I sincerely apologize to you for the unfortunate series of events that resulted in your not being informed.

We've tried to pick events for a variety of age groups.

Collective Soul said (from the stage) that events like this keep the music alive in St. Louis, ... St. Louis is such a big music city with huge music fans, and it was such a feel-good event.

Corporal Rubin answered the call to duty with valor, integrity and unyielding bravery, ... I cannot think of anyone who better exemplifies a love of country, a willingness to sacrifice through his personal actions, than Ted Rubin.

You have an infrastructure here that provides the Army with the organization. It helps us develop our doctrine, our tactics, techniques and procedures. (It) looks at our organization, helps us develop leaders -- all those ingredients that go into making your Army and my Army the best in the world,

routinely co-located with units assigned a direct combat mission.