areas called the ghosts that the goldstar -- goldstar mother pilgrimages. widow, the widow would be the one ultimately -- another part of american history. the superintendent at that point would have welcomed them in. there's a great book out there, called the goldstar pilgrimages. if memory serves me, it was an approximately three-week voyage from door to door. with nice table cloths. that's where the three weeks weren't really three weeks in the country. they were careful to separate the groups out a couple of different ways. this would be a group for the end of the year. you have a longer season and hopefully better weather. they would have a military escort, a u.s. army escort to make them as comfortable as possible. desegregated integrated sites. the black soldiers buried next to white soldiers. many of them first-generation immigrants and all that. ofre were goldstar groups african-american women. there are still segregated during their pilgrimages as well. needs to history that be told. they still provide the ability to come over, but they were still

talking about goldstar pilgrimages. i am far from it.re is a great book about it called the goldstar pilgrimages. if memory serves me, it was approximately a three-week voyage from door-to-door on a nicee liner with tablecloth and all of that. it took a well to get here. that three weeks was not really three weeks and country. they were careful to separate the groups out a couple of different ways. this would be group eight for the year. summer months the that could have longer seasons and better weather. in france you never know. they would have a military escort, u.s. army escort with them to make them as comfortable as possible. , these arely desegregated and integrated sites. there are black soldiers buried next to white soldiers buried next to officers. many of them first-generation immigrants and all of that. my point in saying that is there were goldstar groups of african-american women. they were still segregated during the images. it is an interesting part of history that needs to be told. they were so provided the ability to co

they often call it the goldstar mother pilgrimages.t is actually the goldstar pilgrimages, because it was the mothers who lost their sons. sometimes widows as well. most of these guys never had a chance to marry. but if they had a widow, the widow was a one eligible. again, another part of american history. so, the american abmc superintendent at that point would have welcomed them in and showing them around. >> talking about the goldstar pilgrimages, and i'm far from an expert, there's a great book out there, that's what it's called, "the goldstar pilgrimages." what is that about? >> if memory serves me, it was an approximately three-week voyage, door-to-door, on a cruise liner, with nice tablecloth and all of that. but it took a while to get here. that's where that three weeks was not really three weeks in country. they were very careful to separate the groups out a couple of different ways. we'll talk about that. this would be group a for the year. always done in the summer months. so you have longer seasons and hopefully better wea

they often called it the goldstar mother pilgrimage.t's actually the goldstar pilgrimages but it was often mothers who came. .ometimes widows another part of american history. the superintendent at that point would have welcomed them and and taken them around. there's a great book out there, called the goldstar pilgrimages. guess what that's about. if memory serves me, it was an approximately three-week voyage from door to door. a cruise liner with nice table cloths. that's where the three weeks weren't really three weeks in the country. they were careful to separate the groups out a couple of different ways. we'll talk about that. this would be a group for the end of the year. always done in summer months so you have a longer season and hopefully better weather. you never know. they would have a military escort, a u.s. army escort to make their stay as comfortable as possible. interestingly, these are desegregated integrated sites. there are black soldiers buried next to white soldiers, buried next to officers. all states, many of them

particularly to the goldstar families in the room. if you may just raise your hands, those representing loved ones. i am one of you. thank you for holding that up. i am one of you and i know how you feel. i have been looking for answers my whole life after losing my father in vietnam. you can imagine the questions i had to this very day. with the help of the office of chairman milley, i went back to vietnam for the first time in my life in march of last year , i went to the very dirt where my father took his last breath. i can tell you it is where i took my first. when i came home, i recognized two things, first, one of the answers is this piece of plastic, a voting card we use in the house chamber, where we make decisions which can make life and take life, true in the white house and our generals, with our armed services, and the weight of that is something that changed me forever. but i also recognized is our report about the hospitality of the beat mimi's -- the vietnamese were when i was there, how gracious, how hospitable, how ki

it was often called the goldstar mother pilgrimages. was the goldstar pilgrimage, because it was mothers who lost their sons. sometimes, widows as well. most of these guys did not get a chance to marry. but if they had a widow, the widow would be the one ultimately -- the superintendent at that point would have welcomed them in. if memory serves me, it was an approximately a three-week voyage from door to door. on a cruise liner with nice tablecloth and all of that. but, it took a long time to get here, that's where the three weeks weren't really three weeks in the country. they were careful to separate the groups out a couple of different ways. we will talk about that. this would be an aisne-marne group. always done in the summer months. this would be a group for the end of the year. you have a longer season and hopefully better weather. they would have a military escort, a u.s. army escort to make them as comfortable as possible. interestingly, these are desegregated integrated sites. there are black soldiers buried next to white sold

the goldstar families. >> yes. the goldstar pilgrimage is a part of history that doesn't get all the play it deserves. the u.s. government gave the family of the fallen the choice to bring their loved ones home. for those who chose to leave them overseas, they were given the choice to come over in the early 1930s and visit their loved ones headstone. and visit the battlefields. they did some shopping and other things that were not war related. but that was over four different summers, 1930 to 1933. i don't know how many ultimately came to this site. but 6693, i think is the total number of women who came over on that trip. men were not eligible. they often call it the goldstar mother pilgrimage, because it was mothers, who lost their sons. sometimes widows, as well. most of these guys didn't have a chance to marry, but if they had a widow, she was the one who was eligible. the superintendent at that point would've welcomed them in and taken them around. they would have come on a cruise liner, with nice table cloths

there were goldstar groups of african-american women.hey were still segregated during their pilgrimages as well. it is part of history that needs to be told. they were provided the ability to come over, but they were still segregated at that point. i might show during a visit, a photo of the mother coming to the headstone of her son, i know next to nothing of her son, except what is on the headstone. i know next to nothing about her except i have her name on the log. the information is out there. she came to this same exact site. what i have learned is many visitors are french citizens. >> that is true. >> what is it that brings them here? been ae has always connection between the french and americans. can always go back to 1776 as well. what is interesting is to see the turnout of these first few memorial day's here with the local community. very high. thethe schoolchildren, all local officials that came out to honor the fallen, it hasn't changed. last year we had over 3000 here. i know we are going to have more in 2018. that is a link,

there were goldstar groups of african-american women.hey were still segregated during the pilgrimages. it is an interesting part of history that needs to be told. they were still provided the ability to come over but they were still segregated. >> this is one place where pershing deserves credit. he insisted that blacks and juice and other -- lacks -- he insisted that blacks and the jewish and other denominations not be separated. he wanted everyone to be mixed without distinction in the cemeteries. if you go there, i highly encourage it. it is such a moving experience. it is a beautiful place to go. >> we are talking with edward lengel, the author of thunder and flames: americans in the crucible of combat, 1917-1918 . we are taking your calls as we focus on the first major american engagement of world war i. >> i need to know if -- who brought them? is there a cemetery in france? is there a list of soldiers that died in the war?? -- >> there were troops from the indian subcontinent that fought in world war i. mostly under british comman

and to the goldstar families here. thank you for being here.ndolences on your loss and gratitude, eternal gratitude for the great sacrifice and courage of those we loved. when i was first elected i visited our troops right away in iraq. i came upon a marine and i asked them in conversation what his opinion was that the war at that stage. he looked at me and told me one of the most important lessons i've heard. he said well, sir, i am here to serve. those kind of decisions and questions you are asking those are yours. those are political decisions. i think what we have this morning is in effect a little bit of the replay of that conversation asking two generals i deeply respect and think for their service to comment on political decisions that were pressed on them. much of what we have should be turned around. we should be out there. maybe they should be here asking the questions. nevertheless, it is where we are. i just want to comment on one title of this hearing. that is the fact that the last section of that is the taliban takeover. there is

chairman, for the goldstar families, for the president, for me, for everyone involved, we grieve with them. the losses they suffer including over 20 years in afghanistan. we honor their sacrifice. one of the ways we do that is by taking part in oversight, answering questions, giving the american people the answers they deserve. we have engaged in very good faith in this. i think by our count we have facilitated transcribed interviews with 15 current and former -- >> my time is limited. is that a yes? >> i have appeared before this committee five times including one time dedicated solely to afghanistan but another time taking questions. that is more than any of my predecessors have done. >> we look forward to your testimony in september. >> we can have our teams talk about that. thank you. >> you testified before the senate foreign relations committee yesterday that you denounced the arrest warrants against israel's leaders and committed to working with congress on a bipartisan basis to find an appropriate response . i have been working with the speaker and the ranking member and other

you also represent the goldstar families, all of them, through the conflict. the service members were murdered in a terrorist attack on august 26, 2021, at the airport in kabul. their names are as follows. marine corporal hunter love has, marine lance corporal riley jamie cohen. lance corporal kareem. marine corps sergeant johnny rosario. marine corps corporal sanchez. marine corps lance corporal will jared's mitch and navy petty officer third class. before we start, i would like to take a pause for a moment of silence, in remembrance of them. thank you. these men and women were marines, soldiers and sailors. they were americans. they were patriots. they were heroes. but you, they were more than that. they were your sons, your daughters, your hearts. and they were ripped away from you in an act of violence, halfway around the world. as a father of five, i cannot begin to imagine your pain and suffering. two years later, we are still here, seeking answers. how did this happen? what went wrong? why couldn't this tragedy have been prevented? these questions remai

goldstar daughter. world war ii veteran sir james baron.ii veteran colonel frank in accompanied by the national park memorial superintendent mr. jeff rainbow. [applause] representing friends of the national world war ii memorial, our friends in the national world war ii memorial chair, board member retired navy rear admiral, and alex kershaw. [applause] representing australia, commodore david frost. [applause] representing canada, the armed forces military assistant attachÉ. [applause] representing the czech republic, the defense attachÉ and the naval air attachÉ. [applause] the defense attachÉ rear admiral representing denmark. [applause] representing france, the deputy chief of mission and the naval attachÉ. [applause] representing greece, the defense attachÉ brigadier general. [applause] representing the netherlands, the military attachÉ. [applause] representing norway, defense attachÉ major general. [applause] representing the republic of poland, the deputy chief of mission. [applause] representing all our allied nations, the maritime a

the license plate we offer the goldstar families didn't really convey the full meaning of the sacrifice these hoosier families have made. lauren did not shy away when i asked if she would help us come up with a worthy family played. several months later, thanks to her willingness to collaborate with our bureau of motor vehicles, a much more powerful tribute exists. the everlasting contribution appropriately honor those who gave us their sons and daughters, there has been since bios and her feelings could not have been more personal. you see, lauren lost her husband matthew in a nato training accident in 2022. lauren and matthew's mother lisa are here with us this evening. and ladies, we join you in honoring matt and too many others that have made that same sacrifice. ladies and gentlemen, this is what real citizenship looks like up close and personal. [applause] and finally, in an attitude of gratitude, let's continue to live up to the indiana model in this legislative session ahead by addressing what still needs to change. here are a few commitments i believe we must make this year. we

to the goldstar families of sean sims, stephen falkenberg, scott lawson jc madison and michael carlsonour entire nation expresses our love, loyalty and everlasting gratitude. please stand. please. [ applause ] [ applause ] thank you very much for being here, we appreciate it. thank you . >> david always sells young people, americans don't want to fight but if someone picks a fight with us, we will always win because we don't fight for awards or recognition, we fight for the love of our country. our homeland, our family and our unit and that is stronger than anything the enemy has so thank you, and thank you to his family very much. great family david, thank you. >> david exemplifies the same warrior who gave his grandfather and all of the heroes of normandy the strength to defeat evil, exactly 75 years ago. i hear that his grandfather joseph is now 99 years old and that today he is watching the ceremony at his home in jamestown new york, a lot of people are watching david whose intrepid's spirit and the enemies are text our freedom and defend the great american flag. we salute your sel

let me join the chairman first saying to our goldstar families. how much we appreciate you and the heroes that lost their lives. i know there is nothing to do that we can bring them back. but they are heroes for our country. whether it is a democrat or a republican i truly believe that we will always hold here in acknowledge the heroes that they are. ambassador, you have worked tirelessly over the years to negotiate and implement the doha deal as did many others in the government. they're mostly yes and no. we do not have to get in confirmation. had gone to sign the agreement and a photo up with the taliban leader after nearly two decades that were with them. despite any criticism of it it is fair to say concluding the doha deal was a big deal a significant event. is that correct question. >> yes it was a significant event. >> with the conclusion of the doha deal they stop attacking u.s. forces inside of afghanistan fulfilling the top condition placed on it in the deal. is that also correct? >> correct. >> the united states committed in the doha d

to the goldstar families. so anywhere between two and four hours. and we have restaurant facilities on-site. we just renovated the restaurant . it is supposed to be spectacular , we have not been able to eat there. two to four hours minimum. >> so a poor minute part of the guide said is a favorite with visitors? temporaryyour exhibits will change and drop people in, but of the permanent gallery, if you take air force one out, it's unlevel. that's the 800 pound gorilla in the room. people love the oval office. how many of us really get the chance to visit the oval office? it is an exact replica of how it waswhen the president during his administration. that is always fascinating to see. mrs. reagan's, gallery is quite beautiful. we have a number of her downs and outfits, but also some of the more important things, like just say no to drugs campaign that people like mc. of course you've got the ranch in camp david, which is extraordinary. in my opinion, the most powerful is, starting with the alzheimer's level -

to the goldstar families. so anywhere between two and four hours. and of course, we have restaurant facilities on-site. as a matter of fact, we just renovated the restaurant. well, it is supposed to be spectacular, we have not been able to eat there. but yes, two to four hours minimum. patrick: so there is a permanent part of the gallery that is sort of a favorite with the visitors? obviously your temporary exhibits will change and draw people in, but of the permanent gallery, if you take air force one out, it's unlevel. duke: that's the 800 pound gorilla in the room. people love the oval office. how many of us really get the chance to visit the oval office? it is an exact replica of how it was when the president was during his administration. that is always fascinating to see. another one is, mrs. reagan's gallery is quite beautiful. we have a number of her gowns and outfits, but also some of the more important things, like just say no to drugs campaign that people like to see. of course you've got the ranch

many blue to gold ceremonies were mothers, wives, children traded their blue service stars for the goldstar. when we say this is the goldstar , you never want because you have a family member that has died in service. and i get lots of talks. i go out and talk about my father as often as i can. i try to keep it upbeat and then talk about his legacy of his short life. he is survived by men, three grandsons and three great grandsons, great-grandchildren of this point. it is very nerve-racking. something that can make it pertinent to your students, by the way, even though i was an engineer, i have a ba in american history and my mother is a retired high school in which teacher. i taught english part-time at the high school level. when the kernel was talking about the invasion of japan, do -- when iis a soldier was talking about the invasion of japan, did you know that there were hundreds of purple arts ordered -- there were hundreds of purple hearts ordered. higher quality because they make them better back then. they were not made in china or wherever. [laughter] that is a way to related, and

there has to be the number 11 economy in the world like samsung, kia, hyundai, unlucky goldstar has emerged as world leaders in electronics, manufacturing, and shipbuilding. alongside their more counterparts. and fourth, or point to the technological superiority that has provided our military with the advantage in any calculati calculation. from the 15 to 16 fighter aircraft to the destroyer equipped with the weapon system upgraded with integrated air to the pack three missile to the ptc to the global hawk and from the k-1 e1 main battle tank to the infantry fighting vehicle. the modernization of cream forces has long relied upon her the advancement of the cream base it's critical to any security strategy in the region. the last point is the stuff of defense acquisition. and with korea's three-pronged focus on preemptive, defensive and retaliatory strict capability technological superiority underpins koreans defense strategy. it is been the thrust of past administrations and is about the defense acquisition. as described in the recent report the department of defenses doing priority placed

he spoke to those goldstar families yesterday ahead of his speech. as president trump asked in his speech last night, how could anyone possibly be opposed to any of this action he has taken? apparently the modern-day democrat party could. the behavior of democrats was completely disgraceful and demonstrated how out of touch they are with the american public. it was the most shameful moment in the history of presidential addresses in that beautiful chamber. in what was supposed to be a unifying moment democrat members of congress screamed at the president who was overwhelmingly reelected by their constituents, walked out of the chamber and worst of all they disrespected the american people. democrats didn't stand to keep men out of women's sports. they couldn't even clap for a girl who got her head smashed in by a man on a volleyball court. they didn't stand for a child to a surviving brain cancer. they opposed eliminating taxes on tips and social security. they didn't stand in favor of cutting taxes for hard-working americans. they couldn't clap for

there has to be the number 11 economy in the world like samsung, kia, hyundai, unlucky goldstar has emerged as world leaders in electronics, manufacturing, and shipbuilding. alongside their more counterparts. and fourth, or point to the technological superiority that has provided our military with the advantage in any calculati calculation. from the 15 to 16 fighter aircraft to the destroyer equipped with the weapon system upgraded with integrated air to the pack three missile to the ptc to the global hawk and from the k-1 e1 main battle tank to the infantry fighting vehicle. the modernization of cream forces has long relied upon her the advancement of the cream base it's critical to any security strategy in the region. the last point is the stuff of defense acquisition. and with korea's three-pronged focus on preemptive, defensive and retaliatory strict capability technological superiority underpins koreans defense strategy. it is been the thrust of past administrations and is about the defense acquisition. as described in the recent report the department of defenses doing priority placed

announcer: sunday night on "afterward," goldstar father's khizr khan oner his book. >> some things are common between authoritarian mentalities. one is they don't like free press because free press criticizes them. the second is rule of law. they do not like judges. they do not like rule of law. me such aad given perspective of not having any civil liberties to having all of these liberties. as we speak further, i will tell you what a moment it was when i went to take the oath of citizenship. i wish every american would at least read the oath of citizenship. it means so much and speaks to dignities enshrined in our constitution and bill of rights. night at: watch sunday --0 p.m. eastern on to send on c-span2's book tv. next on "reel "unwelcome affection," showing examples of inappropriate workplace behavior. this is about 12 minutes. >>

shortly after the impeachment back in january, i got a message from a goldstar father.said to me, standing up for truth honors all who gave all, and i think that is something i will certainly never forget, and something i think we all have to remember every day. this task now falls to us. and the question for everyone of us, not just for those of us elected, but for every one of us, is this. and this time of testing will we do our duty? will we do what we must? will we defend our constitution, will we stand for truth, will we put duty to our oath above partisan politics? or will we look away from the danger, ignore the threat, embrace the lies, and enable the liar? there is no gray area when it comes to that question, when it comes to this moment, there is no middle ground. our founders provided that every elected official would swear an oath, and it's not an oath to a party, it's not an oath to an individual, it's a solemn oath we swear before god to support and defend the constitution of the united states. the founders established his oath because they knew the danger

. >> it certainly is an honor to receive this presentation of the goldstar dust from the goldstar whoe love so dearly, myanmar, as i. accept this not only for myself, but for all my brothers who work in the war. thank you. announcer: interested in american history tv? visit our website, c-span.org/history. you can view our tv schedule, preview upcoming programs, watch collegeat c-span.org/history. >> for six days in early october 1918, more than 500 u.s. soldiers were surrounded by germans in the argonne forest in northeastern france. the story of the lost battalion became front-page news back home. and it continues to be remembered as one of world war i's most dramatic stories. we travel to france with guillaumed guide

mother, every single goldstar father and we start going after them as well.d i thought about the 13 honored dead of abby gates, the 13 debt that joe biden and jake sullivan and all the rest lied about on the way out of afghanistan and you know what, how about personal lawsuits against the biden crime family and all of the money that they made out of ukraine. all the money they made out of china should go to the families of the abby gate victims. it is not good enough. it is not good enough to simply pardon people. it is not good enough, but believe me, it will be good will me actually start locking up some of these lawbreakers. oh, it will be good but it is not good enough because the debt must be paid. let me tell you something. the debt will be collected. the debts will be collected. because that is the only way that you can achieve balance. that is the only way that you can achieve reciprocity. making america great again means that we have to make sure that the next liz cheney and the next george soros in the next nancy pelosi and the next chris ray are te

ofre were goldstar groups african-american women.hey were still segregated during their pilgrimages. it is a interesting part of history that needs to be told. provided the ability to come over but they were still segregated. announcer: you can watch the entire thing at six clark p.m. and 10:00 p.m. sunday on american artifacts. this is american history tv only on c-span3. war, jessicacivil talks about the experiences of women who worked for the federal government during the civil war. she describes the types of jobs they did, challenges they faced, and their struggle for equal pay. the national archives hosted this hour-long talk. -- every march, we celebrate the achievements of women in history. often, we focus on famous figures of our past, but if we look closely, we see that ordinary women in all facets of society may change us on fundamental levels. and othereaker research institutions has uncovered the stories of women who seized the chance for challenging work outside the home during the civil war. thousands of women came to t

in the front row is a bunch of goldstar fathers and mothers, meaning those who have lost sons in thewar. he says to them, we must not weep. ist later on, his talk interrupted, because the state of ohio had mandated at the exact moment that taps were sounded in france on the front lines. they would be sounded at every courthouse and the state capital at ohio. in tr's talk is interrupted, midsentence almost, by the sound of taps coming across the hill from the state capital. silence descends upon the entire crowd. he turns to listen, and as he does, the black mourning band for his son is even more visible to the crowd. and there is this great, great hush which falls over the crowd, which does weep for those 10for all million soldiers who died in this terrible war. that is the story of tr and camein and a death that too soon. thank you. >> [applause] any questions? oh, if you have a question, raise your hand, then a man will bring you a microphone so that the people on national tv can hear what you have to say. >> [laughter] >> i was just wondering how long tr lived after quentin died.

audience, there are many goldstar family members . those who never got to come home. and they clearly understand the sacrifices that have been made and will be required as long as there are those who wish to do us harm. , there have history -- 55000, 500 individuals who received the dal i wear around my neck. many of them sacrificed their lives by going above and beyond the call of duty and sacrificing their life for some buddy else. -- somebody else. on it you would you, -- on iwo medals of honor were awarded to those who went above and beyond. 14 of them sacrificed their lives not for themselves, but for others. 13 of us were fortunate enough to get home. the war on terror, 24 have been awarded. 15 have come home. thatet that is not to say others did not go above and beyond the call of duty. and perhaps deserved the nation's highest award. but there was no one to make the recommendation, or no witnesses to confirm what happened on that particular occasion. ii is the only war where our freedom was really in jeopardy. world war i, we fought in a foreign land to help a

goldstar daughter. >> representing the united states of america, toby roosevelt , deronda elliot andthe nationak service. world war ii veteran colonel frank in accompanied >> representing the national parks service, world war ii veteran colonel frank cohen, accompanied by national mall memorial park superintendent, mr. jeff reinbold . >> representing friends of the national world war ii memorial, our friends, mrs. jane droppa , board member retired navy admiral john good off and resident historian toby roosevelt . >> [ applause ] >> representing australia is commodore david frost. >> representing canada is armed forces assistant military, lieutenant colonel martin archon. >> representing the czech republic is defense cooperation, assistant defense military naval and air, lieutenant colonel. >> [ applause ] >> representing denmark, admiral russo. >> representing france, deputy chief of admissions and naval, captain john ralph. >> representing greece is defense attachi, rickety or general jonas. >> representing the netherlands is military attachi, colonel peter newman house. >> represe

before we begin the formal program, i would like to recognize all of the goldstar family members we have with us today. the mothers, fathers, wives, siblings, spouses, nieces, .ephews, and sons and daughters all of those who have experienced the loss of a loved one and no all too well the sacrifices that our military families make. waitinglly, to those for the return of their loved ones who are listed as missing, thank you for joining us. [applause] jim knotts: i would also like to take a moment to thank the wall volunteers. they are in the yellow jackets. and the staff from the memorial fund that they do all year round. they truly put everything they have to making the experience of every visitor at the wall as meaningful as it can be. [applause] jim knotts: and my last thank you today goes to our 35th anniversary commemoration sponsors, cbs, hullabaloo, murray, mr. and mrs. fred w smith, land of the free credit union,ir the slater foundation, usaa, and wells fargo. thank you for helping us make today's ceremony and all we have done to mark the anniversary of the wall possible. [applaus