patriotic war all set to begin their journey through the my mission there square past the military history museum on this red square itself as you were saying and mr nobody ever saying there was such an emotional day such a personal day for many russians so many families affected by the war pretty much every family has ancestors has relatives are either dead or still living that made a contribution to that great victory also a very special day today indeed because it's also the same tenor read of the founding of the red army back in nineteen eighteen after the russian revolution of course and also the anniversary of the victory in the battle of stalingrad modern day volgograd of course in southern russia that was one of the key battles of the great patriotic war one of the the biggest the most bloody battles which really was a turning point not only on the eastern front in the russian fight against nazi germany but overall in the second world war my great grandfather for them died also on the battles under stalin rather so very poignant they personally for myself here as well it's very much else

where i am now past the military history museum and towards the red square war of course you will have a bird's eye view that i'm sure mr leavitt efforts will be able to take us through you know some of the latest weaponry being on display there we'll get back to you right when that color gets moving mickey to bring you the latest updates and we appreciate that thank you daniel hoare kins now i missed it was his love it's a very member last year the military aircraft they didn't make their debut because of the weather conditions this year blue skies are looking like a saw a long shot to happen right because it really is the most impressive and breathtaking part of the parade isn't it. the weather is fine today and we hope that the aircraft will show up but. i would like to tell you that the rehearsal for the over flight was cancelled because the day before that was on the sixth the skies were very cloudy and so the commander took the decision not to take risks today i'm sure we'll see well let's keep our fingers crossed for that as danny was saying to any minute now after the military

museums, history and science, zoos and nature centers. blue star museums are one way our nation's museums can express appreciation to our military for their service and share with them america's cultural treasures. blue star museums also provide a way for military families to feel connected to their community, especially for those families who have recently relocated from a change of station. blue star families build communities that support military families by connecting research and data to programs and solutions, including career development tools, local community events for families and caregiver support. since 2009, blue star families have engaged in tens of thousands of volunteer and served more than 1.5 million military family members. blue star families will be celebrating with err american this weekend as we commem -- every american this weekend as we commemorate memorial day, in honor of so many who are no longer with us. may god bless them and may god bless the united states of america. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. green

history. now it serves as a museum. you are so interested in members of our military. you ask who they are. what are they doing? just byst because my father served in the navy and merchant marines which he did proudly in world war ii. that's an important factor for our family. i know from talking to many of these sailors and marines that they really want to tell you exactly what their life is like. it's very different than ours. as citizens of the united states, we count on them to protect us and they do. they take extremely serious -- you can see the serious faces behind us, right. abby: right. >> nice to get them to talk to you for a second and tell you what their life is like. abby: they had a fun night last night. it's supposed to be a fun weekend. fleet week and kicking off memorial day weekend. it's the 30th year of fleet week. obviously a big passion of yours. have you done over 30 usos or about 30. >> 30 usos. abby: you sang at the inauguration for president trump. what do you think about the mood of our country is. how do you feel? >> i'm glad you asked me that. because a lot of people maybe are curiou