always. a special woman with a special family. she's 89 years old today and s.e's going strong, i have to going strong. keep it going. she hoped and prayed she would live to see this day. pauline is truly a wonderful and incredible person. it's my privilege to be with you today as we award your late husband, our nation's highest military honor. for today's congressional medal of honor presentation, we're also joined by pauline and merle's son, paul. thank you, paul. they're grandchildren, rachel, kara, kaylynn and brett who serves in the navy. stand up, please. submariner. [applause] along with their four great grandchildren, ethan, iden,