As a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and a transplant to the Tar Heel State, I have a special place in my heart for the people of Jacksonville and Havelock, North Carolina. The Second Marine Division is at Jacksonville and the Second Marine Air Wing, my own alma mater, is at Havelock. But for all those who have suffered in Afghanistan I raise a toast, To absent comrades and fallen friends. And for all those who gave their lives, Fair winds and following seas, my brothers and sisters. I shall join you in the Provost Marshall's barracks in Heaven.