Thank you, both of you, for your contributions today. Thank you for your service to the country and for your service to veterans.
I have a lot of questions for both of you. I'd like to start, though, with Mr. Banks.
You made a brief mention of a concern I've heard from a lot of veterans about the Afghan monument groundbreaking ceremony. I wanted to give you a minute or two to elaborate on that, if you'd like, because I've heard it from a lot of veterans, and I think it's important that this committee hear it.