waivers to get them into the marine corps. if you don't think that doesn't have some sort of impact on -- at the marine barracks for god's sakes, i mean, the premiere place of the marine corps and all of this is going on against women there, it's a portfolart culture, and it's a part of the day to day culture and some women comes forward to say i have been raped and there is a rape kit and it gets lost. i have been raped. i want to tell someone about it and he or she because, you know, 10% of the people that were reported raped last year were men. men in our military are being raped. when they go forward to get counseling, they may go to the chaplain, somebody you can confide in and he says to a woman, you were drinking, that was it. 96% of the women who get raped the chaplain told one survivor, how he knew these made these statistics, 96% of the women who are raped have been drinking, it's your fault. another survivor was told, that must have been what god intended for you. the military chaplains that we have are not being sen

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my choice to join the marine corps was simple. marines in theory do the right thing, even when no one is watching. they follow honor, courage and commitment and they never leave a man behind. so i thought. unfortunately, i found that not to be the case. after i reported, immediately after my rape by my commanding officer, i immediately found that i no longer was in the good old boys gun club. as long as you walked the walk, you talked the talk, you're protected. the minute you go outside the barrack's wall, the minute you question the commander or how they do thing, you're no longer one of them. they leave you behind. that needs to stop. so i'm not saying they as a general term because there are good marines and there are good officers out there. i want to thank them for doing the right thing, but for those who are not doing the right thing is doing the wrong thing and you need to stop. again, i'd like to say i still support the marine corps. my choice to participate in this lawsuit is so that no one else, hopefully, will have go t

united states marine corps retired. an individual who held a ground-breaking position during world war ii. he was the first combat cameraman sent in by the marine corps. if you have seen a picture of combat on tarawa, you've seen a picture of combat in iwo jima and moving pictures throughout. norm had a piece in that. that's what we're going to be talking about this morning. i've asked both of these gentlemen to start off today's panel by talking a little bit of how it all started for them, where they were at the beginning of world war ii and how they got enlisted into their various services and also caught up in the units they are with. so ed, i'm going to begin with you if you could tell wrus it all began. >> all right, sir. thank you. incidentally, i'm a member of the band of brothers. if you read it, you know that we won the war almost single handed. and i'm a big hero. if you don't believe it, read the book. and i thank you and in fact, i'm delighted to be here this morning with you people. at my age, i'm delighted

to build down the marine corps from the strength of 202,000, i will need the assistance of congress for the resources necessary to execute and drawdown at a measured and responsible rate of approximately 5,000 marines each year. a rate that guards against the precipitous reduction that will be harmful to our force. as we continue to work with the names's leadership and my partners, you have my assurance that your corps will be faithful in a rn readiness. thank you for the opportunity to appear before you. i look forward to your questions. >> thank you so much, general. let's start with the seven-minute round. first let me ask each of you, starting with you secretary, admiral and general. the department of defense created a new strategy of 2013 defense budget request that each of you have an opportunity to provide input into the strategy and in your view, does the request support the strategy and do you support the request? secretary? >> senator, thanks. the answer to all of your questions is yes. >> admiral? >> yes, sir, to all questions. >> yes, sir. >> in terms of the marines on okina

and it was apparent to me i -- and to go back a little bit, in the marine corps my primary m.o.s. was administrative in nature. so i was attached to second battalion, 4th marines, a grunt unit sent to iraq. so i immediately felt like i didn't deserve to get help because i wasn't infantry by trade. so therefore the things that i saw were things that are natural and therefore, you know, just kind of need to suck it up. when i got out of the marine corps, you know, i started seeking treatment at the va and i just felt like i didn't get help because if i admitted there was something wrong with me, there was something wrong with me. and the va though they were there and supportive, they never really said, this is what's going to happen if you continue and you don't get help. you need to get help or if you don't get help you're not going to get this disability check that, you know, you go and spend on booze and the strip club to be very frank. and that's what i did. and so i think the biggest reason i didn't get help was because i felt ashamed. i felt like i didn't -- there was another b

my choice to join the marine corps was simple. marines, in theory, do the right thing, even when no one is watching. they follow a life of honor, courage, and commitment. the never leave the man behind. or so i thought. unfortunately, i found that not to be the case. after i reported -- after i immediately reported my rape by my commanding officer, i immediately found that i was no longer in the good old boys club. as long as you walk the walk, talk the talk, you are protected. the mini go out the barracks walls, but many question -- the minute you go out the barracks walls, the minute you question the commander, you are no longer one of them. they leave behind. that needs to stop. i'm not saying "the" as a general term, because there are good marines and officers as a general -- out there. but for those or not, not doing the right thing is doing the wrong thing. and you need to stop. again, i would like to say i still support the marine corps. my choice to participate in this lawsuit is so that no one else, hopefully, will have to

while as when you join the marine corps. and then if you're not, then you get hooked up with the v.a. but, for me, i passed my final physical and they, you know, it was easy for me to say yeah, i don't have nightmares, i don't have this. and that's what i did. they say are you going through any of these things and you just circle no and that's really that. >> or you didn't have an ev evaluation with someone sitting dope talking about them. >> no, sir. they just basically had me fill out the paperwork and said it looks like you're doing well. i said yes. let me get out of the marine corps now. >> all right. another question i have is tell me more about what you're doing with this group, this team challenge group. what exactly are you doing for the other marines? >> well, with team challenge, basically, i go to different like the v.a. stand down or i'll go to a veteran's eh vanity and i'll have a table and get the word out that, hey, this is a great place for veterans. it's a good option. it worked for me. here's my story. i'd

i am very disappointed in the marine corps, quite frankly. i have camp he will jume in my -- camp lejeune in my district. i'm not disappointed in the marines, they're magnificent -- a magnificent fighting force for this country. but i never thought i would be fighting for one paragraph with the united states marine corps. these two pilots deserve better than having this blemish against their names. and, mr. speaker, there are so many people that have joined in this, the three investigators, colonel mike morgan, colonel ron radish, major phil stackhouse have given me letters independent of the jagman report that have clearly stated that nothing in their investigation should indicate that this was pilot error. i have given this to the attorneys for the commandant. in addition jim schafer at the time a lieutenant colonel was in the air in the third v-22. and john brow and brooks gruber were his friends. he's joined in this effort to clear their names. it does not make any sense, mr. speaker, that the marine corps cannot do what has been asked by

and i will ask god to please touch the heart of the united states marine corps so that these two marines can rest in peace. and madam speaker, with that, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from -- mr. jones: i make a motion that we adjourn for the night. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it, the motion is agreed to. accordingly, pursuant to house resolution 571, the house stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow for morning debate as a further mark of respect to the >> c-span's road to the white house political coverage continues. as republican candidates compete in today's supertuesday cawcau cusses and primaries. 10 states are in contention. a world -- we'll have results, candidate speeches and your calls here on c-span later tonight. right now, as part of our coverage, we're going to join "politico" which is following the supertuesday contest. >> now he'

, the marine corps, is going to endure. well, conway, see, you made it. yeah, i guess that little voice was wrong. i feel better. i feel a lot better, too. as a matter of fact, never felt so good in my life. how about a cigarette? (gunshot) john wayne had great influence on me. john wayne is almost a cliche, indeed a cliche, for american representation of american macho. i think it's also ironic that john wayne never was in war. john wayne, of course, is a great hero. in the marine corps you see his picture in squad bays and in offices about as often as you see the pictures of some of the heroes of the corps. (tony lukeman) we even had a part of the c ration that we called the "john wayne cookie." (narrator) world war ii saw the advent of professional combat camera. for the first time audiences regularly viewed combat footage in the weekly movie newsreels. my first combat was tarowa in the pacific. (norm hatch) it was probably the first time there was a photo effort to provide the marine corps with training information on w

it's a capability that the marine corps does not have a backup plan for. you correctly pointed out that we have bought the carriers from the british then we they retired their carrier. we did that to extend the life of the harrier to make sure we p landing capabilities in place until the arrival in sufficient numbers of the f-35-b. >> thank you. mr. secretary, gerald r. ford cost overruns are $1 billion and i'm not sure how much it is complete. will the navy be asking for legislative relief from the cost cap of $600 billion? >> senator, not this year, but i'm certain we will be asking next year. >> is it accurate that there is at least $1 billion cost overrun on the gerald r. ford? >> i think it's accurate that it's at least $1 billion over the original estimate. and i think it's important to note what we have done to contain these costs. when i took office, we -- since i have taken office, we have recovered back the fee almost completely from the ship builder. that is building this carrier. so there whatever monies they get from now will simply cover thei

but the marine corps understands. they've gotten the message loud and clear that, number one, it's a leadership issue, number two, it's their responsibility, number three it's absolutely without exception unacceptable behavior. and if found out, that it's my full intention to prosecute it in every case. >> thank you very much for your efforts. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, admiral, mr. secretary, and general, for being here today. i appreciate it and your service our country. admiral greenert, admiral lockhart has described the ohio submarine as the base for our force. based on the questions you had with senator read, you said the slipping of the virginia class production will exacerbate the shortfall that we're going to see going forward. i have a couple of questions for you. first of all, let me say that i'm very proud of the maintenance done at the portsmouth naval shipyard and the importance of that work when we think about the role of the virginia class submarine as the backbone

we have, outside the academy, taken action to make sure for both the navy and marine corps that we are gathering in highly qualified, diverse background americans, not just diversity and ethnicity or national origin but also in terms of geography, in terms of backgrounds, in terms of educational experience, because we believe we will be a better fighting force having that diversity of points of view that we bring to bear on any issue. the final thing -- well, next to final thing that i would note is that we have also expanded naval rotc, returning it to some school such as harvard, yale, columbia where it has historically been but where it had been absent for almost 40 years. we are returning it -- we are bringing naval rotc to other schools, like arizona state and rutgers to make sure that we do reach the widest population possible in that. and finally, the other thing that we've got to do in the military is not only get these young, diverse americans to sign up but also to remain and make a navy or marine corps career so that the diversity at our higher rank will mirror the ones at o

. >> briefly, general amos, there's an lcs provide benefit for the marine corps? >> senator, it could. there's been discussion about w marine module. we've not done anything with it yet, but i think the possibilities are there, absolutely. >> admiral, do you have any comments on that ship line? >> well, combined with the mission module, it will -- it will be a quantum leap, and we kind of mow the grass, finding mines, locating them, neutralizing. what we'll be able to do with this at the same time find them, localize them, and neutralize them with unmanned vehicles, and the volume will be three times the volume that we have today. so, as we look at the that we consider today, the strait of hormuz and otherwise, imagine the capability enhan enhancement. >> i know we're facing a lot of challenges with regard to the navy plans and the defense department plans, less air force planes, less prepositioning squadrons for the marines and also less joint ic vessels. i'll submit you a written question. my time is up about the joint high speed vessel, but it's been a very pop

general, will your team at isaf headquarters work with the marine corps and ncis to provide me with a detailed written report on the circumstances surrounding lance corporal dykhuis' murder? >> yes, sir, we will. >> and what is your current assessment of the insider threat facing troops in afghanistan from rogue elements and individuals in the afghan security forces? i understand this is -- this happens so frequently that it is known by the term "green on blue" attacks. in other words, afghan on nato or isaf force attacks. how many isaf and american personnel have died as a result of green on blue attacks? and how many such attacks are still currently under investigation? >> senator, i'll have to get you the final number on the numbers under investigation. but we've had 52 americans who have been killed and another 60 or so, 68 who have been wounded since 2007 when we first started to track these events. we have taken significant steps to work closely with the afghans. and i'll talk about what the afghan side is doing and then i'll talk about what we're doing on our side. on the afgha

he was the first combat cameraman sent in by the marine corp. that is what we are going to be talking about this morning. >> i'm a member of the band of brothers. if you read it, you know we won the war almost single handed. to go back before pearl harbor, and i was in the navy engineering school in virginia. and a few of us knew that we were going to get into this thing before it started in europe, and we were a little antsy about what we were going to do and we knew that we were going to have to go sooner or later. we all decided to join the rcaf, royal canadian air force. go up to canada hamilton ontario. and we made a pact with ourselves that all four of us would get in. that we all would come back. we would all come back to virginia prior to pearl harbor and some time in des des or later part of november 1941. we got in the car and went up to canada. one of the guys had a heart monitor. so we decided that we would honor our pact and we came back together and as we were coming back it was des tdes the 7th, w knew then what we were going to d

you know, in the marine corps, all officers are infantry platoon commanders first, and all marines are riflemen first. you go through the infantry type training. after that training is completed, then you go on to be a helicopter pilot or a tanker or artilleryman. so my training was really a little different thrust than bob's. knowing that i would be in the supporting arms. but thank god that the marine corps concept is all lieutenants or infantry men first because i went from being an artillery man to being an infantry man in the snap of a finger. >> yes, ma'am. >> hi. first of all, thank you for your service. we really appreciate it. also, how did those experiences on those early days of your future help you in future missions? how did it change you? >> well, since i've worn this medal now for 45 years, when i go to make tough decisions, whher it was in uniform, or in the civilian government jobs that i have had since my retirement, i have held this medal and said what would those young troops think about this decision i'm about to make? i got to make some tough decisions in their pr

we have -- the people who join the navy/marine corps swear not only to protect the united states but also their fellow sailors and marines. this is an attack on one of their shipmates and any amount of sexual assault is unacceptable. we have done a lot and we're continuing to do a lot. i established the sexual assault prevention, and in my office, reports directly to me. i see the person in the office on a routine basis. as a result of that, we have undertaken programs in the most at-risk elements. the young sailors and marines who -- ages 18 to about 25. we have one program now that we require every service member as they -- when they come out of boot camp and they go into the "a" school in the navy and every single one does, they have three 90-minute sessions on this. and we have found at great lakes where boot camp and the "a" schools are that sexuals is asss have declined pretty dra ma dramatically when we started this program. we're undertaking an initiative called 21st century navy and marine to make sure that the sailors and the marine comprise it have the tools to be resilient

the 2011 marine corps marathon filled up in just 28 hours. this year's marine corps marathon will take place october 28. the course winds through the district and northern virginia. >>> don't forget we're a little more than a week away from the sun trust rock 'n' roll u.s.a. marathon. the marathon and half marathon take place on saturday, march 17. the race starts at 8:00 a.m. and we'll have live coverage from 8:00 to 11:00 right here on wusa9. wake up with mike and me. they had one in new orleans last weekend. 22,000 people showed up. if you're one of the people who swore you wouldn't change after you had kids, you might relate to a new movie out this weekend. >> good luck with that. "friends with kids" about two 30 somethings trying to have it all, even with a baby in the mix. >> reporter: "friends with kids" is an adult comedy about trying to be a parent while clinging to the single life. >> we really want to have a kid. we just don't want to subject that kid to our tragic marriage. >> reporter: it reunited four of the cast members if "bri

, the coast guard -- or among the marine corps, coast guard and navy and it appears as though the navy is relooking at some of these missions and saying, look, on the lower intensity stuff, i shouldn't be doing that if final's a shrinking fleet, -- if i'm a shrinking fleet, i should be focusing on the higher end, especially if the coast guard doesn't have that capability to pick up what the navy reduces. >> it will be interesting to see because the coast guard has looked at itself as a national security and national defense armas part of title 14. when it comes to putting together a forestructure that makes sense with the navy, it's going to be tough to do. >> and there's no other person to be able to pick up some of these things that the higher end ships do? >> well, from the coast guard. the national security cutter could be part of battle groups, for example, and hamilton class cutters have been. but they have their own mission sets in the medium to low region in the maritime defense as well as the coast guard, they're over in the persian gulf right now. >> and has always been

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we're unveiling it now to the rest of the marine corps over the spring and beginning of the summer. and in a nutshell for all the members, the old program that i went through with captain amos years ago which hasn't changed any to the completely new, let's get our veterans hired. how do we get that one that joined the service and make him a marine for life that when he or she finishes his tour in four or eight years, they come out the other side and they have the greatest opportunity in chance to get a job, go to school, learn a trade, start a business, and those are the pathways we have set for our marines. it is a significant effort, and it will take us -- we probably won't see the real benefits of this for another couple of years, but i'm willing to wait. we're on it right now, senator, i'm very optimistic. >> that's very exciting and very promising, and i thank the marine corps for that work. secretary mavis, i wonder in light of the navy's need for strategic dispersal of undersea warfare assets and the commitment to keep 40% of the attack submarines on the east coast, if you co

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of education, all kind of courses for leadership and so it's a really good place to be in the marine corps during his fifth year in the marine, burden took a medical discharge when he was diagnosed with schizoprenoform when he suffered from delusions. >> i hallucinate and i disappear from work, a whole bunch of things i thought was going on inside my head. i decided to go out, get back to my family and just take things easy. >> six months after leaving the military, burden was arrested after he crashed his car into the gates at tampa international airport. >> i thought people were chasing me, trying to kill me so that explains it all running to the gate. i was trying to get away. >> burden admits taking four ecstasy tablets that night and prosecutors say he had almost 300 tablets in his glove box. >> decided to take those pills and that's when it went all downhill from there. >> burden is charged with drug trafficking, driving under the influence and now attempted murder of a law enforcement officer. he's pled not guilty, and is awaiting a hearing to determine if he is mentally fit to stan

he was very useful to the marine corps and the military and has done a lot of great things. up until recently -- he has been ten years. the average military dog does about six to eight years and that is how good he has been. now, that he is finally developing medical conditions it is time for him to retire and he will go to megan. the marine corps and military, everybody wants to see him get adopted out and get the love he deserves with megan. just a process, that's all. >> judge jeanine: you wrote a book and i was looking at it i'mre the show started and 77' an animal lover and you wrote a book about rex. why do you think he is so special? >> well, all our military dogs are special because they he go through so much. but rex served a very long time. he has done three combat tours. i wanted to write the book to bring awareness to all military dogs and what we go through in combat and the bond that we developed but rex specifically his three tours were in really bad area from 2004 to 2006. he has seen a lot of combat. he has been wounded. he recovered. he kept working. and th

eventually joined the marine corps after two of my brothers did before me. i actually thought about joining the air force, but they said they would break my arm. so i joined the marine corps and in 2003 and shortly after i was deployed to iraq in 2004. it was a deployment that started with one of our marines shooting himself in the head. just kind of brushed that under the table. and then 34 marines, we lost throughout the deployment, had about 400 -- 450 marines injured. came back and went on leave and that was that. started drinking pretty heavy, dealing with nightmares, dealing with things that i wasn't really prepared to deal with i would say. and i think one of the biggest reasons that i dealt with it myself was just because, i mean, i was in a battalion of a thousand marines and i don't think people wanted to hear, you know, my whining and complaining. so then shortly after we went on another deployment, noncombat, which just kept on drinking, kept on masking my issues with whatever -- whatever would take away any of the pain. came back and then about

marine corps stations in okinawa and south korean marines took part in the operation in the southeastern city of pohang. the large scale drill involved landing personnel from offshore using amphibious armed vehicles. the landing operation was part of the u.s./south korea joint field exercise called foal eagle that started on march 1st, aimed at enhancing the mobility of their air, ground and naval forces. >>> iranian leaders are doing some diplomatic maneuvering as the grip of u.s. led sanctions gets tighter. they're searching for support for their country's controversial nuclear program. and they have found it in the prime minister of turkey. vice president mohammad reza rahimi says they understand iran's interest in atomic energy is peaceful. nhk world reports from tehran. >> reporter: the prime minister maintains good relations with leaders in tehran. and those in the west. so he came here to try to find a diplomatic solution to the many disputes over iran's nuclear program. he met with the vice president to talk about how to ease tensions. he says no one has a right to impose anythin

good to see you this morning. >> if you were thinking of running the marine corps marathon, hopefullyours and 41 minutes, marine corps marathon says it's the fastest sell out for any marathon in the nation. the big race will be october 28th. >>> and our facebook fan of the day, joseph, right there with the lovely friend. he promised if he was picked he could guaranty that peyton manning would be signed and win a super bowl for us. we're holding you to it. >> if you want to be tomorrow's fan of the day, search fox35 morning news. and then post a comment under joseph's photo. ph's photo. . >>> the top 13 took to the stage last night and the finalist eliminations begin. our special guest will be with us after 9:00. >> very good, next hour, our movie reviewer sits down with hollywood stars. he calls it one of his most fun interviews yet. you'll want to see it.  homicide of young people in america has an impact on all of us.  how can we save these young people's lives? as a police chief i have an opportunity to affect what happens in a major city. i learned early on if yo

vaughn enlisted in the marine corps to serve his country. and on his second deployment to afghanistan, his armored vehicle hit an i.e.d., which ultimately resulted in the lost of his leg. now, his community was so incredibly proud of his service and proud to have him back in their town that they all came together and set up this beautiful parade. >> there's a close-up shot. you can see his face and the tears in his eyes as he sees what this community has done for him. >> to drive through this street with all those american flags and firefighters, veterans, what an amazing feeling that must be. ♪ and i'm proud to be an american where at least i know i'm free ♪ >> he gets out of the car and he's hugging his family members and his friends. >> he found the guys who put this video together. they're josh k. and jason trullio. they're members of the north merrick fire department. they're joining us right this minute. >> was kevin expecting this? did he know that any of this was going to happen? >> no, actually, he had no idea. it was planned with h

it all depends on what the needs of the marine corps is. we will try to facilitate that as much as possible. >> reporter: just outside his office early in the morning the afghan role players start arriving for work. this man is one of nearly 500 afghan role players on the payroll. thousands more work for other companies nationwide. the war in afghanistan created a steady stream of u.s.-based jobs for afghan immigrants especially here at camp pendleton. role playing is an important source of income for afghan americans, a community hit hard by the recession. >> i was looking for work. this is the kind of job i heard that i can do because i speak many languages. >> reporter: this man and other role players can make a few hundred dollars a day working at the base. >> it pays my bills. i'm the only person working at my house right now. my wife isn't even in the united states. she doesn't speak english. i have a little over a year old daughter. >> reporter: but role playing is more than just a paycheck. the breakroom is a meeting place for afgha

this one specifically for the army, and there another one for the men of the navy, marine corps and coast guard, and finally, one for the air force. they all, however, celebrate the same qualities and actions, qualities and actions which add up to what we call, inadequately, heroism. it's a quality whose high connotation is safe now as always, because those who would pull it down somehow never stand quite tall enough to reach it. it is a quality for all times and all people. and for us as americans, its roots reach back to our first beginnings. it was there to put steel into the determination of the ragged ranks which moved to defy the british at concord bridge. it was there in the hearts of the first citizen soldiers who left homes and families, gathering to pursue their awakening dream of national independence and individual liberty. it upheld them through the incredible hardships through years of struggle. it led them through trenton, saratoga and finally to yorktown. the flame which lit from within those first men to call themselves americans and to place their lives and all else that

. >>> in just two hours about 30,000 runners registered yesterday for the marine corps marathon. organizers say yesterday's frenzy was the quickest sellout for a u.s. marathon in history. the 37th annual marine corps marathon will be held sunday, october 28. >>> a massive storm on the sun is about to have a major impact on earth. juan fernandez explains how radioactive particles from solar flares may soon start messing with everything from our electricity to gps systems. >> reporter: the biggest solar storm in years is racing towards earth. the massive cloud of charged particles could disrupt utility grids, airline flights, satellites and gps networks. >> high technology of course is always vulnerable because we've got it up at the level where this stuff is coming in. it doesn't used to be like this but since we started putting satellites up in space, we obviously had to deal with this as well. people have been designing satellites to protect them from this kind of thing. there's a great deal that's done and can be done to do that. you kind of take defensive action. same thing wi

. >> let me say i'm torn on this mission having served in iraq in united states marine corps i have been in meetings where we have had to convince tribal leaders to cooperate with us knowing that if we let them down that they would be dead, that al qaeda would come back and would kill them. and so i believe that we have moral obligation here even though i believe it was the wrong path for america that we could have achieved our security objectives without this heavy conventional foot print on the ground, without giving them structure of governance that doesn't fit the political culture of the country and without changing their culture and without given the economy that they never had at the u.s. taxpayer's expense. with that i yield back. >> mr. scott. >> thank you mr. chairman. at the start of the meeting one of the statements that you made was our goal was to keep the taliban was to deny a safe haven. those are two different goals. i would like to focus if you will on the overthrowing of the afghanistan government and the ties that the afghanistan government is making with china. >> ch