died in afghanistan. 22-year-old sergeant julian chase died in combat as a part of operation enduring freedomase is from edgewater, maryland. that's just south of annapolis. >>> and the outrage is growing tonight over the violence in syria. un observers found 13 more bodies today apparently shot to death execution style. that follows the massacre of more than 100 people last week. un investigators say the seer yin government is -- seer yin serian government is responsible. >> the government has made commitments. it's blatantly violated those commitments and i think it's quite clear as we've said for many weeks if they continue to do so, there should be consequences. >> both russia and china have been road blocked inside the security council so far rejecting any tough action against syria. >>> keep it simple. that is the message from the family of president dwight d howard to frank gary. the two sides are still at an impass over the design changes for the general eisenhower memorial. the family doesn't like the use of large metal scrims to frame the memorial park that would be near the nationa

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navy serviceman from california died in operation enduring freedom. and is the 3,000th coalition fatality. the 26-year-old died of medical competitions on sunday in bahrain. >> an air force gunner went missing in action on valentine's day in 1950 given a proper military burial today. he was aboard a b 36 bomber and remains were not identified until last year saying there is sadness she's associated with memories of her father. >> i have one memory of being in the ocean with him. and... i say... being taught how to swim. he was probably just holding and rocking me in the water. >> this bomber did a fly over. he flew 13 missions during world war ii. he was a german prisoner of war 13 month autos moving on to money matters standard and poor's down grades credit ratings of five banks in spain saying the country is headed now for a double tip recession. and that is at the end of a slow day on wall street. and a big set back tonight for citi group. saying they lost $20 million in the facebook ipo last week. other big investors lost more. and university of m

and i'll streak from own experience is i did three tours in operation enduring freedom in afghanistan and i still don't quite understand what exactly was going on over there although i've dedicated years of my life to studying the history of afghanistan and it is the single most complicated thing i've ever tried to wrap my mind around and i think there's many different reasons that this isn't discussed publicly but one of the reasons is it's incredibly complicated to understand the politics and how we got involved in this and how to get out well what did you think when you first went on your very first tour to afghanistan why do you think you were going there. well my very first impression was kind of the typical narrative we're going there to liberate the women and. we're going there to. unseat the taliban from power. and to bring in a transitional government provide security and eventually go after osama bin laden . and you know those objectives for the most part or achieved easily within three months. but what happened afterwards is where it gets really complicated and that's where

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in january 2002, i deployed in support of operation enduring freedom. i want to tell the folks behind us, in these enclosed walls where they build more policies based on lies and fear, we no longer stand for their lives, their failed policies, and they're on just wars. bring the troops home and and more now. they can have these back. >> i served in the army national guard for 12 years. all have to say is this is not something i'm proud of. >> i am from ohio. i served in the air force from 2000 to 22008. the military is where i learned what integrity meant. i believe i serve with integrity. at this point in my life, if i want to continue to live with integrity, i must get rid of these. >> my name is greg miller. i am a veteran of the united states industry. in an attempt to fill the void where their consciences to be once they indoctrinate it out of you, but that did not work on me, so i am here to return my medals because they are both lies. >> my name is jerry, i am from new york city. i served in the army from 2005 through 2009. i fought in iraq. i am

he was the first american casualty of operation enduring freedom. the first doorknock at the home. the first flag-trapped coffin in this long era of war. he left behind a wife and four children, when i reached his mother, mary, she wanted to make sure i was pronouncing his name right. evander, her oldest child, enlisted right out of high school and always had a heart for others. i asked her if the war and the deaths of those who fought him seemed like an afterthought in american life. she said, i think people want to go on and not think about wars and losing people and death. she was critical of the president, telling me she felt he quote lacked the feeling for the military he should have. and the cause for which her son died was just. she won't be doing anything formal to mark the memorial day because she's volunteering a a women's homeless shelter. she said i think our grief is too hard for public ceremonies and such. it's very hard for us. 11 days after he died in qatar, u.s. war planes bombed a remote village in afghanistan. targeting a taliban military base about a kilometer o

navy serviceman from california has died in an "operation enduring freedom".ty officer first class ryan wilson is the 3000 casualty coalition fatality in the afghanistan war. 26-year-old from shasta died of medical complications sunday in bahrain where he was stationed. >> air force gunner who went missing in action on valentine's day in 1950 was given a proper military burial today at presidio national cemetery in san francisco. staff sergeant pollard was aboard a b-36 bomber carrying an atomic bomb when it went down off british columbia. remains found in 1952 but not identified until last year. his daughter says the burial lifts a sadness she has always associated with memory of her father. >> i have one very distinct memory of being in the ocean with him and l i say being taught thousand swim. he was probably just tl holding me and rocking me in the water. >>reporter: bomber did a fly over during today's funeral. pollard had 13 mission in world war ii and avenues german prisoner of war for 13 months. >>> extraordinary and heart breaking admission by vice pr

. >>> and the enduring messages of freedom in african-american spirituals. >>> welcome. i'm bob abernethy. it's good to have you with us. a study released this week says mormons are the fastest growing religious group in the united states, followed by muslims. the religious congregations and membership study -- done every ten years -- is based on self-reported figures from u.s. congregations and religious bodies. the church of jesus christ of latter day saints, the mormons, reported adding 2 million regularly attending members in the u.s. since the year 2000, bringing their total to a little over 6 million. muslims reported 2.6 million, an increase of about 1 million over the last decade. mainline protestant denominations, meanwhile, lost about 13% of their members. and catholic membership declined by 5%. nevertheless, catholics remain the largest faith group in america at 59 million. >>> leaders of the united methodist church have voted against changing language in their church doctrine that calls homosexuality incompatible with christian teaching. meeting at their gene

he deployed to afghanistan for operation enduring freedom in february of this year for what would bes fellow soldiers from his platoon named the small gym in their afghan outpost in his honor. as a remembrance of david's commitment to excellence. and nearly every soldier in the platoon wears a metal bracelet honoring him. for many of the guys, this is the first friend they've ever lost to combat, says david's friend, sergeant first class russ kelley. they wear the bracelets to remember. so, at this time, we're thinking of specialist david w. taylor's family and his friends, as i recount the story for the senate, including his brother, sarah, his grandmother, and many other beloved family members and friends. david was preceded in death by his father, kevin taylor. david's mother sarah says that david loved the army and was excited to be in afghanistan. david seemed to live for the job, and while others would whine and complain in the field, david would just sling up his hammock and settle in, remembers sergeant addington. he was at home in the woods, a natural outdoorsman. david, who

jungles of vietnam, to current complex, our enlisted men and women have patriotically provided enduring freedomse borders of our homeland and beyond. enlisted warriors of past, like sergeant alvin york, whom during world war i led an attack on a german machine gun nest taking 32 machine guns, eliminating a platoon of him and enemy soldiers and capturing 132 others. warriors of presence like her special forces operators who risked much to ensure that our adversaries bring no harm. present warriors like our national guardsmen who in a multitude of responsibilities, especially during times of natural disaster, can bring immediate response and relief to our communities and neighborhoods. and enlisted warriors who nobly gain their full devotion of duty and now live in formations within the hallowed grounds of our cemeteries. finally, enlisted warriors like those here this evening, sons, daughters, siblings, even parents, to look for no fanfare but rather patriotic opportunity, opportunity to make a difference, opportunity to make our country a better place. ladies and gentlemen, it would please me to

your father brent was killed in afghanistan in action during a helicopter crash in operation enduring freedomr his memory and all those who gave the ultimate sacrifice to this country. what does this day mean for you and what does this tournament mean for you and your family? >> this day means to me a day that we remember to honor my dad and this tournament and everything just helps me know like everyone -- more people out there care more about other people when there's loss and sacrifice. >> vanessa, you and brent were high school sweethearts. tell us a little about brent and about what this tournament means to you. >> well, this -- this tournament means everything to me. i am so grateful to major rooney and to the folds of honor foundation. giving carson this educational scholarship is a huge weight lifted off of me and brent and i did grow up in the same hometown. we were high school sweethearts and we went to college together. so we were married for 17 years. and he was -- he was truly my best friend, not just my husband. and to be a part of this, this tournament and to have the opportuni

seconds from the guy behind it, joel arrens, vietnam -- rather, a guy who was in iraqi freedom and enduring freedom as well and has worked on a number of republican campaigns. >> do you think that the president had every right to talk about one of his great accomplishments and cut an ad the way he did and do you think the veterans are right to cut an ad the way they did showing the president using the word "i" too much and possibly took too much credit. we'll be answering that throughout the show. twitter.com/fox and friends. >> could the president have done an ad, i did it, it's the year anniversary and kept politics out of it instead of slamming mitt romney and questioning what decisions he might have made or any other person for that matter. let's talk about mitt romney because one of his challengers on the republican side, newt gingrich officially finally bowing out of the presidential race. >> can i circle barely? >> yesterday. but he did -- he made a fight, this was a really funny part about it. he had been given a lot of criticism about talking about the moon colony and space exploration the

endured. we share an unbreakable commitment to the freedom and security of our citizens. from the cold war and the balkans, to afghanistan and libya. that's the spirit we need to maintain. when we last met, we agreed on a bold plan of action to make sure we have the tools for an uncertain strategic landscape. we have the -- the collective defense capabilities, with the security needs. we will pull all resources. the initiatives we endorse today will allow each of our nation's will achieve alone. we will need first as allies and with president karzai, to charge the next phase of the transition period we will stand and gather, united. we will be meeting with nato's neighbors, and our partners who have been so critical as in afghanistan and libya. this is a reminder that nato is of for the global security partners on earth. thank you, mr. secretary general for your outstanding leadership and thank you to all our fellow leaders, who are here. welcome to chicago. and we will sustain and strengthen the most successful alliance the world has ever known. >> coming up next, two ho

in good times and in bad, our alliance has endured because we share the unbreakable freedom and commitment. that is the spirit we need to sustain here in jakarta. -- here in chicago. we agreed to a bold plan of action to revitalize to make sure we have the tools that are required for a strategic landscape. here at this session, we can reaffirm our article 5 commitments and to investing in the defense capabilities and the technologies that meet our collective security needs. in the steven -- in these difficult economic times, we can work together. nato is a force multiplier. it will allow each of our nation's to accomplish when none of us could achieve alone. we can all be proud that in lisbon we committed and in chicago we are delivering. we will meet, first as allies, to chart the next phase of our transition in afghanistan. just as we sacrificed together, we will stand together united in our determination. finally, i look forward to our meeting with nato's neighbors. it will be a reminder that nato is truly a hub. there is nothing else like it on earth. again, thank you mr secretary- gen

sovereignty and over three million veterans and he has endured a tea party express and dad tried cuba seeking freedom and ted cruz is a conservative you could trust to stand on principle and change the way washington does business today to may twenty fifth please vote early for ted cruz for u.s. senate and again that was a call to go to kansas not texas now these are thing to do here would be to make fun of pale and you know bring up her past flubs about paul revere the rumor that she still thought the queen or in the u.k. government in the laundry list of other ignorant comments she's made remember blood libel but i'm not going to do that instead i'm going to defend palin because i've been a kansas and i know for a fact that on a clear day if you look south you can actually see texas from the border. now it's time for the good the bad in the very very. early. good the string cheese incident and of the summer tourist season the band is giving the finger to ticketmaster rather than working through the ticket a retail site that charges fees and jacks up the price of tickets the band is instead selling

time, so if it is today with the enduring institution of marriage -- marriage is a relationship between one man and one woman. [applause] the protection of religious freedom is also a matter of debate. it strikes me as strange that the free exercise of religious faith is sometimes treated as a problem. something america is stuck with. instead of being blessed with. perhaps religious content subsets' the designs of those who feel that the highest wisdom and authority comes from government. but, from the beginning, this nation has rested in god, not man. [applause] religious liberty is the first freedom in our constitution. whether the causes justice for the persecuted, compassion for the needy, or mercy for the child waiting to be born, there is no greater force for good in the nation than christian conscience in action. [applause] religious freedom opens the door for americans that is close to many others. whether we walked through that door and what we do with our lives after is up to us. someone once observed that the great drama of christianity is not a crowd shot following the movements of collectives or nations. the drama is always personnel. individ

endured. in fact, it has thrived because we share an unbreakable commitment to the freedom and security of ourmeantime thousands of demonstrators gathered in chicago's grand park for a march to the site of the nato summit. they're protesting the war in afghanistan, climate change, erosion of human rights and dozens of other issues. some are calling for an end to nato. state police in riot helmets lined stretches of that march. >>> prince george's county police officer finds himself on the other side of the law. officer daniel gonzalez was charged with dui after crashing his marked police cruiser at the intersection of route 1 and tanglewood drive in playedensburg, maryland. it happened after 5:00 saturday -- bladensburg, maryland. it happened after 5:00 saturday morning. he was off duty at the time. he's been released on his own recognizance. the state's attorney office is reviewing the case. >>> the wedding anniversary and ceremony in virginia beach takes a tragic turn when a guest pulls a gun. the bride and groom were renewing their vows when a 35- year-old man opened fire striking two peopl

obama said in chicago nato has been the bedrock of common security freedom and prosperity for nearly sixty five years it hasn't just endured it has thrived because our nations are stronger when we stand together eleven years after the occupation of afghanistan to those words ring true to you well we should ask if they ring true to an afghan or to a libyan or to a lot of people in the balkans the issue is that obama sees nato as securing western influence and western power and western security. he says. and enough to know that nato is not about. progressing democracy or or transporting freedom to the war world and so forth afghanistan is a perfect example nato has laid waste to that country for a decade every aspect of the stated mission has failed. for virtually every six month period since obama began his surge. violence and bloodshed has increased so so in terms of stability and security and freedom i don't think that that applies to the people that have been living under the boot of nato for so long ok again you're showing it to you and more so what do you think about what john just said there because you know there was

these freedom advocates sacrifice security, and they endure violence and intimidation so that those inrners of their society might know the promise of liberty. george and i are especially grateful to the dissidents and human rights activists who have joined us today. youth-organized networks and assembled lawyers and journalists, home mistakers and human rights -- homemakers and human rights activists. together, you've fought to end political corruption and insure government transparency. you've lobbied governments and international organizations to speak out against oppression and brutality. you've leveraged traditional media and social media to give the people of your countries a megaphone so that all of us may hear your call for justice and freedom. and because of your efforts, some of you have endured interrogation, harassment, imprisonment or exile. we want you to know that we stand with you. though today some of you may choose anonymity to avoid greater oppression by unjust leaders, we see you for who you are: the future leaders of your free country. more than two decades ago aun

as i said yesterday, nato has been the bedrock of common security, freedom and prosperity for nearly 65 years. it hasn't just enduredit has thrived. because our nations are stronger when we stand together. we saw that of course most recently in libya where a nato afforded capabilities that no one else in the world could match. as president, win of my top foreign policy priority has been to strengthen our alliances, including nato. and that's exactly what we've done. two years ago in lisbon, we took action in several areas critical to our alliance and we pledged in chicago that we would do more. over the last two days, we have delivered. first we reached agreement on a series of steps to strengthen the alliances defense capability over the next decade, in keeping with the strategic concept, we agreed to in lisbon and fulfill our article five commitment to elective security. we agreed to acquire a fleet of remotely piloted aircraft, drones, strength intelligence and reconnaissance. continue air patrol over baltic allies. we also agreed on a mix of conventional, nuclear missile and missile defense forces that we need,

as i said yesterday, nato has been the bedrock of common security, freedom and prosperity for nearly 65 years. it hasn't just enduredhrived because our nations are stronger when we stand together. we saw that most recently in libya where a nato afforded capabilities that no one else in the world could match. as president, one of my top foreign policy priorities has been to strengthen our alliances, including nato, and that's exactly what we've done. two years ago in lisbon, we took action in several areas that are critical to the future of our alliance, and we pledged that in chicago we would do more. over the last two days, we have delivered. first we reached agreement on a series of steps to strengthen the alliances' defense capabilities over the next decade. in keeping with the strategic concept, we agreed to in lis bo -- lisbon, in order to fulfill our article 5 in security. we agreed to pilot aircraft drones, to strengthen surveillance and reconnaisance. we agreed to continue air patrols over our baltic allies. we also agreed on a mix of conventional nuclear missile and missile defense forces that we need, and

as i said yesterday, nato has been the bedrock of common security, freedom and process expert for nearly 65 years. it hasn't just endured as our nations are stronger when we stand together. we saw that, of course, most recently in libya where nato thwarted capabilities no one else could match. one of my top foreign policies has been to strengthen our alliances including nato. that is what we have done. two years ago in lisbon we took action in several areas critical to our future and pledged in chicago we would do more. over the last two days we have delivered. first, we reached agreement on a series of steps to strengthen the alliances and capeability of the next decade. keeping with the concept we agreed to enlist them to fulfill our article v commitment to our collective security. we agreed to acquire a fleet of remotely piloted aircraft, drones, and strengthen intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance. we agreed to continue air patrols reflecting our commitment to collective defense. we agreed on a mix of conventional, nuclear missile and missile defense forces. we agreed on how to pay for them. that includes poo

endured. in fact it has thrived because we share an unbreakable commitment to the freedom and security of ours. we have seen this from the cold war to the balkans, from afghanistan to libya. that's the spirit that we need to sustain here in chicago. with an alliance that's focused squarely on the future. when we last met in lisbon, we agreed to a bold plan of action to revitalize the alieliance an ensure we had the tools to confront a changing and uncertain landscape. we can reaffirm our article 5 commitment to our collective defense and to investing in the defense capabilities and new technologies that meet our collective security needs. in these difficult economic times we can work together and pool our resources. nato is a force multiplier. the initiatives we endorse today will allow each of our nations to accomplish what none of us could achieve alone. we can all be proud that in lisbon we committed and now in chicago we are delivering. over the next two days, we'll meet first as al lilies and the with president karzai and our international partners to chart the next phase of the transiti

here's someone who again has paid with her freedom and has endured great risk, being very concerned about this hurry up offense timetable issue. >> can i make one other point, mr. chairman, about the treatment of chen guangcheng? one of the things you learn as a lawyer dealing with clients, and we're talking about clients are, i with clients, mr. chairman, who were facing a criminal charge, they are vulnerable people. they don't know what's going on. that's part of your responsibility to if you represent somebody you've got to account for the fact that judgment is impaired, that there is terror here at one's family, about oneself, one doesn't know what's going on. and again, this is from all appearances, this time track, this hurry up business only contributes to the ill at ease, the sense of isolationism, the sense of vulnerability of somebody. so the first thing you do with a client who is out there just terrified that the world is coming to an end, or not knowing what's going on, sit down, take it easy, have a cup of coffee, have a good nights sleep, come back, talk to me. that, too, i

enduring institution of marriage. marriage is a relationship between one man and one woman. [ applause ] >> the protection of religious freedomas also become a matter of debasement it strikes me as odd that the free exercise of religious faith is sometimes treated as a problem, something america is stuck with instead of being blessed with. perhaps religious conscience upsets the designs of those who feel that the highest wisdom and authority comes from government. but from the beginning, this nation has trusted in god, not man. [ applause ] religious freedom is the first freedom in our constitution and whether the cause is justice for the persecuted, compassion for the needy and the sick, or mercy for the child waiting to be born, there's no greater force for good in the nation than christian conscience in action. [ applause ] >> religious freedom opens the door for americans that is closed to many others around the world, but whether we walk through that door and what we do with our lives after we do is up to us. someone once observed that the great drama of christianity is not a crowd shot following the movements of collect

marriage shows just how much more work needs to be done to ensure freedom and equality for all people. [ cheers ] >> so it is today with the enduring institution of marriage, marriage is a relationship between one man and one woman. [ applause ] >> both campaigns will try to shift issues toward the economy after same-sex marriage dominated conversations last week. >>> this afternoon, the president will deliver the commencement address at barnard college in new york. he is expected to receive the barnard medal of distinction, which is the highest honor from the all women's college. while in new york, president obama will also tape an appearance on "the view." >>> and today d.c. will finish a project that makes the city a little bit greener. crews will wrap up installing new, more energy-efficient lights in alleys. they're replacing the more than 1,300 incandescent bulbs with l.e.d. lights. official predict the lights will save the district around $6,000 a year. it's also expected to cut down on carbon dioxide emissions. >>> 6:06. 64 degrees. the dramatic and record-setting ending to the nats game. >>> a disorder that cost a 24-year-

this is someone who has paid with her freedom and has endured a great risk. >> can i make another point about the treatment of guangcheng chen? i have dealt with clients that were facing a criminal charge. there is a terror about one's family, one's self when you do not know what is going on. from all appearances, this time factor, this area up business only contributes to the ill at ease, the sense of isolation, the sense of vulnerability. the first thing you do with a client out there is to sit them down, take it easy, have a cup of coffee get a good night's sleep. that is also representation 101 when dealing with someone like that and they have gone in the opposite wrong direction in dealing with this man. >> mr. chairman, i wanted to let the committee know that i spoke with the secretary's office and spoke with fogarty saying you had been in conversation with chen and he made a request that the secretary visit him in the hospital. i asked mr. fogarty get the word to the secretary immediately and he said that he would. >> thank you. you've only been here in the united states for abou