and major kurt lee was actually presided over the -- this year's lunar new year parade. he recently suddenly passed away. major kurt chiu young lee passed away yesterday on march 3rd. major lee was born in san francisco in 1926 to a family of chinese immigrants and grew up in sacramento, california. he was introduced to the marine corps while he was 18 years old. the marine corps reinstituted its regular officer training program in september of 1945 by reactivating the basic school which was deactivated for the duration of world war ii. the first basic class was convened the following month with major lee as a member. and when he graduated without incident in april of 1946, he made history by being the first nonwhite and asian american to be commissioned as a regular marine officer. he was instrumental in -- he was instrumental in opening the marine corps towards accepting more racial minorities into its officer rankseses. major lee made a one-man raid on a chinese gun position during the battle in the winter of 1950 ~. he he then led 500 men on a five-mile nighttime hike

my hope is that my uncle kurt lee could be buried next to not only his wife, but actually with my other uncle chu mon lee who died in vietnam and is buried in arlington cemetery in washington, d.c. i want to thank supervisor cohen and the rest of this board and san francisco ans for honoring my uncle kurt lee and to thank him for ~ setting a great example not only for chinese americans, but for all in living a life of courage and honor as we move forward with our lives. i have a couple of items. the first is a hearing request. colleagues, all of us are faced with the challenge of keeping our various commercial corridors vibrant and filled with thriving businesses. i know on clement street and balboa and on geary in my district it's a critical goal of my office. a commercial vacancy is problematic not just because it represents a failed business, but also because it can create the perception that an entire district is neglected and it creates blight as well. much of city hall, according to many from our neighborhood, focuses recently on large companies moving into the city and maintainin

the major kurt lee is served in three wars attaining the rank of second lieutenant. >> he served withalor ask credited with serving 8,000 men from capture or death. >> he also served in vietnam, last month serving as honorary grand marshal of the chinese new year parade . >> i video shown on abc7 news sunday is being seen around the world. you're doing a good job. >> a 95-year-old veteran came out to support runners as he cheered them on, dozens took a detour to show their appreciation for him being there. >> this is from our media partner. >> that is all for now. thanks for joining us. >>> welcome to "world news." tonight, faceoff. as russia's president putin speaks out, drawing his line today. and so does president obama. [ gunshots ] stray bullets and a missile test. are we closer to conflict tonight? >>> record cold, freezing the roads again. a convoy of trucks stranded on the ice. and around the country, temperatures plunge to their lowest in a century. >>> losing it. the news, tonight, about anger and the toll it takes on your heart, long after you think it's over. >>> and "real

major kurt lee serve entered 3 war and attained the rank of second lieutenant after the second worlderved with valor in korea. saving as many as 8,000 men from death or capture. he would later 7 the navy cross and the silver star. he also served in vietnam. last month he served as honorary grand marshall of the chinese new year parade in san francisco. major kurt lee was 87 years old. >> video first shown on 7 news this past sunday is now being seen all over the world. >> thank you. >> doing a good job. get right into it. >> 95-year-old world war ii veteran came out to support runners in a race through san jose. as he cheered them on, dozens of runners took a days tour to show their appreciation to joe bell. shaking his hand and offering their thanks for his service. this is video from our media partner bay area news group. run supports the pat tillman foundation providing scholarship to mit tear veteran. he was the nfl star killed serving over seas. the woman who took the pictures says joe bell wore uniform to inspire the runners and now he is inspiring people everywhere. >> another

at the suggestion of supervisor cohen on behalf of the entire board of supervisors, for major kurt chun you lee and ms. jean lun. >> and madam clerk sly any more business front of the board? >> that concludes our business for today, mr. president. >> ladies and gentlemen, we are adjourned. [gave >> would you please a call the roll. >> director brinkman. director heinecke is expected director lee. sxhoom. director rubke. you have a quorum >> thank you. okay. let's see where edward going through the presentation now >> wait a minute my have to get our microphones turned on. these little things are not calibrated so it takes a while to figure out how to you turn them on. okay >> the announcement of the public. >> announcement of the sound providing device please be advised their prohibited and anyone who is responsible for one going off maybe asked to leave the room and phones set on vibrate please turn them off and a motion to approve the minutes. >> all in favor, say i. opposed? so okay conjectures we have. >> item 5 mr. chairman the communications please be advised with regard to item 10 on oce

at the suggestion of supervisor cohen on behalf of the entire board of supervisors, for major kurt chun you lee and ms. jean lun. >> and madam clerk sly any more business front of the board? >> that concludes our business for today, mr. president. >> ladies and gentlemen, we are adjourned. [gavel] oor >>> >> i would like to call this meeting to order. please respond when i call your name. commissioner link ton, madam chair johnson, present. mondejar is absent and all members are present . the next regularly scheduled meeting. commission meeting will be held on tuesday march 18, 2014. at 1:00 p.m.. please be adviced that the ringing of and use of cellphone, pagers or other similar sound producing electronic device. are protected at this middle east meeting. please be adviced that a member of the public has 15 minutes to make pertinent public comments on the agenda item unless the commission adopts a period on the item. the member of the public who wish to speak to the commission please provide a card and commit the -- submit the card. there are no reportable actions. the next order of business i

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at the suggestion of supervisor cohen on behalf of the entire board of supervisors, for major kurt chun you lee and ms. jean lun. >> and madam clerk sly any more business front of the board? >> that concludes our business for today, mr. president. >> ladies and gentlemen, we are adjourned. [gavel] at 62942 working with together we can support your children. it's been my dream to start is a valley school since i was a little girl. i'm having a lot of fun with it (clapping) the biggest thing we really want the kids to have fun. a lot of times parents say that valley schools have a lot of problems but we want them to follow directions but we want them to have a wonderful time and be an affordable time so the kids will go to school here. we hold the classes to no longer 12 and there's 23 teachers. i go around and i watch each class and there's certain children i watched from babies and it's exciting to see them after today. the children learn how to follow directions and it ends up helping them in their regular schooling. they get self-confidents and today, we had a residual and a lot of time go on