thank you very much. >> thank gçgvm'jcyou, mr. vogel.was instructor at the basket cool when i was at quantico, an undistinguished member as golf company, which he refers to as the infamous golf company. i don't think that is a compliment. also here with us today to represent the ceremony, ceremony's co-host, is lt. general mick kicklighter. ladies and gentlemen. >> well, good morning. on behalf of friends of the national world war ii memorial board, let me also extend my welcome that you have come to commemorate the 69th anniversary of the allied victory of world war ii, as the war came to an end in the pacific. as you heard, 69 years ago today, the japanese formally surrendered aboard the battleship "uss missouri" in tokyo bay. this brought to an end finally ward war ii. mr. peterson, thank you so much for being our master of ceremonies, you've done this before. i can't add to all the great things that was said about you when you were introduced, but i would add that you are a marine veteran, and throughout your career, you have taken a

[applause] thank you mr. vogel.distinguished member of golf company, the infamous golf company. i don't think that is a compliment. today to with us ,epresent the ceremony lieutenant general kicklighter. [applause] >> good morning and on behalf of friends of the national world war ii memorial, but may also extend my welcome that you have come to commemorate the 60 night anniversary of the allied victory of world war ii as the world came to an end and the pacific. today, the japanese formally surrendered a board the uss missouri. and world waro an ii. mr. peterson at, thank you so much for being our master of ceremonies. you have done this before. i can't add to all of the great things that were said about you when you are introduced. you are marine veteran. you have taken a special interest in taking care of those men and women who are serving our country and you have done a great deal for our veterans. admiral luther, i know you are a busy man. it is great to have you with us as well. , we look forward to hearing y

steve vogel, author of through the perilous fight, six weeks that saved the nation. this is about 55 minutes. >> our next speaker will be speaking about -- mr. madison will have to put on his armor, in the capture of washington. steve vogel is the author of "through the perilous fight." he's a veteran journalist who wrote for the "washington post" until 2014. most recently covering2014. most recently covering the treatment of veterans from the wars in afghanistan and iraq. vogel covered the september 11th, 2001 terrorist attack on the pentagon, and the building's subsequent reconstruction, he also covered the fall of berlin -- of the berlin wall. he's working on a project, the history of berlin during the cold war, maybe he has gone back in his mind at least to the fall of berlin. and he also covered the class of the war -- he received a master's degree in international public policy from john's hopkins university school of advanced international studies. it's our pleasure to welcome steve vogel to the podium. >> thank you very much. a great honor to be here, and thank you to the u.s. capitol historical society and the white house historica

mr. madison will have to put on his armor, coburn and the capture of washington. steve vogelis the author of through the perilous fight and the pentagon history. he's a veteran journalist who wrote for "the washington post" until 2014. most recently covering the treatment of veterans from the wars in afghanistan and iraq. his reporting about the war in afc was part of a package of "the washington post" stories that was selected as a finalist for the 2002 pulitzer prize. he covered the september 11th attack on the pentagon, and also covered the fall of beryl -- of the berlin wall. he's actually currently working on a project on the history of berlin during the cold war, so maybe he has gone back in hi mind at least to the fall of berlin. a graduate of the college of william and mary with a degree in government, he received a master's degree in national public policy from john hopkins, so it's our pleasure to welcome

steve vogel, author of through the perilous fight, six weeks that saved the nation. this is about 55 minutes. >> our next speaker will be speaking about -- mr. madison will have to put on his armor, in the capture of washington. steve vogel is the author of "through the perilous fight." he's a veteran journalist who wrote for the "washington post" until 2014. most recently covering2014. most recently covering the treatment of veterans from the wars in afghanistan and iraq. vogel covered the september 11th, 2001 terrorist attack on the pentagon, and the building's subsequent reconstruction, he also covered the fall of berlin -- of the berlin wall. he's working on a project, the history of berlin during the cold war, maybe he has gone back in his mind at least to the fall of berlin. and he also covered the class of the war -- he received a master's degree in international public policy from john's hopkins university school of advanced international studies. it's our pleasure to welcome steve vogel to the podium. >> thank you very much. a great honor to be here, and thank you to the u.s. capitol historical society and the white house historica

mr. madison will have to put on his armor, coburn and the capture of washington. steve vogelis the author of through the perilous fight and the pentagon history. he's a veteran journalist who wrote for "the washington post" until 2014. most recently covering the treatment of veterans from the wars in afghanistan and iraq. his reporting about the war in afc was part of a package of "the washington post" stories that was selected as a finalist for the 2002 pulitzer prize. he covered the september 11th attack on the pentagon, and also covered the fall of beryl -- of the berlin wall. he's actually currently working on a project on the history of berlin during the cold war, so maybe he has gone back in hi mind at least to the fall of berlin. a graduate of the college of william and mary with a degree in government, he received a master's degree in national public policy from john hopkins, so it's our pleasure to welcome steve vogel to the podium. >> thank you very much. a great honor to be here, and thank you to the u.s. capital historical society and the white house historical so