h. wilson co-founder and president of the disabled veterans life memorial foundation. vietnam, the philippines, thailand, and taiwan and for much of his life has been an outspoken advocate of disabled veterans striving to ensure that america understands the sacrifices made by disabled veterans. so it is my pleasure to introduce the leader, an outstanding leader, art h. wilson, retired national adjutant of the disabled american disabled veterans organization known by all of you as dav art! >> thank you and good morning. to all of our friends and distinguished guests, to my fellow board members, and most of all to my fellow disabled veterans, it is humbling for me to be here on this historic occasion as we dedicate a permanent place of honor for those whose sacrifices and contributions for freedom have endured the duration of our nation's way of life. this is a culmination of hard work, support, and vision shared by many among them are some dear friends who are here in spirit and watching from above. we gather in our nation's capital, a place where honor is bestowed upon

h. wilson co-founder and president of the disabled veterans life memorial foundation., the philippines, thailand, and taiwan and for much of his life has been an outspoken advocate of disabled veterans striving to ensure that america understands the sacrifices made by disabled veterans. so it is my pleasure to introduce the leader, an outstanding leader, art h. wilson, retired national adjunct tant of the disabled american disabled veterans organization known by all of you as dav art! [ applause ] >> thank you and good morning. to all of our friends and distinguished guests, to my fellow board members, and most of all to my fellow disabled veterans, it is humbling for me to be here on this historic occasion as we dedicate a permanent place of honor for those who whose sacrifices and contributions for freedom have endured the duration of our nation's way of life. this is a culmination of hard work, support, and vision shared by many among them are some dear friends who are here in spirit and watching from above. we gather in our nation's c capit capital, a place where h

. >> the next question is from h wayne wilson. >> you have proposed reopening prison. what do you propose to truly rehabilitate inmates to reduce recidivism? >> we need to perform our corrections system. it is broken. it is badly missed manages -- mismanaged. we have a tragic situation in illinois. on safe prisons. we have corrections officers with their lives and safety and risk. we have inmates with personal safety at risk because we have not properly staffed and invested. we incarcerate nonviolent offenders very often here. we do a poor job for providing alternative routes to deal with nonviolent offenders that they are more likely to receive help and avoid falling back into life of crime and helping them find ways to get back in society be productive citizens. we don't think outside the box. we have got to change our system. governor quinn is failing on this. our corrections officers and inmates are at risk. haveion representatives endorsed me, not him. with respect to our corrections system we have reduced the number of repeat offenders. one thing we use is a bill

. >> the next question is from h wayne wilson. >> you have proposed reopening prison. what do you propose to truly rehabilitate inmates to reduce recidivism? >> we need to perform our corrections system. it is broken. it is badly missed manages -- mismanaged. we have a tragic situation in illinois. on safe prisons. we have corrections officers with their lives and safety and risk. we have inmates with personal safety at risk because we have not properly staffed and invested. we incarcerate nonviolent offenders very often here. we do a poor job for providing alternative routes to deal with nonviolent offenders that they are more likely to receive help and avoid falling back into life of crime and helping them find ways to get back in society be productive citizens. we don't think outside the box. we have got to change our system. governor quinn is failing on this. our corrections officers and inmates are at risk. haveion representatives endorsed me, not him. with respect to our corrections system we have reduced the number of repeat offenders. one thing we use is a bill

stay on that scene as they investigated> also, pinned in h feared for his life when an unarmed tee words from ferguson missouri police officer wilson. government officials -- still unclear why he fired at brown several times. that incident sparked protests in missouri and across the nation. right now a traffic alert for you n less than an hour, crews will shut down pennsylvania avenue in northwest d.c. to repair a sink hole. the closure will begin at 7:00 this morning near 26th street in the west end neighborhood. ddot saying one lane will remain open in both directions, but you're going to want to expect delays in the area. everything, though, should be back open by 7:00 tonight. >>> it can happen to anyone, even the commander in chief. this morning, the president's story after his credit card was declined at a restaurant and we'll tell you who saved the day. > a camera's clear image that can help stop a bank robber. >>> and closer look at the fault line that could be center stage ♪ they may not be the most handsome of body parts. yet, there they sit on the sides of our heads. for the world to see. but what happens when they stop

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