we need the equivalent for men. right? so is it men we need to diaper up or to care up?'s something we need men to do as another part of this revolution. and i think there is no way we achieve equality unless men do the other part that comes with the lean in. >> barker believes, in fact, in many ways male-dominated and male-designed societies hurt men and boys. >> all of the lifestyle issues that cause health problems, men are more likely to suffer from them than women are. one of the ways that we try to get men to care for their own bodies is to care for others. i think our data also shows that when men show their cares for others they also show care for themselves. >> then why is change taking so long and why is men as caregivers still seen as a radical concept in some societies? >> this is still a radical idea for the reason that we're so used to associating kind of motherhood with caregiving right? and manhood is about the things we do in the workplace and we're given credit when we invent things, right? and our business does well. how much credit are we given when w

and whenever men speak up as men about problems they face as men, you see an immediate backlash.t we are seeing right now with the ascendancy of men's voices in talking about these problems that they face. >> david, you have been writing about robert's group for years. and from the writings of yours that i have read. you feel that they primarily target and harass women. what led to you that conclusion? >> well, when i first started looking in to the men's rights movement i thought they were essentially a group of people who were perhaps misinformed and obsessed with some issues that -- such as wage gap between men and women and that they have decided does not exist. and but as i got more in to understanding the movement i realized that most of the issues, including the issues that were just raised, are not really what is driving most of the men in the movement. i mean, they will talk about male suicides or workplace deaths, but if you look at the track record of the men's rights movement over the last five years, say, they have done actually nothing to address those particular is

they drive an cook's men out and the union second corp is in untenable position, wounded men, men who are not wounded but continue get to their lines, digging with canteens, hiding behind bodies. all the horrors are taking place south of where we are right now. in this area which is where the union sixth core was to make it's tack, very little happened. one of the confederate generals where we are right now later wrote he had no idea an attack was being made. the reason is wright's men had attacked this same position on june 16789 they knew who they were facing and knew the confederates had two more days to get ready for them. the accounts of the soldiers who fought on this part of the battlefield reflect that as well as casualties in the union sixth core. smith's men to our north attacked thefment poured forward and smith came up with what he thought was a great idea. he would send his men forward in columns down the next reconvene over. it's called the middle reconvene and they figured that way he would have enough mass to punch through the confederate line. good idea but wouldn't w

and those young men did it. you did it. [laughter] [applause] [applause] that difficult summit was reached, then passed, in 60 years of living. now has come a time of reflection, with thoughts of another horizon, and the hope of reunion with the boys you knew. i want each of you to understand, you will be honored ever and always by the country you served and by the nations you freed. when the invasion was finally over and the guns were silent, this coast, we are told, was lined for miles with the belongings of the thousands who fell. there were life belts and canteens and socks and k-rations and helmets and diaries and snapshots. and there were bibles, many bibles, mixed with the wreckage of war. our boys had carried in their pockets the book that brought into the world this message, greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. america honors all the liberators who fought here in the noblest of causes, and america would do it again for our friends. may god bless you. [applause] [captions

when you look at those old men, those elderly men who fought as young men for america, a lot of us feel that way, that you know, it is our grandfathers and our great uncles, that generation who let us live the life that we have today, and they made that big sacrifice. >> and he connected it to today, telling stories about current soldiers, servicemen and women in the military, and at one point, the camera focused on one of those young men, and i saw a smile on the face of what i think was a young soldier, and i think he was honored to be connected -- >> right. >> -- to the men who served 70 years ago. what an honor to be compared to them in so many ways. i think the president also made an interesting point. he said that that invasion, the d-day invasion 70 years ago today it was not going well at first. it was a very, very difficult morning there, but it was the courage of free men, he said, that helped turn the tide there. >> and the perspective of the long view. sometimes when you're in it, you can't take the long view. let's bring in noted historian kenneth davis, author of "don't kn

may remember men -- they remember men like technician john pinder, jr., whose job was to deliver vital radio equivalent to the beach. he was gravely wounded before he hit short, and he kept going. he delivered the radio. instead of taking cover, he went back into the surf three more times to salvage equipment. under constant enemy fire, this young man from pennsylvania was shot twice again and died on the beach below us. the ranks of the allied filledionary ports were with the ranks of men who did a specific assigned task. from clearing mines to scaling cliffs, whatever the danger, whatever the cost. duty was an unstoppable force. 1944, moreof june 6, than 150,000 allied soldiers had breached fortress europe. when the news of the day went out to the world, the world understood the immensity of the moment. "the new york daily news" pulled its lead stories to print the lord's prayer on the front page. ottawa, canadian parliament rose to sing "god save the king." broadcasting from london, king george told his people, this time the challenge is not the fight to survive, but the fight to wi

with his men, they thought the march was great. they loved it. they had more to eat than they normally did. they marched less each day than they did. and with few exceptions, nobody shot down. from sherman's perspective, it was saving his men's lives while bringing the war to a more rapid close. i do not think he is mean. i think he has a job and is willing to do what it takes. >> can you speak to how in 1864, northern papers were covering the march and how where lincoln opponents who singled out for march as anything different from happening? >> there is very little coverage of the march itself because from november 15 until when he is right outside of savannah, there is no news coming out of the march. the northern paper i looked out of the most has been harper's weekly mostly because i was looking for images and has great images. it is largely celebratory. i will be perfectly honest with you. i've not looked specifically at democratic newspapers where you might have found opponents of lincoln. there is not a sense at the time that sherman is d

men's souls will be shaken with the violences of war.en are lately drawn from the ways of peace. they fight not for the lust of conquest. they fight to end conquest. they fight to liberate. they fight to let justice arise, and tolerance and good will among all thy people. they yearn but for the end of battle, for their return to the haven of home. some will never return. embrace these, father, and receive them, thy heroic servants, into thy kingdom. and for us at home -- fathers, mothers, children, wives, sisters, and brothers of brave men overseas -- whose thoughts and prayers are ever with them -- help us, almighty god, to rededicate ourselves in renewed faith in thee in this hour of great sacrifice. many people have urged that i call the nation into a single day of special prayer. but because the road is long and the desire is great, i ask that our people devote themselves in a continuance of prayer. as we rise to each new day, and again when each day is spent, let words of prayer be on our lips, invoking thy help to our efforts. give

however, we compared to the sacrifices of the men and women who hit the -- men who hit the beaches of day and in other places like them in that war and other wars hum a few of us have given as much -- other wars, few of us have given as much for the freedoms and protections we take for granted and that many throughout history have never known. when we were born, these were simply handed to us. at 3:30 p.m. eastern time june 6, the invasion of normandy was officially announced. as word spread, factory whistles blew, church bells rang, spontaneous gatherings took place, and throughout the day, churches and synagogues swelled as people took to me in prayer. that evening, the president went on the air. the white house had earlier distributed his prayer in order that the audience could pray alongside their commander in chief. an estimated 100,000 people did so. -- an estimated 100 million americans did so. if you will excuse the lack of victorian accent, allow me to repeat those words. "my fellow americans, last night, when i spoke to you about the fall of rome, i knew at that moment that

one of the first men to land at omaha. all day, he fought on the beach without cover before falling under enemy fire without ever seeing the victory. another who single-handedly captured a post defended by 43 germans. he died four days later in the countryside. last but not least, general roosevelt, the son of the 26th president of the usa died on july 12, 1944, he is buried alongside his brother, who was shot out of the sky over champagne on july 14, 1918. their crosses stand side-by-side, testifying to the unbroken ties between our two people, from one generation to the next. as the president, i will reiterate the oath of my predecessors. we will never forget. we will never forget the sacrifice of the american servicemen. mr. president, we are the children and grandchildren of this great generation. i was born here in normandy. in a town that was almost completely destroyed during this battle. mr. president, you were born in hawaii, in a state that was heavily struck by the war. our parents, our grandparents told us the

about 1000 men. the companies that smaller groups called messes. 10 to 12 guys that you cooked with. the people you knew most intimately and had the most familiarity with. there was a virginian soldier at pickett's charge who goes in with his mess, dozen men he knows the best, which includes the figurative band of brothers but two or three actual brothers also, and i believe that he is the only survivor. pickett's charge took such a serious toll on these units. so he is the only one who comes back. if he were just fighting for the camaraderie that he felt for the guys he fought with, at that point he would expect that his willingness to go into battle is operate.ate this this guy has not just lost his figurative band of brothers, but literally. yet, this guy, like so many others, continues to fight. they put him in a different company and he keeps fighting. i do not doubt that camaraderie is one piece, but by itself, i do not think it is completely sufficient. it was suggested that perhaps at the beg

these men waged war so that we might know peace these men , sacrificed so that we might be free, theyday when we would no longer need to fight. we are grateful to them. [applause] gentlemen, i want each of you to know that your legacy is in good hands. for in a time when it has never been more tempting to pursue narrow self-interest, to slough off common endeavor, this generation of americans, a new generation, our men and women of war have chosen to do their part as well. rock, i want you to know that isff sergeant melvin following in your footsteps. he just had to become an american first because melvin was born in honduras, moved to the united states, joined the army. after tours in iraq and afghanistan, he was reassigned to the 82nd airborne. sunday, he will parachute into normandy. i became part of a family of real american heroes, he said, the paratroopers of the 82nd. thatn, you should know specialist janice rodriguez joined the army two years ago and was assigned to the 101st airborne. and just last month earned the air division101st air assault soldier of the year, and that i

, the men of the 15th of march.so that would've been maybe 800, 900. we are talking close to 3000 been of the 369th. the impressive display that you see with the parade will let you know the concerns they had about allowing these guys with these bayonets glistening, you know, like, they described it in the press as a seven feet tall, looming giants, all of that. so they were threatening, but the rocky mount club says these men all thought. let them all march. and they marched on every 17t 17th. david levering lewis says that this ushered in the harlem renaissance, and to get to professor greens point, what happened in the summer of 1919? riots across the nation. and guess what, black soldiers, black veterans have both eyes on their backs. they better not wear the uniform, especially in the south. >> they would be lynched because they were wearing their uniforms. let's try conclude. my last question would be, there's been, you know, a few of the books written. in all scholarships will be the compelling interest you i

they murdered our men at well. death from the cliffs never stopped, but we just kept coming in from the sea, wave after wave, as far as you could see. sheer courage and determination, not believing they were done, dictated the victory that day. others in the future will say, when they stand on that mighty height and look down on that thin strip of beach, they'll say, i don't see how they ever did it. they fought for every inch of it, up the sides of that fortified wall, over the tops of those cliffs so tall. beach.ver forget that men, iner forget the the ships, in the air and on the land, and in the water. they lie now beneath thousands of white crosses and stars of , thosebove the beach wonderful soldiers who died so young. they died so we could be free. we ever forget what they did? honor them this day. we salute them, and we humbly beseech, dear god, less the men who died on omaha beach. >> jack reed, a cameraman for the news of the day newsreel was assigned to cover the d-day invasion in 1944. england,olor film

we need to strengthen our opportunities for men of color so we don't fill up prisons with men of colorill up institutions with young men of color. >> well said. >> thank you very much, because that really is the issue, the pipeline. we want people to go down the right pipeline. so, it is about pre-kindergarten. it's about kindergarten, learning math and learning english and having communities that wrap around our children to provide what they need. what we're really working on is working with corporations, working with nonprofit, working with theaters, working with a variety of folks to make sure that our children get what they need. so, we have a gateway project, a promised neighborhoods promise based on the harlem children's zone. we need to do things like that. the universities have to come off of the hill and make the connections with the communities. and make the connections with the churches, by training churches to do some of the work to understand what the children need and provide that through counseling and advising. >> both sets of comments make me think back to the way that

>> because at the same time we are all men. most like men like the same things basically. women, sports, having fun, being able to enjoy theirselves. >> would you consider rasheed a friend now? >> we cool. he knows like i know we not friends. >> we're not friends. >> we're associates. like we cool, like we know it's a different type of understanding between me and him. >> yeah. with all honesty all we try to do is expose them to life. not the little microcosm that they live in but the globe. everything that it has to offer. the good, the bad, the ugly. we let them experience it so they have more options to pick from, instead of being a robot and doing what they think they're supposed to. >> what if i could right now produce to you a couple of names of people who went through that system who say that as a result of having direct relationships with the people at that office, the ons, they are much less likely to commit crimes now? >> if ons goes out of business tomorrow, how many people would be back on the street, that don't have a job? how many? and where are they going to

they help the families of the men with finances but with supplies, with food. they help the men.u wouldn't believe what the men in the regiment did didn't have. we would think that this would be an offer issued by the military. it wasn't. toothbrushes, columns. all these things the women's auxiliary provided but something else too. the silent protest march of 19 1917. and the women were very important in the organization. we always hear about a philip randolph and oswald garrison a large at the women were very important. they were front and center in this march but also made statements about what they wanted and basically they were demanding that if this is to make the world safe for democracy then we have to be beneficiaries of this new democracy in america. so they were also voices and in fact mc laughton would sign a petition and one of the official representation with president wilson because wilson wasn't doing anything about what happened in east st. louis. that is why we have the silent protest march in theater roosevelt came out and attacked wilson for not doing anything

week, a smallthis band of valiant men began a long struggle for freedom. they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor , not only to found a nation, but to forge an ideal of freedom. not only for political independence, but for personal liberty. not only to eliminate foreign -- but to establish the rule of justice in the affairs of men. that struggle was a turning point in our history. today, the ideals of those american patriots still shape the struggles of men who hunger for freedom. proud crowd, yet those who founded our country knew that freedom would be secure only if each generation hoped to renew and enlarge its meaning. tom the minutemen at concord the soldiers in vietnam, each generation has been equal to that trust. americans of every race and color have died in battle to protect our freedom. americans of every race and color have worked to build a nation. of widening opportunities. and now, our generation of americans has been called on to search fore unending justice within our own borders. we believe that all men are created

whenever you lose hope, stop and think of these men. think of wilson caldwell who was told he couldn't pilot a plane without a high school degree so he decided to jump out of a plane instead. and he did here on d-day, with the 101st airborne when he was just 16 years old. think of harry kulkowitz, the jewish son of russian immigrants who fudged his age so he could join his friends in the fight. and don't worry, harry, the statute of limitations has expired. harry came ashore at utah beach on d-day. and now that he's come back we said he could have anything he wants for lunch today. he helped liberate this coast, after all. he said a hamburger will do fine. what's more american than that? think of rock merritt who saw a recruitment poster asking him if he was man enough to be a paratrooper, so he signed up on the spot. and that decision landed him here on d-day with the 508th regiment a unit that would suffer heavy casualties. and 70 years later, it's said that all across ft. bragg, they know rock. not just for his exploits on d-day or h

so the men will be masked up. they will have breakfast or they will be brought out and they will see soldiers that along want to the units of the deserter who are forced to watch the execution. many right tone that this is a terrible and agonizing experience, to have to watch a fellow soldier hanging. publicly you do is a like that? >> to make sure that everybody knows that it happens. >> exactly, as a deterrent. if you see oneat or two german hanging, the soldier who is thinking about deserting might give it a little .ore consideration there is the punishment element, camaraderie, money, and other reasons. you feel guilty for leaving your brothers in war, but what happens to your family if you are shunned in your city? so you have that else. >> sometimes. there is a really complex psychology at work. late in the war, union armies began penetrating very deep into the south, destroying southern farmland. southern families are writing letters to soldiers in the army saying you joined to protect us. you need to come

they had seized the other three young men police say were with them. those arrested not in the meets and protests in san francisco on the eve of the parade. community leaders said it was time for the public to take a stand. >> it is only when we stand together, that we are able to defeat those who would separate us and attack us for our difference. >> mayor masconi ordered the flag flown at half staff. the police squads stood ready. organizers asked the gay community to remain calm. >> what do we want? >> justice. >> when do we want it? >> right now. >> reporter: that sunday an estimated 250 people showed up to march in the parade or watch from the sidewalk. double the number who had shown up the year before. but paradegoers said there was a difference this year. >> i think when you see the number of gay people are you will realize it. because everybody is coming out now. you're not going to see the screaming queens you're used to seeing. >> reporter: marchers carried signs that read rights. >> i don't really attempt to understand it at all. >> reporte

did you lose your jobs because men wanted them? absolutely. >> we with were with win withing the war, by 1944, way didn't need as many pilots overall. and the idea of women replacing pilots instead of releasing pilots was unacceptable. >> for nearly three decades after the war, the wasps were largely forgotten, shoved into the back pages. they had to fight for the government to even acknowledge their service. and finally, in 1977, congress officially recognized the wasps as veterans of world war ii. >> and this is you here? >> and then in 2010, president obama sign add proclamation from congress awarding all of them living and dead, it's highest honor, the congressional gold medal. >> it is about time that the world knew there were women pilots who flew in world war ii. we with were eliminated from the history books, and it wasn't until 30 years later that our files were finally opened. >> and know when bee hay do was honored along air force general who flew f 16 combat missions. the legacy of the wasps is clear. i field extremelil

we don't know who the men are. they could be taliban or a pakistan taliban network that held him. the video zooms in, you see him blinking rapidly. one man is talking to him. bergdahl is looking up at him, bro furrowed. there are 18 men in the hills, some have rocket propelled grenades and machine guns z americans. we see another angel of sergeant bergdahl in the truck and he appears to be smiling as he talks to one of the masked men and it appears he may be tearing upright here. he is still blinking rapidly and wipes his eye. next a helicopter is seen overhead. taliban and u.s. officials reportedly worked together to the pakistan boarder. bergdahl is being dressed as local dress. several masked men stand around him. the helicopter lands. the american dream approaches bergdahl. one terrorists is holding a

were meant to be slaves of other men.cial victims were the children. they saw things not meant for children's eyes. from the air, italy is more remote. the airman never sees the face of the people, only the face of the country. he looked down at the mountain and wonder how our men on the ground ever got through. a lot of american blood. volcanos and rivers, of natural barriers made other campaign stuff, too. -- made other campaign stuff, too. for the airmen, the ground war is remote. the only war you really understand is the air war. you can see a pattern to it. lots of the country has never been touched. little towns who walk the ridges. this one did not matter. when something did matter, that was another story. ♪ this is how we change the face of italy from the air. ♪ they boasted italian trains ran on time. not these. this is what we did to the face of italy. there is a story behind why we did it and how we did it. the story starts on an island the island of corsica. corsica, rugged, primitive, mountainous, malaria. he

nutrition in charge™. ♪ ♪ >> men and women -- can men and women ever just be friends apparently not accordingomoting his new movie about friends falling in love, ratcliff saying men and women are never really just friends adding, quote: i definitely think the idea of friend zone is just men going this woman won't have sex with me. he also says you would never hear a girl say they were in the friend zone. so is there always some sexual tension in friendships between men and women? >> yeah. [laughter] >> really, kirsten? yes, i'm going to agree with this. >> you are? >> i'm going to go out on a limb and say men and women if they are friends -- kimberly's looking at me, about to crack up. because i truly think that when men and women or friends, there's always that hope, that chance -- particularly in the bay's mind -- that he could, this could bloom into something else. >> oh. >> i do believe that, governor. >> no. come on. you're telling me that every time that a guy just has a true friendship with a woman, that he's in the back of his mind thinking i'd like to bed her down? >> am i wrong? >>

these men, who are ceos of banks, energy companies, and law firms, are encouraging more men to participate with women to promote gender equity. so, your thoughts on this? >> you know, i thought that this was great. i think any time that we take a moment to kind of reach across the aisle the women's rights movement has so much emphasis on history of women's proceed depression we forget ha men are months important and greatest ally. i thought this was great. because these men are actually demonstrating that feminism is good for business. >> what's wrong with actually saying this is going well? why don't we highlight that as opposed to we'll get men don't exist or still always the bad guys, they're not. it's great. >> is there too much -- i remember men have been getting more involved in the women's movement and feminism and promoting women in companies and leadership roles of all kinds i would think for the last 20 or 30 years. and i remember the very first guy i encountered dealing with this show who wanted to get on the show because he was a man boosting women and my thought at the time, w

we believe that all men have certain unalienable rights. yet many americans do not enjoy those rights. we believe that all men are entitled to the blessings of liberty. yet mills -- millions are being deprived of those blessings. not because of their own failures, but because of the color of their ski skin. the reasons are deeply imbedded in history and tradition and the the nature of man. we can understand without rancor or hatred how all this happened, but it cannot continue. our constitution, the foundation f our republic, forebids it. the principles of our freedom forbid it. ore at forbids it. nd the law i will sign tonight forbids it. that law is the product of months of the most careful debate and discussion. it was proposed more than one year ago by our late and beloved president john f. kennedy. it received the bipartisan support of more than two-thirds of the embers of both the house and the senate. an overwhelming majority of republicans as well as democrats voted for it. it has received the thoughtful upport of tens of thousands

these are the men who took the cliffs. these are the champions who helped free a continent and these are the heroes who helped end a war. >> and today the aging heroes of that invasion heard another president pledge that their sacrifice will not be forgotten. >> america's claim, our commitment to liberty, our claim to equality, our claim to freedom and to the inher ent dignity of every human being, that claim is written in the blood on these beaches. and it will endure for eternity. >> joining me now on this special day, special guest nbc chief white house correspondent chuck todd, host of "the daily rundown" and douglas brinkley, welcome both. chuck, first to the putin/obama meeting. facts are scarce. we haven't heard guidance from either and the president has taken off and will be flying home. this was not, we think a substantive meeting. it was a chance to reacquaint and perhaps try to begin setting things right. >> i would argue the more important perhaps run-in today was earlier when putin had his first face to face w

about theou just talk ouachital men -- the men. if you look at how the battle was fought, it was very similar. and you could even see -- say that custer's approach to the talk --k -- the watch and even too little bighorn. it has been labeled a battlefield. the trouble defendant to leave it, too, was a masters -- a massacre site. mixedstory is far more than it is about san creek. the overwhelming majority of historians now call san creek a massacre. there are some that still insist it is -- it was a battle. that is not true of watch talk --ouachita. his reputation suffered very badly within the cheyenne community, or communities, andly, because of san creek he remained a piece kicker -- a peacemaker, but he was killed at the ouachita. and that is why it is likely to be reinterpreted a massacre site. but for now, at least, that is not happening. how did the lincoln ministration -- administration labeled the policies with the sand creek massacre? two, will this affect the interpreting of other tragedies that occurred in the united sta

their men were alive and would be coming home.w york an unprecedented crowd packed every inch of time square and spread up broadway and up 42nd street. people who didn't drink got drunk. people who held back their tears for years let them go. new york held a ruckus as never before. >> my name is rita hayward, this is a great day. >> reporter: in the united states, perhaps the san francisco bay area felt the most relief. this was the major u.s. city closest to the war in the pacific. here soldiers had killed time while waiting to be shipped out to war. here soldiers got ready for an attack on our ports. for years, people practiced a black out. the attack never came but they could have. >> we had to shut down everything. we had blind. you never even come out of your house with a cigarette. one time in the black out, i saw fire trucks moving to the presidio. they blacked it out so that planes could not see that movement. >> reporter: men and women put down their tools and walked away. in the process america had become a industrial gi

so we had 30 men on the boat. three made it to the beach.re all wounded and the rest were dead. there's a fallacy that when a guy is dying they ask for god. the last word they say when they die is "mama, ma'amma die is "mama, ma'ammama." >> reporter: he has never shared some of these painful memories even his children until now. it was an emotional moment back to omaha beach when i caught up with frank da vita and four generations of his family. >> it's an honor to have you as a father and grandfather. and i think the other important thing is it's an honor for them to come here that you went back survived the war and turned out this wonderful family. >> yes. >> what's the lesson for these generations of the devita family to come here and revisit it? >> love your freedom because that's what we fought for. we fought for the freedom. >> now he feels a duty to honor and speak for those men who died that day. >> these kids are 18, 19 years old. they're never going to see their son play little league baseball. they're never going to walk their dau

possible, stop and think of these men. these men waged war so that we might know peace. they sacrificed so that we might be free. they fought in hopes of a day when we'd no longer longer need fight. we are grateful to them. gentlemen, i want each of you to know your legacy is in good hands. in a time it has never been more tempting to pursue narrow self-interest, to slough off common endeavor, this generation of americans, a new generation, our men and women of war, have chosen to do their part as well. >>> 70 years ago today 160,000 allied troops storpd a heavily stor stormed a heavily fortified beach. aircraft bombarding nazi positions in wave after wave. the cost was immense. the 9,000 allied men lost their lives. but their valor opened the gate to europe and eventually to the end of world war ii. this morning we pay tribute to those who lived and those who made the ultimate sack rifice i service to their country. good morning, everyone. it is friday, june 6. d-day. with welcome to "morning joe" a special edition here. with us on set pulitzer prize winning historian j

one of the first men to land at omaha., he fought on the beach without cover before falling under enemy fire without ever seeing the victory. another who single-handedly captured a post defended by 43 germans. he died four days later in the countryside. last but not least, general roosevelt, the son of the 26th president of the usa died on july 12, 1944, he is buried alongside his brother, who was shot out of the sky over champagne on july 14, 1918. their crosses stand side-by-side, testifying to the unbroken ties between our two people, from one generation to the next. as the president, i will reiterate the oath of my predecessors. we will never forget. we will never forget the sacrifice of the american servicemen. mr. president, we are the children and grandchildren of this great generation. i was born here in normandy. in a town that was almost completely destroyed during this battle. mr. president, you were born in hawaii, in a state that was heavily struck by the war. our parents, our grandparents told us the stories

before me are the men who put them there. these are the boys of [indiscernible] [applause] these are the men who took the cliffs. these are the champions who helped free a continent. these are the heroes who helped end a war. gentlemen, i look at you and think of the words out of the pooem. you are men who fought for life and left the vivid air signed with your honor. i think i may know what you're thinking right now, thinking we were just part of a bigger effort, everyone was brave that day. everyone was. you remember the story of bill millin. 40 years ago today, the british troops were waiting desperately for help. suddenly, they heard the sound of bagpipes. some thought they were dreaming. they were not. they looked up and saw bill with his bagpipes leading the reinforcements and ignoring the bullets around him. lord lovett of scotland was with him who calmly announced we got to the bridge, "sorry i am a few minutes late," as if he had been delayed by a traffic jam when in truth he'd come from a bloody sword battle he and

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an individual recalled in his personal memoir, as he died to make men holy, let us die to make men free he got a lump in his throat and it's understanding that he would. >> at picture of dwight staff,wer with the providing context as we discussed this with craig symonds. tomfirst call is from mike midland, pennsylvania. go ahead, please. >> thank you for taking my call. question, mymy brother was a world war ii vet. ofwas shot, and that is one the things that peaks my interest about world war ii. the question i had about the d-day invasion, a lot of the photographs, there are pictures of dirigibles or zeppelins, and i always wondered what those things were, what was their purpose. they are all over the place. i wonder if you could ask that for me, -- answered out for me, what those were, what was their purpose? thank you. thing. those are called barrage balloons. they are tethered to the ship. of the idea is to create interference for potential strafing by german aircraft. of course, the allies had overwhelming commands of the air. that is one of the things that made the day possible. t

as he sang those words, as he d ied to make men holy, let us die to make men free. he got a lump in his throat. eisenhower with the d-day commanders and staff. this is from the national archives, providing context. our first call this afternoon is from mike in pennsylvania. go ahead, please. >> good morning. thank you for taking my call. a question, my brother is a world war ii veteran. he was shot in the battle of the bulge. the things that peaks my interest on world war ii. the question that i had about the battle of --about the d-day invasion. there are pictures of dirigibles. they are above the ships as they came in. i always wondered what those things were. what was their purpose. they are all over the place. i wondered if you could answer them for me. thank you. >> sure thing. those are called barrage balloons. they are tethered to the ships themselves. the idea is to create enter trafing for potential s by german aircraft. the allies gained overwhelming command of the air, which may d-day possible. an of the reasons invasion would have been very difficult --

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men and women are different. they have different views and outlooks on life, and as a result of that, this is a much better place. i can remember a number of years ago when i looked here on the floor, i was the whip at that time taking care of the floor, and it was stunning to me when the military construction bill, appropriations bill, two women were running this. kay bailey hutchison, a republican from texas was the ranking member. and dianne feinstein from california was the chair of that committee. billions of dollars for construction of facilities around the world. things have changed a great deal. you've been a part of watching this change take place, young men and women, so thank you for your service here. i hope someday some of you will be serving us on this body. i now move to proceed to legislative session. the clerk:. the presiding officer: the question is on the measure. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. and the motion is agreed to.

the men who liberated the nation and changed the course of history. tonight, the emotional return for many one more time. our nbc news exclusive, our conversation with president obama on the prisoner swap, his reaction to edward snowden and what he told us shortly bere a surprise meeting with vladimir putin. >>> moment of crisis. on another college campus and the student who went into action to take down the gunman. and run for history. excitement building at belmont in new york after all these years, are we about to see a triple crown? "nightly news" from normandy tonight begins now. >> this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. reporting tonight from normandy. >>> good evening. when they were young on a terrible day 70 years ago today, they dropped into the woods in parachutes, flew overhead in war planes and wave after wave on the beach with machine gun and artillery fire raining down on them from above. it was an enormous gamble. they paid under 10,000 souls rest in eternal peace behind us, some of them, right where they died. yet their effor

as to why we aren't doing everything we can to get back all of our military men like we did with bergdahl sakis bumbled a lot of answers recently about israel john kerry about press freedom in the us lots of issues so it makes you wonder how she got this job where all she has to do is answer questions well and make prepared statements about u.s. policy but honestly i'm not sure if the problem is with her i kind of feel like the problem is with the job itself because how do you defend all of the indefensible crap the u.s. does around the world how do you keep walking up to a podium over and over again to answer questions from informed people and try to sell them on a bunch of wars and invasions and tactical maneuvers in other countries that don't make any sense. so honestly if i take issue with anything in this story it's not with zaki bumbling all over the place it's with the bumbling foreign policy she's contractually obligated to defend tonight but to talk about that by following me on twitter as the resident. technology innovation all the developments around russia we go to the future