maholo. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> today, president obama began a nine-day trip through the asia-pacific region in hawaii. he spoke to troops aboard the uss carl vinson. he honors veterans for their service and sacrifice and calls on businesses to hire veterans and their spouses. he also passed legislation to give tax credits to businesses that hire veterans. you will hear from an army reserve colonel who gives the republican address. he talks about the legislation that now goes through his chamber and his experience as a physician on his tour through iraq. >> the primary flight control of an aircraft carrier in san diego. this is one of the big ships in the navy. on friday, it was home to one of the most unique college basketball games i have ever seen. it gave our veterans in servicemen a chance to on wind a little bit. i want to thank all our men and women in uniform for their service and sacrifice. th