specialist michael phillips lived out that sense of duty through military service and made the ultimate sacrifice to ensure our nation remained security and free. mr. speaker, michael turned down an opportunity to attend the san francisco art institute, to volunteer for the united states army. when asked why he wanted to join the army, michael simply stated, quote, i want to a career and we are at war. specialist phillips saw terrorists as thugs, often referring to them as, quote, the ultimate bullies in the world, unquote. a fervent student of history, michael knew that his service would be against a tough and formidable enemy. still, he enthusiastically embraced what he believed was the right decision and enlisted in the united states army. mr. speaker, michael phillips was only 17 years of age when he joined the military by the delayed entry program. he left for boot camp on june 24, 2006. upon finishing advanced infantry training, michael was assigned to bravo company one of the 502nd strike brigade of the 101st ashe division, one of the most storied divisions in the united states a

phillips. >> with c as well known as of michael veeck were brought forth? >> so, more.he was a multi sport athlete. football, baseball, track and field, won the gold medal. he could do all of that. one of the reasons he still retains this status as the greatest multi sport athlete. greltiple sports like that anymore. in his day and beyond he loomed so lard. >> what was the significance of his native american heritage? >> huge. playing of games as a young child. quickness and agility, stamina and also the respect for ethics, reltiect for competition with hs children. engage in oklahoma. that was a huge inoninclence. >> to were his parents? >> hiram thorpe who was half white. his father had been white from connecticut. his mother was an indian, another elgon one tribe. actually mostly for those viewers who are knowledgeable about indian backgroundar all of these are originally great lakes out, contrives. of course the gap removed and removedar eventually obama. >> how did he end up in pennsylvania? >> pennsup vania, carlyle pennsylvania, the carlyle and real -- industrial

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phillips. [applause] >> sadly, rob reiner cannot be with us this evening. this is still a secret, mind you, but robb and michaele are over at the office of the bar metal protection agency as we speak. it turns out the epa is about to classify their stomachs as protected wetlands. we are very honored by that. [laughter] i hope my mother is not watching. that is really wrong. rob is back at the hotel this evening. he is afraid to turn off his mtv because if he does, msnbc's audience will drop by 25%. rob and michael are in a big fight right now. they are usually good friends, but they are fighting it out. the mascot for save the whales is up right now and the two of them are going at it. he has been down. it has been a while since the had a hit movie. he misses the public adulation. tonight, i think the award will help them with that. it got so bad last week, he was out in california and did what he often does when he is depressed. he went to a public location and that people would recognize him. he went to senior citizens home in san francisco last week. it was really tragic. he was walking around the room and g

phillips. [applause] ♪ >> sadly rob reiner could not be with us this the evening. this is still a secret, mind you . but rob and michaelffices of the environmental protection agency right now as we speak, it turns out that the e.p.a. is about to classify rob and michael's stomach as federally protected wetlands. so we're very honored by that. [applause] i hope my mom's not watching. that is really wrong. [laughter] now, in all candor, rob is back at the hotel this evening. he is afraid to turn off his tv. if he does, msnbc's audience will drop by 25%. that is just wrong and unfortunate. rob and michael are in a really big fight right now. they are usually good friends, but they are fighting it out. the mascot for save the whales is up right now. the two of them are going at it hammer and tong over it. it has been a while since he had a hit movie. he has been struggling. he misses the publiced alation. tonight's award i think will help rob with that. he did what he often does when he is depressed. went out to a public location and hoped that people would recognize him. he went to a senior citizen home in san francisco j

michael. >> paul krukshank, fran townsend, and peter bergen, thanks. >>> today, we'll see how the markets are reacting to news of bol osama bin laden's death. she felt lost... until the combination of three good probiotics in phillipscolon health defended against the bad gas, diarrhea and constipation. ...and? it helped balance her colon. oh, now that's the best part. i love your work. [ female announcer ] phillips' colon health. >>> we are expecting secretary of state hillary clinton to speak any moment now from washington. when she begins speaking, of course, we'll bring that to you live. the news that osama bin laden was killed spread quickly, even to citizen citizens' bank park, the philadelphia phillies were playing the new york mets. >> usa! usa! usa! >> oh, yeah. fans spontaneously broke out in chants of "usa, usa" during the game. but as "the new york times" reports, the players were apparently the last to hear the news. >> on 9/11, the new york city fire department lost 433 of its own and the family still bears the scars. fire commissioner at the time was on the scene to witness some of bin laden's carnage. he now joins us live on the phone. welcome. >> hi, carol. >> i've heard so many people who woke up t

phillips. >> well, sadly rob reimer could not be with us this evening and this is still a secret, mind you, but rob and michael of the environmental protection agency right now as we speak. it turns out that the e.p.a. is about to classify rob and michael's stomach as federally protected wetlands. so we're very honored by that. i hope my mom's not watching. that's really -- that's really wrong. now, in all candor, rob is back at the hotel this evening. he's afraid to turn off his tv. if he does msnbc's audience will drop by 25%. that's just wrong and unfortunate. rob and michael are at a really big fight -- in a really big fight right now. the mascot for save the whale servings is up right now. and they're fighting over it. it's been a while since he's had a hit movie. he misses the public adulation. tonight's award will help rob with that. in fact, it god so bad last week he was out in california and he did what he often does when he's depressed, he went out to a public location and hope that people recognized him and he went to a senior stenholm in san francisco just last week. i hope he didn't hear about th