was warning in the senate, she tracking down answers for her fellow airmen solutions for american servicemembers and the care and justice for fellow veterans desert. from her first day senator mccalley reminded everyone in public service it's personal. that's what we do here as a direct impact on the lives of millions of americans. so after swearing on recovering from the bombing of the uss arizona, she brought her experience and expertise to solving issues that are personal to her toand to others who worn the uniform. in solidarity with her fellow a-10 pilots and the forces they protect, senator mccalley to reserve that unique weapon. using her role on the senate armed services committee she led her own painful personal experiences of sexual assault in the military you'll her pursuit of justice for fellow survivors. she offered expanded protections for service academy students who experience assault. he proposed new reservation requirements for servicemembers to promote accountability and make sure each was included in the senate passed the senate's authorization. her service to men and women i

senate she dove right into tracking down answers for her fellow arizonans, solutions for american servicemembers, and the care and justice for fellow veterans deserve. from her first day senator mcsally my did everyone here that public service is personal. -- reminded -- what we do has a direct impact on the lives of millions of americans. so after swearing the oath on a bible recovered from the bombing of the uss arizona at pearl harbor, she brought her experience and expertise to solving issues that are personal to her and to others who have worn the uniform. in solidarity with her fellow a-10 pilots and the force that e project, senator mcsally fought to preserve and fund that unique weapon. using her role on the senate armed services committee she let her own painful personal experiences with sexual assault in theit military fuel the purst of justice for fellow survivors. she offered expanded protection for service academy students who experienced assault. she proposed new preservation requirements for service records to promote accountability, and she made sure each was included when the se

with one of those american servicemembers exposed to those crimes against humanity. >> the angry guy who woke up with a fever one day in korea and was medevac out on the helicopter and said he was put into a mash unit like the tv show. there were three heads number three is you will die. number two you have a chance a number one you are okay. and he went to number three and he worked his way through and miraculously survived. that he was discharged with a completely false diagnosis. hemorrhagic fever was something that spontaneously happened when he is trying his bat best to explain to himself as a young man in korea and there were americans who died but hemorrhagic fever is still a problem in korea and it was a problem that was studied by japanese experts during the second world war and intensified by them and then the americans hired the same experts and then miraculously the fever appears. 's there is a very strong case to be made that a small and very evil program happened somewhere around november of 1950 in which the americans decided to use japanese know how to infect people a

serve as long as they remain hidde however, thetatus quo remained unchanged for trans servicemembers. while americans became more supportive of the quality, injustice of lgbtq servicemembers hing to hide their personal lives became more glittering. and the administration of barack obama and members of congress le by speaker nancy pelosi were determin to take action. ten years a "don't ask, don't tell" was repealed and for the first time in american history lgbtq individua were finally able to serve openly. anti-lgb activists claimed the sky would fall and irruption amongst fellow soldiers. today you would get a behind the scenes look at the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" whose perspective from the white house, the u.s. congress, the military, and the advocacy community. you'll hear about the impact of the repeal on lgbtq servicemembers and the country at large. under therump administratio transit servicemembers were again targeted with the band that when to affect in april of 19. yet president-elect joe biden has promise to reinstate the obama era policyllowing trans people to serve openly. but so

i also want to think the nearly 100,000 american heroes that participated in clinical trials to enable us to reach this point today. our servicemembers and dod civilians and families have demonstrated remarkable endurance and discipline throughout this pandemic. we know the sacrifice to save lives and today i am humbled to be the first of many dod members to receive the vaccine. with the fulfillment of the departments mission on behalf of the american people and an honor with all the hard work that led us to this moment. is the head of the department of defense i have an obligation to lead by example to demonstrate to the 2 million uniform servicemembers nearly 800,000 civilian teammates and that this is safe and effective. i was a paratrooper in my first career and the leader is always the first to exit the aircraft. today is no different all the honestly i'm not terrified as they would be on a jump. i know these women and men of the department of defense will also lead the way to receive the vaccine as they continue to protect their fellow citizen citizens, especially the most vulnerable among us , just as they have done for more t

servicemembers from all over the world. it is a celebration of christmas videoconference, fake news not invited. in his christmas message released thursday the president praised americansmic. >> we are grateful for the scientists, researchers, manufacturing workers and servicemembers who worked tirelessly to make this breakthrough possible. it is truly a christmas miracle. >> reporter: even with the pandemic raging the president continue to focus on the election urging republicans to speak up and fight the outcome. congress meets for a joint session in early january. the president continues to challenge republicans including senate majority leader mitch mcconnell over the election, he tweeted last night he will never forget. we expect the president to remain in florida through next week. >> mark meredith, thanks a lot. president-elect joe biden and his wife jill took to twitter to which the nation a merry christmas. >> and look forward to next year when we can come together with renewed appreciation for the people and traditions we love. >> from our family to yours. >> merry christmas and happy holidays. >> the they went on to say they like many americans of modified t

servicemembers and their families as well as the defense department civilians the support and training they need. the particular legislation includes the pay raise for troops, revisions that will allow the executive branch to american cybersecurity and in the wake of the solar wind pact that might give good policy to enact. nonetheless president trump veto this legislation because it provides for renaming military installations that honor confederate military leaders or maybe because it doesn't address an unrelated social media issue. think about it for a moment. the president vetoed a pay raise to living american soldiers in order to defend the honor of dead confederate traders. the senate will soon have an opportunity to override the president's objection and do right by those brave americans who wear the uniform. now as i said yesterday there major issues before the senate right now the annual defense bill and the vital and important effort to send $2000 stimulus checks to american families. they are all made a few days left in the session and the senate should consider both issues before adjourning. there is a very simple solution to this dilemma. leader mcconnell should bring both measures up for a vote and le

americans in chains. it's in. if all of the service members feel welcomed and valued. it shows respect for black servicemembers who already face barriers in the military and inclusion in the ranks. commandant, your actions represent one of the many important steps that the armed servicesth can take improved inclusion of all service members as well as disciplined unit cohesion. i applaud your leadership and i also applaud you, admiral, for your subsequent call above the board navy installations. now i want to focus on the region that's personally important to me, southeast asia in particular. the national defense strategy focuses attention on countering the rise of china in a row and a readiness for this geographically diverse distributed maritime region is absolutely the key to execute the visions laid out. the ability laid out in the mbs and the functionus of the war fighting receives far less attention that fires the maneuver. your admission has work to do when it comes to logistics and gives great confidence there's a large geopolitically complex region perhaps with limited columns it'son clear that they wo

servicemember. if you are looking at current events right now, a lot of the topics we will talk about tonight are very timely. these are patterns that start as early as the american revolution. and i would like to begin because it seems important to understand the experience of veterans of the revolution. what happens to veterans at the time of demobilization? professor jordan, you have tipped your hand a little bit. i was surprised to learn from the briefer remarks she made how similar that experience was to the -- from the brief remarks you may have similar that experience was. most modern americans would think the victors of the revolutionary war would be men who could expect to get free lunch for the rest of their lives, that they would be heroes from the instant they went home. in the case of the revolutionary, that was definitely not the case. the army was discontented because it had not been properly paid. most of the men who were discharged in the summer of 1783 were given debt certificates by the continental army which were not worth very much in which they sold immediately for pennies on the dollar. that was how they managed to get the money they needed