experience he's base came under heavy and sustained fire by ira gunman so this is the unnamed lance corporal in that investigation what will been on bloody sunday. this is about that's right accusation and counter-accusations and once again jeremy corbett come right into this by saying i think fairly clearly in the express corbin sparks theory as he says bloody sunday soldiers should face prosecution this is cause death serious reaction from the right wing but what he's actually saying is in line with what you've discussed about that lance corporal there should be an investigation and there could be a criminal investigation as to gauge of the bloody sunday was there was an investigation but it could be a criminal investigation about whether anyone has broken the law now today no longer shared northern ireland secretary the good friday agreement it is true said the there was no immunity. the backstroke in all these other negotiations is a sensitive and not just for the conservatives when i was shadow sector state for northern ireland we had a similar a very very sensitive approach to all side

like to recognize a member of the united states marine corps from the 25th district of tech as, lance corporal elissa joy funk. he u.s. ma even corps took impressive and awarded her the achievement medal and was tasket with transporting people and cargoo over 700 miles. her proficiency enabled her to negotiate challenging conditions without any incidents. she was awarted for the professional achievement she demonstrated during this operation and for a job well done. it goes without saying the men and women who make up our armed forces embody everything that is good in america. they serve our country selflessly and for that i'm eternally grateful. i'm proud that elissa has achieved. i'm praying for her safety while she is deployed and look forward to her return. god pleas the united states marine corps. in god we trust. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does new york seek recognition? >> ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is

he was a lance corporal, who's been given anonymity.o bloody sunday, soldier f said he fired on nail bombers. his evidence was disputed. the enquiry concluded he did not ca re the enquiry concluded he did not care whether or not those he fired on posed a threat. we have walked a long journey since our fathers and brothers were brutally slaughtered... families of other victims were told there was not enough evidence to charge the remaining paratroopers involved. there cannot be one law for the military and political elite and one law for the others. thank you. applause for the brother of william mckinney, this is a day he thought may never come, but no celebration. there's no joy in a situation like this anyway, this is too serious. it's a feeling of... the person who murdered my brother, the person responsible for that, is going to be brought to book. is one prosecution enough? absolutely not. relatives of some victims hoped for more. i just was absolutely gutted. i came down here today saying that's me, that's the end of the road for m

. >> lance corporals are field cannoniers why did you choose had this? physical person, i didn't want to have a desk job. i wanted to be out here training and getting down and dirty and firing the big guns which is exactly what we do. >> me personally, i want a challenge. >> reporter: have you found that challenge? >> i have found that challenge. >> reporter: potter and jakovic are part of the 120 female enlisted marines working jobs that were off limits to the combat exclusion law. now, their artillery trains day and night. has anyone treated you differently? >> no. >> reporter: never? >> oh, no. >> reporter: the law was sdtill in place as she was trying to graduate from the u.s. naval academy. >> we could do everything, out perform men and women, didn't matter. i knew there was nothing i could do except just wait. >> reporter: you had thrown your hat in the ring several times for artillery and all of a sudden, that combat exclusion rule went away. >> yes, i was lucky. right place, right time. fwloo it took more than luck. candidates need to show they c

he was a lance corporal who has always been given anonymity.account was rejected. the inquiry concluded he didn't care whether or not those he fired at posed a threat. we've walked a long journey since our fathers and brothers were brutally slaughtered on the streets of derry on bloody sunday... families of other victims were told there was not enough evidence to charge the remaining paratroopers involved. there cannot be one law for the military and political elite and one law for the others. thank you. for the brother of william mckinney, this is a day he'd thought may never come — but no celebration. there's no joy in a situation like this anyway — this is too serious. it's a feeling of the person who murdered my brother, the person responsible for that, will be brought to book. is one prosecution enough? absolutely not. relatives of some victims hoped for more. and i just was absolutely gutted. i came down here today saying, "that's me, that's the end of the road for me now, no matter what happens. " i don't feel like that no — i'm fighting

lance corporal riley shoots shot in the head.9-year-old from colorado was training for deployment. his mother said he dreamed of being a marine since he was a kid and all he wanted to do was protect people. a memorial service will be held next week. violence intensified near the gaza strip. israel and hamas shooting off a new round of strikes as the israeli prime minister faust to do whatever it takes to protect his people. live along the israel gaza border, you had to remarkable reporting, appreciate you joining us. >> reporter: tensions rise on the israel gaza border after more fighting last night, in control of the gaza strip firing a report as the israelis continuing her campaign in gaza, two days of intense fighting in the region. this all started after a rocket was fired monday. at a house in central israel, destroyed that house sending the family to the hospital and now they are preparing for the potential of a ground operation. the scene behind me, you see a number of taking and armored vehicles on the israel gaza border,

>> what i saw were the 19, 20-year-old lance corporals who got up every single day and walked throughays. >> there they are! >> u.s. military officials in iraq say they have won a major battle. the city of fallujah, they say, has been seized. >> the americans say they have captured nearly 1,000 insurgents and killed more than 1,200. they found no sign, however, of alleged insurgent leader abu musab al zarqawi. >> tactically, we seized the city and the insurgency in iraq no longer had that as a safe haven. unfortunately, the cost of telegraphing our moves in fallujah was that most of the al qaeda leadership just headed up north. so the insurgency just continued on and on and on. >> suicide bombers driving cars and trucks loaded with explosives left a trail of death across baghdad today as iraqi insurgents stepped up their campaign to disrupt nationwide elections now just 11 days away. >> america will not impose our own style of government on the unwilling. our goal instead is to help others find their own voice, attain their own freedom, and make their own way. >> it is election day in

lance corporal james ross killed himself six years ago.is own life, and within the same period there were eight incidents of self—harm. the results of the coroners reports will be delivered to the head of the british army. we can speak to linda now and emma norton from the civil rights group, liberty. tell the audience about james, linda. james was a normal quy: james, linda. james was a normal guy, grew up james, linda. james was a normal guy, grew up a normal boy. did well at school, very popular, loved sports and got a job after leaving school and decided to go into the ta which led to him going full time into the army. he was ambitious and wa nted into the army. he was ambitious and wanted to move up as quickly as possible, because he was slightly older but generally speaking, he was a good person. he was kind, considerate, thoughtful and worked very ha rd considerate, thoughtful and worked very hard and was ambitious, as i say. why do you believe the army let your son down? they have to look out for triggers. the problem is soldiers h

. >> reporter: lance corporals julianna yakovac and amber potter are field cannoneers. to be out here training and getting down and dirty, firing the big guns, which is exactly what we do. >> go! >> me personally, i want a challenge. >> reporter: have you found that challenge? >> i found that challenge. >> reporter: potter and yakovac are one of 120 enlisted marines working jobs that were previously off limits to women under the combat exclusion law. >> fire! >> reporter: now their artillery battery trains day and night for battle. has anybody ever treated you differently because you're a woman? >> oh, no. >> reporter: no one ever has? >> nope. honestly, they push me, motivate me to do better. >> post! >> reporter: first lieutenant virginia brody always dreamed of serving as a field artillery officer, but the law was still in place as she prepared to graduate from the u.s. naval academy. >> it was so frustrating. it was like no matter what we did, we could do the hikes, physical tests, outperform men and women it didn't matter. i knew there was nothing i could do except

the position is that the soldier who is four now known as lance corporal f, when he ultimately facest anonymity is stripped of him. ithink expect that anonymity is stripped of him. i think you are also making the point that well this person serve a life sentence if he's convicted of multiple murder and attempted murder? the true position is, there hasn't been a british soldier convicted of murder who has served a life sentence yet. the most that any of the previous cases have served is three years. so we are saying that the royal prerogative of mercy should not be given to soldier f if he is ultimately convicted of these crimes. thank you. applause ijust want i just want to congratulate all the families on your dignified determination through the campaign. applause my applause my father was shot by paratroopers in august 1971, he was shot four times. but you have shown us the right road to go. you have tried ha rd to right road to go. you have tried hard to correct history, that's what you have done today. the ones from melbourne the —— the ones from ballymurphy who were murdered in