okinawa. but i think of his of his bonds with, alcoholism. think of of being spied upon in the race against. wallace thank. and yet come out it at the end of with your self-respect of with people who again admire who recognize that you're just human like everybody else and and they're forgiving. i mean, the people who i used to say that gary is like whack a mole with the people who are saying, oh, danny brucia was convicted, say, in newspapers or somewhere, danny bruce was convicted of bribery. no, he wasn't. and and gary goes him every time because it wasn't true. but but it's that that incorrect memory carries on and it's repeated and. it's it's it's damaging. so i tried to tell the truth. sometimes the truth was not. pretty. i see j. griswold raising his hand, chairman emeritus, the maryland center for history and culture and chairman of about everything else else. i raised. i didn't know danny brewster and hell of a guy and i always and i think it was thomas jefferson said there's nothing so tasty as a morsel of real history. and this is

switch driving sides over the years. japan drives from the left side of fluid, but after world war to okinawa was on the american control and to switch to driving on the drive. in contrast to the rest of the country, it was only in 1978 and what was called the 7 put the change over that attributed to driving on the left. iceland nigeria, sierra leone, human and honda all switched, driving sides at various points in time to but perhaps the quick use which has all happened in myanmar. on 6th december 1917 young myers been still quite boma switched from driving them the left side to the day because the country's lead a genuine new wind since you've exceeded. but since they don't need driven drive henny drive cars until then this since we move them over to the right side of the road, a practice which continues to be in more than the me and my possibly the only country in the world with right hand drive cause will cecily drive on the right side of the door, an unusual to say the least and more automotive tales next time on the of the channels instead of cows in central kenya, many farmers have swi

think about the mission, think about the service members, think about the war fighter waking up in okinawa -- i have a marine in the front row -- and what they are ready to put their life on the line for. if you choose military service, that is fantastic. if that is not for you, all these other ways out there you can support your fellow americans. and we need you. thomas: look, your time is your most precious asset. thank you for giving up your time. it has been a true honor and a real pleasure to have you here. deputy sec. hicks: let me just thank you for your lifetime of service and although sectors. i think you are a great example of in government, out of government, you are thinking about how to protect our interests, and i appreciate that. and thank you to dean steinberg, who i know is on travel. thomas: please join me in thanking the secretary. [applause]

my dad was on a destroyer in okinawa, 151 destroyers there, and 139 were hit by kamikazes. and so it's only by only by the grace of god that my siblings and i ever were set on this earth. so we give thanks for that. but i right now, i know that freedom's not free and we wouldn't be celebrating memorial day weekend with all all our veterans. so it's all if you've served in our country, in any service, in any branch, or if you're still active, it could you please stand and let us give us your appreciation on this memorial day weekend. look at that. wow. go north carolina. thank you all. well, i'm not surprised. but anyway, had a great life. and then when i was a freshman in high school, my dad passed away of a brain tumor that he'd been battling for a couple of years. and so my mom was a widow with three kids and she went back to work and and she put was putting food on the table and gas in the car and paying the mortgage and keeping a roof over her head. and i understand that that's what a lot of americans are going through right now. and with joe biden's economics, i mean,

he was a young sailor when the battle of okinawa broke out in 45 he married high school sweetheart, charlottein 1940, their son, ralph, is now 78, along with two grandchildren and two great grandsons. and his secret to life is pretty simple. i had a great wife and we were married for, uh, 68.5 years. and i think it had a lot to do with. she was a wonderful girl. she was beautiful gown. his spirit, the best you couldn't find anybody who has better spirit. he's always thinking positive. it's not often you get your own plaque in a country club. but cd did because it's not often you get your first toll in one at age 99. no ways today, but cd is patient. besides he's still reveling in holding one number one. it was a miracle. it had to be a miracle. did 99 years without a hole in one and then you get one? how could you be so lucky? for the 1/100 time? it's a pga championship. yep this championship is a lot like me a century old and just getting started. cd got national attention when the pga championship turned 100 last year and asked him to voice their promo. he aced that too. as for the future?