00:13,211 --> 00:00:15,619 very hard to get ready and prepared for 6 00:00:15,630 --> 00:00:18,020 such an outstanding historical event 7 00:00:18,030 --> 00:00:20,059 right here at America's Airfield . 8 00:00:21,930 --> 00:00:24,097 These men fought in the most difficult 9 00:00:24,097 --> 00:00:26,350 air environment in history and I'd 10 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:28,582 rather you hear from them directly . So 11 00:00:28,582 --> 00:00:30,749 for now , let me say thank you for the 12 00:00:30,749 --> 00:00:32,804 incredible veterans of that campaign 13 00:00:32,804 --> 00:00:35,459 that we have with us today . I cannot 14 00:00:35,470 --> 00:00:38,290 tell you what a privilege it is to be 15 00:00:38,299 --> 00:00:42,279 in this company of the brass . I 16 00:00:42,290 --> 00:00:46,139 was extremely fortunate to 17 00:00:46,150 --> 00:00:49,099 have been a member of the group that is 18 00:00:49,110 --> 00:00:52,000 being memorialized in the film that you 19 00:00:52,009 --> 00:00:55,220 will be seeing the Masters of the Air . 20 00:00:55,509 --> 00:00:58,720 And thanks to the 100 Kilometers 21 00:00:58,729 --> 00:01:02,040 Foundation , I was brought here to 22 00:01:02,049 --> 00:01:05,400 participate in this with you and it is 23 00:01:05,410 --> 00:01:09,370 indeed an honor and a privilege to be 24 00:01:09,379 --> 00:01:12,209 here . Actually , it's an honor to be 25 00:01:12,220 --> 00:01:16,040 anywhere at this stage in my 26 00:01:16,050 --> 00:01:18,110 life . Yeah . 27 00:01:20,989 --> 00:01:23,239 Thank you . We're also grateful to the 28 00:01:23,250 --> 00:01:25,472 organizations that help record preserve 29 00:01:25,472 --> 00:01:27,694 and honor the history of these veterans 30 00:01:27,694 --> 00:01:29,250 and their service . We have 31 00:01:29,250 --> 00:01:31,250 representatives from the 100th Bond 32 00:01:31,250 --> 00:01:33,472 Group Foundation , the Eighth Air Force 33 00:01:33,472 --> 00:01:35,194 Museum and the Tuskegee Airman 34 00:01:35,194 --> 00:01:37,660 Institute here today , understanding 35 00:01:37,669 --> 00:01:39,725 that our nation has foundations that 36 00:01:39,730 --> 00:01:41,841 we've never really talked about . And 37 00:01:41,841 --> 00:01:43,952 one of the biggest foundations of our 38 00:01:43,952 --> 00:01:46,008 nation is the Tuskegee . They're the 39 00:01:46,008 --> 00:01:48,119 ones who forced away during World War 40 00:01:48,119 --> 00:01:50,174 Two , who not only made a difference 41 00:01:50,174 --> 00:01:49,930 for themselves but for our entire 42 00:01:49,940 --> 00:01:52,699 country in a very minor way , a story 43 00:01:52,709 --> 00:01:54,910 yet underrated , under told . But the 44 00:01:54,919 --> 00:01:56,919 more folks understand it , the more 45 00:01:56,919 --> 00:01:58,919 they understand the shows that they 46 00:01:58,919 --> 00:02:01,589 stand on 100 bomb Group foundation that 47 00:02:01,599 --> 00:02:03,377 I am privileged to serve as the 48 00:02:03,377 --> 00:02:05,099 president of . We've worked as 49 00:02:05,099 --> 00:02:07,321 historical and technical consultants on 50 00:02:07,321 --> 00:02:09,432 this for 10 years . So to see it come 51 00:02:09,432 --> 00:02:12,070 to life is really personally and , and 52 00:02:12,199 --> 00:02:14,800 just so gratifying the world is now 53 00:02:14,809 --> 00:02:16,753 going to meet the , the men of the 54 00:02:16,753 --> 00:02:18,976 Hunter Bomb Group and the larger Eighth 55 00:02:18,976 --> 00:02:21,087 Air Force . You look at a series like 56 00:02:21,087 --> 00:02:23,309 this , uh , called Masters of The Air . 57 00:02:23,309 --> 00:02:25,531 It takes historical stuff and it brings 58 00:02:25,531 --> 00:02:27,753 it back to real life now as we approach 59 00:02:27,753 --> 00:02:29,809 the 80th anniversary of D Day . Um , 60 00:02:29,809 --> 00:02:32,440 this generation is commonly called the 61 00:02:32,449 --> 00:02:34,759 Greatest generation . And I think we 62 00:02:34,770 --> 00:02:36,714 saw that in the movie that we just 63 00:02:36,714 --> 00:02:40,600 witnessed these veterans and all 64 00:02:40,610 --> 00:02:42,666 those who fought in the air war over 65 00:02:42,666 --> 00:02:44,639 Europe built a legacy that today's 66 00:02:44,649 --> 00:02:46,871 airmen and guardians hope to live up to 67 00:02:46,871 --> 00:02:48,871 every single day . Ah , each of the 68 00:02:48,871 --> 00:02:51,038 pilots made me feel very proud for our 69 00:02:51,038 --> 00:02:53,316 history , ah , without their integrity , 70 00:02:53,316 --> 00:02:55,482 their character and their actions that 71 00:02:55,482 --> 00:02:57,649 they took . Ah , we would not be where 72 00:02:57,649 --> 00:02:59,316 we are today . It is awful to 73 00:02:59,316 --> 00:03:02,160 contemplate a world in which the allies 74 00:03:02,169 --> 00:03:04,960 didn't win . World War Two . And it is 75 00:03:04,970 --> 00:03:07,539 impossible to conceive of allied 76 00:03:07,550 --> 00:03:10,190 victory without the United States Air 77 00:03:10,199 --> 00:03:13,000 Force . We draw the applause of the 78 00:03:13,009 --> 00:03:16,610 crowd . You earn the affection and 79 00:03:16,619 --> 00:03:19,800 admiration of our country . We today 80 00:03:19,809 --> 00:03:21,865 stand on the shoulders of the giants 81 00:03:21,865 --> 00:03:24,087 that have served before us . So it's an 82 00:03:24,087 --> 00:03:26,031 honor for us to pay homage to that 83 00:03:26,031 --> 00:03:28,087 history and that legacy of defending 84 00:03:28,087 --> 00:03:27,860 America .