joyner, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, a heartfelt welcome to our veterans and to all theirm deeply honored to help dedicate a grateful nation's memorial to veterans disabled for life. individually and collectively they are the lifeblood of democracy. as president obama recently reminded us, when the world is threatened, it calls on america, and then we call on our troops. because of them, our country's highest principles and ideals endure. our nation stands as the world's foremost example of freedom, justice, and opportunity, and because of them we can ensure a more secure future for all americans. the men and women we honor today in whom this memorial honors in perpetuity endure the pain and meet the challenges of lifelong disability. through their sacrifices and perseverance, they have contributed not only to the freedoms that we all enjoy, but also to the medical advances that benefit so many people. more than any others, the veterans affairs department exists to serve them. they are the va's most important focus, and their disabilities and needs continue to drive progre

radio one hosted reception at philadelphia art museum to honor joyner. he was recognized for his dedication to black radio and african-american communities. the tom joyner foundation has raised more than 60 million-dollar in support of students attending his million-dollar in support of students attending his histori thank you cable. for the slower internet upload speeds. for making me wait longer to share my photo albums. thank you, cable because if we never had you... we wouldn't know the incredible difference verizon fios makes. the numbers don't lie. in customer satisfaction studies, fios is rated #1 in internet speed and reliability, and hd picture quality. so join the millions who enjoy the difference fios makes and get a fios triple play online at an amazing price guaranteed for two years. sign up now and get $300 back with a two-year agreement. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> pennsylvania gubernatorial candidates faced off tonight, governor corbett and tom wolf held their final debate, coming up i

secretary dennis joyner. treasurer dean murphy. mrs. diane mosselman. roberto bobby bureya.e owe all of them and deep debt of gratitude. another round of applause for all their hard work. thank you for their work. said lee there are three men who made enormous contributions to the memorial who did not live to celebrate this special day. the hon. jesse brown, former secretary of veterans affairs and co-founder of the memorial. [applause] >> and board members, the hon. gordon mansfield, former acting secretary of the va. [applause] >> and kenneth muscleman, a distinguished vietnam veteran. please join me, please join me in a moment of silence to honor these three great men. i know they are with us in spirit today. thank you for remembering them. we also indebted today to many individuals, foundations, organizations, and corporations who made this historic day possible. there are more than 1 million individual donors whose contribution made this memorial a reality. again, we thank everyone for their generous contributions, one and all. many of you are gathered here today. thank

secretary dennis joyner. treasurer gene murphy. mrs. diane mussleman. roberto bobby barea. we owe all of them a deep debt of gratitude. another round of applause for all of their hard work. thank you for your work. and sadly, there are three men who made enormous contributions to the memorial who did not live to celebrate this special day. the honorable jesse brown, former secretary of veterans affairs and co-founder of the memorial. and board members, the honorable gordon mansfield, former acting secretary of the va. and kenneth mussleman, a distinguished disabled vietnam veteran, please join me -- please join me in a moment of silence to honor these three great men. i know they are here with us in spirit today. thank you for remembering them. we are also indebted today to many individuals, foundations, organizations, and corporations whose donation made this historic day possible. many of them are listed in your program. there are more than 1 million individual donors whose contribution made this memorial a reality. again, we thank everyone for their generous contribution

. >> reporter: to dennis joyner, who lost three limbs to a booby trap in vietnam, the picture of a littlel pushing her father in a wheelchair is the one that resonates most. his sons had to do the same for him. >> one of the things that i've always struggled with somewhat is i've never really felt that the general public really understands or understood what disabled veterans go through. >> reporter: the name etched in granite-- american veterans disabled for life-- makes a point the rest of us are liable to forget. >> when the last battle is fought, the last soldier comes home, the war is over, for millions of disabled veterans, it's not over. and they're going to live the rest of their life continuing to deal with the effects of that war. >> reporter: some disabled veterans like bob dole, severely wounded in world war ii, are well known. first, as a united states senator, and then as candidate for president. now his words, "it's faith that givesut strength to endure," are preserved on one of the memorials glass panels. right next to him is joe bacani. >> that's humbling because i-- i've

joining me now from tampa is state senator arthenia joyner, a democrat from florida.at kinds of working conditions exist for cos that you think might be contributing to what appears to be a pattern of abuse within florida's system? >> well, the correctional officers in florida work 12-hour shifts, two days on and two days off, but lately they have been called in to work overtime, to work 16 hours. consequently these conditions are very stressful to them. however, that is not an excuse for what has happened in florida prisons. >> right, it's absolutely not an excuse. part of what i'm wondering here, as you start thinking as a legislator about how to address these questions, what do you see as root causes of things that you're going to want to legislate around? >> well, we need to provide more training and we need to appropriate additional funds so that these correctional officers will have better pay and we can attract more qualified persons to serve in these positions. but, you know, what has happened is systemic, it's absolutely a culture of corruption and cover-up.

tom joyner said it to me on the radio.absolutely but should not have said it in public. >> i disadegree with you, tom and even my bald headed -- smerconish. this is snitching. i agree there are people who have a problem with success. >> it's not the overarching problem in the african-american community. >> this comes from this whole body of work called acting white and if black people succeed they compromise and black people think of them as sell-off, not only did social science not bear that out. they're proud of me. they don't say, he act white. >> absolutely. did you put you don't get hate, read the twitter feeds and hear what people say about me and other -- >> not because of achievement. maybe things i or you say but not a culture of pathology or anti-intellectualism in the black community and not more than any other community. i think charles barkley is peddling the same urban [ muted ] peddled in the speech many peddle and i don't think it's largely true. >> michael smerconish, the last word, since he is the authori

. >> i am the hardest working man in radio tom joyner. cool, deana martin. >> phenomenal. like here regret and you smell like ed mcmahon. >> time warner presents the deana martin celebrity roasts. dean and i have been no more floors than johnson's wax. guests ever shown together. >> you do not know the first thing about being a complete -- a police a woman. >> i am going to bear my chest. >> i am getting out of here. >> these roasts had it all. great jokes and beautiful women. tried to look like lucy and i even used the same beauty cream. my whole body looks like that. this crowd came together, you never knew what would happen. >> johnny's first wife was named .oan and the second wife joanna he would not go for something new. >> the most famous faces of the time. hope, jackie bob gleason. >> how sweet it is. >> the hollywood alleges of today. >> here is johnny. came to laugh and be laughed at. >> all i can say about semi-davis is give him an inch and he will be four foot eight inches. >> i would like to say how funny milton berle was, but

he must keep me from going into shock, sergeant reynolds slapped me across the face and screamed joyner live for, you have a wife back home waiting for you to die?n and you want sergeant reynolds, i would never have survived without you on battlefield that day or for the last 45 years without the assurance that i had a lot to me. for that you gave i owe you my life. [applause] saving my life has had a profound effect on you and your family as the visions memories from that day are mind andtched in your mound and i'm so blessed that ed reynolds to his family are here today share in this historic event. ed, please stand up. [applause] thanks, buddy. i was sent back to valley forge under apital to recover craigarmy surgeon dr. craig roberts who was not yet even 30 years old. eventually healed cleanly and although fitted with prosthetic legs i opted for a chair. for me, i have been blessed to pieces from this day in vietnam and live a life of fulfillment. although we disabled veterans different than most. we have been most fortunate. alone.t have to go it we had our family and friends with

[applause] secretary dennis joyner. [applause] treasurer, jean murphy. [applause] mrs.diane musselman. [applause] rewrote -- roberto bobby barrera. we owe all of them at the debt of gratitude. another round of applause for all of their hard work [applause] thank you for your work. sadly, there are three men who made enormous contributions to the memorial who did not live to celebrate this special day. the honorable jesse brown, former secretary of veterans affairs and cofounder of the memorial. and board members, the honorable gordon mansfield, former acting , andtary of the v.a. kenneth musselman, a distinguished disabled vietnam in aan, please join me moment of silence to honor these three great man. i know they are here with us in spirit today. thank you for remembering them. we are also indebted today too many individuals, foundations, organizations, and corporations whose donations made this historic day possible. many of them are listed in your program. there are more than one million individual donors whose memorialions made this a reality. again, we thank everyo

the candidates for the commissioner mark robinson and john joyner for for lieutenant governor longtime friend of mine i would appreciate your support. i'm glad to be here for my cross and -- mike ross and a mark pryor. there was a headline on the website called real clear politics. as it's a decline than those back to the patch, his arkansas obsession. but think that this they talked to the reporter and said you don't understand. he comes back here all the time. i was there the other day to look at the tornado damage. iberia to two cousins and one of my mother's best friends this year. i'm about to go to my 50th high school union. i hate it but i am. you're going to have the anniversary of the presidential center in little rock. you are all invited by the way. [applause] i love my state. without you i never would have had a chance to do anything. and i didn't come back to the patch. i came back to the future of arkansas and the future of america. that's what you represent. [cheering] so, the first thing i want to say you probably figured this out this is not an ordinary election and yo