evening, i'm oliver north and this is an engine of war, the helicopter known by the nickname the hughie. ask any soldier, sailor and marine who served in vietnam and they will tell you the wof, wof, wof of that rotar is the most welcome thing you can hear. when we were wounded it carried us out. i was medivaced in vietnam. 2.75 inch rockets and a machine gun that would fire over 4,000 round as minute, a virtual shower of steering lead. tonight on war stories, the men that pioneered warfare, warriors that risked their lives in a strange, dangerous land called vietnam. april 29th, 1975 the end of the vietnam war and as they had throughout the long and bloody conflict, helicopters provided some of the most memorable images. the frenzy evacuation of the u.s. embassy in saigon, being pushed into the sea destroyed to make room for south vietnamese. it was a conclusion to a long and costly war. ten years earlier, a very different time and image. formations of hughies sweeping in for the beginning of the world's first helicopter war. >> we were the fighter pilot of ore service and we were a pro

evening, i'm oliver north and this is an engine of war, the helicopter known by the nickname the hughie. ask any soldier, sailor and marine who served in vietnam and they will tell you the wof, wof, wof of that rotar is the most welcome thing you can hear. when we were wounded it carried us out. i was medivaced in vietnam. 2.75 inch rockets and a machine gun that would fire over 4,000 round as minute, a virtual shower of steering lead. tonight on war stories, the men that pioneered warfare, warriors that risked their lives in a strange, dangerous land called vietnam. april 29th, 1975 the end of the vietnam war and as they had throughout the long and bloody conflict, helicopters provided some of the most memorable images. the frenzy evacuation of the u.s. embassy in saigon, being pushed into the sea destroyed to make room for south vietnamese. it was a conclusion to a long and costly war. ten years earlier, a very different time and image. formations of hughies sweeping in for the beginning of the world's first helicopter war. >> we were the fighter pilot of ore service and we were a pro

the cobra and hughie jacks of vietnam agree. the technology may have changed but not the men at the controls of today's helicopters. same kind of resolve. they go do the mission the same fierce determination, it's still there. >>> ahead on "war stories" the strong bonds endured to this day among the men that flew or road the helicopters in vietnam. stay with us. at ally bank no branches equals great rates. it's a fact. kind of like mute buttons equal danger. ...that sound good? not being on this phone call sounds good. it's not muted. was that you jason? it was geoffrey! it was jason. it could've been brenda. at ally bank no branches equals great rates. it's a fact. kind of like playing the boss equals the boss wins. wow! ♪ ♪ >> some of us were over weight, some of us were bald headed and had gray hair. we belong to the same brotherhood. >> in combat with somebody, you got a brotherhood forever, you know. >> and that brother hood of men that fought the battle may be one of the strongest of all. >> like i said before, the reason

the cobra and hughie jacks of vietnam agree. technology may have changed but not the men at the controls of today's helicopters. same kind of resolve. they go do the mission the same fierce determination, it's still there. >>> ahead on "war stories" the strong bonds endured to this day among the men that flew or road the helicopters in vietnam. stay with us. at ally bank no branches equals great rates. it's a fact. kind of like playing the boss equals the boss wins. wow! for my frequent heartburnmorning because you can't beat zero heartburn! ahhh the sweet taste of victory! prilosec otc. one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. at ally bank no branches equals great rates. it's a fact. kind of like ordering wine equals pretending to know wine. pinot noir, which means peanut of the night. ♪ ♪ >> some of us were over weight, some of us were bald headed and had gray hair. we belong to the same brotherhood. >> in combat with somebody, you got a brotherhood forever, you know. >> and that brother hood of men that fought the bat

. >> we understand hughie is failing but we want the community, and the parents, have to have an opportunity to voice their concerns, their opinions, as to whether or not they believe that charter is the the best thing. i personally believe that we can keep it a public school and engage the community and engage those resources from university of pennsylvania and some other entities and make it work. the school district has a responsibility to educate kids. we should not have to succumb to charter change and trying to change, just because district wants to do it on a urban communities. >> we cannot afford to drop baton and allow our children to fail and become prisoners in this society. we have what it takes right here in the city of philadelphia to make a change. this is a a beautiful city. we need to start right here, today giving our children high quality options. to succeed in this society. >> reporter: what seemed to anger parents most last night it seems was that they were not even asked for their thoughts or input, before the decision was made, they say, chris, and they say that is pro

i talk about hughie long, who in 1935 was assassinated.i talk about robert kennedy in 1968 who was assassinated. and george wallace who was shot and paralyzed for life in 1972. i cover candidates as well as presidents. and it's a long list. >> sunday night at 8 eastern and pacific on c-span's "q&a." >>> up next, securities and exchange commission chair mario white testifies at a house financial services committee hearing on sec operations and the commission's fiscal year 2017 budget requests. this is just over three hours. >>> the committee will come to order. without objection, the chair is authorized to have a recess at any time. i recognize myself for three minutes. this morning, we welcome securities and exchange commission chair mary jo white. [ inaudible ] -- performing. it is on their behalf this committee acts to ensure that the sec protects investors. maintains fair, orderly, and efficient markets. and promotes capital formation. all key ingredients to growing a healthy economy with bigger opportunity for all. vigorous oversight i