two every goldstar family, every five or -- to every goldstar family, every survivor and caregiver, thisful nation owes you as well as the person you lost. we can never repay the sacrifice but we will never stop trying. but we will never stop trying. we will never fail and our duty to remember. with their lives, they bought our freedom. so with our lives, we must always live up to their example. putting service before self. caring for our enablers -- for our neighbors as ourselves. that much closer to fulfilling the founding creed. as the secretary said, that all women and men are created equal. i have often said that as a nation, we have many obligations. the only one that is truly sacred, the only truly sacred obligation we have is to prepare and equip those women and men we sent into harm's way, and care for them and their families when they return home. and when they don't. this is an obligation that unites americans, brings us together, to make sure the women and men who were willing to lay down their lives for us get the very best from us in return. i want to acknowledge that we ar

. >> that was going by a goldstar father, an american, that is what people needed to hear and had to write those letters. i have had to make those calls. there is nothing more difficult in the world to do. >> worst days of my life or when i dying marines in my arms. >> we honor our troops, every one of them. every life is critical. >> these young people today to do it any other reason than their selfless sense of selfless devotion to this great nation. we don't look down on those who serve. you've never experienced the joy you get in your heart when you do the kind of things our service men and women do. ♪ >> remarkable moments there with general kelly. you are watching "fox and friends" first, appreciate you joining us here. top story, stunned and heartbroken, john kelly emotionally defending donald trump's call to a goldstar widow revealing his son was killed while fighting for our freedom overseas as his love for country shines through. >> who are these young men and women? most of you as americans don't know them, many of you don't know anyone who knows any of them but they are t

made by the fallen, of course, but also made by our goldstar families, here reliably year after year. for them, it's a sacrifice that does not end. neither does our debt of gratitude for those for making it. of course, the best way to honor the dead is to take care of the living. and that is what our military has done over this past year. i think it's so fitting that one of the first large events without masks, hunter, unless you are too young to be vaccinated, calls upon us to reflect and remember, to give thanks and to honor. that's what we do today. thank you all for coming to meet that obligation that was spoken of so elegantly. i've had some great privileges as governor, but none more important than this one. it is my distinct privilege to introduce the man who helped us lead our country out of the darkness and into the light, our nation's leader, our commander in chief, delaware's favorite son, and our good friend, the president of the united states, joe biden. [applause] pres. biden: thank you, very much. good morning, everyone. >> good morning. pres. biden: it's good to be her

to the goldstar and surviving families here, you honor us with your presence.at when you look across this hallowed ground, you ache for those you have lost. your devotion to your loved ones has never faltered. and in turn, america owes all of you support that does not waiver . we renew that dedication every memorial day. and as we do, we also renew our faith in our democracy and the values of self-government that bind us together as americans. we understand the stakes. in the 21st century, the security of the world hinges again on the survival and success of the american experiment. and in turn, that great experiment relies on the american patriots who volunteer to keep their fellow citizens safe and their nation secure. these patriots carry a moral force that can be wielded only by free people defending their inalienable rights and the rule of law. today on the battlefields of ukraine, the world again sees the power of democratic citizens and soldiers to defy tyranny, cruelty, and oppression. their freedom is under attack. so is the international order rooted

our goldstar and surviving families wage a fight that goes on long after the funerals.ur sacred duty to do more to ease the burden that they shoulder on memorial day, and every day. because for as long as america has sent our sons and daughters into harm's way, those on the homefront have also been on the front lines. mr. president, you know firsthand the pride of seeing a loved one put on our country's uniform. you also know what it means to wait and worry while a son serves in about is on far away. you know what it means to commit american troops to fight. you understand the mixture of pride, stress and fear and love that all of our military families live with. as a former commander i know these feelings myself. for the loved ones of those who have fallen, let me say, we know the depth of your sacrifice. but we can never truly know the depth of your loss. what we can do is honor the memory of those you lost by caring the memories of those who mourn them. and by seeking to perfect our union and defend our democracy. and by striving to live our lives in ways that advanc

but what i am is a goldstar brother. i would just like to remind people, there are a lot of goldstar families out there who run organizations to do everything they can to support veterans. everything from 22 a day to honor and tribute, to recently i helped clean up my veterans cemetery, memorial walkway, as a volunteer. i go to soldiers funerals who have no family. goldstar's are important and we do a lot of work. we are just not very much talked about. host: let's talk about it, matt. leo shane, what are goldstar families? guest: goldstar families are families that have lost a loved one to a war. and it's not just the sacrifices of the service members, but the sacrifices of the families too. there was an event at the white house yesterday, the elizabeth olsen foundation, wounded warrior project, talking about the effect war had on children who were disabled and have suffered some injury, the increased chances of depression and stress on them, and that stress that will be on them. they want to help folks get more resourc

is anyone you this -- here a goldstar parent or sibling? does anyone here know a goldstar parent or sibling? ok, you get the question. great deal ofly, respect for all you are done. if we could take this a bit further, why were they in niger? were intold that they armored vehicles without air cover. incident -- why are we there? kelly: i would start by saying there is an investigation. let me back up by saying, the fact of the matter is, young men and women are deployed around the world and there are tens of thousands. near the dmz. in north korea. in okinawa. okinawa, ready to go, all over the united states, training and ready to go. they are all over latin america. they mostly do drug interdiction work with our great partners. there are thousands. my own son, right now, is back in the fight for his fifth tour against isis. there are thousands of them in europe, acting as a deterrent. and in africa. and they are doing the nations work there. and not making a lot of money doing it. they love what they do. why were they there? they are there

but the complete disregard for what is essentially sacred to include tacking of goldstar father johner he said this. he was begging for his job, are you kidding me, this is how far to attack this administration and two quick things, john kelly spoke with courage, as a warrior. he is a warrior who gave donald trump the proper and to say to his families. the idea is everyone was acting in good faith in a sacred way and a difficult time and despite that frederica wilson's war on the president somehow took precedence over everything else. >> the hollow barrel makes the noise, that was so perfectly said and i spent a couple hours with the chief of staff a few months ago, i remember that was the real deal. he is the real deal and got a statement about a lot of politicians rings through to a lot of people, they just talk, all they do is talk. what did you think of him defending himself against someone like that? >> john kelly spoke about that, we are doing our job, just shut up. they are careful, a man yesterday, basically what i was told, my son died, joe dunford is chairman of the joint c

we have heard -- have goldstar feelings in attendance. is a stunning and really emotional moment to meet them and it's humbling. for those of us who have not served whatever we think we've done that is courageous in this world does not match up to what they have done. blake, thank you. and while we were all watching. we were watching along with robert wolf. you had employed gold star families. what did you think of the speech. powerful. you just watch it and you just stare a father of two sons you look at general kelly and say while what is your son doing. what have they been been through. you just can say wow. i think that he made the statement. i agree. this one might go down in history i think. it was a surprise that we were not told it would happen. and as we watched so intently there we had one person watching the markets so the rest of us really watched it. it is just slightly negative about five points. we are holding on to that level. we will keep it up here. we are bringing in the floor show when we come back. i am nicole peddlin

to our blue star and goldstar , you make our national defense possibleour arms and world. the end, america's greatest strategic asset will blet us always remember our fallen heroes, let us always strive to defend democracy for which they fought and died. they did their duty and we must, too. ladies anden, our commander in chief has always stood up for our military families, and our veterans. is my honor to introduce the president of the united states. [applause] pres. biden: you. thank. please be seated. 160 years ago this monthdst of the civil war, the first american sol laid to rest at these hallowed grounds. private william chrisman, a pennsylvania had enlisted just seven weeks before. ceremony to consecrate this new sanctuary. it point in the war. fighting shifted mounting and the grinding campaign. over the year, william would be joined in death, asin arms in his final resting place. us would be plantation into a national shrine for those american heroes who died for freedom. us. my fellow jill, vice president harris,man, secretary austin, general brown, veterans and

goldstar families. that left in the convention over the summer. i just thought the selfless devotion that brings a man and woman to die on the battlefields, i thought that might be sacred. when i listen to this woman, what she was saying, what she was doing on tv, the only thing i could do to collect my thoughts was to go and walk among the finest men and women on this earth. you can always find them in arlington national cemetery. i went there for an hour and a half, walked among the stones, some of whom i put there because they were doing what i told them to do when they were killed. i will end with this. 2015, i was still on active duty, i went to the dedication of the new fbi office in miami. it was dedicated to two men who were killed in a firefight in miami against drug traffickers in 1986. duke. and grogan almost retired. duke was less than a year on the job. they got in a gunfight and they were killed. three other fbi agents were there. they were wounded. they are now retired. jim comey gave a brilliant memorial speech to those fallen men,

those who have served before and all the goldstar families. you will not be forgotten. you did the job you were asked and you do not deserve the withdrawal of the biden administration and nancy pelosi in the time of need. reporter: explain what you would expect from a beef ring -- briefing on sensitive members when congress is out of session but when you talk about bringing congress back, i talked to a lot of members who were disappointed . what would you want congress to do? is there something of legislation layout? put something in concrete terms of bringing congress back. rep. mccarthy: you have five days before the president lets taliban dictate we leave americans in afghanistan. five days counting today. what can we do? we have watched the last briefings we had -- the first briefing we had over a phone -- where they cut people off after a few questions. he did it twice because after the first one, the state department did the exact same thing again, leaving members in the queue but not getting the questions asked when you know member after member has constituents,

this year we have a special goldstar segment we are doing, we tried to honor goldstar families everyegment this year, it's very powerful and my foundation is sponsoring a group of snowball expressou families,a big program where we took care of the children that are fallen and 13 families are being brought in this weekend to be part of it. >> pbs will stream on youtube, 8:00 on sunday, i will host that, it will be great. if people want to support your foundation, how do we do it? >> every foundation will tell you to go to their website. our website is gary g foundation.org, you can look at our programs on the youtube channel, a great way to see the foundation in action and meet the people we are working withhe and support of, we have many homes in the process, goldstar initiatives, a broad mission of the foundation because prior to starting the foundation, that's what i was doing, i was volunteering to support many indifferent organizations, doina lot of wonderful things reaching out all over the place so when i started my foundation, we created a broad mission. >> impressive and the

a goldstar family that is with us tonight. mary and charles strange are here. where are they?re. they are behind us, over here. they lost their son michael. >> come on up. [applause] it is a little harder to get up since i got shot. they have made it more difficult. perhaps that is the way it is supposed to be. >> sarah, they lost their son, michael. -- sir, they lost their son, michael. do you want to say anything? >> under obama is right. under obama. >> mr. president, my son was killed august 6, 2011 in the biggest loss of life in the iraq afghan war, the biggest loss of life in the single day, 22 of the men were navy special warfare. we still have not gotten any answers. i was wondering, i am begging you. we would like a congressional hearing. >> so here is what we are gonna do. in the first week, let me have, not the first day because i made a lot of promises in the first day, we are going to drill baby drill and close out the border and we are gonna do a lot in the first day in the first week we will set up a commission we are going to find out because so many people are

one is related to the goldstar families.call him josÉ and he is a marine. 240-pound a machine gun at my first met him was about he was recovering from hist injuries. this young man is so dedicated to his country he re- opts. fortunate for the marines they did not take him back. he is now a navy corpsman. what i am frustrated about what seems like subservient behavior in the state department and dod. it seems some individuals within the departments chose to save face for theof administratioraty bringing home rather than bringing some shame policy that was a disaster general milley you talked with a number of citizens how it's impossible to know who was there. i fout the television when i was watching a deity i'm sorryam secretary blinken and others within state department briefing sayingestim. citizens. most of who chose to stay in afghanistan.otal bs like to seee actual words but i'm trying to not, restraining myself. my office alone hearly 200 open cases. 200 cases not 200 people, 200 cases in my congressional district and

mom or a goldstar dad. so we try to get that message out. leland: quickly, mona, you said more could be done. give me a couple of things. >> one of the things that just what you said, those who know goldstar families recognize that they're a goldstar family. i have a goldstar hanging in my window. for those who do know goldstar families, recognize them, show your support for them, and honor them on those days like memorial d day. leland: we stop and think on memorial day, you stop and think a number of times, 365 days a year. >> right. leland: becky and mona appreciate you being with us. we told todd and sherone in our thoughts and prayers and thank you both. >> thank you. leland: when we come back, we'll take a look how memorial day began, not only how we say thank you, but also, how we celebrate the freedoms we have because of those who have given so much. . >> it's emotional. >> yes, it is. and you don't think you're going to get that way until you've been here. with all that usaa offers why go with anyb

the siblings like the goldstar sister who wrote to me of her brother, private class stephen dennis gaveremember him not as 1253rd war casualty, but the 6'7" inch burst of light he was on the world. these sons and daughters, these brothers and sisters, who lay down their lives for us, they belong to us all. they are our children too. we benefit from their life, their positive influence on the world, and it is our duty, our eternal obligation to be there for them too. to make sure our troops always have what they need to carry out the mission, to make sure we care for all those who have served. to make sure we honor all those who we have lost. to make sure that we keep faith with our military families. to make sure we never stop searching for those who are missing, or trying to bring home our prisoners of war. we are greatful for the families of our pow mias. this may be the first memorial day since the end of our war in afghanistan, but we are acutely aware that our men women in uniform still stand watch, still serve and still sacrifice around the world. several years ago we had more tha

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

john paluska we heard from goldstar families this week.t just from the initial hurt but losing their loved ones in the u.s. response so far. as a result of the botched withdrawal. as everybody caught off guard. tell us what it was like in the early days in afghanistan. >> i was not on the ground in the early days but i have a number of friends who weren't there. we could talk about abigail in the field security measures there. to start you don't announce, you don't give a date or location that is military doctrine. what we want to focus on how can we better the situation that is there right now. there is a moral obligation to show that americans military forces will stand by their counterparts. as a green beret we speak foreign linkages, we rely for our safety into be forced to wak away from the orders that were given from the top is not how business should be done. maria: of course not, we left all of the equipment and armor meant there. but on top of that, ben loper, what is with all the money that we are sending. $2 billion to the talib

wife who never ever wanted to be a goldstar wife. she just wanted to be the wife of chris horton, who she intensely loved. who went to afghanistan to serve his country in the oklahoma national guard and died for our freedom. and two years later, she handed me this tie and said, he hated wearing ties, but you have to wear them all the time. just remember him. we as americans will not forgot and we have not forgotten. there are flags out all over america today, just to remember. there are moms and dads that really hug their kids tight this morning before they left for school and the kids didn't even know why. they just did. and there are places that are gathering to be able to pray for peace because as a nation, we are a nation of peace and we have no desire for war. in fact, we detest the main -- pain and penalty and loss of war and we have no desire to be at war across the world, but it came to us and we look forward to the day when the guns are silent again and this finally concludes and a time of peace can be restored again. today

60,000 goldstar families so thank you for bringing that to our attention. was a pew research poll and they said if they were positive or negative reception they said it was positive but between the ages of 18-29 felt it was a negative perception. guest: in the past five years we've seen an erosion of trust in the military americans who serve at a lower capacity and percentage that prev of young americans serve in the military or civilian service and one things we have done is pushed to advanced americorps was a way of serving. we think service is theeey that helps unite us across party lines. one of the first candidates we supported for a gubernatorial his line is that service can save the first bill he put forward was a bill to enable more service these are the types of initiatives we are seeking to help maintain the value set they can maintain the values going forward. host: what do you think is behind the negative perceptions of the military? guest: i think they've been directed to the culture wars there is an eat those and i studied us in undergraduate

to every goldstar family, we will stand by your side forever, it is very fitting that the veterans' dayarade begins right here in new york city. since the earliest days of our nation, new york has exemplified the american spirit and has been at the heart of our nation's story of daring and defiance. on july 2, 1776, the british armada sailed into new york harbor numbering more than 400 ships and carrying more than 30,000 men. the british came here to snub out what they thought was just a minor american revolution. didn't turn out to be that way. but the redcoats did know, what they did know was they were going to have a problem, but they didn't know that new york would meet them with the fearsome power of american patriots. in world war i, new york, regiments like harlem, hellfighters, the lost battalion and the fighting 69th were revered all over the globe. during world war ii, 63 million tons of supplies and more than 3 -- than three million service members shipped out of new york harbor. on september 11, 2001, the whole world saw the horror, and responded to america's wicked enemies

our goldstar and surviving families wage a fight that goes on long after the funerals.acred duty to do more to ease the burden that they shoulder on memorial day, and every day. for as long as america has sent our sons and daughters into harm's way, those on the homefront have also been on the frontlines. mr. president, you know firsthand the pride of seeing a loved one put on our countries uniform -- our country's uniform. you know what it means to wait and worry wallace on -- while assad cert -- while a son serves in about is on far away. you know what it means to commit troops to fight. you understand the mixture of pride, stress, fear and love that all of our military families live with. as a former commander i know these feelings myself. for the loved ones of those who have fallen, let me say, we know the depth of your sacrifice. but we can never truly know the depth of your loss. all we can do is honor the memory of those you lost by caring the memories of those who you mourn. and by seeking to perfect our union and defend our democracy. and by striving to live ou

we have had the top brass of the pentagon do so and i think the goldstar families deserve that as well. >> mr. chairman for the goldstar families, for the president, for me, for everyone involved we grieve with them. the losses they suer 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 theyrve. we have engagedin 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 anistan but another time taking questions. that is more than any of my >> we look forward to your testimony in september. >> we can have our teams tao? about that. thank you. te foreign relations committee yesterday that you denounced the arrest israel's leaders and committed to working with congress on a bipartisan s to find an appropriate response . i have been working with the speaker and the ranki

joined me now, to goldstar fathers who lost their sons in last week's attack.et me start with you, mark, if i may be a your son wasas sent back to afghanistan to assist with the evacuation efforts. you said it something he always wanted to do. of never seen a young man train as hard as he did to be thea bet soldier he could be. he went back just for this mission. explain. >> is, he did. first, i just wanted to say that jared has exemplified so much that any man could ever strive for and madee me so proud to watch him undertake this endeavor of going into the marine corps. he completed his boot camp. he went to jordan, was excited about that. and was constantly looking to do more and was given that opportunity. >> first, i want to say to both of you if i may come as a parent, nobody can understand the loss that both of you have gone through. i can't't imagine the pain that both of you are living through and i'm very sorry about that. mark, you met with biden over the weekend, how did that go? >> initially, i wasn't going to meet with him, but then i felt i owed

i want to take the -- goldstar families.re has been no accountability, the same individuals are getting promoted, they are serving, allowed to serve after making critical errors that cost lives but people ■awho refuse, becaus of religious and medical exemptions, are being purged out of our military think of the irony of this. i want to thank both of you for your service. i will ask rhetorical questions which are needed in an effort to face the context of my for the questions. mr milley, can you tell me what your description of your job was as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff? >> codified in law the senior military advisor to the president. secretary of defense and national security council. and to congress by extension. his or her job, to be the senior military advisor of the group of people called the joint chiefs of staff, we are the chiefs of the individual services and we represent the joint chiefsand their advice to the president and secretary of defense. if there is dissenting advice, you give that as well. >> you

and the goldstar mothers, thank you for your leadership. as denis just said, we not only all recognize the sacrifices the families have made, over the years, but we recognize the great service of those we lost [applause] i want to introduce the secretary of defense. lloyd james austin the third is a friend, someone i've worked with over the years, and like dennis, has made incredible contributions to this country in different ways. all of them important. we all do what we can. teddy roosevelt once said you do the best you can where you are with what you've got. i've always thought that is a turn of phrase that explains it all. in each individual life about contributions to this country. lloyd j austen the third is a graduate of west point. he picked up a couple matchers -- masters degrees on his way to become a four-star general, and he served as the vice chief of staff to the army, and one of the duties i performed as secretary of defense was to swear him in as a commanding officer. the commander. central command. it is about as difficult

service members were murdered "last week the goldstar father of a u.s.killed in that attack yelled "abbey gate chapleau from calgary during lisieux's part -- state of the unit address. he was then dragged out at -- and arrested by capitol police. and he will join us for his first interview and respond. that's straight ahead. keep in mind no one has ever been held accountable for lisieux's tumultuous withdrawal from afghanistan. lisieux didn't even seem to understand what this goldstar father was shouting. the president had long forgotten those who were killed under his watch, does not he left behind. in a very hyper conduct of joe biden, well he did cover a lot of topics during the state of the union address other topics. he was even shamed into mentioning lincoln riley calendar young woman who was reportedly murdered by one of the nearly ten plus illegal immigrants, unmuted imago -- illegal immigrants of joe biden that had for the cost or work -- open border in ourselves. unfortunately well even joe got her name wrong, calling her lincoln riley. on face

to her and all the goldstars in the nation, thank you for your service and your sacrifice. [applause] >> it's good to be with you all. my life has changed a lot since we were last together. it really has. karen and i moved back to indiana and we bought five acres and a pond. i got a john deere mower. [laughter] >> now, the guys in the room are jealous, 54 inch deck, zero turn radius, 24 horsepower. i haven't hurt anybody yet. one of the good things about being vice-president, you get to drive your own car. one of the bad things is, you get to pay for your own gas. as i mentioned, i became a grandfather in the last year which has been one of the greatest joys of my life. [applause] >> we learned a great truth. you can be a congressman from your home state for 12 years, you can be the governor of your state for four, you can even be vice-president of the united states of america, but you're still going to wait 25 minutes for a table olive garden saturday night at 7:00. it's true. [laughter] >> it happened. when i told my daughter charlotte about it and she texted me back and

still trying to get justice for the goldstar families.f that three and a half years into this -- into this administration. >> hannity: thank you for your efforts. please know this, this audience cares and we haven't forgotten what happened to your sons. we know the truth about joe biden and what he did that day. our prayers and thoughts are with both of you. i can't imagine as a father the pain you live with every day. thank you all. we're going to tell you why kamala harris dropped an f. bomb earlier today. [sfx] water lapping. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [sfx] water splashing. ♪ ♪ [sfx] ambient / laughing. ♪ ♪ >> hannity: your giggling vice president spoke earlier today and gave a giggle filled speech and even dropped an f. bomb. take a look. >> we have to know that sometimes people will open the door for you and leave it open, sometimes they won't. then you need to kick that [ bleep ] door down. [ cheering and applause ] >> excuse my language. >> hannity: the thought of her being president, not funny. the host of... your reaction last week it was fallopia

families deserve that as well. >> for the goldstar families, for the presidenr me for everyone involvedieve with them. the losses they suffer includovin afghanistan. we honor their sacrifice. one of the ways we do that by taking part in oversight, qu american people the answers they deserve. we have engaged faith in this. i think by our count we have facilitated transcribed -- >> my time is limite is that a yes? >> i have appeared before this committee five times including one time dedicated solely to afghta but another time taking questions. that is more than any of my predecessors 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 e d the ranking member with the and others in the senate on potential proposed legislation to address e. will you commit to working with this committee to find a bipartisan bill that would place meaningful sanctions on the internatioimina

members of our armed forces, veterans and most of all, our goldstar families.at have given way to the silence of these sacred hills. the chaos and confusion of battle has yielded to perfect , precise rows of peace. the americans who rest here and their families, the best of us and those from whom we asked everything. ask almost today only one thing in return . that we remember them. if you look closely at the white markers that drape these hills, one thing you will notice as that so many of the years, the dates of birth and dates of death are so close together. they belong to youngamericans . those who never lived to be honored as veterans for their service. men who battled their own brothers in civil war, those who fought as a band of brothers and ocean away. men and women who redefine heroism for a new generation. they are generals buried besides privates they lead. americans known as dad or mom. some only known to god. mister hellman, a marine who then watched over these grounds has said, everyone here is someone here. those who rest beneath this silence not

he'll talk to every young person, every veteran, every goldstar family who wants to speak to him no matter how long it takes so he can hear their stories as well, show his respect. the boston pride is about knowing where you come from. the map, about knowing where you are and where you're going. mark wants to make sure he has the necessary facts to inform his decisions as a leader and to others. as commander in chief i've relied on mark's counsel because i know he always gives it to me straight no matter what. he always gives to me straight. 's working with the best information possible and he doesn't hold anything back. during his tenure as chairman, mark has been a steady hand guiding our military as he navigates what i suggest one of the most complex environments our world has faced in a long he's been critical in the extending allieses, indo-pacific, keeping our force on the cutting edge of cyber and space. continuing to take terrorists off the battle field. standing with the brave people of ukraine, making sure they have the equipment and support they need when they need it, to defend

we pray for each and every one, we pray for our goldstar family members, that you bless them as well, give them peace and comfort as only you can. we pray for all of those who are still alive as field of you's or as p.o.w.'s or m.i.a.'s. we pray that you bless this country is only you can. ask the things of you, and together we say amen. >> amen. doc: thank you, chaplain. , if you areat can physically able, and it is safe ?o do so, what you please rise is my daughter and privilege to introduce to you -- good. honor and privilege to introduce to you -- good. i was giving him time to get up the stairs. /afghanistan veteran, currently serving in the united states legal agency, ladies and gentlemen, colonel andross martin. [applause] i'm going to stand behind you. that is good. col. martin: present the colors. please join my son, andross mar tone, and i come up with the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, as to the republic, for which it god,s, one nation, under indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. [cheers & applause] >> ♪ o say

any goldstar family members in here? goldstar family members? i don't see anybody that i can to see everything with the lights on -- i can't see everything with the lights on. you all know goldstar family members. the simple fact of the matter is, there is only one team right now, there is only one person asking to be your vice president, one person asking to be your president, that is trying to make this country where the the sacrifice of -- worthy of the sacrifice of those goldstar families. that's jd and that's president trump. sir, i see your hat says "vietnam." welcome home. the fact of the matter is -- [applause] there is only one person asking to be vice president and one person asking to be president that is fighting like hell to make this country worth your sacrifice in war, and that's jd and donald trump. [applause] how many veterans we have in here? a lot of double dog, jar heads, leathernecks. just a simple fact. there are only two people in this race that are fighting to make america worth your service and your sacrifice, and that's