[cheering and applause] joining us today are goldstar families who loved ones made the supreme sacrifice our freedom and our flag, to edgar and jennifer bill, george lutz and goldstar families everywhere throughout our land, you are fallen warriors will live in our hearts forever. thank you. [cheering and applause] thank you. thank you. we are also grateful to be joined by staff sergeant david -- who i was privileged last year to award the congressional medal of honor. a very brave man. thank you, david. thank you, david. [cheering and applause] thank you. this afternoon, we congratulate all of these new enlistees in the united states armed forces, and there are plenty, and they love our country. a few moments ago, these young men and women took a solemn oath to put their lives on the line for our country. to each of them and every service member and veteran here today, as commander and chief of the greatest fighting force on the planet, a force that just spent $2.5 trillion on rebuilding our military, i want to thank you for your service. [applause] [cheering and applause] now we approa

. >> 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

we have the believe with me foundation, children and wives of goldstar families. us next with how you can help with comments that started it all. (danny) let me get this straight. after a long day of hard work... ...you have to do more work? (vo) automatically sort your expenses and save over 40 hours a month. (danny) every day you're nearly fried to a crisp, professionally! (vo) you earned it, we're here to make sure you get it. quickbooks. backing you. and a drumroll, please. yeah! tonight is a magical night. where anything is possible. it's party time. woo! here we go. ha, ha. now for the icing on the cake! come, we're about to begin. >> reporter: one group is making it their mission to lift up goldstar children for the sacrifices made by their families all in the name of our freedom. are 12 days of giving series, founder and ceo of the believe with me foundation, we appreciate it. begin by telling everyone about your organization, what you do. >> all men of military death, we help families killed in action, killed in training and service-connected illnesses. h

everywhere she goes, she wears the goldstar pin on the lapel of her uniform.ca eggars and her two sons are here today along with daniel's father, bill, and mother, margo. to the entire family, your sacrifice is beyond our ability to comprehend or repay. today, we honor daniel's incredible life and exceptional valor, and we promise you we'll treasure his blessed memory forever. thank you very much for being here. thank you very much. please. thank you. [applause] thank you. great family. which thank you very much. to every goldstar family here today and all across our land, our debt to you is infinite and everlasting. we stand with you today and all days to come, remembering and grieving for america's greatest heroes. in spirit and strength, and loyalty and love, character and courage, they were larger-than-life itself. they were angels sent from above and they are now rejoined with god in the glorious kingdom of heaven. wherever the stars and stripes fly at our schools, churches, town halls, firehouses, and national monuments, it is made possible because there

the holidays can be a difficult time for goldstar families.foundation say the five day disney experience for thousands of children and spouses of fallen heroes, let's get into it joining me now gary sinise foundation president and chairman gary sinise. thank you very much for being here. >> is great to see you, merry christmas. maria: merry christmas and here we are at the holidays. we want to take a look at all you're doing in your expanding programs at the foundation. tell us the kind of programs that you have in place and some of the extraordinary people you been able to meet in the process. >> over the years going back to before i started the foundation i was reaching out and trying to help a lot of different military and first responder nonprofits raising money and raising awareness doing psa's and whatnot and when i started my foundation the gary sinise foundation it was an extension of all of that and i wanted to do more so we have a very broad mission at the gary sinise mission i was involved in so many types of things. if you look at

families our goldstar and god bless america. thank you very much.ause] ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] ♪ not you cang is meet and you can pray anyplace that you want. this from all of your religious leaders who have been interviewed on c-span. host: thanks for the call. stay safe in oak hill, west virginia. it is just after 7:50 on the east coast on this memorial day weekend. i did want to remind you about some of the events we will be bringing to you later today on c-span, including just after this program today, at 10:00, a wreathlaying at arlington national cemetery. there is a shot of the tomb of the unknown soldier just across the potomac river from washington, d.c. we are expecting president trump at that event, at least according to the white house guidance released this morning. also expecting defense secretary mark esper. the president also expected to head to fort mchenry in baltimore at noon for a flag raising ceremony, and perhaps remarks as well. a troop review is also on the schedule. the defense secretary expected to be at the fort mchenry ceremony

god bless our goldstar families, and god bless america. thank you very much.ause] >> ♪ [instrumental "god bless america" plays] ♪ >> ♪ [band playing] [applause] [band playing] ♪ [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> washington journal live every day with news and policy issues that affect you. tuesday morning, the american conservative kelly discusses the use of technology in tracing those with coronavirus. catherine, a professor at george washington university's school of public policy and public administration, on the role of inspectors general. watch washington journal live at 7:00 eastern tuesday morning. join the discussion. >> next, senators talking about how coronavirus will affect gatherings for memorial day. they thanked those who served. from last week, this is about 40 minutes. >> mr. president, i ask unanimous consent to use my military rucksack in my speech. >> without objection. >> thank yo

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jeanette you have this goldstar father coming in, the same guy gave a of the016 democratic convention. didn't seem to heary then what is the plan? >> this is about getting people excited. the base of the democratic party doesn't seem too excited about phil murphy. i don't think it affe impact of the general election i think it's about getting out the vo a goldstar father. kim guadagno is a military mo i don't t he can say anything bad about her. >> you were a mayor you know the state well this question about affordability is t on boat thatecause of trump versus the goldstar mily? >he b if yu're repuican you representsues. democrat so they're gin the who say this i ofrnance we have at the republican party. the closely identified this race ith christie is [inaudible] the ballot who kim guadagno se as a retirement governor -- lieutenant gove >> the at a 20-point race. i talked to adam geller who is also polling forgno and she said no f the race is close because the methodology. they've hads wrong time and again. they thought clinton would win in a landslide. the methodology is wrong beca

father and goldstar mother-in-law and goldstar mother my deepest condolences as a parent, i can't think of anything worse i am sure all three of you would agree you are never going to be the same person again. is that the consensus? >> very much so. >> my understanding is all three of you were part of a group invited to meet with donald trump and i want to ask i know there were efforts to meet with president biden and my understanding is nothing ever came of that and donald trump heard about that and he invited all of the families. >> all of the families at the time in dc with the exception of one so eight of the 13 families yes we were invited and we did go and president biden neglected to say anything but president trump was very gracious and listened to our concerns and told us he would take care of it and stuff like this can't ever happen again and the failures on every level through the administration the pentagon, dod all the way down have failed us and our kids miserably. >> you lost your son taylor hoover marine corps staff sergeant 31 years old lofted ? lost in afghanistan and

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

goldstar parents addressed the dnc last week. he continues to sidestep the controversy about his running mate is the father of a marine addressed it directly. >> family like all goldstar families, should always be cherished by all the people of the united states. >> the story has become such a headlinethat's prompting aresponse from the fw saying , election year or not , we will not tolerate anyone reading a speech expression. yesterday obama made a reference to trump while addressing a veterans group in atlanta. >> as commander-in-chief i am tired of people trash talking the troops. >> yesterday he took a slice at his democratic rival. >> we have crookedhillary clinton . she is the devil. >> clinton through her own punches campaigning through critical swing states. >> for the life of me i don't know why someone runs to be president of the united states who thinks and says we never win anymore. our country is full of losers. he could not be more wrong. >> the new orc poll shows they benefit from a postconvention boost. if a seven

feet with the goldstar father who criticized him at the convention. >>> soon you can explore the spaceship discovery in 3-d from anywhere. a sneak peek coming up. >>> first good morning to you and thank you for watching cbs north carolina on this >>> temperatures today going to be in the 70s for the high. normal is actually about 70. this morning you can remember yesterday we had 30s and this morning we have 45 in durham. it's now 50 in fayetteville. the temperatures are fluctuating around the sandhills. and 44 in rocky mount. we are 7 degrees warmer compared to yesterday taking some of the chill t of the air. the forecast for the day ahead a bit of fog this morning and 65 at noon with a high of 73. windy at times. the could be a shower or two overnight. the full forecast coming up. elementary go back to class today after being out for nearly 3 weeks because of the impact of hurricane matthew. >> they finished the school year at a different site in tarboro and that's we find lauren haviland this morning. >> reporter: good morning. 250 students in 19 teachers are going to be relocating to t

is anyone here a goldstar parent or sibling? does anyone here know a goldstar parent or sibling? you get the question. reporter: thank you, general kelly. if we could take this a bit further. why were they in niger? we were told they were not in armored vehicles and there was no air cover. what are the specifics about this incident and why are we there? general kelly: i would start by saying there is an investigation. the fact of the matter is the young men and women who wear our uniform are deployed around the world in the tens of thousands, inr the dmz, in north korea, open o okinawa, pretty to go, al over the united states, training, ready to go. they are all over latin america. down there they mostly fight with our partners. there are thousands, my own son back in the fight for his fifth tort against isis. -- for his fifth tour against isis. there are thousands in europe acting as a deterrent. they are doing the nation's work there. and not making a lot of money doing it. they love what they do. so, why were they there? they were there working with partners, local -- all acro

last month i introduced the goldstar family fellowship program act. this will establish a fellowship for those goldstar families in our senate offices. i've also joined senator castor and the hello girls congressional gold-medal act to honor our women soldiers from world war i. and i am here also to make certain that our nation is a nation of legal immigrants, not illegal. the chaos at the border should embarrass each and every one of us. it's been decades in the making. this is something that we ought to work together to solve. to solve this crisis of drug trafficking sex trafficking, human trafficking and games. solve it, rather than allow it to be a political issue for a campaign. and i'm here to work to protect your rights to privacy. the physical and virtual space. yesterday senator clover chart and i this focuses on how we are protecting americans from what i call the data pirates. at google and facebook. your privacy is important and i believe that you and i have the right to send those trends without having our entire life story sold to the hi

so what i would like to do now is to ask if there are other goldstar families in the audience, goldstarounted for, would you please stand so we can give you a round of applause. [applause] i'll tell you, this is the most expensive $1.50 $1.50 your ask and imagine. yet you can buy the goldstar lapel button on the internet for $1.50 that it cost the life and it is extremely difficult. it's not like a broken arm or having covid. you get over that. you don't ever get over this so thank you very much for all of you for being here. .. you in the audience, the vietnam veterans, all of you who served during the vietnam war, to please stand, allow to give you our thanks and acknowledgment on vietnam war, veterans day. so please all vietnam, please stand. [applause] [applause] >> that was incredible, wonderful to see you all here and braved the elements to be here, thank you for being here in doing that. an artist, sculptor, painter, a visionary, creative engineer, i say that with all due respect to company and when the good friends of the nixon library and foundation asked me about creating a st

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

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

what i would like to do now is ask if there are other goldstar families in the audience, goldstar familieswould you please see as we can give you a round of applause. [applause] i will tell you this isgi the mt expensive dollar and 50 cents that you could ever ask and imagine. you cango buy the goldstar on te internet for a dollar and 50 cents but it cost a life and it is extremely difficult it's not like a broken arm or having covid, you get over that, you don't ever get over this. thank you for being here. we also want to ask, later begin to recognize by service but i'm going to ask allna of you in the audience, the vietnam veterans, all of you that served during the vietnam war to please stand and allow us to give you our thanks and acknowledgment on vietnam veterans day. all vietnam's please stand. [applause] [cheering] >> from this vantage point that was incredible, it was absolutely wonderful to see all of you here you to brave the elements, to be here, thank you all for doing that. ron the car is an artist, sculpture, a creative imagineering, i've seen that with all due respect to t

goldstar wife amy looney joins us.re so sorry this happened to you and so grateful for you and your husband's service to our country and so sorry for your loss, but can you tell us what happened? >> yes. thank you for having me on today. my colleague and one of my closest friends, ryan mannion, who is the president for the organization that we work with, the travis manuel foundation. we were honored to have been invited to the american legion's veteran inaugural ball hosted at the renaissance hotel in washington d.c. and our main purpose in attending was really no political agenda, was simply just to honor and show our respect for our military community. the event was honoring about 40 medal of honor recipients that night and upon our arrival, we encountered a group probably of about 75 and i hate to even call them protesters because this was such an aggressive forum, well beyond peaceful protest. and they pushed us, they said horrible vulgar things to us, things i would never think to say to anybody, especially in tha

the harris campaign goes after president trump it is meeting with goldstar families with arlington cemetery are on all of the all morning long. will be speaking with this reporter cargo spend and how sport affairs committee member michael waltz coming up in the program, futures and the bread of the holiday shortened trading week kicking off a new week and a new trading but this morning the dow jones industrial down sharply 217 points lower, the nasdaq a indicated a decline 166 at the opening of trading, s&p 500 the whereby 34, markets in august pretty good take a look at the month that was for stock prices with the month showing gains of one and three quarters% for the dow industrial, nasdaq up to another third% in the s&p 500 higher by two recorded% in august alone ahead of the federal reserve next move on september 17 and 18th. expectation of a rate cut at the next federal reserve meeting. jobs taking center stage ahead of the august jobs report coming up this friday we have the preview right here. european markets are lower, take a look at the eurozone the s&p 100 in london is trading do

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

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

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

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

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

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

maybe they'll tell you why they ended this service for goldstar families. >> and just minutes, donaldline his first major events since last week's criminal conviction beyond maga world, how much support does he still have within the larger republican party? >> i'll ask a member in good standing, virginia governor glenn youngkin's joins us next the most anticipated moment of this election the stakes couldn't be higher. >> the president and the former president one stage moderated by jake tapper and dana bash, the cnn presidential debate thursday, june 27, nine live on cnn and streaming on max shop etsy for thoughtful pieces made by real people to bring a little something extra to the ordinary find items that add, wow, two walls and make you fall in love of with your family room again when you want one-of-a-kind pieces to refresh your home that's the hazard start your day with nature. the number one pharmacist recommended vitamin supplement brand and kept even bigger. okay, doesn't blow and gave a cutscene i think going carton can slaving and good without done stifle grading blonde, goo

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

tell us about 31 goldstar and first responder surviving families. >> pictures of these heroes who madeas police officers, many served our country first before they became first responders. it's a promise the tunnel to towers has made a promise your viewers joined us on to make sure we take care of these families. if they are willing to go out and protect us we've got to take care of the families left behind and that is what we are doing here for independence day, independence weekend, make sure we always step up and do the right thing because so many of them, those 31 plus staff sergeant ben webb. there's a lot more that has to be helped. joe: we see people from all backgrounds but chose different careers in life to serve others. it is independence day. how do you serve? >> i will be with my family. i will be here later on, a special on fox, we pray, i pray for these great heroes, their families are safe, their families somehow learn to live with this sacrifice their loved ones have made and we celebrate our independence, celebrate this country, the greatest country that is ever existe

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

vice president, general dunford, senator and senator all, trusted allies and goldstar families.day to help us honor the fallen. --se laid to rest sacrifice, service, and purpose. guarded our freedoms. -- discharged a sacred obligation to remember them. no words can capture the totality of their patriotism and love. words.ings are beyond their silence speaks for itself. to those they leave behind, beloved spouses, family, and friends. we know not a day passes that you don't think of them. millions of your fellow americans or member with you. the life ofebrate your hero with you. they are here for you. we, your department of defense, and your friends. is beyond words. let those of president theodore roosevelt capture a fraction of their glory. belongs to those actually in the arena, face marred by sweat and blood, who ,trives valiantly, who errors who comes short again and again because there is no effort without error and shortcoming. but who does actually strive to do the deeds, knows great , whosiasms and devotions spends himself at a worse -- in a worthy cause. achievementof h

in children of goldstar family members and children of our disabled.he general assembly submitted and split in without anyone being aware of it into a budget bill and cancellation of the program and on may 15 it went into effect, literally two days in it shocked the veteran community and virginia and it was so out of the blue no one expected this to come obviously created a massive outreach, this was done in a year of surplus in the year that many of the universities are claiming that they're doing great but at the same time they're saying we cannot sustain this program. pete: it was a university that voted for in the probably a lot of members didn't know it was in the of that's away a lot of politics work this is not something were used to give us some entitlement. if you're receiving this program is because you've given a lot for this country. >> it impacts those who have made the greatest sacrifice and also so frustrating about this for the state of virginia and governor youngkin to say we're going to make this the most veteran friendly state in the

the person that yelled that out was the guest of cory mills, he is a goldstar dad, his son was killeds interrupted, attempted and got escorted out, goldstar dad talking about his son who president biden has never said his name, wanted to make it known at the state of the union. >> president biden: up 30%. 30% they went up. the biggest increase in history. pete: second battalion first marines. remember the 13. right at the moment president biden had pivoted and said the world is safer now under -- rachel: he didn't stand up and say say my son's name, he never said at the state of the union address anything about the others who died, the tragedy is not only did their son died but their son's brother killed himself at the gravesite of their son a year later. this is a massive human tragedy. pete: when they commander-in-chief ignores and dismisses that. rachel: he was taken out, handcuffed, taken away, let out in handcuffs, had to pay a fine. think about the protesters blocking the traffic. there is a protected class, certain people treated one way in our country and certain people allowe

goldstar parents addressed the dnc last week, trump continues to sidestep the controversy, his running mate, the father of a marine addressed it directly. >> captain humayun khan is an american hero. >> reporter: the story is such a headline it is prompting a response from the vfw saying election year or not, the vfw will not tolerate anyone member for exercising his or her right of speech or expression. yesterday president obama made a thinly veiled reference to trump while addressing a veterans group in atlanta. >> i'm tired of some folks trash talking america's military and troops. >> reporter: trump will host a rally less than an hour from where humayun khan grew up. yesterday he took a swipe at his democratic rival. >> clinton, she is the devil. >> reporter: and clinton through her own punches yesterday while campaigning for critical swing states. >> for the life of me, i don't know why someone runs to be president of the united states who thinks and says we never win anymore, our country is full of losers. he could not be more wrong. juliet: some citing a new york times report ci

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

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

the goldstar family is calling on donald trump to apologize to the parentof killed in iraq. don't look for that to happen. teresa is here with more on what trump has said . he is not apologize, is that correct? >> donald trump a host a rally 47 minutes from where my income grew up. this is his parents calling sacrifice nothing and no one.e attempt to change the conversation to put the focus back on policy issues like isis. >> i am not talking about the cons are a lot of people ?i'm talking about people coming from syria that are not properly vetted . >> at the issue donald trump is attempting to move past. bipartisan backlash over in salty directed at the parents of con killed in iraq back in 2004. after his goldstar parents address the while trump continues to sidestep the controversy, his running mate addressed it directly. >> as donald trump and i both said, captain, is an american hero. [cheering] story had become such a headline that it's prompting in response from the vfw saying election year or not ?the vfw will not tolerate anyone berating a goldstar family president