navy. they passed a resolution founding the united states navy and commissions different naval yards to build a numerous amount igates for ther navu/ -- the navy. we realize is that not only did we need ships of being built but we needed navy yards to build those ships so congress needed a navy yard that was close to them so they could keep an eye on what the navy was doing. where a better place to do that than right along the anacostia river, right down the street from the u.s. capitol so they could keep an eye on what was going on here. that suspicion of the military for the federal government at that time, that's why this area was chosen. the very first commandant of the navy yard re-tasked -- was tasked with building the yard was a man by the name of thomas stingy. he has a very long history with this navy yard. he builds it, destroys it, then builds it again. we are getting a little bit ahead of ourselves with that story. but again, this is really part of the original portion of the na

navy band. it was in 1916 that the 16 piece band from the uss kansas was ordered here to the washington a 17 pieceo augment band from the presidential yacht, mayflower. the mayflower was permanently docked here for whenever the president wanted to go on excursions up and down the potomac to wine and dine politicians or dignitaries. they would take the mayflower out and have the band on it. theyke that band larger, took them off the uss kansas, and permanently stationed them here at the navy yard. he needed a place to practice. and the place with the commandant told them to practice was by the coal pile. that is a perfect open space for you, go to the coal pile and you can practice there. the band members had, that does not suit us. they started asking around the navy yard and finding an open place for them to hold their actresses, and they ran into the workers from the sale loft -- to hold their practices and they ran into workers from the sail loft. they never made sails up there. a made campus

navy. united states navy travels all over the world. everywhere we go we need someone to take care of the services so we need to bid out on the services. and get somebody to do that for us. it is key to being able to operate in a certain area, to do rest and relaxation in a certain area. without it, you cannot do it. brian: let me ask you in a different way. what has that company done to the navy? chris: for one thing, it has completely embarrassed the united states navy, shocked the culture of the navy that people were corrupted to provide glenn defense marine mostly with information about ship movements, but other things as well, in exchange for not that much money but fairly lavish lifestyles. so they threw fabulous parties, had great dinners, provided prostitutes for a lot of people, really expensive gifts for their wives, paid for family vacations. we are talking on the order of $10,000, $20,000, $30,000 for a weekend, some of their parties. i mean, dinner could cost $20,000 to $30,000

for the navy of tomorrow.s a prototype laboratory, the first working models and new guns are built for test. there's a factory for new and a producers of intricate weapons that require extreme technical skill and know how in many different fields. let's take a quick look at a gun in the making. after paperwork and many departments, planning, engineering, production and inspection, actual work begins. raw materials for into the processing shops. the pattern is made. parts are forged, shaved and treated. machining.ough finish machining, testing, and final assembly. the weapon is now ready for testing at the naval proving ground in virginia. it's 50 miles below washington on the west shore of the potomac river. these velocity towers or symbol of the accuracy and precision the caceres -- necessary. this is the final step in firing the table from there. the information which will ultimately be recorded will be reduced to ballistic tables that are vital to any problem. it's one of several facilities maintained at da

as part of what the navy does.o keep open pathways of prosperity from the straits of our moves to the south china sea, or just yesterday, one of conducted freedom of navigation operations, reminding the world american leadership looks like very as also with the navy does. and you do what men and women in the navy have always done, you bear the burdens of your duty with honor, courage, and commitment as the unbreakable backbone of american freedom. that's what the navy does, and it's now all of you will do from this day forward. and soon to be commissioned officers in the united states navy and rain core, all of you from this day forward are called to the leaders. -- to be leaders. always room for that you follow the wake of heroes who have done just that, you can banish any doubt by thinking of those who have gone before, and the great cloud of witnesses that surrounds us today. not just in the stands, that beyond. -- but beyond. why think of those who have gone before, i think of just a half century ago, a young m

caused a revolution in the navy.ordevelopment of the atom peaceful and warlike purposes generated this need for this research reactor. the reactor facility includes a full type reactor, experimental laboratory space, and office space. without proper tools, the scientist can be obstructed just like an automobile material -- mechanic. i -- thisicrosoft and micro-static generator, they can conduct studies. the study of the atmosphere using rockets is one of the most intriguing programs involving since worldrom nrl war ii. these airborne laboratories collect data on cosmic radiation for nrl scientists. program forlated gathering data from outer space. is annique 50 foot dish elaborate radiotelescope used in examining solar emissions. this is the human engineering laboratory, with the spots characteristics of humans is studied to help improve such things as aircraft control systems. it it's the navy machine to the man. ofject vanguard is the name -- assigned to the satellite program. the project to wrapped around assemble

navy to enlist women. and women flooded to recruiting stations, and they signed up, and they were sworn in to the navy. after world war ii ended, the united states congress decided to change what they saw as an error in the navy regulations. and they changed it back to, from u.s. citizen, they put the word male in front of that. now, this is an example of what a difference the presence or the absence of a single word means in the united states official document. just as the words in the united states constitution are extremely important when granting full rights to citizenship to men and women in our country. the words u.s. citizen automatically include women when rights and privileges are conveyed. however, both the use of the single word men beplacing the word male before those words excludes women. however, daniels had crossed a ruin -- rubicon in enlisting women to serve in the united states navy and the u.s. marine corps. now there was a record of the military service of women in the united states' ar

the historic navy yard organized by the national ms. him of the united the navy. this program is about 75 minutes. >> welcome to the washington navy yard. i'm the director of education here at the national museum of and this tour will take us throughout the history of the washington navy yard, which is a very extensive one. the yard itself is seen a lot of different historical events. some happy, some, some every day events. the yard itself has changed dramatic he over the many years. andas first founded in 1798 it was around that time that the united ace realized we needed a standing military force. he was after the american revolution that all the military was basically disbanded because of the sentiments from before the american revolution, who had a standing army at that time

by past navy activity, like the operation of its radiological lab. two feet of soil was removed from the area as part of the general clean-up plan. but we dug through navy records and found no radiological surveys have ever been performed on the spot where smith says he took the sample. >> i'm disappointed. i'm terribly disappointed in the navy. >> reporter: this attorney represents several former workers who blew the whistle on the hunter point clean-up. he organized the meeting between anthony smith and the navy last summer. now he says he's fed up with the delay. nge >> they're coming up with a plan to figure out how to test it. that's a mistake when you're allowing people to work there today. >> do you think the navy should be moving with some sense of urgency here because this specific parcel of land is so close to where new construction is already happening? >> because we've looked at this particular area very closely, we don't believe that there's any current risk. we have time to do a thorough investigation. >> reporter: anthony smith says he

brian: when did you decide to become a navy man?alcolm: my father was a master chief in the navy and i was born in a naval hospital, philadelphia naval hospital. you know, it was destined that i was going to go into the family business and his father had served in the army, world war i and world war ii. his father had served in the indian wars, and his father had served in the civil war. and him and so it was pretty much a foregone conclusion that i would join not only my father, but my five other brothers who also served in the u.s. navy. brian: why did you go to school to learn arabic? malcolm: you know, it is funny, because from a very earliest age, i had studied, you know, i was fascinated with the middle east and the arab-israeli war. -- i must have7 been seven years old at that time. and then, when the war came up in the munich olympics, i was at that age where these things became fascinating to me, so it is interesting because i did not come into the military to study arabic. i studied spanish, french, chinese, and russian. w

i'm terribly disappointed in the navy. >> reporter: a meeting was organized by smith and the navy last summer and now he's fed up with the delay. >> they are coming up with a plan to figure out how to test it. that's a mistake when you're allowing people to work there today. >> reporter: do you think the navy should be moving with some sense of urgency here because this specific parcel of land is so close to where new construction is already happening? >> because we've looked at this particular area very closely and we don't believe there's any current risk, we have time to do a thorough investigation. >> reporter: anthony smith says he hopes he can rely on the navy's team to find the full extent of contamination he believes may still exist at hunter's point. >> unless you go there and sample, you'll never know. >> reporter: navy says next month it expects its team of experts to recommend areas they should retest. we reached out to tetra tech on allegations and because of it agreement with the navy it's not allowed to provide details about its work on hunter's point. >> thank you. if y

navy.e transitioned from the u.s. army to the u.s. navy and became a landsman aboard a recovering warfare -- rivering warfare craft. we accept the army a little. host: where did they live in those days? guest: they came from a slave family in northern alabama. it is interesting because the nance's started in south carolina. but my father's side came from western georgia. there is a small place called nanceville. time of the civil war, that is where virtually all african-american nance's originated. host: when did you decide to become a navy man? guest: my father was a master chief in the navy and i was born in a naval hospital, philadelphia naval hospital. that iw, it was destined was going to go into the family business and his father had served in the army, world war i and world war ii. his father had served in the indian wars, and his father had served in the civil war. so it was pretty much a foregone conclusion that i would join not only my father, but my five other brothers who also s

he organized the meeting between anthony smith and the navy last summer.to figure out how to test it. that's a mistake when you're allowing people to work there today. >> do you think the navy should be moving with some sense of urgency because this specific parcel of land is so close to where new construction is already happening? >> because we've looked at this particular area very crossly and we don't believe that there is any current risk we have time to do it -- do a thorough investigation. >> anthony smith says he hopes he can rely on the navy's team to find the full extent of contamination he believes may still exist at hunters point. >> unless you go there and sample, you'll never know. >> the navy says next month it expects the team of experts to recommend areas of the shipyard that contractors should re-test. we also reached tout to the company for comment on smith's allegations the company says because of the agreement with the navy it's not allowed to provide details about work onnen hunters point. >> thank you so much liz. if you have a tip fo

the navy had other plans. in november 1941 barton was ordered to the philippines and shortly after his arrival he was felled by a shrapnel wounds in the leg. it happens during an enemy bombing raid on the us naval base near manila hours after the sneak attack on pearl harbor. while he was being admitted to the base hospital, his ship, a submarine tender, threw off its lines and set course for australia. with general macarthur's farmers already destroyed on the ground there was no air cover for the small american fleet or naval submarines on the globe. all ships were ordered out during the japanese air raid. the overwhelmed naval medical staff conferred our next step. .. the stretcher bearers, an odd group of 17 native musicians, none of whom the patients had seen before or since struggled to avoid studying on some arms or legs. crews gathered human remains before the japanese return in the morning. the cruise and stretcher boat had dogs, cats, chickens and fish party tearing at the flesh. at the dock a hastily

i think you see a navy industrial complex before a military industrial complex, and historically navies are more technologically advanced than armies anyway. >> your book is titled "torpedo: inventing the military-industrial complex in the united states and great britain." tell us about this case study. ms. epstein: torpedos i came to it by accident. i didn't wake up and think i really need to learn more about this. i backed into it, although i was fairly spectacular by the standards. i was flailing around for a dissertation topic, had these meaning of life questions, and someone said what about torpedoes. i have not done that seen any work on them. shockingly, they were right. that became my topic, and then my interest -- i stumbled across the intellectual property dimensions. torpedoes for these usually complex weapon systems, which i did not know when i started. they really were i think at one of the first weapons systems to drive this new procurement relationship between the government and private sector in both the united states and great britain. and so, when i realized both natio

died in a tragic parachute incident during navy's fleet week. richard lui has details. >> reporter: it was supposed to be a highlight of fleet week, demonstration by u.s. navy parachute team called the leapfrogs descending in formation at the statue of liberty. instead, something went very wrong. >> liberty park, north and south. down in the water. >> reporter: one of the s.e.a.l.s was killed. >> navy parachute failed to operate improperly and landed in the water adjacent to the park. he was retrieved immediately by u.s. coast guard personnel and jersey fire department marine unit. >> reporter: the s.e.a.l. was pronounced dead, a piece of the broken chute cut loose during the fall apparently dropped into a parking lot nearby. a celebration of service turning to tragedy on a weekend when we honor military. >>> why a man gunned down eight people including a deputy in a small town. that man, 35-year-old is in custody. he spoke out moments after his arrest sunday morning. >> suicide by cop was my intention. i lived? not after what i done. >> he told

all of this history happen here in the washington navy yard. he actually comes to the navy yard and visits him here in the offices. in also visits a ship. that is our next stop. the first design that good? >> during the civil war. sunday night on afterwards msnbc host chris haynes discusses how the criminal justice system is the vitamin country and his book. mr. hayes is interviewed by a c-span correspondent. >> it seems like this is a anchor in many ways. i am wondering how your experience reporting their limited what you talked about growing up. >> the thing that will my mind in ferguson, i think if you grow up in a city you have this perception of a city. in cities there is these racial areas, they have bad neighborhoods and good neighborhoods. all kinds of loaded ways in patrolhe way police communities. the way that borders sit atop neighborhoods. they have this overlapping the sandpaper friction. then i moved to chicago and i live in washington dc. all of this pertains. all of the mind is municipalities and ferguson are 20,000 people. it i

to celebrate the men and women of the navy, marines, and coast guard. tom? >> such a horrible accident. linsey, thanks so much. >>> next to president trump's return home, and shifting developments around jared kushner's role in a white house under increasing scrutiny. the question facing intelligence and law enforcement officials, what could have motivated kushner's alleged meeting with the russian ambassador, and talk of setting up a back channel for communication? sources tell abc news robert mueller is already working intensely on a special investigation. this, amid some strong pushback emerging from european leaders, following president trump's overseas trip. the president calling that trip a home run. here's david wright. >> reporter: tonight, at the white house, damage control. the president, finally back from his first big foreign trip. >> i think we hit a home run no matter where we are. >> reporter: but instead of doing a victory lap, he's circling the wagons. today, the president's daughter ivanka spotted consulting the private lawyer trump has ret

navy as was one of their own. >> nick knight was a 27 year old navy enlisted member. he was a system administrate-- administrator on a nuclear aircraft carrier. >> ncis agents suspected knight wasn't working alone and when asked did hesitate to give up his partner. >> his response was daniel krueger. this other individual that we identified as four. >> this type of case, thinking a couple kids just hacking in for fun. really had much greater ramifications. in fact the navy spent more than a half million dollars to recover from the cyberbreak-in. >> you can see the full report 48 hours ncis, the terrorist, the spies, the hackers, tuesday night on cbs. >> we'll be right back. >> quijano: we end stont with steve hartman and an old friend many of us grew up with. >> oh my god. >> whenever evil claims a victory as it did in manchester, people search for words of hope. and this week that search lead many back deep into their childhood to mr. rogers neighborhood of all places. >> it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood. ♪ a beautiful day for a neighbor. ♪. >> it was mr. fre

the skydiving disaster involving a navy s.e.a.l. the memorial day weekend stunt gone wrong. the s.e.a.l. forced to ditch that parachute, then slamming into the hudson river. >>> plus, the white house family crisis. president trump's son-in-law jared kushner accused of wanting to set up a back channel to speak with russian officials. this, as the investigation into the trump campaign and possible russian collusion heats up. are people close to the president now suggesting kushner take a leave of absence? >>> water park emergency. this 10-year-old somehow surviving after flying right off this steep water slide. >>> holiday storm threat. deadly flooding in the heartland. the severe weather pushing eastward. >>> and, crash landing. the collision at the indy 500. tonight, how that driver is doing. >>> and good evening. thanks for joining us on this sunday. i'm tom llamas. and we begin with the memorial day skydiving event going wrong for a navy s.e.a.l. this happening near the statue of liberty. that is his empty parachute floating into a parking lot. he had already cut himself l

navy pilot killed in action long ago. promise to bring him home finally fulfilled. >>> a solemn ceremony today in southern california where a u.s. navy pilot was finally laid to rest more than half a century after he was shot down over vietnam, and for his family, it was a promise kept. steve patterson has more tonight. >> reporter: honor and a homecoming half a century in the making. navy pilot lieutenant commander fredrick crosby, classified as killed in action for more than 50 years, was given a full military burial in san at for the rosekrantz national cemetery in san diego. remembered today by his four children. deborah crosby was only six years old when she received the news that her father was presumed dead, likely shot down during a recon mission in north vietnam in 1965. but his body wasn't located, haunting the family for years. >> it was just such a sad story that my dad was still in vietnam and not recovered. >> reporter: she made a vow to her grandmother to one day bring his remains home. >> she lit a fire un

it's also what the navy does. you do what men and women of the navy have always done.rdens of your duty with honor, courage and commitment as the unbreakable backbone of american freedom. that's what the navy does and now what all of you will do from this day forward. soon to be commissioned officers in the united states navy and marine corps, all of you from this day forward are called to be leaders. always remember that you follow in the wake of heroes who have done just that. you can banish any doubt by thinking of those who have gone before and the great cloud of witnesses that surrounds us today. not just in the stands but beyond. when i think of those who have gone before i think of a half century ago a young man from alabama did just what you all did. he answered the call to put on the uniform and he was sitting right where you're sitting. graduated from the united states naval academy in 1967 not too long after that he sailed across the pacific to join the fight for freedom in the jungles of vietnam. one day assigned to a small boat unit he was working with his

. >> navy is trying to figure out why a navy s.e.a.l.'s parachute didn't open during a fleet week demonstration causing him to plunge to his death. it happened as thousands of spectators were watching in new jersey. the parachutist was a member of an elite u.s. navy sky diving team called the leapfrogs. officials say when the parachute malfunctioned the navy s.e.a.l. was a able to cut himself out and land in the w >> a murder in silver spring. sunday morning officers found a man critically injured in his room at the day's inn hotel on 13th street. we're told a group of people attacked the man in the parking loom he managed to return to his room and today you will for help. the man was taken to the hospital where he later died. >> police in d.c. looking for the two gunmen who shot eight people early saturday morning on q street northwest. one of the victims 32-year-old argenon jones of southeast died. the other victims are expected to recover. police have not said what prompted the shooting. they're offering a $25,000 reward for informatio

he joined the navy at 17 and served as a gunner.e was once again aboard the yorktown in 1942, when it was sunk at the battle of midway. he is a retired navy captain and now lives in athens, georgia. wendell enlisted at 17, was a crew member aboard your town at sea and yorktown. he returned to pearl harbor to help repair the uss virginia. he eventually moved back home to lawrence county, alabama, where he ran a small business and worked at the local paper mill until 1992. welcome mr. andrew robertson. he was awarded the king's medal in 1942. he is a veteran of the korean and vietnam wars. after a distinguished career with an 80 at home and see -- sea he served as the federal vice president of the navy league of australia ever since. please join us in recognizing these heroes of the greatest generation. [applause] >> thank you, ladies and gentlemen. thank you. ladies and gentlemen, you will note that the table in front is set, and yet it is empty. it is in remembrance of our fallen comrades and friends who are no longer with us. i ask

united states navy all present. air force all present. coast guard all present. >> today's ceremony will feature six wreaths representing army, navy, marine corps, air force, coast guard and those missing in action. representing the united states army, brigadier general steve siver, and major tulsi gabbard. >> representing the united states marine corps, lt. general jack bergmann, and colonel al cook. >> representing the united states navy, commander tim murphy and lieutenant commander peel olsen. -- pete olsen. representing the united states air force brigadier general donald bacon and major adam kinzinger. representing the united states coast guard, ralph abraham and seaman steve blainye. to represent those held captive or still unaccounted for, command sergeant major tim walls and colonel joe wilson, united states army. ladies and gentlemen, we will now observe a moment of silence, followed by "taps." [moment of silence] detail, attention. [playing of "taps"] ♪ ladies and gentlemen, that concludes today's sorry money. thank you for att

welcome to the washington navy yard.

. >> we've always thought that the navy buying additional super hornets made sense, because they need airplanes to last to the 2040s. >> reporter: the navy disclosed that two out of every three f-18 planes are out of commission, awaiting repairs. they've been flown hard in a post-9/11 world which has resulted in a serious fighter jet shortfall. this growler is the jamming plane outfitted for the super hornet, both part of the f-18 family and both assembled here in st. louis. boeing says it's ready to make more. >> we're producing two sets per month, growlers and hornets. we can do that going back up to three or four per month in the early '20s. >> reporter: there is an allotment for 14 new super hornets. the navy is expected to buy at least a hundred more in 2022, assuring dominance for decades to come. working on a new version for future orders. >> the block 3 now is going to keep us several steps ahead of what we project is the future threat. >> reporter: after a 20-year career with the navy, this pilot test flies them as they come off the assembly line. he says it's imperative that

army/navy drive closed for a- police investigation by fern street.licopter there as well. any questions at erin fox5 d.c. on twitter. back to you maureen and holly. >> let's take a look at the stories you're engaging with the most on social media. >> wisdom back with our realtime news tracker. >> environmental protection agency replacing half of mex on one of its scientific review boards. it will make a clean break from the former -- from former president obama and his administration's approach. those serving on the board were shocked and surprised by the move because they had been told they would be serving another term. >>> let's go to orlando now and orlando florida where a little girl was attacked by an alligator. now the scary attack happened over the week. the girl was sitting by a lake in a park where an 8-foot alligator bit the girl. now she had to pry the animal's mouth opened to break free. thankfully, she's doing okay. the gator was caught and removed from the water. >>> also this morning, a senior pilot that works for the airline pia s su

the navy's newest, fastest, and quietest submarine is anything but playful.irginia class submarines can launch tomahawk cruise missiles, deploy a team of navy s.e.a.l.s from beneath the surface, and is among america's most lethal defense systems at sea. >> submarines have come a long way since world war ii. >> they have. >> reporter: captain brian sitlow leads a squadron of submarlins from the u.s. navy base in groton, connecticut. >> the ocean more and more is becoming a very critical element of our national security and our ability to influence adversaries and ensure our vital interests are protected throughout the world. >> reporter: and international waters are getting crowded. here's a russian sub getting a royal navy escort through the english channel last week. >> 70% of the globe is ocean. over 80% of the world's commerce flows across that ocean. >> reporter: the u.s. navy now has 69 commissioned submarines. 13 of them are virginia class subs. but that number will eventually double. two are being built each year at a cost of $2 billion apiece. >> do y

navy veteran separated from his family for four years. >> he served on a navy battleship during operation enduring freedom. but this is the battle of his life. >> i want to be -- make my family proud. >> reporter: he is waiting to reunite with his children, a family he hasn't seen in years. all because of the legal nightmare he became caught up in after being honorably discharged from the navy. >> once you serve your country, you assumed that this country is going to look out for you. and the system, it failed. >> reporter: when he was 19, he met with a navy recruiter who assured him that he would become a u.s. citizen by signing up. >> he was promising him a lot of stuff. >> reporter: his sister remembers. >> money for school, traveling, training in the navy and his citizenship. >> reporter: after 9/11, he went to serve in the persian gulf. >> mines in the water. doubtful when you were going to come back home or not. >> reporter: at the time he thought he became a citizen when then president george w. bush issued an executive order saying all non-u.s. citizens in the military to apply fo

and i ask for all of your prayers for the navy seal community, we lost a true patriot today. >> the navyhe seal's identity pending notification of his family. the leapfrogs performing as part of new york's fleet week. >> what a horrifying scene in new york harbor. >> meantime, terrible situation. eight people have been killed by a man who went on a shooting rampage according to authorities there in mississippi. 35-year-old cory godbolt allegedly got into an argument with his estranged wife and police say he pulled out a gun and opened fire allegedly killing three women including his mother-in-law and a sheriff's deputy who responded to the domestic disturbance before moving to second and even a third house authorities there say. on the ground with, minor injury, godbolt told a reporter that suicide by cop was his intention. >> major brushfire in southern california now blamed on a weed whacker. about 30 acres burned in los angeles yesterday. some homes were evacuated. no reported injuries. investigators say the fire started when a weed whacker being used near flammable materials overheat

the american navy, and that will be a first. first. i don't think anybody thinks that is going to happen. if they we re that is going to happen. if they were an attack onjapan by north korea, than the us and japan will jointly respond under the joint defence treaty. at the moment japan does not have any offensive weapons. it cannot strike back at north korea if it is attacked. it would have to rely on the united states. but a debate has now started injapan, again pushed by the abe government, as to whether japan again pushed by the abe government, as to whetherjapan should also change that, and should acquire offensive military weapons to allow it to strike back at north korea if it to strike back at north korea if it were attacked. thank you for updating us. there have been violent scenes on the streets of paris during the city's traditional may day march. 0ne police officer was seriously hurt. it comes as the fight for the french presidency intensifies. both candidates used campaign events to launch attacks on each other. 0ur

navy parachute team.t happened during fleet week festivities in new york harbor and tonight one of the sky divers has died. nbc's richie louie has more. >> reporter: it was supposed to be a highlight of new york's fleet week, a demonstration by the elite u.s. navy seal parachute team called the leap frogs, descending in formation near the statue of liberty. instead something went wrong. diver down in the water. >> reporter: one of the seals was killed when his chute apparently malfunctioned. >> the navy seal's parachute failed to open properly and he landed in the water adjacent to liberty state park. he was retrieved immediately by u.s. coast guard personnel and the jersey city fire department marine unit. >> reporter: the seal was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. a piece of the broken chute apparently cut lose during the fall, rofrd after dropping into a parking lot nearby. a celebration of service turning to tragedy on a weekend when the nation honors its military. richie louie, nbc news. >>> six

i think you see a navy industrial complex before a military industrial complex, and historically navies are more advanced than armies, anyway. >> your book is titled "torpedo: inventing the military-industrial complex in the united states and great britain." study. about the case ms. epstein: i came to it by accident. i didn't wake up and think i really need to learn more about this. i was flailing around for a meaning of life questions, and somebody said what about torpedoes. shockingly, they were right. that became my topic, and then my interest -- i stumbled across the intellectual property dimensions. hugely complex weapons systems, and they really were i think at one of the first weapons systems to drive this new procurement relationship between the government and private sector in both the united states and great britain. and so, when i realized both nations were running into variations on the same intellectual property problems, piqued my interest. greathe united states and britain see themselves as incredibly liberal, but both governments seemed to be liberally with respect to t

army, -- ng the representing the united states marine corps -- representing the united states navy -- representing the united states air force -- representing the exit coast guard -- to represent those held captive horse to -- or still unaccounted for -- ladies and gentlemen, we will now observe a moment of silence followed by taps. detail, attention. ♪ taps" playing] ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, that concludes today's ceremony. thank you for attending. >> tonight on c-span at 10 p.m. eastern, commencement addresses from new jersey senator cory booker, vice president mike pence, illinois senator tammy duckworth, former president bill clinton, former senator kelly ayotte, and the chair of the joint chiefs of staff, marine general joseph dunford. that starts at 10 p.m. eastern tonight. today is memorial day for remembrance of the men and women while serving in the nation's armed forces. this morning, c-span cameras were at the national all in d.c.ngton ec -- washington we visited the veterans memorial and the world war ii memorial.

said, we built this new navy. we are in the midst of a big naval buildup to respond to what is happening when they did not have enough soldiers. he asked his own counsel, can we bring some in? there is nothing in the legislation that said you cannot. they recruited women and used and employed 11,000 women in both the marines and also the united states navy. even though the press called to them unionettes, that was their rank. he insisted. the british, almost in the same month, began recruiting women. they had been doing that for more than three years at this point. they had been using women in different capacities. they had a group of women called munitionettes. so it did not look out of link with femininity they added a -ette. the toxic chemicals they had to deal with were so strong it turned their skin yellow, the canary girls. w.a.c., women's auxiliary corps, some were under bombardment in france and some died. they were doing telephone operating, running raids, railroads. the army knew that, in a way, they ult