and the way that it was never about him. it was about the country and it was about the people who served with him. we talked a bit about the challenges of this moment and as you all know he's very supportive of the president and the work that we needed to get done. but i just want to say that also, you know, he is the first black person, black man to be joint chiefs, chairman of the joint chiefs, to be national security adviser, to be secretary of state, every step of the way when he filled those roles, he was by everything that he did and the way he did it, inspiring so many people and there has been a lot of conversation about that. how young service members and others not only in the military, but in our nation and around the globe, took notice of what his