pershing park, where referred -- where we proposed to establish editorial is sort of the last of the great memorials in the city, erected to john j pershing. after the civil war, many around the country established memorials to those who died and fought in their wars for stop -- in their wars. there is the statue of the confederate soldier on washington street in old town alexandria here. the d.c. war memorial is a local memorial to world war i. it was not until the 1970's that we began thinking in terms of national war memorials, and not to the generals, but to the common soldiers in our nations capital. the vietnam veterans memorial is a game changer in memorials in this country. a memorial on the mall to the everyday soldier who fought and died in that war. we have been backfilling ever since after the vietnam veterans memorial. then came the korean veterans memorial and world war ii. now here we are talking about world war i. the difference with world war i is there is no littering -- no living constituency. the last living veteran of world war i passed away at the age of 110. there is not the representation of veterans in

memorial is sort of the last great man war memorials in the city erected in the late 1970's to john j pershing who commanded the american expedition a forces in world war i. after the civil war and after world war i, local communities around the country established memorials to their local residents who fought and died in the wars. those of us who grew up in the eastern half of the country are familiar with civil war memorials. they're silent sam on the campus of my university, a statue of the confederate soldier on washington street in old town alexandria here, the d.c. war memorial is a fine example of a local memorial to world war i. 1970's thatntil the we began thinking in terms of national war memorials, not to the generals, but to the common soldiers in our nation's capital. the vietnam memorial was a game changer memorials in this country. by being a national memorial on the mall to the everyday soldier who fought and died in that war. we have been backfilling ever since. after the vietnam memorial came the korean veterans memorial and world war ii. we are now here talking about war one

j pershing -- erected to john j pershing. aroundhe civil war, many the country established memorials to those who died and fought in their wars for stop -- in their wars. there is the statue of the confederate soldier on washington street in old town alexandria here. -- war. more memorial memorial is a local memorial to world war i. not until the 1970's that we began thinking in terms of national war memorials, and not to the generals, but to the common soldiers in our nations capital. the vietnam veterans memorial is a game changer in memorials in this country. a memorial on the mall to the everyday soldier who fought and died in that war. everve been backfilling since after the vietnam veterans memorial. then came the korean veterans memorial and world war ii. now here we are talking about world war i. the difference with world war i is there is no littering -- no living constituency. the last living veteran of world of i passed away at the age 110. there is not the representation of veterans in congress or on boards. it's

i understand pershing comes from john j. pershing, black jack pershing. >> guest: the end of world war i when he was born, the hero of the day and his mother wanted her son, her black baby to have this important names that would be commemorated of the big hero of the day. c-span: i looked him up and saw he tossed african-americans, general pershing did before he was involved in the war. >> guest: i didn't realize that. that is amazing. c-span: and he was so tough that they used the n word to define him and that crossed over to call him black jack and they meant that. a lot of soldiers thought he was tough and that was negative. >> guest: i can't say whether his mother was aware of that. i doubt she would have been. one of the things i write about this fall hole naming of a child was a special thing for these parents in the south because there was little else they could give their children. they didn't often have anything. they often had these imperious sounding names, queen, admiral, major, particularly militant, name them so

the american commander, general john "blackjack" pershing, recorded this appeal to the home front, thoughtbe the first from a battlefield. >> 3000 miles from home an american army is fighting for you. everything you hold worthwhile is at stake. only the hardest blows can win against the enemy we are fighting. >> reporter: ultimately, more than four million americans fought, 116,000 died and 200,000 were wounded. worldwide, 17 million soldiers and civilians were killed in western and eastern europe, and on other continents. the death and destruction radically altered the maps of europe and the middle east, and the course of world history. in 1917, the russian revolution brought vladimir lenin to power, and led to the formation of the soviet union. the russian empire along with the austro-hungarian and german empires had dominated the european mainland before the war. all three collapsed and their territories ultimately became the states of modern day europe. the ottoman empire was divided into the nation-states including syria and iraq of the middle east. ever since, the redrawn borders hav

john deere officials cite a decline in demand. the company says they will scare oscale back production >> pershing and medical company based in lake forest to move headquarters to france. looking to buy part of the company. the world's largest maker of generic injectable drug used in hospitals. the deal is reportedly valued at $5 billion. >> the woman in utah suffered serious chemical burns. police say jim harding got a drink to go. when she took a sip her mouth began to burn. choose immediately taken to hospital. she is now critical condition. an analysis of the drink found cleaning chemicals that are mixed with the tea. >> an employee puts it and decide the droid thinking it was sugar. a man who saved a life. the police sergeant had been bonded by their encounter. the 24 year veteran of the new york police department. was called to the family's home. he delivered cpr to be lifeless child. >> it is just amazing. i'm called her american father. she is like the dollar never had. those about 20 years agdaughter and i never had. >> holiday has moved to the chicago area to attend nursing school. he is getting ready to retire from the

pershing square. that is the latest on allergan filing in federal court. >> thank you, scarlet fu. house speaker johnnot blame this on the democrats. he hit an unexpected roadblock before a planned vote on an immigration bill. >> it is time to play the yearbook game, which i am terrible at. and a media executive graduated in 1960. i need help. tweet me. ♪ >> you are watching "market makers." i am erik schatzker with alix steel. it was an embarrassing night for house republicans. speaker john boehner had to cancel a vote on immigration after a group of republican lawmakers surprised the gop leadership saying they would vote against the bill. there are signs this morning the law could be coming back from the dead. from cook is with us capitol hill and al hunt is getting ready for tonight's "political capital." what happened last night? and what might happen today? >> surprise, surprise. john boehner faced another republican revolt over the border bill with conservatives saying it was not tough enough dealing with the issue of the flood of central american immigrants, children by and large. they went ba