retired army captain gary michael rose performed an act of bravery that stands the test of time and this happened in laos during the vietnam war in september 1907 and it was such a secret mission, brianna, from when we understand and he didn't talk about this until the '90s. so this mission was kept under wraps for nearly two decades and from what we understand during the ceremony you will not only see the president. as you are looking at these live pictures now, there is the president's son-in-law jared kushner, but some of captain rose's colleagues who his fellow service members who were with him at the time. these are special forces soldiers. they'll also be there in the room with him as he receives this honor, and brianna, i was just looking at a story in "stars and stripes" about this a moment ago. captain rose did not want to receive this honor. he did not want to receive this kind of praise and was telling reporters late last week that he kind of wished this never happened. and so this just sort of underlines the bravery and the sacrifice that the men and women of the u.s. armed f

congress, members of the armed forces and distinguished guests, please join me in welcoming captain gary michael roseo the white house. [applause] president trump: for many years the stories of mike's heroism go untold but today we proudly present him with our nation's highest military honor. joining mike today is his wife, margaret, their three children, sarah, claire and michael, and their two grandchildren, kaitlyn and christian. kaitlyn and christian, i want you to know that the medal that we will present today will forever enshrine your grandfather -- and is he a good man. we just spoke to him for a long time. and you are great, great young people. but this will enshrine him into the history of our nation. we're also grateful to be joined by nine previous congressional medal of honor recipients. their courage, character and conviction is beyond measure. please stand. [applause] we are honored to be in their presence. this afternoon i want to take a few moments to share the incredible story of mike's heroic deeds. raised in watertown, new york, mike's father was a metal worker and a world war ii

and america's about to witness captain gary michael rose recognized as the true american hero that hes. a patriot who never gives up, never gives in and always stands strong for god, for family and for country. mike, we honor you. we thank you. we salute you. and with hearts full of admiration and pride, we present you with the congressional medal of honor, and now i would like the military aide to come forward and read the citation. thank you very much. thank you. [ applause ] >> the president of the united states of america authorized by act of congress march 3, 1863 has awarded in the name of congress the medal of honor to sergeant gary m. rose, united states army, for conspicuous gallantry at the rick of his li livy life above and beyond duty, special operations augmentation, command and control central, fitness special forces group airborne, first special forces republican ith of vietnam between 11 and 14 september 1970, sergeant rose's company was continuously engaged by a well-armed hostile force deep in enemy territory. enemy b-40 rockets and mortaring rained down while the ar

grandpa receive our nation's highest military honor and america is about to witness captain gary michael roseecognized as the true american hero that he is. a patriot that never gives up, never gives in and always stands strong for god, for family and for country. mike, we honor you, we thank you, we salute you and with hearts full of admiration and pride, we present you with the congressional medal of honor. now i would like the military aide to come forward and read the citation. thank you very much. thank you. [applause] >> the president of the united states of america authorized by act of congress, march 3, 1863, has awarded the in name of congress the medal of honor to sergeant gary m. rose for gallantry at the risk of his life, sergeant rose distinguished himself by acts of gallantry while serving as a special forces medic with a company-sized exploitation force, special augmentation, command and central, special forces group, airborne, first special forces republican of vietnam. between 11 and 14 september 1970, sergeant rose's company was continually engaged by a well-armed and superi

. >> gary michael rose enlisted as a combat medic in vietnam.secret mission behind annie lines, his unit was under attack. he was the only medic for more than 100 men. so for four days in the jungle, he treated his comrades. when the choppers ers ers ers e them, he was shot down. that is ar v crutches there. and today at the white house, he received the nation's highest honor. i'm david wright for "nightline," in new york. >>> proving its never too late to honor bravery. thanks for watching abc news and we're on line at you get a companion ticketes visaevery year.card so why not take...me? i mean i always spell your name right. seriously, take me, i can't listen to this playlist any longer. i'm thinking mexico, and i'm a quick packer. ♪

. >>> no deferment for gary michael rose, he enlisted in vietnam. today, mr. trump presented rose with the medal of honor. the medic treated more than 60 soldiers despite his own shrapnel wounds. today, rose says he accepted the medal on behalf of all the men and women who fought during vietnam. >>> a shooting left a teenage girl dead. her 15-year-old brother wounded. it happened last night at all veterans park. the 17-year-old victim was an alexandria resident. may have attended d.c. williams high the suspect was yerson nunez lopez. >> very sad, obviously, they had some issues. something was going on, and it's too bad that they couldn't have been more thoughtful about some other solutions. >> why would it do it? and nobody notice that he had problems? >> the death of the 17-year-old girl is alexandria's sixth homicide this year. police do say the shooting is not gang related. >>> the company cofounded by harvey weinstein is now the subject of a civil rights investigation. the weinstein company's headquarters is located in new york and now that state's attorne

. >> gary michael rose enlisted as a combat medic in vietnam.e 22 on a secret mission behind annie lines, his unit was under attack. he was the only medic for more than 100 men. so for four days in the jungle, he treated his comrades. when the choppers extraffickstr them, he was shot down. that is ar v sergeant rose on crutches there. and today at the white house, he received the nation's highest honor. i'm david wright for "nightline," in new york. >>> proving its never too late to honor bravery. thanks for watching abc news and we're on line at >> just moments from now, another player will attempt to fight their way, question by question, to that ultimate prize of $1 million. will they make it? let's find out on "who wants to be a millionaire." [cheers and applause] [dramatic music] ♪ hey, everybody, welcome to the show. you guys ready to go today? [cheers and applause] let's welcome our first contestant, a medical professor and emt from albany, new york, chris burns is here. >> hey, everyone. [cheers and applause] >> chris, you're about to fa

. >>> a retired army medic captain gary michael rose was at the white house yesterday to receive the nation's highest military honor. >> president trump awarded the medal of honor to captain rose who is 70 as his children watch. his grandchildren as well. in september 1970, the captain was on a top-secret mission deep in enemy territory when his unit was attacked. for four days he repeatedly ran into enemy fire to treat wounded soldiers and then pulled them out. >> i guess it's just the training i had. this was my unit . these were my guys. and, by god, they were not going to expire on my watch. >> the mission saved -- estate classified for almost 30 years and said the actions of captain rose. -- captain rose. the people in his unit never gave up to get him that on a. they say they owe their lives to captain rose. >>> still ahead, preparing for the worst. the warning system that's being tested by san jose to warn people of impending disaster. >>> delta airlines wants to fill hundreds of jobs. we will tell you the company wants to hire. >>> welcome back. >>> the number of homes consid

retired army captain gary michael rose will receive the medal of honor today for his heroism as a combat medic during a secret mission back in 1970. on that september day, the then 22-year-old sergeant rose and 15 other u.s. army green berets flew to laos to draw away hundreds of north vietnamese army soldiers who had been attacking cia-controlled airfields. the mission was so secret it remained classi rose is credited with saving 60 lives during four intense days of fighting. an end of an era last night. d-c united played their final game at rfk stadium after 21 years of calling it home. over that span the team won four championships. next year they will be playing at audi field - right across the street from nats park. last night's game was filled with emotional memories from fans..players..and former coaches who say rfk will always be home. d-c united lost their final game at rfk 2 to one. but the crowd was the largest since david beckham visited 10 years ago. now will no professional home team - all signs point to rfk being torn down. julie ad lib lucky dog time now for weather weath

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. >> reporter: gary michael rose enlisted as a combat medic in vietnam. at age 22, on a secret mission behind enemy lines, his unit came under attack. he was the only medic for more than 100 men. so, for four days in the jungle, he treated his comrades, even though he was injured, too. when the choppers finally extracted them, his got shot down. all 16 soldiers onboard from his came home alive. that's sergeant rose on crutches there. he saved every one of them. today, at the white house, retired captain rose, now 70, received the nation's highest honor. plus, a pat on the shoulders, a hand shake and a well deserved salute. david wright, abc news, new york. >> and we salute captain rose, too. thank you for watching here on a monday night. i'm david muir. i hope to see you right back here tomorrow. good night. ♪ wheel... of... fortune! ladies and gentlemen, here are the stars of america's game -- pat sajak and vanna white! how you doin'? howdy. thank you, jim. thanks, everybody. all right, i have some women to meet over here. i'l

. >>> the country's highest military honor was awarded monday to retired army captain gary michael rose his extraordinary acts during the vietnam war. after many years of secrecy surrounding a top secret mission which saw rose risk his life to save his brother in arms, nbc's lester holt has more. >> mike rose was just 22 years old, a special forces medic and part of a secret mission deep in the jungle in laos that came under intense attack. at one point rose desperately trying to save his injured team with anything he could >> i was down to shirt sleeves and bandanas. >> over four days, rose would bravely treat 60 to 70 men, crawling through enemy fire to reach the wounded, even shielding them with his own body after he himself had been struck by shrapnel. >> that's the thought process that soldiers go through. do something, just don't sit there. and in the case of the medic, the guy is down, you've got to do something to help him. >> ten men from his unit all these years later gathered together at the white house. >> mike rescued those in distress without any thought for his own safety

members of the armed forces and distinguished guest please join me in welcoming captain gary michael rosehouse. [applause]. >> gary rose during the vietnam war here. not only with his own life but saved multiple soldiers who have been wounded at one point. we will go back to this the moment that metal is presented. in the meantime over the weekend news broke that just about anyone who saves in a 4o1k has the jaw-dropping. on the amount of money you contribute to your 401k retirement plan. part of the new tax package reform. to get some revenue and saved money. there will be no change to the four 01k. and it stays. but that makes us all wonder what would a change to our 4o1k mean to retirement savers. we asked the national sociation to defe the contribution. the president said no way. they may get out there. we've been very nervous at the last couple of days. first of all hearing that there may be a reduction in the type of pre- retirement down to just $2,400. we were very hard in today to hear the president have indicated that there would be no change in net. we know there is still a lot

gary rose was forced to keep his acts of valor secret, even from his wife. now, he's been singled out publicly for the nation's highest honor. >> reporter: gary michael rose enlisted as a combat medic in vietnam. at age 22 on a secret mission behind enemy lines his unit came under attack. he was the only medic for more than 100 men. so for four days in the jungle he treated his comrades even though he was injured too. when the choppers finally extracted them, his got shot down. all 16 soldiers on board from his unit were injured, all of them came home alive. that's sergeant rose on crutches there. he saved every one of them. at the white house, retired captain rose now 70, received the nation's highest honor. plus, a pat on the shoulders, a handshake and a well-deserved salute. david wright, abc news, new york. [ applause ] >> his wife actually says up until last year she had never really heard him tell the story about what happened. >> quite a secret he's kept all those years, congrats to him. >>> and when we come back, blake lively's birthday wish to her husband has a lot of people talking. >> we'll explain why. "the skinny" is next. >> we'll explain why. there'

retired army captain gary michael rose will receive the medal of honor today for his heroism as a combat medic on a secret mission in 1970. on that september day, the 22-year-old sergeant rose and other army green beret's flu to laos to treat soldiers who have been attacking nfl. justission was so secret attacking an airfield. the attack was so mission was so sympathetic to remain classified for decades. the marine corps marathon is in the books and the race itself to the back seat to the stories of many of the runners who took part. 30,000 from across the country waste of their sneakers for the race will -- laced up their sneakers for the race. veterans and the husbands and wives of those who make ultimate sacrifice for dissipated that participated. -- participated. >> deftly had a conversation whether i would be interested in running the marathon, and i initially said no. after he passed my said, "i think i will run for him." adrianna: she says she felt her husband guide her through the rigorous training that helped her finish the race. 2e race finished this year in hours, 25 minutes.

president trump will award the medal of honor to captain gary michael rose. he served in a vietnam with a special forces unit. (justine) while there, rose saved dozens of lives. our d-c correspondent brie jackson sat down with captain rose to talk about his experiences and what this honor means to him. it was a secret mission by army special forcesand captain mike rose was the medicthe unit was overwhelmed and wounded himselfthe army says captain rose saved dozens of livesrose: "i take a great satisfaction in that there are a lot of people walking around that wouldn't be walking around if it wasn't for some of the little things i did back then."lt. colonel eugene mccarley was thereand recalls it differentlyhe says capt rose went above and beyond the call of duty.mccarley: "he was seriously wounded himself and yet he never stopped. he exposed himself numerous time to bring in a wounded comrade." officials credit captain rose with treating 60 wounded service-members. for years his mission was classified. once public, the army and his comrades worked with member

president trump will award the medal of honor to captain gary michael rose.erved in a vietnam with a special forces unit. (justine) while there, rose saved dozens of lives. our d-c correspondent brie jackson sat down with captain rose to talk about his experiences and what this honor means to him. it was a secret mission by army special forcesand captain mike rose was the medicthe unit was overwhelmed and wounded himselfthe army says captain rose saved dozens of livesrose: "i take a great satisfaction in that there are a lot of people walking around that wouldn't be walking around if it wasn't for some of the little things i did back then."lt. colonel eugene mccarley was thereand recalls it differentlyhe says capt rose went above and beyond the call of duty.mccarley: "he was seriously wounded himself and yet he never stopped. he exposed himself numerous time to bring in a wounded comrade." officials credit captain rose with treating 60 wounded service-members. for years his mission was classified. once public, the army and his comrades worked with members of

jonathan: abc7 salutes the heroism of gary michael rose. he received medal of honor a short time ago. as an army medic in vietnam he is credited with saving the lives of 60 comrades during four days of intense fighting in laos. as he was leaving the down the helicopter. he pulled the crew to safety and cared for them until help alive. president trump: in every action in the four days mike fought for the life of his comrades even if it meant the end of his own life. larry: he was recommended for medal of honor decades ago but because the mission was so covert the details of what happened and his heroism remain classified for years. >> a historic day at reagan national airport. american airlines welcomes its 600th honor flight and it came with a hero's welcome. i'm sam sweeney. i have that story coming up. alison: later, how many other cities, and counties d.c., maryland and virginia are up against trying to land amazon's second headquarters. scott: i'm scott abraham at lincoln financial field. the calm before the storm. in a couple of hours

gary michael rose will receive medal of honor nearly 50 years during vietnam war.: amazing, serving as medic when the unit came under fire. he was wounded, he had kept treating other soldiers. hero and he deserves it, absolutely. president trump vow to go release the long-blocked classified jfk assassination files. will this put long-time conspiracy theories to rest? jillian: or will it ramp up more? chairman of house forensic committee that investigated jfk's assassination, he joins us to weigh in. thank you for being here this morning. we appreciate it. talk about your role and what you did and trying to dig up some information and your opinion of this being released possibly? >> in 1977 the committee set up house elect committee of assassinations because there were a lot of opposition to the warren commission report, initial -- rob: initial report. >> oswalt wrote by himself. we had different jobs. i was in charge of the forensic pathology committee that looked into the cause of death, how many bullets were fired, two from behind. that's been -- autopsy and repo

bine bine retired army captain gary michael rose ran through gunfire to treat soldiers many times evenen over those course of four days. steve: captain gary michael rose joins us right now. captain, good morning to you. ainsley: good morning. >> good morning, sir, good morning, ma'am. steve: it is great to have you. take us back to september 11th, 1970. >> yes, sir. steve: tell us what happened that day. >> well, we boarded the ch-53, the marine corps helicopters that were inserting us into laos. and we crossed the border and we crossed a certain line and we started taking ground fire all the way to the landing zone. and even when we had, i believe, as i recall, three men on the ship hit. and as we were offloading, we were stepping over them to get down onto the ground. and immediately, ground combat began and it was to continue for the next 96 hours, sir. brian: what did you do during that time, one of which you got shot, you got hit. but you didn't stop doing what? >> i didn't get shot, sir. i was hit with a rocket fragments. steve: um-huh. >> i didn't stop doing anything but my job.

congress, members of the armed forces and distinguished guests, please join me in welcoming captain gary michael rosethe white house. [applause] pres. trump: for many years, the story of mike's heroism have gone untold but today we proudly present him with our nation's highest military honor. joining mike today is his wife, margaret, their three children, sarah, claire and michael, and their two grandchildren, kaitlyn and christian. kaitlyn and christian, i want you to know that the medal that we will present today will forever enshrine your grandfather -- and is he a good man. we just spoke to him for a long time. and you are great, great young people. but this will enshrine him into the history of our nation. we're also grateful to be joined by nine previous congressional medal of honor recipients. their courage, character and conviction is beyond measure. please stand. [applause] pres. trump: we are honored to be in their presence. this afternoon i want to take a few moments to share the incredible story of mike's heroic deeds. raised in watertown, new york, mike's father was a metal worker and a

jonathan: we serve heroism of gary michael rose. he received medal of honor in a white house ceremony. president trump putting it around his neck. he was thrilled to be at the white house with a 10-year-old grandson with him. army medi rose is credited with saving the living of 60 of his comrades in an intensive four-day battle in laos. as he was leaving enemy fire brought down the helicopter he and his comrades were in. he was thrown from the helicopter. he returned to the helicopter injure and brought his crew members to safety and proceeded to care for them until another helicopter picked them all up. president trump: he crawled from one soldier to the next offering words of encouragement as he tended to their wounds. on the second day, one of the allied soldiers was shot outside their company perimeter. again, mike raced to the side of the soldier, exposing himself to constant fire. jonathan: rose was originally recommended for the medal of honor seconds ago but because the mission in laos was covert, details of what happened an

president trump presenting the medal of honor to 70-year-old captain gary "michael" rose. >> we thankou, salute you, and with hearts full of admiration and pride, we present you with the congressional medal of honor. >> bill: in 1970, captain rose was 22 years old, vietnam war army medic who treated more than 60 wounded soldiers behind enemy lines during operation tailwind. eyewitnesses say he went back into save his fellow soldiers again and again and again. an american hero is recognized. we ♪ ♪ >> tucker: good evening and welcome to tucker carlson tonight. for months you could hear the word echoing from congressional offices and television studios all over washington, russia, russia, russia. the very people who spent 70 years making excuses for the soviet union were suddenly convinced that russian agents had visited our shores in the dead of night to murder american democracy and install their puppet in our white house. trump won because of vladimir putin. that was their claim. it seemed confusing to mease people. but to our decadent and completely unimpressing ruling class, the ex

. >>> it took 47 years but today, retired army medic captain gary michael rose received the nation's military honor . president donald trump awarded the medal of honor to the now 70-year-old as his grandchildren looked on. in september 1970, captain rose was on a top-secret mission deep into enemy territory in laos when his will unit -- when his unit was attacked. for four days he ran into enemy fire to treat the wounded.>> i guess it is the training that i had. this was my unit. these were my guys. by god, they were not going to expire on my watch. >> the mission remained classified for nearly 30 years. so did rosa's actions. the men in his unit never give up righting for the honor. they say they'll their lives to captain rose. >>> still to come, a fallen officer remembered 150 years after being killed in the line of duty. >> the ceremony for him today at his final resting place in the east bay. >>> tomorrow should be the warmest day of the week. we have your complete bay area forecast when we come back. >>> a touching ceremony in the east bay today to honor a fallen officer 150 yea

retired army captain gary michael rose. this afternoon, rose will receive the medal of honor from president trump for his heroic actions in vietnam. rose was born in 1947 in watertown, new york. on the canadian border. he enlisted in the u.s. army in 1967. he became a green beret combat medic in september of 1970. took part in a covert mission during the vietnam war. he was wounded multiple times but continued to treat other wounded, sometimes using his own body as a human shield. he's credited with treating 100 members of his company during that mission. you've got a monumental american, tweet us, us, #velshiruhle. thank you so much. thank you! so we're a go? yes! we got a yes! what does that mean for purchasing? purchase. let's do this. got it. book the flights! hai! si! si! ya! ya! ya! what does that mean for us? we can get stuff. what's it mean for shipping? ship the goods. you're a go! you got the green light. that means go! oh, yeah. start saying yes to your company's best ideas. we're gonna hit our launch date! (scre

honor certainly tomorrow, awarding the country's highest military honor to retired army captain gary michael rose for his bravery saving numerous lives on a secret mission during the vietnam war. the ceremony is set to take place as the president continues his feud with democratic congresswoman frederica wilson. not letting this go, trump tweeting this morning, "wacky congresswoman is the gift that keeps on giving for the republican party, a disaster for dems." we're six days into this controversy which began with the president, when he was asked why he had not spoken publicly about the deaths of four slain soldiers killed in niger. take a listen. >> if you look at president obama and other presidents, most of them didn't make calls. a lot of them didn't make calls. >> you said president obama never called the families of fallen soldiers. how can you make that claim? >> i don't know if he did. no, no. i was told that he didn't often, and a lot of presidents don't. they write letters. i do -- excuse me, peter. i do a combination of both. you could ask general kelly -- he get a call from obama? and

president trump will award the medal of honor to captain gary michael rose. kron4's washington correspondent brie jackson shares his heroic story. it was a secret mission by army special forcesand captain mike rose was the medicthe unit was overwhelmed and wounded himselfthe army says captain rose saved dozens of livesrose: "i take a great satisfaction in that there are a lot of people walking around that wouldn't be walking around if it wasn't for some of the little things i did back then."lt. colonel eugene mccarley was thereand recalls it differentlyhe says capt rose went above and beyond the call of duty.mccarley: "he was seriously wounded himself and yet he never stopped. he exposed himself numerous time to bring in a wounded comrade." officials credit captain rose with treating 60 wounded service-members. for years his mission was classified. once public, the army and his comrades worked with members of congress to recognize his courageous acts.after nearly 47 years friends say rose will receive the recognition he deserves. he says he feel privilege for

today 47 years later, army captain gary michael rhoads will receive the medal of honor from president trump. >> rose wounded yet kept treating other soldiers. look at your headlines and big congrats to him. very well deserved. steve: indeed the medal of honor. thank you, jillian. brian: pentagon offering conflicting stories about troops doing in niger. next group demanding answers. senator james lankford here to discuss that next. ainsley: it may be the greatest volleyball play you will ever see. look at that whoa. watch it again. wow. brian: wow. ♪ i want to rock and roll all night ♪ and party every day ♪ i want to rock and roll all night ♪ and party every day ♪ i want to rock and roll ♪ there's nothing more important than your health. so if you're on medicare or will be soon, you may want more than parts a and b here's why. medicare only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. you might want to consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like any medicare supplement insurance plan, these help pick up some of w