you were on with kathryn condon -- are on with kathryn condon and patrick halinan. caller: i would like an answer to this if you can come and it may seem corny to some people, but i can remember years back he would always see crosses out at arlington. crosses all over the fallen comrades. i do not ever see that anymore. has there been any movement to remove crosses from the brawl solid grade? i used to see crosses all the time. guest: i am not aware of arlington ever using crosses at this national cemetery. i am aware of the american battlefield monuments, the graves overseas where they use the white marble crosses the calller is speaking up. i do not believe there has ever been a history here. host: the lines for veterans. good morning. caller: i am from fort church, virginia. and i am a veteran from the u.s. marine corps. in 2001 i was actually trying to find out who would be the point of contact to solve some of the issues, and i am happy to report they have been taking care of. i have solutions that can really improved operations and helped the loved ones to fin

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also joining us is kathryn condon, the executive director. both of us think you for telling us about the work of arlington. -- thank you for telling us about the work of arlington. this segment part of a series of segment looking at military week. you can find more information on our web site, c-span.org. arlington national cemetery just one of many segments planned. tomorrow we will look at the coast guard. later on we will take a look at information regards to the armed forces. you are looking right now at a senate homeland security committee markup, a hearing on the u.s. postal service, the overall. it is set to start at 10:00. the senate governmental affairs committee will look at a proposal to help the u.s. postal service avoid bankruptcy. it lost 8 billion last year and likely to post larger losses when the 2011 budget report comes out in mid-november. that hearing will take place at 10:00, and it will start shortly. >> good morning. welcome to this markup. we don't have six required for a formal quorum to begin. but i thought perhaps w

host: joining us this kathryn condon and hallinan. >> good morning. my question is for mr. hallinan. i am a young veteran. what percentage of reserve components soldiers as far as national guardsmen and reservists do you have in the cemetery? has there been no budget cuts or congressional actions that have reversed the effect the effect of the cemetery? guest: he has to questions. one is about how many reserve components are very in arlington. i do not have an accurate number. i do not want to get the information i am not sure of. if you do retire or you were injured while on active duty and you did i as a result or you receive retirement pay, you would be eligible. justify ourjudg budget. if we justify the need, we're confident that congress will be there to support us. host: how many people unstaffed? guest: >> we currently have 143 civilians on board. we also have been supplemented by 200 contractors who provide these services, mainly landscaping services. host: maryland. thank you for waiting. the democrat line. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my phone call.

then a roundtable discussion with kathryn condon and patrick hallinan, the superintendent of arlington national cemetery. later in the day on c-span 3, more about the presidential campaign when we joined the radio program "new hamshire" today. guests include ron paul and john huntsman. that it's under way at 3:00 p.m. eastern. attorney general eric holder testified about the government to talk fast and furious operation meant to track and in the u.s. and smuggled into mexico. two of those guns were later found at a shootout in arizona that left a border patrol agent dead. at this oversight hearing, attorney general eric holder is asked about cyber security, the proposed at&t and t mobil merger and voting rights. the hearing is just under three hours. >> i will probably run the clock a little more diligently than usual including for myself. as we complete our continued importance on oversight, the attorney general is your. details are just emerging about this operation that killed osama bin laden. that was not an isolated success. during the last few years, the obama administration has