thank you, mr. vance. i've not read your book, but i will. i think that something is getting overlooked here. and i think that we just overlook the republicans who voted the hard working americans have always been so giving and so understanding, and because they have good, solid jobs, they can afford to give. so we don't have the jobs anymore, and now people want to be able to give, but we find that we're giving to lost causes. so much for welfare and all the programs. and we just can't give anymore, and i don't think that -- it's not racism or class or whatever, but we just can't do that financially anymore. so i think you're missing a whole boat of the financial issues that are playinging the working class of america. we just can't do this anymore. guest: yeah, thank you for that, and i appreciate that. one of the things i write about in the book that i do think is really important is the way that the economy, the way that manufacturing has declined in these areas, and so i do think the jobs crisis, the wage yice in these areas is a really

thank you, mr. vance. i've not read your book, but i will. think that something is getting overlooked here. and i think that we just overlook the republicans who voted the hard working americans have always been so giving and so understanding, and because they have good, solid jobs, they can afford to give. so we don't have the jobs anymore, and now people want to be able to give, but we find that we're giving to lost causes. so much for welfare and all the programs. and we just can't give anymore, and i don't think that -- it's not racism or class or whatever, but we just can't do that financially anymore. so i think you're missing a whole boat of the financial issues that are playinging the working class of america. we just can't do this anymore. guest: yeah, thank you for that, and i appreciate that. one of the things i write about in the book that i do think is really important is the way that the economy, the way that manufacturing has declined in these areas, and so i do think the jobs crisis, the wage yice in these areas is a really im

george vance ladies and gentlemen. mr. donald pic ard served in the united states navy as a seaman first class and was a landing boat crew and gunner's mate. mr. donald pickard. mr. william ryan commenced his service in 1932 in grak lakes illinois. after completing in naval gunnery school in gulfport, mississippi, he was assigned to the naval armed guard as a gunner on the third gun aboard the liberty ship usmc 0347. robert tomas from march 1943 to november 43. he was later assigned to the uss new jersey as a fire controlman in number three. ladies and gentlemen, mr. william ryan. mr. neil brown served with united states army during world war ii in the motor transport squadron. he was stationed in the philippines throughout that time. ladies and gentlemen, mr. neil brown. mr. jack hugman served in the united states army in the pacific theater of operations during world war ii. specialty was supply and he was a seaman first class. ladies and gentlemen, mr. jack hugman. our next veteran is mr. monroe, joined the army air cor