rooney, i had been told by secretary mchugh about the issues at madigan were not systemwide and then the secretary announced a comprehensive review across all systems so if we didn't believe this was a systemwide problem, what led the army to look at a comprehensive review? >> secretary mchugh and i have had numerous conversations and i believe the use of the forensic psychiatrist was primarily isolated to madigan, and that's where i believe that comment of that it wasn't systemwide because that type of additional part of the process -- >> the forensic system wasn't systemwide, but systemwide we have issues with people not being diagnosed correctly. >> what we want to do is look across the system and ebb sure if we do have systems we can identify those and we're able to get those back into the system so i believe at this point it's very much a forward leaning approach to say we need to look across the system, not that we're convinced that similar problems existed but that it's the right thing to do for the individual since, as you pointed out, we saw a number of these re-evaluations

key to our success as you frequently heard from our secretary, secretary mchugh, and our chief of staff odierno is rebalancing the force structure, modernization and readiness. and that is where we're focusing our efforts. one area in particular where we'll need congress's help is ensuring overseas contingency funding for in strength about 490,000. this funding is imperative to our ability to manage a gradual reduction to our end strength over the next five years from 560,000 to 490,000. lack of oco funding will draw us to a steeper drawdown, primarily through involuntary separations and other means that could hut in significant hardship for thousands of army veterans and their families, and generate a large bill for unemployment and other related costs. likewise, we'll need to fund reset for two to three years after we completed the retrograde of equipment from afghanistan. this is a request that this subcommittee has heard many times, but it bears a bit of repeating. absent this funding, we will be required to accept risk in other areas at significant costs with a negative impact on r

i'm bob mchugh, consulting engineer. i bought a consulting engineering firm 15 years ago, and i've been running it since. but now i find that i've got less employees than five years ago and three years ago. i recently had to dumb down the health insurance plan because the plan i liked and the plan we've had for years just got too expensive. none of the tax credits apply to us, because all our employees make more than $25,000 a year. my bank told me that they were under pressure from federal banking regulators writing down loans, and my loan was suspect, even though ipts been there for 15 years. it's just a credit one. the 401(k) plan is getting more expensive every day, and now we have personal liability as business owners. the question is is that worth keeping? my great fear is not that the government will come to some other program and help us, but one day soon my wife of 37 years is going to roll over in the morning and whisper in my ear, you know, honey, i'm not going to sign for that bank loan anymore because we nee

forces including secretary of defense leon panetta, vice chairman of the joint chiefs, secretary john mchughmarine corps, the commandant general jim amos. we're honored to be joined by vietnam veterans incruding recipients of the medal of honor. members of the 101st air born division, the legendary screaming eagles. this gathering of soldiers, past and present could not be more timely. as a nation, we've ended the war in iraq. we are moving towards an end to the war in afghanistan. for a decade of war, our troops are coming home. and this month, we'll begin to mark the 50th anniversary of the vietnam war. a time when, to our shame, our veterans did not always receive the respect and the thanks they deserved. a mistake that must never be repeated. that's where i want to begin. it was 1999 around memorial day and a vietnam vet from the 101st was at the national archives doing research for an article. and there among the stacks, an archivist brought him a box. he took off the lid and inside he found a file marked leslie h.sabo jr. and there it was, a proposed citation for the medal of honor. an

paul mchugh: the development of the hospice centers, the sense of being with patients through the severalteps in the treatment of their illness-- all of that has come in part because we are interested in helping to make the dying person as comfortable as possible, as supported as possible, and as coherent as possible during this condition. hospice care is a gift from god in the viewpoint of most families and dying individuals who can have that. it's palliative care by people who are skilled in giving it. it often includes a spiritual and emotional component, but the tragedy is that hospice care is underfunded and is really an option only for people who are in very steep decline because hospice-care providers can get reimbursed only when their caseload averages less than six months' survival. research studies comparing hospice care to the usual support a dying patient receives in a hospital setting have provided some interesting insights. leslie bernstein: i was involved in a randomized, controlled clinical trial of hospice care that was conducted in a v.a. hospital in los angeles county.

and in everything else how they define their mission, how they organize and so forth, ordierno and mchugh are taking a really fundamental look at that. and secretary panetta and i have wanted to make sure they had the time and the strategic patience from us to make the changes that they need to. it will take some-time just because of the magnitude of it but it will be reflected in acquisition as well and it really needs to be because they -- they missed -- there's a lost decade there for the army and i think it's widely recognized. it's sad. >> thank you. jeff of "air force times." there have been problems with the f-22's oxygen system where there are limitations where they can fly. i want to know is the d.o.d. confident in the aircraft if another war broke out today that it could order into battle? >> i think the answer to that is clearly yes. that's the judgment of the air force. that was the judgment of the secretary in allowing the deployments to go forward. we did, however, and secretary panetta did this -- was very concerned about the ibog's issue. wanted to accelerate the fix for t

and leon panetta, vice-chairman of the joint chiefs, sandy winnefeld, from the army secretary john mchughchief of staff general ray or tierno, and from the marine corps, the come undone, general jim amos. we are honored to be joined by vietnam veterans, including recipients of the medal of honor. we are joined by those who have carried on les' legacy in our time, and in iraq and afghanistan, members of the 101st airborne division, the legendary screaming eagles. this gathering of soldiers, past and present, could not be more timely. after a decade of war, our troops are coming home. this month, will begin to mark the 50th anniversary of the vietnam war. a time when, to our shame, our veterans did not always received the respect and the things that they deserve. a mistake that must never be repeated. that is where i want to begin today because the story of this medal of honor reminds us of our sacred obligations to all who served. it was 1990 nine, a vietnam vet from the hundred and first was at the national archives. he was doing research for an article. there among the stacks the archivi

estimate to allow yourself to be frustrated with mchugh ineffective and the issue further and further for any kind of potential discussion which is necessary. all discussion they're all entirely or old people. there is nothing written into the power of the story because you can do a lot of the border by floating a story, and i did effectively i would tell the story and i knew that would have an effect all along the route. i have 1800 pages of the finely written notes that are useless now, but i was trying to figure out family tree is congress trying to figure of towns relationships by reaffirm family and why this group is angry at this group and why they wouldn't cooperate on this type and i was diagraming the area in some ways the way the british approach things not. that's how you have to handle it. an answer political situation and religious issue we were just there but iraq was going to be what it was fought but we didn't have that realization of the time we thought we are going to come under and introduce democracy and of water and it's the 90's carelessness that we tend to appro

estimate to allow yourself to be frustrated with mchugh ineffective and the issue further and further for any kind of potential discussion which is necessary. all discussion they're all entirely or old people. there is nothing written into the power of the story because you can do a lot of the border by floating a story, and i did effectively i would tell the story and i knew that would have an effect all along the route. i have 1800 pages of the finely written notes that are useless now, but i was trying to figure out family tree is congress trying to figure of towns relationships by reaffirm family and why this group is angry at this group and why they wouldn't cooperate on this type and i was diagraming the area in some ways the way the british approach things not. that's how you have to handle it. an answer political situation and religious issue we were just there but iraq was going to be what it was fought but we didn't have that realization of the time we thought we are going to come under and introduce democracy and of water and it's the 90's carelessness that we tend to appro

and in everything else how they define their mission, how they organize and so forth, ordierno and mchugh are taking a really fundamental look at that. and secretary panetta and i have wanted to make sure they had the time and the strategic patience from us to make the changes that they need to. it will take some-time just because of the magnitude of it but it will be reflected in acquisition as well and it really needs to be because they -- they missed -- there's a lost decade there for the army and i think it's widely recognized. it's sad. >> thank you. jeff of "air force times." there have been problems with the f-22's oxygen system where there are limitations where they can fly. i want to know is the d.o.d. confident in the aircraft if another war broke out today that it could order into battle? >> i think the answer to that is clearly yes. that's the judgment of the air force. that was the judgment of the secretary in allowing the deemployments to go forward. we did, however, and secretary panetta did this -- was very concerned about the ibog's issue. wanted to accelerate the fix for

the key to our success as we frequently have heard from secretary mchugh, r. chief of staff general odierno come as balancing the three real stats of force structure modernization and readiness. and that is where we are focusing our efforts. one area in particular where we will need congress is help us in ensuring continued overseas contingency operations or an strength above 490,000. this funding is imperative to our ability to manage a gradual reduction of strength over the next five years from 560,000 to 490,000. the lack of oco funding world drive us to a steeper drawdown primarily through involuntary separations and other means that could result in significant hardship for thousands of army combat veterans and their families and generate a large bill for unemployment and unrelated costs. likewise, we all need to fund reset for two or three years after we have completed the retrograde of equipment from afghanistan. this is a request that the subcommittee has heard many times, but it bears a bit of repeating. after this funding we will be required to accept

while the mchugh adored uplands decided they could make more money by moving into the center of mexico. and then into central america and the southeast asia. armando worked at the plant which was generously 10 and he could have another job if you wanted to relocate to new mexico, albuquerque, phoenix. he opted to go to phoenix and they helped him with his immigration papers and he and his children. the maricopa county sheriff's office came because his paper had been in the work for 14 plus years had not come through and he was illegal. he took roosevelt his mother and father from her home and left laughter is a valid to care for her alive and, nine and 6-year-old siblings alone. talk about an erosion of social conscience to say nothing about our punitive path towards citizenship. s.b. 1070 others are not creating safe communities. they are breaking them. what kind of value system is that? and finally and in addition in this country that has been proposed, it is illegal for me to members of the sikh community to offer care to transportation, assistance to people who have crossed over th

some slowing in all directions for your commute. 680 at mchugh, an accident clearing there.look, slow off the dublin interchange into fremont there. >> thank you so much. >>> for any time of the day, check us out on facebook for the latest traffic and news updates. all you need to do is search nbcbayarea. we will be right back in 30 minutes. see you again at 8:56. >>> 8:30 now on this wednesday morning, 30th day of may, 2012. we have a fantastic group of people kicking off their day with us here at rockefeller plaza. you can see them waving. we're going to have country music sensation. and that will be on friday. >> they're good. i like the band perry. >> i'm ann curry alongside matt lauer, al roker. it's nice to you have here. speaking of country, it was quite a scene on the plaza when one direction performed live and in concert. this morning, we're going to talk to them. actually, jenna bush-hager is going to talk to them. >> the phenomenon has not died down at all. they're going to tell you everything -- actually more than your teenage daughter, everything they ever wante

or the story of mary mchugh morrison who joined a forum i held in medina, minnesota.mary's cancer had, unfortunately, returned after a shortage of a chemotherapy drug that hept her ovarian cancer at bay and, in fact, this shortage interrupted or regime. mary struggled to independent find remaining vials and struggled with the ethical dilemmas are using the drug she found when others would not be able to find it. she talked about how she had used connection, tried to find those vials and realized when she got those drugs, other people didn't get the drug. this shouldn't be happening in the united states of america. she shared her experience with us, and because of a few delays in treatment, mary's doctor told her that her tumor had, unfortunately, returned and she was no longer responding to that drug. this past february, c.t. scans, unfortunately, showed that mary's tumor size had doubled. she was immediately accepted into a clinical trial at the mayo clinic and began treatment. fortunately she is is far responding well and her health is improving. but these shortages