the americans at normandy, and the deadly brotherhood. explain to us what that phrase means, the deadly brotherhood. guest: that came out of an interview with a company commander who served in the 80th infantry division of world war ii. when i asked him why he and his soldiers endured the combat they did, it was very heavy combat throughout the fall of 1944 campaign in france and he said brotherhood. when he said that, it really kind of put everything together for me. of all the material i had gathered for the book, that this was the primary motivation. and it was a kind of brotherhood that existed among combat soldiers and it certainly was deadly. so, i thought that that really feels the phrase that i felt summed up the topic best. so, that is where it came from and i don't regret it a bit because still over 10 years later i think that was it to a tee. host: the next call is from chicago, illinois. cora, welcome to the program. caller: thank you for having me. what i wanted the young man to talk about was the fact that when away defeated

then the normandy invasion. in the pacific at this very same time, you have fighting going on in new guinea, mcarthur's campaign in new guinea at that point still raging on. and you have the centerpiece of the allied effort in the pacific that year, the invasion of the mariannas was about to take place. so we are about ten days before the invasion of sigh pan. and is an effort not quite equal to the normandy invasion but pretty close because it's subsequently followed up by invasions of guam. these are huge campaigns and they certainly were all subconnected in one way just to draw on what we're talking about earlier was landing craft. having enough landing craft to go around was an issue, whether we would have enough for the pacific invasions versus the invasion of normandy, all these things had to be considered and yines hour was a major player. so, for instance, the normandy campaign was originally scheduled -- or the normandy invasion was originally scheduled for may. eisenhower had to push it back because th

the battle of normandy was to last until august 29. on that date, 2 million allied soldiers had disembarked. 38,500 had been killed, 150,000 wounded, and 19,000 were missing in action. on the german side, 60,000 were dead, 140,000 wounded, 200,000 or taken prisoner, and 20,000 civilians had also lost their lives. the battle of normandy decided the fate of this war, but this battle was won on the beaches and in the fields by the sons of farmers, sons of american workers, whose fathers had also fought in 1918. this battle was won by british soldiers who were the incarnation of the hero of values of our great people that in the darkest period of its history, never gave up. this battle was won by canadian soldiers who, starting from the first few days of the war, volunteered to go to battle, not because the country was threatened, but because the were convinced that it was a question of honor. the battle of normandy was won by the soldiers of the first polish armored division who were fighting near the cliffs and who provided cover. the ba

troops who died during the normandy invasion on d-day, 65 years ago today. we will go back to the phones. poplar bluff, missouri. bob. what is on your mind this morning? caller: my grandparents left germany in 1939, 1940. alfred and mildred. and they got out just in time. but i kind of wondered about my great uncles that were there and i don't know what happened to them. host: your uncles, bob, fought for the united states or were they on the german side? caller: i'm pretty sure they were jewish so, you know? but one thing that really gets me down is that, you know, the ve vets' unemployment rate is 11.4, higher than the rest of the unemployment rate in the united states. and here are soldiers that are fighting for our lives and their unemployment rate is higher than the rest of the country. host: bob, thanks for your call. let's go on to atleboro, massachusetts. sandra what is your connection? caller: my stepfather was in the battle of the bulge, my father was in korea. my stepfather got his eardrums blown up. he had five different campaigns and he was a me

in the end, and jim came back to normandy for the same reason we'll come back. he came for the reason articulated by howard hubner, another. shubert here with us today. when asked why he made the trip, howard said it is important we tell our stories. it does not have to be something big. just a little story about what happened, so people don't forget. so people don't forget. friends and veterans, we cannot forget. what we must not forget is that d-day was a time and place where the bravery and selflessness of a few was able to change the course of an entire century. within an hour of maximum danger, it made belleek circumstances, men who thought themselves ordinary found within themselves the ability to do something extraordinary. -- amid bleek circumstances, men found the ability to do something extraordinary. they fought out of a simple sense of duty, and sustained by the same ideals for which their countrymen had once fought for over two centuries. that is the story of normandy, but also the story of america, of the minutemen who gathered on a green in lexing

still buried in graves in normandy. buried on the cliffs, their white crosses and stars of david shine and glisten in the morning sunshine over omaha and utah beaches. mr. speaker, others are buried in unmarked graves all other europe known only to god. they were great americans and we should always remember them, we will always be proud and we will always be free because of them. that's just the way it is. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentlewoman from california, ms. woolsey, is now recognized. the gentlewoman -- the gentlewoman from ohio is recognized for five minutes. ms. kaptur: mr. speaker, i rise this evening to remember al william seidman, known to many as bill. among his many life accomplishments he served as chairman of the federal deposit insurance corporation through the recovery of the savings and loans industry following the massive scandals and excesses of the 1980's. he was a patriot, a wry intellect, and a very sharp financial system regulator. sadly, ameri

that is the story of normandy. but also the story of america. of the minutemen who gathered on a green, of the union boys to repel the charges gettysburg, of the men who gave the last full measure of devotion. of all the young men and women whose valor and witness still carry forward this legacy of service and sacrifice. it is a story that has never come easy, and one that always gives us hope. we face the hardships and struggles of our time, and arrive at that hour for which we were born. we cannot help but draw strength from those moments in history when the best among us were somehow able to swallow their fears and secure a beachhead on an unforgiving shore. to those men who achieve that victory 65 years ago, we thank you for your service. may god bless you and god bless the memory of all those to rest here. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, for the normandy veterans that are with us here today will be awarded the legion of honor in recognition of their efforts in bravery. the legion of honor is france's highest declaration. it was greeted

that is the story of normandy. but also the story of america. of the minutemen who gathered on a green, of the union boys to repel the charges gettysburg, of the men who gave the last full measure of devotion. of all the young men and women whose valor and witness still carry forward this legacy of service and sacrifice. it is a story that has never come easy, and one that always gives us hope. we face the hardships and struggles of our time, and arrive at that hour for which we were born. we cannot help but draw strength from those moments in history when the best a

of the information regarding d day by the numbers, the allies landed with about 156,000 troops in normandy. the american forces landed, numbered about 73,000, 23,000 250 on utah beach. 34,000 250 on omaha beach and over 1500 air borne troops. 21,400 britance landed on juneo beach. and 7900 british air borne troops came in from the skies. back to the phones. oakland, california. go ahead. caller: good morning. every time i watch your program on d-day, i never hear anything about the participation of africa or our ex-clone yl powers. oim from west africa. we have the second, the most natural beach in the world. the ships from all these powers came to our shores to collect possessions and water -- positions and water. our men were sent to these wars from my jeeria. a lot of them participated and i'm sure others participated for the french clone yl matters. yet, nobody ever talks about the participation of african countries in these wars. i was six years old and i coming into our city. so how come nobody ever talks about the participation of the african soldiers in this war? host: you have tod

[applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, four of the normandy veterans that are with us here today will be awarded the legion of honor in recognition of their efforts and bravery. the legion of honor is france's highest decoration. it was created by napoleon bonaparte in 18 02. today's recipients will be awarded the order of officer of the legion of honor. [speaking french] [but bugle plays] >> ladies and gentlemen, please rise for the legion of honor presentation for jack woods, joseph roach of canada and [inaudible] military personnel, attention to orders. [speaking french] [applause] [speaking french] [applause] [speaking french] [applause] [speaking french] [applause] [bugle placys] >> ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. ladies and gentlemen, president obama, his royal highness the prince of wales, prime minister brown, prime minister harper, and presidents are cozy will now lay a wreath at the memorial in honor of those who served and those who made the supreme sacrifice. [speaking french] >> ladies and gentlemen, we will now observe a moment of silence for our fallen brother rubr

for three centuries, no invader had ever been able to cross the english channel into normandy. it had never been more difficult than in 1944. that was the year that hitler ordered his top field marshal to fortify the atlantic wall against a seaborne invasion. and the tip of norway to southern france, nazis lined the steep cliffs with machine guns and artillery. low-lying areas were flooded to block passage. tarpon polls awaited paratroopers. if you sharpened poles awaited paratroopers. by the time of the invasion, half a million germans waited for the allies along the coast between holland and northern france. at dawn on june 6, the allies came. the best chance for victory had been for the british royal air corps to take out the guns on the cliffs all airborne divisions parachuted behind enemy lines. but all the not go according to plan. paratroopers landed miles from their mark. the fog and clouds prevented allied planes from destroying the guns on the cliffs. when the ships landed here at omaha, and unimaginable help rained down on the men. many never made it out of the votes

reasons for me being in europe this week is to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the landing in normandy. this is a moment that, obviously, is of great importance to the united states. so many lives were lost during this period, it marks the beginning of the end of world war ii, and many of the veterans of world war ii in the sunset of their years. and so having an opportunity to acknowledge them once again and the sacrifices they made we very important to me. as part of that trip, we thought it was very important to -- for me to visit buchenwald. first of all, i've never traveled to one of the concentration camps. but this one has a personal connection to me. it's not only that i know eloisa and have read about his writings, and i've stated this before, it's also that my grandmother's brother was one -- was part of the units that first liberated that camp. and i've talked about this before in the united states, perhaps not in germany, about the shock of this very young man, he couldn't have been more than 19 or 20 at the time, was such that he ended up when he returned having a very dif

corp. 2009] >> president obama's european trip continues saturday as he travels to paris and to normandy for a ceremony marking the sixty fifth anniversary of the d-day invasion. you can watch the ceremony beginning at 9:05 a.m. eastern time. coming up next, the joint economic committee examines the results of the latest unemployment report. new york times columnist david brooks talks about the administration -- the obama administration. then, the health and human services secretary testifies. the you're watching public affairs programming on c-span. >> coming up on tomorrow morning's "washington journal." jarrett allen of the hill paper has written about detainee interrogations'. and for the sixty fifth anniversary of d-day, we will talk to john mcmanus, author of "the americans at normandy." >> today, the labor department reported in 9.4% unemployment rate for last month. that is half of a% higher than -- that is half a percentage higher than in april. it is an hour and 15 minutes. >> i would like to welcome the chairman for holding this meeting. they will brief us on the most recent u

he will be in the normandy region tomorrow. , sightseeing on this trip? caller: and considerable amount of sightseeing. the speech yesterday was the focal point at cairo university, but after that he went to see the pyramids and the sphinx. he said if the cameras were not traveling along he would have liked to have ridden a camel. but he thought that the image of writing a camel would not have been a good one. it has really been a pretty tight schedule with meetings and speeches and what not, but as he heads off to france tonight, he will be joined over the weekend by his wife, michelle obama, and his two daughters. the majority of the trip from country to country has been more work than play. host: one of the photographs in the washington post this morning, for those who lost their lives on the d-day invasion. a lot of people remember the words of ronald reagan on the 40th anniversary -- will we hear similar words today from this president? caller: i think we will hear similar words. this president -- i expect him to talk about his grandfather and his un

. >> and we'll talk to john mcmanus, the author of "the americans at d-day and the americans at normandy." >> there is still time to get your 2009 u.s. congressional directory with information about the cabinet and the nation's governors, plus district maps. it's $16.95 online at c-span.org/products or call 1-877-on-c-span. >> president obama and german chancellor angela merkel held a news conference yesterday in dresden, germany. during the conference, they talked about climate change and the 65th anniversary of d-day. today president obama will speak in france at a commemoration of the anniversary. >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen. we are lucky to have the american president with us here for the first time after meeting with us at the nato summit. we will visit a little bit of dresden, and later we go to the former concentration camp. i believe this is a trip of a highly symbolic nature. let me just remind all of us of the visit to buchenberg we will take later in the day. it is so important that the american president makes his first stop here in dresden. this is a highly symboli

of d-day, we'll talk to john mcmanus, the author of "the americans at d-day" and the americans at normandy. >> how is c-span fund snd >> private -- c-span funded? >> private donations. >> public television. >> i don't know where the money comes from. >> federally. >> contribution from donors. >> how is c-span fund snd 30 years ago america's cable companies created c-span as a public service. a private business initiative. no government mandate. no government money. >> "new york times" columnist david brooks speaking about president obama. mr. brooks was at the national conference of the american advertising federation as the keynote speaker at the "new york times" luncheon. this is 20 minutes. >> i never get tired of looking at that. we're about to hear from one of the nation's most respected and well liked journalists. he certainly has a lot to talk about these days. when our nation's 44th president took office on january 20, he was faced with a litany of issues and challenges so vexing that he must occasionally wonder why he campaigned so hard for the job. moments after he took the oath,

here is normandy. normandy comes under the battle monument commission. and arlington under the oversight of the army. then we have a v.a. cemetery in san diego under the national shrine program. excellent. but what happened when i complained about let's get rid of the weeds around the stones. they took a weed whacker and now we have dirt all around the stones. that is not the shrine program that we're talking about. mr. dicks: would the gentleman yield? i would like to thank you for bringing this issue to light and i would be happy to work with you to improve the standards of these cemeteries. i agree we must improve these cemeteries to ensure that our appreciation for our veterans' sacrifices is appropriately expressed by maintaining their final resting place to the highest standards. the national park service is taking steps towards better maintenance of the cemeteries. the national office of the park service is assembling a team with expertise in cultural resource preservation and maintainance. this team will conduct a review of these two active cemet

normandy we sent all our troops to shore and scrambled off those landing vessels, stormed the beaches. that took place after literally months of planning, months of preparation. and finally the day of excuse came. -- and finally the day of execution came. in a way, the census is like preparing for the senator man did i invasion. it is the efforts under way now -- they have been under way for months and will continue until april 1 and beyond that day as we try to count everybody. yet at this critical time, as we approach the need to do this -- conduct our census, to do it in an accurate, cost-effective way -- we don't have a leader there. we have some good people, but they lack a director. fortunately for us -- well, let me just back up. last month i held a hearing on our homeland security/government affairs committee, and we invited people who have been high-level officials and i think -- in i think every census in -- since the 1970's. we asked them to come and talk to us about how they think we're doing in preparation for the 2010 census. and at the end of their speeches, i asked the

his next destination is france tomorrow with stops in paris and normandy, where he will observe the 65th anniversary of d-day. he was -- he spoke to the muslim -- muslim world yesterday. we will show you that speech again at 1030 east and on c- span. -- tan 30 a.m. eastern on c- span. on booktv, the midwest's largest literary event. saturday starting at 11 eastern and drop the day. panels and others on the economy, globalization and the american worker, homosexual rights, former illinois gov. robb book which, -- gov. plight of iof illinois. and last sunday come in depth, univ. vilma professed professor and former weather underground member. he will take your calls as well as questions from the audience. for complete schedule, go online to booktv.org. >> there's still time to get your copy of cspan22009 congressional directory, with information on house and senate members, and the nation's governors, plus the district maps and how to contact caucuses and committees. it is $16.95, online or call the number on the screen. >> and now a house hearing on the fiscal year 2010 budget, such as na

until we got enough fighters in late in the process and 1100 turn things around, made possible the normandy landings, the real air impact had nothing to do with the strategic bombers, it had to do with the handful, 1200 p 37s, under a brilliant general. they saved the day. they made possible patton's amazing advance across france. what do we have here? it is not advancing. >> when you have these types of wizards you are in trouble. [inaudible conversations] >> okay. and overall, what did the bombing do? it stiffened german resolve to continue the war, and strengthen the nazi regime. interestingly enough, exactly what the germans did to the english when they bombed england, they stood in the english resolve where production proved, the regime, much strengthened in their attempts to pursue the war. , but you will see that over and over again in the history of strategic bombing. in korea, right after world war ii, the bomber general really took over the air force, cut the fighters to almost nothing, force the most brilliant combat leader we had out of the air force because he was the bobber gu

the president's news conference with german chancellor and also tomorrow, the events at normandy. the president's speech in cairo will read-share-air. joe is next. caller: good morning. i keep hearing -- first of, i think the president did the right thing. i think he delivered a very good speech. i am pleased that he spoke to a majority of people in the united states. i have a problem hearing that extremist muslims are a very small minority amount of people there. i do not see that they're making any money. i want to know how they are getting funded. they do not seem to be underfunded. guest: someone out there is funding networks laich al qaeda. there is no doubt about it. we did say at the outset that there are a lot of extremists in the arab and muslim world. we also said that muslims in number over 1 billion people. the greatest majority of muslims -- they just want to lead a peaceful life. they want to look after their families and their children the same that people here in the west want to do. when you have a tax of one kind or another in pakistan or in afghanistan or in ira

host: if you missed the ceremony from the normandy region of france, commemorating the 65th anniversary of that june 5 invasion -- june 6 invasion, there was a front page spread here. "unimaginable help," as suffered by soldiers. todd, new york. good morning. caller: one of the things that we often forget is what led us in the last two years to the point we are at with general motors and chrysler. that was the increase in gasoline prices. general motors relies so much on truck sales, we jumped up to $4 per gallon. what did not have been better to supplement oil companies with billions of dollars to not get us to this point? instead of throwing money at the auto makers? if we had never had $4 per gallon prices, i do not think that we would have been in this situation. host: the president spend the night in paris, flying back to washington today. this is a scene from a conference. an e-mail, going back to the issue of chrysler and fiat. "americans complain about high- priced cars, but we live a high- priced life. how many chinese have one to one cars for family members? caller: good morni

the president's news conference with german chancellor and also tomorrow, the events at normandy. the president's speech in cairo will read-share-air. joe is next. caller: good morning. i keep hearing -- first of, i think the president did the right thing. i think he delivered a very good speech. i am pleased that he spoke to a majority of people in the united states. i have a problem hearing that extremist muslims are a very small minority amount of people there. i do not see that they're making any money. i want to know how they are getting funded. they do not seem/r there are a lot of extremists in the arab and muslim whorled rigid world. but muslims are over 1 billion people the greatest majority want to lead a peaceful life and do their own thing and look after their families and their children, of the same that people in the west what to do. or another in pakistan or in afghanistan or in iraq, obviously, that grabs attention. it grabs the attention of the media. it becomes the focal point of coverage. by becoming the focal point of coverage, the entire muslim region is sudde

reasons for me being in europe this week is to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the landing in normandy. and this is a moment that obviously is of great importance to the united states. so many lives were lost during this time. it marks the beginning of the end of world war ii. and many of the veterans of world war ii are in the sunset of their years. so having an opportunity to acknowledge them once again and the sacrifices they made was very important to me. as part of that trip we thought it was very important for me to visit the concentration camp. first of all, i had never traveled to one of the concentration camps, but this one has a personal connection to me. it is not only that i know elie wiesel, and my grandfather's brother was part of the units that first liberated that camp. i have talked about this before in the united states, perhaps not in germany. the shock for this very young man who could not have been more than 19 or 20 at the time was such that he ended up when he returned having a very difficult time readjusting to civilian life. and it was a memory that burned in h

there were stopped in paris and normandie scheduled for tomorrow, and he will mark the 16th anniversary of d-day. he started the trip and saudi arabia before visiting egypt. he gave an address to the muslim world. we will show you that speech sunday at 10:30 eastern here on c-span. next, an arab perspective on the events in cairo. host: i want to begin with this. it is to the essence of what we are about. people should get out of other people's business, there are enough problems at home to worry about. how do you respond to that? of them goes to the heart of the issue you just raised. you have the president of the united states who travels to the muslim world to deliver a speech. almost as if that part of the muslim world was part of the american constituency. this is something that he talked about during his election period. it was almost as if he was trying to live up to a promise that he had given arabs and muslims to address their concerns in the middle east. it is just a measure of how interconnected the world has become. it was obvious that he was talking to three different const

turned to him and told thhim that more people would die in that battle than died on the beaches at normandy. he was stunned at that realization. americans are sometimes characterized as being casually of verse. we cannot stick it out, if we have casualties, we will cut and run. someone else from another nation told me that he told others that did not understand the americans when they said they would not stick it out. he has walked the walk from seminary to cemetery ridge. you will understand what the ambassador was saying. we were with sir winston churchill's grandson. he was commenting on the flexibility of the american army. it was so thoroughly able to change its approach to the war in iraq, almost turning on a dime, and he suggested the royal army could not have done that. i learned more about us in that conversation with our british friend about our ability to do certain things. i had a conversation with an ambassador from a middle eastern country. he said something along the lines of the americans not sticking it out because they were feeling. the ambassador said he told his head of

picasso, normandy landing, come and see france with the eiffel tower. belgium: travel to belgium where fun is always in fashion, they say. brussels, sophisticated simplicity, the capital of cool. one special reason to visit india in 2009. any time is a good time to visit the land of taj, but there's no time like now. so come to india. and the list goes on and on. ireland, emerald ireland. go where ireland takes you. a beautiful picture of ireland saying come to our country. finally, australia. arrived for an experience to remember. departed with an adventure we'll never forget. come to australia. i tell you all of this and describe the fact that the country of turkey advertises on a golf tournament on television today, come to turkey, i tell you that because here's what's happened to visitors to the united states since the year 2000. since 2000 and 2008 we've had a 3% decrease visitors. 613,000 fewer people have come to the united states to visit per year than existed in 2000. so over eight years, we've actually lost ground and had fewer people visit th

here is the rest of the trip schedule, france with stops in paris and normandie where he will observe the 65th anniversary of d-day. his speech to the muslim world in cairo--- cairo, egypt will be shown again this sunday. we have more now on the president's speech and a trip from this morning's "washington journal." . i want to begin with this treat that gives us an account. it says "we will never solve their problems. the u.s. should get out of other people's business. there are enough problems at home to worry about." how do you respond to that? guest: at least a philosophy of the speech yesterday was extraordinary in so many different ways. one of goes -- one of them goes to the heart of the issue you just raised. you have the president of the united states who travels to the muslim world to deliver a speech. almost as if that part of the muslim world was part of the american constituency. this is something that he talked about during his election period. it was almost as if he was trying to live up to a promise that he had given arabs and muslims to address their concerns in the m

looking ahead, the president next goes to france with stops in normandy, of which the president will mark the 65th anniversary of d-day. the president started his trip and saudi arabia before visiting cairo, where he gave an address to the muslim world. he will show you that speech this sunday at 10:30 eastern. the speech continues to generate action -- continues to generate reaction. we got some analysis this morning on "washington journal." host: let me share with the many of the editorials. they call it the cairo speech. pointing out that words are important. mr. obama was right when he urged leaders to say those words in public, but words are not enough. mr. obama, who has been in office less than six months, has a lot to do to fulfill this mission. guest: what the president is trying to do, he wants to turn the page with the muslim world. once to begin a new dialogue and search for common ground. -- he wants to begin a new dialogue. at the same time, as he said, everything does not change with one speech. but one of his prime objectives is to get a lot of people in different mus

it's about that terribly long day when we invaded europe at normandy that eventually led to the end of world war ii. and a friend of mine recommended it and it's an amazing book and i'm excited about reading that. some recent books that i read that i would recommend to people, one, written by a navy seal. about his experiences in afghanistan and it's called the lone survivor and he is the lone survivor and it's one of the more remarkable stories of human courage and really is a tribute to the courage of his comrades who lost their lives in that time in afghanistan but it's a tremendous book. another great book that i just read not too long ago called the great upheaval by jay winik. it's fascinating in that it talks about the french revolution, the american revolution and what was happening in russia with catherine the great at the same time and it ties history together better than any book that i've ever read especially how each one of those -- each one of those countries affected each other and so it's one of the better history books that i've ever read. >> to see more summer lists a

he has stops in france tomorrow in paris and normandy, where he will celebrate the 65th anniversary of d-day. his speech in cairo, egypt, continues to generate attention. we will show it again on sunday here on c-span. now, craig newmark, creator of craigslist. this is about 55 minutes. >> craig new2mark probably does not need much introduction, but because we will be on c-span, maybe more. it was created in 1995 and has grown to an online communities spanning almost 600 cities in 60 countries. craig continues to serve as a customer-service representative for craigslist. you should also note that he is a supporter of cfp. we advertised the conference for the first time on craigslist in san francisco. most importantly, craig is an advocate for internet freedom. i'm sure he will touch on some of the advances involving internet freedom, and craig has been involved. he has always been a principled stand, doing so notwithstanding the risks, so i am really thrilled that he is going to be having a conversation today. we have another person also very well known to this audience. saul hansell j

the president now heads to paris and normandy, france. he'll wrap up his trip with remarks at the u.s. cemetery there. tomorrow is the 65th anniversary of d-day and we plan to carry the president's speech live tomorrow on c-span. >> this weekend on c-span2's book tv, live the midwest largest literary event. the "chicago tribune" printer row litfest. >> for a complete schedule of this weekend's programs and times, go online to booktv.org. >> our party needs, obviously, a lot of work. >> sunday, on c-span's q & a. indiana republican governor mitch daniels on revitaling the gop. >> it needs to look inwardly and think about how it can speak more meaningfully to the problems of today and to the -- and to the americans of today, to the young people of the day specifically. maybe i can be a little part of that. you don't have to be a candidate to do that. >> q & a with governor mitch daniels sunday night on c-span. also on xm radio or download the c-span podcast. >> how is c-span funded? >> private donations. >> taxpayers? >> i don't really know

his next destination is france with stops tomorrow in paris and normandy. the president's speech to the muslim world in cairo, egypt, continues to generate global reaction. we'll show that speech again this sunday at 10:30 a.m. eastern here on c-span. herbert allison is president obama's nominee to be the next tarp administrator at the treasury department. his senate confirmation hearing before the banking committee runs an hour and 20 minutes. >> the committee will come to order. let me welcome all of you here this morning. let me say to my friend and colleague senator shelby, the former chairman of the committee, will be with us shortly this morning. let me welcome our nominee this morning, mr. herbal i son, who is our nominee to be the assistant secretary-designate for financial stability at the department of the treasury. we welcome you as well, mr. allison. let me begin by thanking you for your willingness to serve during these times. i'm going to take a couple of minutes and some opening comments. i will ask my colleagues whether or not they would lik

but if just one marine goes ashore the next day, the headlines will read, marines storm ashore at normandy. and i'm not going to stand for it. folks, again, i want to talk, as was specified, about where we are in iraq and afghanistan. i want to talk to you about pakistan and about the nature of our force, how we see the future and maybe a little about the q.d.r. but i look forward to your questions. let's start with iraq my number one priority as commandant are the troops at the point of the sphere. we've been in iraq for quite some time. this last february we had a transfer of authority in iraq. we had a major general rick tryon take over. the three-star army commander was out from baghdad, he said he believe he is is witnessing the last turnover of marines in iraq. we agree with that. there will be a mid summer rotation we do several month rotations, i'll talk with you in a moment about that we think in spring of 2010, general tryon will close the door, turn out the lights and end marine corps presence in iraq. we think we're coming out under a victory pennant, that we've done what the c

people who have been to that coast in normandy know, they took direct hits from 14-inch shells and survived. beautifully built fortifications, set up to fire enfilade down the beach. they had holes in the ground surrounded by cement, and they could set mortar crews in there. so those mortar crews were invulnerable. they had a spotter who was right up on the edge, and he'd call out the coordinates -- they had zeroed all this in advance -- and drop that shell in there, and off it goes and they knew where it was going to hit. that only begins to describe the complexities of the atlantic wall. the problem with the atlantic wall was, it had no depth to it. once through, you were through. there wasn't anything behind it. and once through, the guys to the left on the atlantic wall and to the right were immobile. they didn't have organic transportation. they didn't have trucks, they didn't have jeeps, they didn't even have bicycles. they were just stuck in the thing. so once through you were through, and that was the victory on d-day. we got through the atlantic wall. not very far. the british were

with a keen awareness of the danger that lay ahead, they stormed the court -- coast of normandy with a four century that would forever change the human course of history. too few of those heroes as set out across so stormy waters on june 6, 1944, are with us today, but we take a moment now to honor their great sacrifice, to thank all those who have served our country, and to keep alive the memories of lost loved ones. the greatest generation bestowed on us the gifts of a continued liberty and democratic government, each based on the exceptional american commitment to the rule law. this week, i met with sonia sotomayor, president obama's nominee to the united states supreme court. she has a rich and engaging personality, a marvelous personal story. she also has a strong resume, the sort of education and legal background we should look for in a nominee. she has spent time in private practice, served as a federal prosecutor, and now sits as an appellate judge on the second circuit court of appeals. as i told her during our meeting, i and my republican colleagues in the senate are firmly