the land at camp lejeune may have been valuable to train us marines to fight a known enemy, but therethere — drinking water that was contaminated. archive: implicit warning - that the united states defences are never down is given - in marine corps manoeuvres at camp lejeune, north carolina. from 1950s to the 1980s, it's estimated that around one million service personnel, civilians and their families were posted there, and more than a thousand were british. the water at the base in north carolina was found to contain pollutants linked to an increase in parkinson's disease and some cancers. richard york, a former soldier in the royal anglian regiment, was posted there in 1985, and four years ago, was told he had cancer. they kept on asking how much have i smoked, and when did i stop smoking, and how long i have been smoking? well, i've never, ever, ever smoked in my life. which, uh, it didn't — at the time because i didn't know about camp lejeune at this time, that that came later — we came out shaking our heads and didn't know what could have caused it, or, you know, or what it could

[cheers and applause] from camp lejeune to fort liberty to cherry point, through difficult days and times of joy, i've been honored to learn from you and shine a light on your story. this is a special community. and you all help keep it strong. four years ago, joe went from being a military father, to being commander in chief. [cheers and applause] it's a responsibility he stepped into with pride. because as joe reminds everyone, any chance he gets, our u.s. military is the finest fighting military force in the history of the world. [cheers and applause] of all the obligations that joe has shouldered since he took his oath of office, he believes the only truly one sacred obligation is to prepare those we send into harm's way and to care for them and their families when they come home. [applause] joe knows that military spouses and children may not wear the uniform, but they serve our country too. [applause] that's why he signed an executive order to make sure that military spouses can build the careers they want for themselves. and he has improved child care and mental health supports. he

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biden took over, camp lejeune stepped down pretty much. host: thank you, sir. sebastian gorka?ny reaction to his comments? guest: yeah, this man calling the speaking to my heart. before i joined the white house i spent two years as a professor at the marine corps university. what they have done to this nation is unconscionable, including the military. the fact that a general friend of mine had his son, a green beret, returned from the baltic where he was training the brave baltic states on how to resist if russia invades their countries, along with ukraine, this brave green beret gets back to fort bragg, not for liberty, but fort bragg, he's put into mandatory training for pronoun use. sheer, utter insanity. the world is on fire. i would like to remind all of you, especially on the democrat and independent mine, when we were in the white house not only a prosperous and safe, not only did we have a border, the world was stable for four years. no new wars. in comes joe we surrender afghanistan, putin invades ukraine and we have the greatest loss of life of jews since the end of t

[cheers and applause] from camp lejeune to fort liberty. difficult days and times of joy.ave been honored to learn from you and shine the light on your stories. this is a special community. and you all help keep it strong. 4 years ago, joe went from being a military father to being commander in chief. [cheers and applause] it is a responsibility he has stepped in to with pride. because as joe reminds everyone, any chance, our u.s. military is the finest fighting military force in the history of the world. [cheers and applause] of all the obligations that joe shoulders, he took his boat of office. >> kayleigh: that was a little bit of jill biden in wilmington, north carolina. we believe she said delaware. there used to be in delaware. this is indeed north carolina before she goes to tampa, florida, and has another city on support of her husband would double down and said he is staying in in no uncertain terms. this is clearly part of the strategy. she is one of his top surrogates. she is out there according to all the reporting privately saying, we are not getting out of th

if you go to camp lejeune you will see some of the newer barracks. the way that we feed terrines. if you go to the chow hall, it is world-class. get what you want. it is not the old stand in line like boot camp shoulder to shoulder and this is what we are serving. if you don't like it, too bad. you have meal options. we are doing better physical fitness, smarter ways to maintain your fitness. sleep studies and sleep clinics. we are trying to modernize how we treat our people, because it is all about people. there are no marines, there is no marine corps. michael: one more question on this general topic and then i want to get to forces. there has been some talk on capitol hill and elsewhere about whether women should be asked to register for the draft. i was the beneficiary of an invitation from general amos when he was the commandant a dozen years ago to watch some of the first women whoever did the infantry officer course. you have now opened, of course, the dod opened two oppositions to both genders. i wonder if you could give a snapshot of the state of women in the marine corps

go to camp lejeune and see new barracks in the chow hall. the chow hall that forms is world-class. the you can get what you want, shut the old state of mind shoulder to shoulder and this is what we are serving today, if you like it, too t bad. we are doing better physical fitness, smarter ways to maintain fitness. sleep studies and sleep clinics. we are trying to modernize how people because it's about people. if there's no marines, there's no marine corps. >> on m what action if i could, there is some talk recently about whether women should be asked to register for the draft and as a beneficiary when he is the covid up to watch the first woman who did infantry officer course and the dod has opened up positions to both genders, i wonder if you could get of snapshot. the second question, do you think there is a case for national service registering for the draft? it seems a symbolic thing, i wonder if we get get back to a culture of service whether military or nonmilitary but first, women in the marine corps. >> the second one first because it's easy. yes, i think the call to natio

including stints with the second marine division, in portsmouth, new hampshire and at the break at camp lejeunerth carolina rising to the rank of sergeant. robert louis edwards senior, u.s. navy, served in the pacific theater and the liberation of the philippines, in particular. the son of a purple heart recipient in world war i, ralph has four brothers who served in the army, the youngest of whom was wounded in the korean conflict. jerry fox, is to fox served in the occupation of germany with troop c of the 37th constabulary regiment. adolph kuhn, women's army corps, ada served in the u.s. and european theater working in a motor pool in newport news before deploying to france and later frankfurt and berlin. ada is not the only hero in her family. her brother was killed in europe on d-day plus seven. richard enloe the second, u.s. navy. he served in the 33rd seabees aboard the uss aircraft carrier. he participated in the invasion in 1944. james joseph jefferson, u.s. navy. joe served as an electronics technician third class aboard the destroyer uss in the pacific. and the rapidly developing fie

he joined the marine corps where he was based at camp lejeune in north carolina before deploying to iraq. and on december 3, 2004, corporal wyatt gave his life to stop an enemy attack on his base. he was only 21 years old. corporal wyatt bravely acted without hesitation to save the lives of his fellow service members. i know the impact the loss of a loved one can have on a bereaved family. the gold star family that continues to mourn the loss of their fallen hero. his father, marine gunnery sergeant allen wyatt, his mother merlene, his entire family, and their proud three generation history of military service. and corporal wyatt's stepmother, lauren, works in my district office to help ensure military families in my district get the care they need. in her work she honors corporal wyatt's service and sacrifice for our country. to pay tribute to corporal wyatt's sacrifice, i'm proud to co-sponsor representative bost's legislation to rename the united states post office in his hometown of millstadt, illinois, in corporal wyatt's honor. i want to thank representative bost for his efforts an

the pact act that relates to justice for those servicemembers who were in residence at camp ledge union. -- lejeune. and i urge our government to move as fast as possible to get those claims settled with our -- with all of our veterans across the country who served at the camp. i would like to welcome and yield to my friend from ohio, a member of the veterans affairs committee, representative. >> thank you for hosting tonight and your leadership on the pact act which has helped so many veterans. our veterans and servicemembers have sacrificed so much on behalf of all of us and we know now during their service, millions were exposed to toxic substances and these exposures have caused serious health issues for so many. two years ago you and others passed the pact act. this land mark legislation expanded legality care to veterans exposed to these toxic substances. since its passage, over 32 thousand veterans in ohio have had their claims granted by the v.a. this means these folks are getting the health care they deserve. as a member of the house committee for have it rains affairs i am proud to serve