Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon and welcome to today's Medal of Honor induction ceremony honoring Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator, Sea, Air and Land, Edward C. Byers Jr. Senior Chief Byers has been presented our nation's highest and most prestigious award for valor by the President of the United States, the Medal of Honor. This afternoon, the United States Navy will pay tribute to this courageous sailor of the global war on terrorism. As the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Honorable Robert O. Work, the Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Ray Mabus, the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral John M. Richardson, and the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, Master Chief Michael D. Stevens, formerly induct him into the Pentagon's most sacred place, the Hall of Heroes. Please rise for the arrival of the official party and for the singing of our national anthem by musician first class Kenneth Horton, and remain standing for the invocation which will be delivered by Deacon Trevor Fernandez. O say can you see by the dawn's early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming, whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming, and the bombs bursting O say does that star spangled banner yet wave. Deacon Trevor Fernandez, Senior Chief Buyers' brother-in-law, will now offer the invocation. My brothers and sisters, let us bow our heads to our God, Almighty God, Lord of Creation, you have endowed human beings with the ability to choose what is right and good, and to avoid that which is evil. From your own lips we have heard these words, which have echoed out over the ages, that there is no greater love that a man could have than to lay down his life for his friends, but also that whatsoever you do to the least, the least of my brethren, you did it for me. In Chief Buyer's heroic actions, which are above the call of duty, he exemplifies both of these scriptural statements, in covering the body of Dr. Joseph with his own, he exemplified the self-sacrifice that is required of love, of neighbor, of God, and of country. In attempting to revive his fallen comrade and brother, Nick Check, he exemplifies laying down his life for one's friend. We ask your blessings in gratitude for bringing Ad Buyer safely home to his family and friends and to his team and to a grateful nation, and we ask and implore your blessings and mercy upon the soul of Nick Check and of his family. And upon this great nation we ask that you strengthen it, fortify it, and let each one of us leave here exemplifying these two great statements of scripture, which are the reason we are here to honor Chief Buyer's. We ask all these things, in your most holy name, amen. Guests, please be seated. Ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to introduce the host of today's ceremony, the honorable Robert O. Work, Deputy Secretary of Defense. Secretary Mabus, Admiral Richardson, Master Chief Petty Officer of Navy Stevens, General Votel, are you here? Okay, General Neller, members of the special operations community. Distinguished guests, friends of Senior Chief Buyer, welcome. I also want to recognize past Medal of Honor recipients, and I would especially like to welcome the three who are here today, and I would ask gentlemen that you stand and be recognized. Please. Now it's a personal honor for me to represent Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, who is traveling today, to recognize Senior Chief Edward Buyer's, who was yesterday awarded our nation's highest military decoration from our Commander-in-Chief, President Obama, for the heroic actions on one historic evening in Afghanistan. Now shortly you're going to hear from Secretary Mabus and Admiral Richardson about Senior Chief Buyer's incredible actions that fateful night. Before they do, however, I'd like to take a moment to pay tribute to the fighting spirit of our sailors and their elite group of special warriors, those who were the trident of the U.S. Navy Seals. Now the men and women of the United States Navy are part of the finest Navy this world has ever seen. It's a Navy that came into being when the British Royal Navy dominated the seas. And every single U.S. ship's captain and crew wanted to get out there and prove themselves against the world's best. Now today we have a special relationship with the United Kingdom. They are probably one of our most closest allies, if not our most closest ally. But back in the day, not so much. So when our nations came to blow, the U.S. Navy was always looking for a fight. And their fighting spirit was embodied by captains like John Paul Jones, who demanded a faster ship to hunt down the British and memorally declared, I will sink, I will never strike. Now this pugnacious individual fighting spirit has imbued our Navy from the very beginning. In 1943, one of the best examples that I always use and remember was at the commissioning ceremony for the USS destroyer USS Johnston in 1943 in the midst of World War II. On the day it was commissioned, that commanding officer, his name was Ernest Evans, he spoke to his crew. And he said, this is going to be a fighting ship. I intend to go into harm's way. And anyone who doesn't want to go along had better get off right now. And he went on to say that as a fighting ship, I will never retreat from an enemy force. And he was true to his word. In 1944, at the battle of Leyte Gulf, he was in charge of that small destroyer. And he charged a line of Japanese cruisers and battleships to save a group of escort carriers. He went down with his ship, but his aggressiveness in the face of overwhelming odds helped scatter the Japanese warships, saving the cruiser, I mean the carrier force, and he was awarded the Medal of Honor. Now, perhaps nowhere does this fighting spirit of the United States Navy burn more brighter than in the US Navy's seals. Who, as their name implies, are ready to fight against any foe, from the land, from or on the sea, or under the sea, and from the air. They are forced with its roots in the underwater demolition teams from World War II in Korea, formerly created in 1961. They are a singular, powerful, and surgical asset to which we entrust our nation's toughest missions. Now, they are a singularly special group within our nation's singularly capable special operations forces. There are about 2.1 million men and women in the United States military today in both active and reserve. There's a bit over 69,000 special operators, just a very small percentage of that 2.1 million. And of these, 69,000, only 2,700 are in the US Navy seals. Now, its members, like Senior Chief Ed Byers, are selected to be a seal. They're not trained to be one. They have to exhibit the highest qualities to be selected to join this very small group of warriors. Things like integrity, character, judgment, flexibility, grit, and resiliency. There is an ethos that they live by that makes these warriors the elite unit that they are. They will not be defeated by any loss. They will not be intoxicated by success. They will never hide from failure. So today, as we pay tribute to Senior Chief Byers and his remarkable heroism, through him we pay tribute to all special operators that serve our nation and especially today, his teammates in the seals. Now, Navy Seal missions since 9-11 have always been at the sharp edge of the spear, again and again in Iraq and Afghanistan and elsewhere over 15 years of continuous war. Senior Chief Byers has 11 overseas deployments with nine combat tours. Before yesterday, he had already been recognized for valor eight times, including five bronze stars. He has been wounded twice and awarded the Purple Heart twice. And you know what's remarkable as we sit here today? At any congregation of seals up until today or yesterday, his bravery would not have stood out because every single one of the special operators you would see there and they have been similarly decorated for their bravery. They truly do embody the phrase uncommon valor is a common virtue. But today, Senior Chief Byers does stand out. He is the 3,497th servicemen to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor out of perhaps 40 million men and women who have served our nation in time of war. That is a fraternity of warriors even more exclusive, Ed, than the seals. The possibility of receiving his highest honor probably never crossed his mind when he volunteered to serve his nation as a Navy corpsman back in 1998, or when he volunteered to attend seal training, or when he volunteered to maneuver with his team by foot over Afghan mountains on that cold December night. Few people could execute that mission, but the Navy seals and Ed Byers did. All I will say about Senior Chief Byers selfless and heroic actions in the face of a determined enemy, which are going to be recounted shortly in detail, reads like a Hollywood script. And as a movie aficionado, I have to say the seals always get the best movies. I mean, American Sniper, Zero Dark 30, Loan Survivor, Tears of the Sun. We won't talk about Charlie Sheen, but that's OK. But if Hollywood ever decides to make a movie about the incredible rescue of Dr. Joseph from the Taliban, Ed Byers' humility, his precision, his coolness under fire, his selfness, an incredible warrior spirit would seem too fantastical for us to believe. But his deadly skill and willingness to sacrifice himself to save Dr. Joseph's life is anything but fantastical. That night, he made several life and death decisions and acted on them in a time period barely longer than it takes me to read this sentence. He acted as both a sword and a shield, positioning himself between harm and the hostage while simultaneously neutralizing the threats around him. That's what our special operators do in a hostage rescue mission. One of the most complex and dangerous and demanding missions are military performs and in every other mission that they are called upon to perform. Now, Ed has already earned the privilege of wearing the Trident and threw his actions that night in December 2012. He has now earned the privilege of wearing something more, which is what we celebrate today. The poet Carl Sandberg said, Valor is a gift. Those having it never know for sure if they have it till the test comes. Senior Chief Byers has been tested again and again and he has that gift. Now, this is what I do whenever I have the opportunity and honor to speak with a Medal of Honor winner. As you all know, it is our custom that regardless of your rank or station, that whenever you meet a recipient of a Congressional Medal of Honor, you stand and salute them. So Ed, I would like you to stand up and face the crowd and to all of those of you who are in uniform and have served our nation, I ask you to join me in saluting this remarkable warrior. Hand salute, ready to. Thank you. Now, in closing, let me say that we've asked a lot of our special operators over the last 15 years. They have always answered the call and they have suffered a heavy price. Today, as we honor Byers' valor and sacrifice, we always remember the fallen, especially today, one of his teammates, Petty Officer First Class Nicholas Czech, who was killed on the same mission that Senior Chief Byers is being honored for. We acknowledge and thank him and his two sisters, Ashley and Tuesday. Are you here, Ashley, Tuesday? Okay, they are not here today, but we honor them. And we also honor the 2,349 American service members who have given their life in service of their country in Afghanistan and Operation Enduring Freedom, the longest war in our history. We also honor the service and sacrifice who have troops who have returned home from war, as they heal their wounds, as they build their new lives for themselves and their families and then beyond the military service. Senior Chief Byers, your story represents the very best of American fighting men and women and it preserves the memory of your comrades and Nicholas Czech. May your medal remind you of the tremendous good your service has bought thus far, brought thus far and of the limitless things that I know that you and your teammates will continue to do in the future. Thank you very much. Ladies and gentlemen, it is now my pleasure to introduce the honorable Ray Mabus, Secretary of the Navy. Thank you all for joining us here today. To Senior Chief Ed Byers, to Madison, to the extraordinary Hannah, who has captivated everybody here, to Senior Chief's mom, Peggy. To Madison's parents, Quan and May Young. To the Senior Chief's incredibly extended family. And I just wanna say, when I've gone to my family reunions, we have a lot of Byers that come.  I couldn't be prouder to be part of a ceremony that recognizes the United States sailor. But the highest award our nation has for valor, for heroism, and for bravery. As Secretary of Works said, later you'll hear the citation, describing the actions that the Senior Chief took on the night of December 8th. That distinguished him for this award. His loyalty to the mission. To rescue a fellow American, despite a deadly threat and a determined enemy by literally using himself as a shield to protect his countrymen, his selflessness in his purest sense. I had the chance to speak with Senior Chief and his family in my office last week. And we talked about a lot of things, but one of the proudest things I have in my office that I'm proudest of is some steel from the World Trade Center that Senior Chief's unit gave me, DEV Group. And on it is inscribed the deed is all. Not the glory. And that's what we talked about. That's what we talked about about the steel community. That's what we talked about, about his teammates. And in fact, I think the last time I had seen at Byers was at the Navy Cross presentation for Nick Check, who, as you heard and as you know, died in the action for which we're honoring Senior Chief Byers. And it was only after Senior Chief's Medal of Honor became public and was announced that it also became public knowledge that Nick Check had been posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. Even after giving the last full measure of devotion, even in death, what Nick Check and his comrades did and what they do is known only to a few. I've been to a good many of these ceremonies and presented awards that most people, even in our military, will never know about. And Senior Chief Byers exudes that quiet strength is so emblematic of our Navy seals and of all our special forces. Because for seals, like that piece of steel said, the deed is all, not the glory. Today, Navy Special Warfare community is deployed in more than 40 countries around the world and they're there every day. And since 9-11, 70 members of a small community have given their lives in overseas operations. And you almost never hear the details. And that's the way it's supposed to be. The very nature of the missions that we ask of these elite warriors means that they often return, usually return, from dangerous assignments without pomp or circumstance or public thanks. Over the past 15 years, as Secretary of Works said, we've asked an incredible amount of this community and they have shouldered that heavy burden of the country's most dangerous assignments and they've done it brilliantly. So because of the ethos that keeps this tight-knit group of sailors so quiet, so humble, so extraordinary, it's really important that we take these rare chances like the one we have today to remind America if only in a single glimpse what extraordinary acts by extraordinary people are done in the service of this country. And it's important to be reminded just how fortunate we as a country are that people like Ed Byers and Nick Check and every member of our special warfare community chose to serve our country for the deed, not the glory. As a leader of the Department of the Navy, I've had the privilege of visiting with our seals where they're deployed around the world. And I'm more aware than most of exactly how much we rely on the excellence of these warriors. Beyond the story we hear today are hundreds we never will. There are stories of individuals and teams living out our core values of honor, courage and commitment every single day. So to echo what Secretary of Works said, Senior Chief Byers, thank you. You represent thousands of seals whose deeds will never be known to a wider audience and you represent them incredibly well. You and all of them exemplify our Navy's creed, simple for us, always courageous. Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, it is now my pleasure to introduce Admiral John M. Richardson, Chief of Naval Operations. Well, thank you everybody and good afternoon and let me just express what an honor it is to be here today with this group of luminaries, families and friends. We've certainly heard a lot about Senior Chief Byers and his heroic actions. And I think we can all agree he represents the absolute best of our service men, service women of our Navy and of our country. And he joins a tremendous group of Medal of Honor winners. I would just join Secretary work and paying tribute to our Medal of Honor winners who could join us today. And he joins other Navy Medal of Honor winners like Admiral James Bond Stockdale who received his medal from President Ford. Yesterday we awarded the Medal of Honor to Senior Chief Byers. We had a chance to get to know each other, Senior Chief and his family. And to know Senior Chief is to hear from him, you know, it's not about me, it's all about my team. This is a common refrain I think from all Medal of Honor winners. Even though they received the award for their valor, but for them it's all about their teammates. From Robert Ingram, a Navy corpsman in Vietnam who said you can lay there under fire and die or you can get up and go. I decided the men needed me out there. From Tommy Norris, an American was down in enemy territory and of course I would do it all again. Senior Chief Byers is emblematic of this generation's continued commitment to those core values, honor, courage and commitment. This award is not just about their own unquestioned valor but also their dedication to their shipmates, their fellow Americans. Senior Chief Byers embodies this dedication and his actions bring alive the words of the seal ethos which in part reads, my loyalty to country and team is beyond reproach. I humbly serve as a guardian to my fellow Americans, always ready to defend those who are unable to defend themselves. I do not advertise the nature of my work nor seek recognition for my actions. Senior Chief Byers represents the humility and quiet dignity of all seals, a warrior spirit of uncompromising integrity. What fuels such a man? Well to know Senior Chief for more than five minutes you know that to achieve such heights Senior Chief has relied on faith, on family and as a team leader a complete dedication to his team. Before every mission he prayed the prayer to St. Michael the Archangel which begins St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle. He is a man of staunch and strong faith and he is a family man. His family Madison and Hannah, his mom Peggy, his in-laws have supported him every step of the way not only allowing him to do his job but also keeping things strong at home as a Navy wife and a mother, command ombudsman in a difficult command to be an ombudsman serving other Navy families rounding out that concept of serving the team. And finally there is the team. When Senior Chief and I were talking the other night at dinner he mentioned how proud he was of the closeness and dedication of his team and how privileged he was to serve as a team leader. And he said something that I think we can all take home in terms of judging or deciding how we should act. He said that as long as you keep the interest of the team first you never have to worry about doing the right thing, it will just happen. So to walk in the shoes of Stockdale and Ingram is an honor but he's not just walking in the shadow, he is now the inspiration for the next generation of leaders, the next generation of Medal of Honor winners. And his strong faith, his love and support of his family and his dedication to his team all will result in future generations looking to him for inspiration, for courage and the strength to never give up on their teammates. Senior Chief, thank you for your service. Congratulations on a job well done. And I would echo what that wise man said, the deed is all, not the glory. Thank you. Deputy Secretary Work, Secretary Mabus, McPon Stevens and Senior Chief and Mrs. Byers will now join Admiral Richardson on stage for the induction ceremony. Guests, please rise. Attention to citation. The President of the United States in the name of the Congress has taken pleasure in awarding the Medal of Honor to Chief Special Warfare Operator, Sea Air Land, Edward C. Byers, Jr. for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as a hostage rescue force team member in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom from eight to nine, December, 2012. As the rescue force approached the target building, an enemy sentry detected them and darted inside to alert his fellow captors. The sentry quickly reemerged and the lead assaulter attempted to neutralize him. Chief Byers with his team sprinted to the door of the target building. As the primary breacher, Chief Byers stood in the doorway fully exposed to enemy fire while ripping down six layers of heavy blankets fastened to the inside ceiling and walls to clear a path for the rescue force. The first assaulter pushed his way through the blankets and was mortally wounded by enemy small arms fire from within. Chief Byers, completely aware of the imminent threat, fearlessly rushed into the room and engaged an enemy guard aiming an AK-47 at him. He then tackled another adult male who had darted towards the corner of the room. During the ensuing hand-to-hand struggle, Chief Byers confirmed the man was not the hostage and engaged him. As other rescue team members called out to the hostage, Chief Byers heard a voice respond in English and raced toward it. He jumped atop the American hostage and shielded him from the high volume of fire within the small room. While covering the hostage with his body, Chief Byers immobilized another guard with his bare hands and restrained the guard until a teammate could eliminate him. His bold and decisive actions under fire saved the lives of the hostage and several of his teammates. By his undaunted courage, intrepid fighting spirit, an unwavering devotion to duty in the face of near certain death, Chief Petty Officer Byers reflected great credit upon himself and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. Guests, please be seated. The Hall of Heroes contains plaques with the names of 3,496 service personnel who have earned the Medal of Honor. We will now unveil the plaque inducting Senior Chief Byers into the Hall of Heroes as our nation's 3,497th Medal of Honor recipient. At this time, Deputy Secretary Work will present the Medal of Honor flag. On 23 October, 2002, Public Law 107-248, Section 8143, established the Medal of Honor flag to recognize service members who have distinguished themselves by gallantry in action above and beyond the call of duty. The flag is light blue with gold fringe, bearing 13 white stars in a configuration as on the eight-sided pad from which the medal is suspended. It gives emphasis to the Medal of Honor as being the highest award for valor by an individual serving the United States Armed Forces. The flag is presented folded with one star showing, representing the medal itself. Folding Senior Chief Byers' flag today are sailors from the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard. Thank you, Deputy Secretary Work, Secretary Mabus, Admiral Richardson, Mick Pond Stevens, and Mrs. Byers. Ladies and gentlemen, Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Sea, Air, and Land, Edward C. Byers, Jr. Good afternoon, everyone. I've realized throughout my life that time is the most precious commodity you have, and I sincerely thank you all for your time today. I will speak just long enough to give credit in recognition to the heroes in my life, and to those that deserve to know that they are the reason that I'm standing here today. Those heroes are my family, my faith, and the brotherhood. Family is the reason I'm able to do this job, and it's also the reason to live and to return home safely. Madison, my incredible wife, Hannah, my beautiful daughter, this could not have been possible without your resiliency and love. Your strength in my absence is something I've always admired and respected. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. I will never forget how each time I returned home from long times away, you'd be waiting to pick me up, sometimes in the middle of the night, waiting to give me a hug and a kiss, especially you, Hannah. I would not be the man I am if it were not for the two of you. You are my heroes. I love you. Hand in hand with my family is my faith. While it has had a more quiet aspect of my life, it has always played a significant role. I grew up Catholic and continue to grow in my faith, thanks especially to my brother, Trevor. He taught me to turn my heart and soul towards Christ when I have strayed or lost my way. Prayer has always provided calm and this chaos for me. On my first deployment to Iraq some 11 years ago, I arrived in country and I saw another seal. Standing there with him, St. Michael the Archangel patch on his shoulder. I'm not sure what drew me to it, but I walked up to him and asked him if I could have it. He was leaving the combat zone and made it through a safe deployment. So he was absolutely willing to give it to me. He handed it to me without hesitation. I've worn a patch on my kit on every single mission I've ever been a part of. And I prayed the St. Michael prayer while moving into the toughest missions I faced. And it does start by saying, St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle via our protection. On that day in December, 2012, the day you heard recounted several times about my team and the way we carried out the mission to rescue American hostage. On that day, just like every day I prayed, I prayed on the way to my target. And again, I prayed over my brother Nicholas Czech for his soul as he gave his life to save another American. Nick Czech was a warrior, a brother and a friend. I know I said this repeatedly since this has started, this award is inseparable from his death. Nick embodied the brotherhood. Nick embodied what it meant to be a Navy SEAL. He was hard as nails, resilient. He had a never quit, never fail mentality. Nick, along with the rest of our team, carried out some of the most difficult and dangerous missions our nation could have asked us to do. Nicholas Czech paid the ultimate sacrifice, doing what he loved. On the battlefield, because this is what brothers do, they will lay down your life for you if they have to. We are again reminded this morning of the continued sacrifices the men and women of our nation make. The hotel where many of our sustain overlooks Washington D.C., the Pentagon and Arlington National Cemetery. As the sun came up over the city, an unfamiliar, almost alarming sound reverberated through the air.  The cannons fired and shook, probably some of you to the core. Because you were hearing the sound of sacrifice. I, along with many of my teammates, have been to many funerals at Arlington, probably more than we should at our age and our life. We've seen too many good men buried. So many may ask, what is it that keeps you going? How are you standing here after such loss? The answer is, undoubtedly, without question, the brotherhood. I've saved the brotherhood for last. I want to emphasize that I'm no different than any one of my teammates. I'm certain that any one of them would have taken the same exact actions I did that day. I've seen countless heroics acts in my time working with the nation's most elite operators. I feel a sense of responsibility with the recognition that has been bestowed upon me. My brothers, who are still fighting, who are still in the shadows, deserve to share the spotlight, where we are a community of quiet professionals, and those men will not expect or seek recognition for their actions. I proudly wear this trident to represent the brotherhood. And now I've been welcomed to another group of exceptional military heroes. I look at the names in the Hall of Heroes and to the brave men right in front of me here, and realize a tremendous amount of bravery that flows through our American veins. Freedom is in large part paid by blood, sweat, and tears. I've never imagined my life would leave me here. I'm truly humbled and honored to represent the Navy and the Naval Special War for a community. My only desire is that my representation is something my brothers, who I serve with, would be proud of. Because the deed is all, not the glory. May God bless you, and may St. Michael the Archangel protect our warriors in battle, along with the brotherhood. Thank you. Thank you, Senior Chief Byers. Ladies and gentlemen, please rise for the benediction and remain standing for the singing of the Navy song. The words to the Navy song can be found on the back of your program. Before this closing benediction, I have to say I'm privileged to be here. The Apostle Paul says that when I was a child, I did childish things as a child would, and now that I'm a man, I've put the way of the things of childhood, and I've done manly things. I was 17, and Eddie was seven when his sister and I started dating. So I saw him cheer as he played his video games, took him to horrid B-rate military type movies, where he would punch his fist in the air at childish adulation of his heroes, and I would wince cringing as I corrected some of his worst grammatical errors on high school papers. As an older brother might do, and as a chaplain for Catholic war veterans, and as a deacon of the church, has been my privilege to say under my very nose, he put away the things of childhood and became a man, and that he became a hero for his actions indeed, but actually, because he doesn't think himself to be a hero, but exemplifies his warrior brothers and his fallen brother, Nick Check. And so my brothers and sisters, I ask you, let us pray. Almighty and eternal God, we gather one last time to honor Chief Byers, and as we do, we ask you to send your special blessings upon all of us gathered here, to Eddie, to Madison, to Hannah, his family. Watch over them and guide them home and to all of us gathered here from the four corners of the earth, that St. Christopher and St. Nicholas the Wonderworker would speed us on our way, and that St. Michael the Archangel and our guardian angels truly defend us in battle and protect us from the wickedness and snares of the devil. We ask you to bless this great nation, our President, the members of Congress, for those who serve and have served in our armed forces, and for the repose of the soul of all those warriors in special operations and in the other branches of service who have given their lives for this great nation. And until we meet again, may our God hold you in the palm of his hands and may the blessing of Almighty God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit descend upon you and remain with you forever. Amen. Ladies and gentlemen, we will be seeing the second verse on the back of your programs. If you will please join me. Anchors away, my boys, anchors away. Far and shores we sail at break of day. Through our last night on shore, drink to the full until we meet once more. His wishing you are happy for each home. Ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing for the departure of the official party. Thank you for attending our ceremony today.


Welcome to BCH Technologies. This is Kevin. Today we will talk about the back chamber refill method for axial cartridges.  It works exactly like a pad water dispenser, which the back chamber is a sealed tank of ink, and it has a really small opening at the bottom, so the ink will flow to the front chamber if there are any ink consumed at the front chamber. If the dog or your printer didn't consume any ink, it will have a little bit of ink in the front, but it holds the majority of the ink in the back. We use NiO2 cartridge as an example. Those are NiO2 axial cartridges, which we bought from eBay. We cut one open, and you can see it's completely dry, and I'm trying to show you it's a small opening on the bottom. We got this about a dollar cartridge. There's not much special tool required. We just use two of them, and you don't have to use them. It's optional. One is those little silicone washers. Another one is the clips. Silicone washers just give you a better seal around the intake, so you are confident that ink is not going to leak. If you refuel correctly, your cartridge shouldn't leak ink at all, so this is just a precaution. I like to install the silicone washers just for peace of mind. You just have a shorter side towards the seal, longer side towards the printer, and lay on top of it. If you need a set of washers, you can go to bchtechnologies.com and go to accessories and elbow and washers, and there's a five-piece second washer.  If you remember all pad dispenser or water dispenser analogy, we're going to have a big hole on the water tank, so what happens is the ink is going to flow out. To make it less messy, we have this protective clip. Again, I said bchtechnologies.com and go to accessories and protective clip. I call it Pormans 564 review kit. Because the clip is made for multiple models, so it's pretty tight for 902, so you have to push it harder to get it in. Again, you don't need to have this. Let me show you, you can do the same thing with duct tape. Now I start peeling off the label and expose the refill hole. Notice I don't peel the label all the way, so I can know which color it is. If you peel the label off, it's pretty hard for you to tell which color it is. I'm going to use a larger drill and also a smaller drill to push the ball inside. Also, we're going to try somebody recommended using a lighter and a paper clip.  Now with a smaller drill. Now we try it, people suggest using a paper clip and a cigarette lighter. The goal is actually fishing the ball out, so you can use the ball as a plug. You don't need a plug later. We just don't like it, but you can see how it's done. The paper clip is too soft to poke it out, so you'll need something harder to poke it out. For the plugs, you can go to accessories and plug. The two plugs that works are 4mm plugs. What you want to get is a clear plug, which is 4mm, or you want to get those color 4mm plugs. Both of them work. I don't recommend these green plugs, which are 3mm. It's a little bit small. Again, you don't really need a plug. You can try to reinsert a ball, or you can try the hot glue or some kind of thing to seal it. Later, we're actually going to show you how to use a duct tape seal it. Now we can start to fill it with ink. We use the ink from Refill Ink for HP. Then we click 120mm here. We use this ID30 KCMY-AH, which has four bottles of ink and a drill. We'll fill it all the way to the rim. We'll seal it with a 3mm plug, which we are not recommended, and we'll show you what's going to happen. This printer is a pigment printer, so whatever left in the cartridge is dried pigment ink. We directly add dye ink on it, so we convert it to a dye printer. This is not the best way. The best way is to add dye ink or add water to flush out the dried pigment. Then you add dye ink to it. I have another video to show you how to flush out the printer, but sometimes when we're in a hurry, we just do this way and do the unclogging if it's clogged. We're showing a different method to seal the cartridge. We have 3mm and 4mm clear and the 4mm color one. For the black, we're going to seal with a piece of duct tape. Now the whole cartridge is filled to the rim, and we remove the seal on the bottom. If you feel it correctly, you should not have ink flowing out. If you see the ink flowing out like a faucet, then you have a problem. You may have a couple ink drops, but not a lot. This just shows you. We remove the clip and we just set it on the top of the printer with white paper on underneath. The blue is going to leak because we only have 3mm plugs. This is what people complain as they complain after they refill the ink drops keep flowing out. The others should be fine. We set it there for 20 minutes. If you want to flush the dried pigment out, what you can do is you can add water or ink and then unplug the top. Fill it up, unplug the top, and let the cartridge drip like this. BCH has clear ink base, which is the ink without color. For example, if you want to switch to dye ink, you can buy dye ink base. You can add dye ink base to the cartridge and flush the pigment out. 20 minutes later, this all happened. We made 2 4mm plugs sealed really well and duct tape sealed really well, but not this green plug. Now we switch the plug to 4mm and we're ready to put it back to the printer. Remember to turn the chip info off and also do 2 consecutive cleanings before you use the printer. If the printer is clogged, do 2 or 3 cleanings, then wait 2 hours. If after 2 hours do another cleaning, and if the printer is still clogged, you might want to watch our unclogging video. I hope you enjoyed this video. Please visit us at www.bchtechnology.com or locally at Greensboro, North Carolina. 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Welcome to Toffy TV. It is the Everton News Daily. This video is sponsored by Unibet. If you want more transfer stories, get over to Unibet's blog page. There's some good writers who update the transfer news there. The link is in the description. Everton today has been linked with a move for Manchester City midfield player Fabian Delph. Everton reportedly won of a number of clubs interested in the 29-year-old who has a year left on his contract at Manchester City. Difficult to see where Delph would fit into the Everton side straight off the bat. Everton played with a midfield three last year of Ghana, Gomez and Guilfe. Delph, who's operated that left back and sent some midfield, but he's coming as a squad player. We'll have to wait and see. We will bring, obviously, experience in winning stuff at Manchester City, those leadership qualities, good in the dressing room as well. So whether this goes anywhere is something to keep an eye on, but Everton linked with an interest in him today. Everton also very strongly linked with a move from Moise Keane, Daily Mail, a reportant that Everton will sign the Italian striker for more than £31 million. But he said, at the moment, the sticking point is that Juventus want a buy-back clause for the young striker, whether Everton agree to that. Who knows? It's a bit mad because he's very, very highly rated, but Juventus are well-stocked with centre forwards and are just about to bring in Mauro Acardi as well from Inter. So really keen slipping down the Pecanodec. His agent, Mini Raiola, also Marcel Brands, is agent and is a close associate of Farad Masheri as well. Raiola said last week he wants him to move to the Premier League and Everton, apparently so. We'll have to wait and see what happens with that one as well. CSKA Moscow are inching closer to a move for Henry Ong Ykuroo. His agent has said they are very, very interested in taking Henry there permanently. Henry hasn't rejected a move there, but we're just waiting to see how things develop. Ong Ykuroo has been on Afcon duty with Nigeria, of course. So Everton could be about to sell him. They haven't been able to get a work payment for him. It's been on loan for the last two seasons. Everton have also been credited with an interest in young ex-Ix wonder kid, Hossein Zamanee. He's led his contract run down at Ix. He's 16 years of age and he's left the Ix academy. There was reports that he may go to Utrecht, but that's been denied. Everton, along with Manchester City Arsenal and a couple of other Premier League clubs, credited with an interest in the young player. Maybe Marcel Brands will know more about him and that might be a link to get him to Everton. Finally, Michael Keynes, Jordan Pickford, Llewgeth Dean, Gilvie Sigarton, Bernard and Seamus Coleman, all involved in pre-season training now with Everton. All given, extra days off are all back at Finch Farm, all back in full training ahead of Everton's trip to Switzerland at the end of the week. Everton, of course, play FCC on Sunday and then follow it up with a game on Friday 19th July against Monaco. So good to see those lads back and the squad will have a bit more strength than what went to Kenya to play Carriabangi Sharks. Give us a subscribe if you haven't already. It takes a second if you want more videos. Get over and join us on page and don't forget to give the video a thumbs up as well. See you later.


Okay, so I've been a fan of hohem products for a very long time And if you followed a lot of my videos over the years you must have seen that I've reviewed a lot of hohem gimbals Which is what they're known for So when they've just released this brand new set of wireless microphones called the hohem mic 01 I had to jump on it get a pair of these and see how they perform because I've been really happy with the quality of their Products so now that they are in the microphone game that really caught my interest now This comes in a couple of variations. You can actually get this in a USB-C version or a lightning version to connect to your phones I've gone ahead and got the USB-C one because I'm going to connect it with my iPhone 15 Pro This also comes in a different color also in a white variation as well, and I've got the one here in black So I'm gonna run up through quickly the design of this how this works how to use some of the options But before I do that I'm just gonna put up on the screen all of the key Specifications of this microphone which is going to save a lot of time if you just have a look here Or you can click the link in the description to learn more and everything about the latest pricing information and all of the key Capabilities on their website I've also reviewed a lot of wireless microphones in the past and I have a whole playlist of wireless microphone reviews as well That you can also check out but there's two main features that actually stood out to me with the hohem microphones That I've not seen on any other mics First of all the noise cancellation now it doesn't have just active noise cancellation or no noise cancellation So sometimes you only get those two options This one has two additional noise cancellation modes that you can select You have the standard noise cancellation and a strong noise cancellation And we will be testing that out and I will probably step outside where it is quite windy today And hopefully give you an idea of how it sounds with all these three different levels of noise cancellation Including no noise cancellation as well The second and my most favorite is that you can use one of the transmitters as a Bluetooth shutter on mode So when you set your phone up, you've got the receiver attached to the phone I sometimes have to basically go around walk to my phone check the view start recording go back to where I'm standing or I'm sitting and then Basically start filming at that point But if I'm already at my spot then all I need to do is press the button on the transmitter It will automatically start the recording on my phone That for me is a very important convenient factor and I will showcase just quickly how that works as well So let's not waste any other time Let's just look into the design of these and how they work and then we'll go straight into the audio tests Okay So you have this very nice compact lightweight carry case with a little orange strap LED indicators showcasing the battery life of the case and you can actually get up to 20 hours of usage With the case itself and at the back you have yourself the USB-C charging port Let's take a look at One of the transmitters and the receiver. This is the USB-C version that just connects to your phone You also have the gain buttons now to change the game You can double tap one of these buttons and then you'll see red indicator lights And I'll showcase it in a second Then you just press the minus or the plus to adjust accordingly and not only that you can actually monitor the audio coming from your Transmitter by using the headphone port just to the right-hand side So if you have someone that's filming for you, they can also check your audio levels and make adjustments accordingly And this is a very nice feature to have on a small adapter like this that connects to your phone Now if we look at the transmitter One thing I really like about this is this has 360 degree omni directional microphones So no matter which way you face it, it will pick up your audio very clearly And that's very important as well when you do position this on your clothes Now you have a led indicator light which I'll talk through in a second But just at the bottom not only do you have a USB-C charging port but just above that you have a tf card slot You can actually put a micro sd card in there to have backup recording But not only that you can even use this as a standalone recorder and record directly onto the transmitter onto the sd card itself And then you can transfer all of the audio which comes out as 48 kilohertz lossless sampling Wave files to your laptop for post editing. Then you have the buttons on the side here You've got the power button the shutter button, which I'll be showcasing how that works Then you have the mode button to switch between the different noise cancellation modes And there's also a mode called reverb mode, which we're going to test by using this button as well You also have a cold shoe mount and a magnetic clip that you can place behind your shirt And this is a very strong magnet. So I'm really going to use this more than the clip itself So let's go ahead And connect the receiver And this will turn on automatically And then I'll show you how to switch between the three different noise cancellation modes And also how to use the reverb mode. You'll see on the receiver. There's a green light on channel two This is the second transmitter that I removed from the box There's a blue flashing indicator for channel one because that's still in the box and it's not paired yet until you take it out Now there's a green light on the transmitter and there's a green light on the receiver for the same channel Now the green light means standard noise cancellation It's very easy to switch to the next one. You press the mode button just there And now the light is yellow and it's also yellow on the receiver. This is strong noise cancellation If you press it one more time, it will go back to blue. This is no noise cancellation Now if you wanted to switch over to reverb mode, you just need to double tap the mode button And this actually starts cycling between purple and the color of the noise cancellation mode you're on In my case green Now this will record your audio which is suitable for people that may be Some artists or musicians and it has a bit of an echo effect and we'll be testing this out very shortly And the last thing to start the recording wirelessly using the shutter It's just press the power button just there once and you'll see on my phone there. This will actually start recording There you go It's very convenient quick tap and if I just press again It stops the recording on my phone Now you can also use this as a mute button as well in case you want to stop any audio coming through directly to the receiver So that's pretty much everything on the transmitter and receiver. Let's go ahead and test out the audio Okay, so I've switched over the recording from my camera to my phone now whilst the receiver is attached You've been hearing the audio coming from my shotgun microphone just off the side of the screen So now I'm going to switch over the audio coming directly from the hohem mic 01 Now this is the audio being delivered directly from this transmitter Which I've set to the maximum gain level five and I've also used no noise cancellation Which is why the blue light is also on So whilst I'm actually speaking I'm going to go through the three different levels of noise cancellation and repeat that process Outdoors and maybe with the wind muff attached as well to see how much difference it makes with the strong Cancellation when you do have a lot of strong background noise. So if I just press the mode button this is now medium or standard noise cancellation, which is green So you may not hear too much of a difference because I don't have a lot of background noise But the clarity in the audio for me Makes me quite impressed with this. This is a very good solid piece of wireless kit Now let's go ahead with the strong Now the light is turned yellow and this is a very strong noise cancellation Now hopefully you are trying to listen to this video with some hedge phones where you can get more of a clearer idea Of the audio quality when I go through some of these tests But I just wanted to showcase the quality of the mics if you are going to use this with your phone Whether you have an android or an iphone This is going to be so convenient and when i'm actually ready to Stop the filming. I don't need to go all the way to my phone I can just press the button on the top of the transmitter to stop the filming So what I want to do now is show you a quick test of the reverb mode Which would be convenient for people that do a lot of singing or if you have a singing youtube channel Then you may find this a little bit more useful Or if you're a musician or in any way then you may use this But for me, I personally wouldn't use the reverb mode for my use cases. So let's check that out now Okay, this is reverb mode and you can hear how it echoes my voice a little bit If this is something that you're going to use whilst you are singing then that may work very well for you But I just wanted to highlight this very quickly just to showcase what this mode means and how it works and more importantly how it sounds So I've not actually seen Pretty much any other microphones like this that have a mode just like this inbuilt with very quick and easy access to Just turn it on and more importantly to have a visual display on the transmitter of what mode you're in Just in case you've forgotten the next time you come around to it is also very important So this is how reverb mode sounds, but let's go back to the no noise cancellation mode And there we go So one thing I also like about this is that this will remember The mode you are in the next time you go back to use the microphones on another day So if I had it on strong noise cancellation, and that's what I like to keep it on Then once I've left it on there put it back into the charging case If I come back two days later to use it it will stay on that and it doesn't reset in any way Also, when you do attach the receiver to your phone, you don't need to remove the receiver to actually play back the video and hear the audio Everything is Playbacked with the receiver attached and that for me is very convenient because I found that a little bit hassle in previous Microphones for my smartphones whereby I had to remove it to hear the audio But this one there's no need to remove the attachment So all in all this pretty much does everything that I would like it to do and even more So I'm pleasantly surprised with the quality not just the sound but the build and the features But now let's go ahead and test out the noise cancellation features outdoors and see how well it performs under very strong windy conditions Okay, so now that I'm outdoors. I've got the wind muff on the transmitter It is very windy today So I wanted to reduce as much wind noise as possible But I wanted to test out all of the noise cancellation modes. So right now it's on blue, which means there's no noise cancellation You may hear cars from a busy road behind you may hear a little bit of the wind still So there is a lot of ambient noises, but I'm going to go ahead press the button This is on standard noise cancellation mode now The green light is on and I can also see the noise cancellation modes with the green light on the receiver Which also is a very convenient factor But how much of the background noise and how much of this wind has reduced? Let's go ahead to strong noise cancellation now There we go with the yellow light absolute strong noise cancellation This will reduce a lot of the background that you're probably hearing To get an idea The best way to get an idea in fact is to use some headphones to try and listen out How much of the background noise has been reduced however you're watching this video But for me, I've paid back samples of doing this and I was very impressed And if I am ever going to do a lot of outdoor filming I would always use the strong noise cancellation because it does a very good job And that's all I wanted to showcase outdoors. Hopefully that gave you a great idea So let's go ahead and head back into the studio Now how great was that comparison? One thing I really liked about these mics is that when I went from no noise cancellation to just standard It pretty much eliminated all of the background noise So I couldn't hear any of the cars in the background any of the wind noises anymore So I probably wouldn't even have a need for the strong noise cancellation But to have that additional option when you are in a situation or an environment where there is a a lot of background noise Then you can just be comfortable knowing that this is going to do an amazing job Compared to a lot of the other wireless microphones This is now my go-to set of wireless mics that I will be using with my phone Because not just is it plug-and-play the ease of setup for all of these features the indicators with the lights And also the different levels of noise cancellation And more importantly the wireless bluetooth remote function For me that is a game changer and I can't recommend this enough If you all have any other questions about the Hohe Mic 01 as always drop a comment down below But I always recommend to take a look at the link in the description to find all of the latest pricing information Any discounts or offers they may be running from time to time And just generally look at all of the capabilities and key specs that I may not have covered in this video Make sure to subscribe I do really cool tech gadget reviews like this every week make sure to like this video And I will catch you all at the next one. Take care


Internal Revenue Service IRS Tax News! IRS reminds all truckers that deadline to file and pay heavy highway vehicles use tax as August 31st. Oh yeah, IRS? Well, I'd like to remind you that killin' lines is bad. So I would ask you to watch your language when using horrible terms like deadlines. Lines lives matter, man! Lines lives matter!  But still! Lines lives matter, man! Obviously, I mean, lines are made of matter as a matter of fact, and that's the bottom line. I'd rather not wake up tomorrow to find the bottom line is now a deadline due to your violent rhetoric. How would you like it if people started talking about dead taxes? I know I'm in the right on this one because even Phil was pissed off about it.  Anyways, let it be known, IRS, you're on my list using violent language like that. You're on my list! But first, an attempt at a joke. The IRS isn't so tough. And you're not so tough! If I wanted to, I could take him out using only my bad hand. That doesn't matter, I can take you with one hand. Try it. Here comes Pickham! And that's really saying something because my bad hand is so bad, it's crazy. Just five seconds ago, I had to drag it, flicking and screaming out of the cookie jar. IRS Tax Tip 2022-124, August 15, 2022. The heavy highway vehicle used taxes of federal excise tax. These taxes are used to pay for highway and mass transit projects. It is annual tax on heavy highway motor vehicles operating on public highways with a taxable gross weight of 55,000 pounds or more. The deadline to file and this tax is Wednesday, August 31, 2022. So all taxpayers who file form 2290, there's a link to that here, are encouraged to do so electronically. Of course, the IRS is trying to get everything electronic these days because they want to have it all automated and so on. So those with 25 or more taxed vehicles must e-file. All the information needed to file is on the Trucking Tax Center. There's a link to that here. Here are the steps taxpayers should follow. Gather information. Filers will need these things to complete and file their 2290 form.  So they need to know who you are. Who are you?  Taxpayers cannot use the social security number. So you need the EIN number. If you don't have one, it's a fairly easy thing to file for. Even sole proprietors who do not have any employees could get an EIN number if they so choose typically. So anyone who doesn't have an EIN can apply online. There's a link to that here. Taxpayers should use the same name on their form 2290 as was assigned to them with their EIN. The name control on form 2290 must match their EIN. There's a link to that here. Vehicle identification number of each vehicle. So they need to know what vehicles you're talking about. How do they know who the vehicle is? They're a number. Everything's a number. So taxable gross weight of each vehicle. So you got to know how much those things weigh so they can properly tax you on it. So filers can use the table on page two of the form 2290 to calculate their tax for vehicles based on each vehicle's weight file. So there are two ways taxpayers can file form 2290. You got the E file, which apparently is the preferred way for the IRS. There's a link to that here. All taxpayers can file electronically for faster processing. The advantage of E-filing form 2290 is the IRS provides a watermarked form 2290 schedule one to the taxpayer within minutes of receiving the E-file return. So you know it went through, you know they didn't lose it in the mail or any of that kind of stuff typically or that's the general idea at least. Paper filers receive their schedule one within six weeks after the IRS receives the return. Taxpayers who are reporting 25 or more vehicles are required to file electronically or you can do it by paper. Taxpayers can complete form 2290 and then email it to the IRS. Filers can go to form 2290 instructions for the correct mailing address. So there's not too many benefits to filing by paper except that it probably just totally annoys the IRS. So if you want to do that you know you could probably annoy them. If you owe them money obviously you could try to file, you can give them a paper check and it might take them longer to process the check as long as you get it in on time and maybe they don't charge you any penalties and are interest on that. So there's that but they're trying to get everyone to E-file so if you're trying to be on the good side of the IRS then you probably want to E-file and get the automatic verification notification and so on. So pay, how do you pay them? So there are several ways for taxpayers to pay the tax. You got the credit card or debit card. I think they charge you a fee but that's on the credit card or debit card side if you choose that method. So filers can pay by internet phone or mobile device. You got the electronic funds withdrawal and there's a link to that here. Taxpayers can authorize a direct debit when they file electronically. You got the electronic federal tax payment system. There's a link to that here. Using this system requires advanced enrollment. You got the check or money order. You can mail the good old form 2290 and form 2290V. That's the voucher, payment voucher too. There's an address here. You can look it up. There'll be a link to this in the description to mail the check to. And again, the only benefit of mailing the check possibly is it might take a little bit longer to clear as long as you're not hitting the deadline. If you're trying to, you know, if you're really tight on things and you'd rather hold on to the money as long as possible and most likely piss off the IRS a little bit more as they have to have someone actually open an envelope over there and whatnot. So, but depending on what your particular motivations are. So those who are unsure if they are required to file this form can use the do I need to pay the heavy highway vehicle tax tool. There's a link to that here. Using this tool, owners answer a series of questions to help determine if they are required to pay highway use tax. So there's links to a bunch of stuff here related to the highway use tax. And there'll be a link to this in the description.