leon ahead of his platoon, sergeant first class conde-falcon charged. as the hostile fire increased, he crawled to the blind cried of the entrenchment position, jump to the roof, and tossed a grenade into the bunker aperture. he proceeded to two additional bunkers, both of which he destroyed. rejoining his platoon, he he advanced about 100 meters through the trees before coming under intense fire. he moved towards the flanking position. he single-handedly assaulted the nearest fortification, killing the enemy inside before running out of ammunition. after returning to the three men with his empty up in and taking up an m-16 rifle, he concentrated on the next bunker. within 10 meters of his goal, sergeant first class conde-falcon was shot by an unseen assailant and soon died of his wound. his selflessness and heroism at the cost of his own life are in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the united states army. [applause] >> specialist four ardie r. copas. specialist for ardie r. cop

the platoon had extended most of its ammunition and the platoon leader decided to commit his third squad in a defensive action. since there was no time to dig in because of the proximity of the enemy who advanced within 25 yards, the corporal provided a withering stream of fire on the enemy. the enemy than concentrated all their fire on his gun and attempted to knock it out by rushing the position in small groups and hurling hand grenades. several times, grenades exploded extremely close to the corporal but failed to interrupt his continuous firing. the hostile troops made repeated attempts to storm him and with your with casualties. a grenade landed near his gun, killing him instantly. his extraordinary heroism and selflessness at the cost of his own life above and beyond the call of duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and united states army. [applause] >> accepting on behalf of his father, corporal victor h. espinoza. corporal victor h. espinoza, distinguish himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity abo

we all as a platoon, we like her.strong woman -- i'm not going to say young lady because she's actually a woman by the way she acts with everybody. we all have a deep respect for her. >> i feel that she's one of the females that just kind of fallen by the wayside and is trying to find her way and now that she's in impact, you know, she's pulling her own weight. she's learning how to get along with others and as far as physical fitness, she's adjusting also. >> while some critics may question whether six months of military-style boot camp can change a criminal's ways, the prison says its research shows more than 62% of elayn hunt impact graduates are out of prison and working in the community. >> we don't want them to come back, you know. we're trying to initiate programs that will help keep them out of prison instead of coming back. >> coming up, an inmate tries to box his way out of prison. >> get me out of jail. i'm willing to fight for free for two years. to come together, even when we're apart in stuffing, mashed

lance corporal carpenter was a member of a platoon-sized coalition force comprised two of marine rifle squads, partnered with an afghan national army scad -- squad. the platoon had established patrol based dakota two days earlier in a small village in the marnla district in order to disrupt enemy activity and provide security for the local afghan population. lance corporal carpenter and a fellow marine were manning a rooftop security position on the perimeter of patrol base dakota when the enemy initiated a daylight attack with hand grenades, one of which landed inside their sand bag position. without hesitation and with complete disregard for his own safety, lance corporal carpenter moved towards the grenade in an attempt to shield his fellow marine from the deadly blast. when the grenade detonated, his body absorbed the brunt of the blast, severely wounding him but saving the life of his fellow marines. by his undaunted courage, bold fighting spirit and unwavering devotion to dootduthy in the face of almost certain death, lance corporal carpenter reflected great credit to himself. [a

armedomplicated, heavily patrols of platoon and larger strength were practiced. the men learn to set up ambushes for the capture of prisoners, and to conduct raids and surprise and kill groups of the enemy. the practiced french was trench was -- constructed, and getting relief troops in and out of those trenches in outposts in no man's land were practiced during this advance infantry training long before these men went to france. there he is method of rotating platoons and companies were practiced. home in january of 1917. it, despite many during theirown service on the border, that there was overwhelming evidence of the national guard of this period, was a very different force then the militia which had, on numerous occasions in proved to be unreliable. from april 6, 1917, when the entered the war, the alabama soldiers guarded railroad bridges until washington decided what to do with them. it did not take long. the demeaning work of guarding august, bridges and in when the war department ordered the name of the fourth alabama infantry to be changed to the 167th

first platoon 81. >> captain john campbell, bravo company. gilligan. deming.orporal [cross talk] lance corporal. >> bravo company first platoon. i'm squad point man. i was at the front. no question about it, we are the best. .> my name is aj czubai i grew up in fort worth and i'm united states marine. >> joining me now for a conversation about basetrack live is anne hamburger and edward bilous on the juilliard school and aj czubai a former marine who served in iraq and afghanistan. it is based on his story. i'm pleased to have them all at the table for the first time. welcome. what is basetrack live? multimedia experience about the impact of war on veterans and their families derived from real-life interviews with a marine unit in unit 18 and marine their families, mothers, wives. there is an electroacoustic score composed by two other composers that runs throughout. it really centers on the impact of war not just on the guys who served but their families as well. >> how did it come about? >> a few years ago i went to see an exhibition that was produced by goo

he was responsible for plant planning organizing and leading his platoon in combat.ught to win the hearts and finds of iraqis by helping with elections organizing local laborers and planning reconstruction projects to rebuild the city from years of war. in 2013 after nearly four years in rehabilitation and numerous surgeries, gary was medically retired due to a traumatic injury sustained in combat. for lock lynn at age 28 the question became now what. >> when you go off to war the military does a great job of preparing you, when i left the military i didn't feel like i had the right preparations for what was in store afterwards. >> reporter: he decided to focus on finance and turn to the wall street war fighters based in his hometown of philadelphia. >> he said, hey, you know, you're a pefect candidate. even if you don't have any experience in the industry and your only experience is the military, you know, we can work with you. we can work on everything from your resume to how to wear a civilian suit, you know, taught me how to tie a non military t tie, you know the

he served as a combat historian and a mean by full platoon during the battle of falluja and is in demand as an expert speaker on world war ii sabotage from the special operations and counterinsurgency on the battlefield. over the past 20 years, o'donnell has interviewed more than 4000 -- now 5000 veterans wanted america's worst world war i to afghanistan and specializes in unearthing and told stories that read like novels. please welcome patrick k. o'donnell. [applause] >> well, it's really a pleasure and honor to be here. this is the beginning of my book tour which just came out this week. as jim said, i've interviewed 5000 world war ii veterans. i spent an entire lifetime studying world war ii and the story of going to tell you tonight or today is an untold story and probably the most interesting story and never come across in the 44 years that i've been here on this earth. the story begins right here in washington d.c. only a few blocks away at the shore infotel. it's november 17, 1942 in the short hotel is good though, only been there since 1933. kind of the host for president than e

when i put the boy inside the bradley, my platoon leader, who is a lieutenant, was standing there.with these mf'ing children and go pull security. roger that, sir. >> their fault for bringing their kids to a battle. >> that's right. >> amazingly both children survive the attack. >>> coming up -- the leaked apache video continues. another attack. with even more firepower. i'll just do it myself. useless. that's nice. set's the mood. have your entire house within reach, even when your devices aren't. introducing relay by wink it's like a robot butler, but not as awkward. then the spill. now the scrub and the second guess. finally, the rewash. or you can make it easy and do the pop with tide pods. the first 3 in 1 laundry pack. it cleans, brightens, and removes stains in one step. tide pods one step to an amazing clean. whoa! if you have dandruff sign up for shampoodelivery.com get out of here!! 50% off laser hair removal. you've been matched. linda s. is only 3.2 miles away. no no no. request accepted. match confirmed. message from linda. what's up brandon? control your entire home w

on a foot patrol, the petty officer's platoon encountered intense enemy fire and were forced to withdraw vehicle. after leaving the patrol, and getting away from the ambush, troy discovered a remote-controlled improvised explosive device that was placed between the vehicles. you all know improvised explosive device is a homemade bomb. while directing fire against the enemy and getting everybody out, he disarmed the ied and allowed the platoon to save the department area. on a separate mission, petty officer cromer led for special operations vehicle through an area littered with ied's and disabled three of them and insured once again their safe passage. on another occasion, he located and destroyed about 1/4 mile long tunnel underground cave system that had been used to store a bunch of weapons and explosives and got rid of that. two other separate occasions in other instances, his quick actions and bravery helped save the lives of at least five wounded afghan soldiers, those who are serving with him. petty officer cromer has received the army commendation medal and the navy and marine co

the father who loved surfing with his son, the platoon lead whore led a dash to that post to reinforce his men, first lieutenant jonathan bostrom. an immigrant from mexico who became a proud american soldier on his third tour whose final thoughts were of his family and beloved wife leslie. sergeant fwar see ya. a young man of deep faith who served god and country who could always get a laugh with his impersonation of his commander, corporal jason homader. the husband who couldn't wait to become an uncle, who in every photo has a big smile on his face, corporal matthew phillips. the big guy with an even bigger heart, a prankster whose best play was cleaning up at the poker tables with his buddies and his dad, corporal pruitt rainey. and the youngest 20 years old, the little brother of the platoon, and who, says his dad, did everything life with passion, corporal gunner zwilling. they live to serve us all. they died to -- died to protect each of us. their hearts -- their memories live on in the hearts of those who love them still, parents, brothers, sisters, wives, sons, daughters. to yo

on a foot patrol, the petty officer's platoon encountered intense emmet -- enemy fire and were forced vehicle. after leaving the patrol, and getting away from the ambush, troy is covered a remote-controlled improvised explosive device that was placed between the vehicles. you all know improvised explosive device is a homemade bomb. while directing fire against the enemy and getting her buddy out, he discerned the ied and allowed the platoon to save the department area. -- to safely depart the area. on a separate mission, petty officer cromer led for special operations vehicle through an area littered with ied's and disabled three of them and insured once again their safe passage. on another occasion, he located and destroyed about 1/4 mile long tunnel underground cave system that had been used to store a bunch of weapons and explosives and got rid of that. two other separate occasions in other instances, his quick actions and bravery helped save the lives of at least five wounded afghan soldiers, those who are serving with him. petty officercromer has received the army commendation me

i would have traded an entire platoon. and we have not taken that problem seriously enough. we better at it over time. one of the fights i fought at the pentagon trying to put energy into the system. they were a combat multiplier. we should be teaching everyone who works in foreign policy of foreign-language. a foreign language, a foreign culture, so that they are able to understand there is something different in the way that the united states operates and then we should be taking advantage of the native speakers. particularly those who are into math, science, and engineering degrees. appmack. >> go. [applauding] >> go ahead. i will applaud that. ten more minutes. we we can take a couple more questions write. right year, ma'am. in the white shirt. go ahead. there should be microphone throwing skills that are learned. >> then i would need microphone catching skills. you may have seen the new york times reported earlier this week saying that pres. obama instructed the cia to do a longitudinal historical case study to see when the us has supported foreign insurgencies and if t

and to watch my platoon reconstitute after so much loss and recorporate after the replacement guys and bring them into the fold just like kicker and mace and heart, and take them and have them step right into their shoes and finish the mission and when i got out in early 2011, i had no idea. it wasn't until almost a year later that i had gotten a call from a colonel out of the pentagon, asking if i'd come back to d.c., i don't have enough vacation days, i'm not going anywhere. and what did i do wrong? to finally being brought out to understand what my actions were, were getting recognized with but like tommy said, it is a responsibility to wear this little blue ribbon of silk around your neck. just the caretaker of it. this represents every man and, every marine, airman, sailer, coast guard, air force, every aspect of our military. past, present, and future. this is their reward. we're just selected to wear it. and every time i put it on, i think about the eight guys we lost that day. what would they think of me with this decision i'm about to make? would they appreciate it? or would t

>> first job i was assigned to a platoon, bravo platoon s.e.a.l. team 2.e went to the range and we were shooting navy qul if i cases. i was a pretty good shot and my boss said this new guy is good. send him to sniper school n. that first -- they called ate worm-up, the training cycle before forward deployment and sent me for navy special warfare sniper school and i became a sniper. >> soon the boy from butte, montana, one year before delivering taco pizzas was a navy s.e.a.l. sniper. coming up next, on "the man who killed osama bin laden" -- >> the world trade center tower number 1 is on fire. the whole outside of the building, there was a huge explosion. >> said the words osama bin >> said the words osama bin laden within 30 seconds. my name's louis, and i quit smoking with chantix. i had tried to do it in the past. i hadn't been successful. quitting smoking this time was different because i got a prescription for chantix. along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. the fact that it reduced the urge to smoke helped me

>> my first job, i was assigned to a platoon, bravo platoon. we went to the range, and we were shooting navy qualifications. i was a pretty good shot. i did so well my boss said this guy is a good shooter. y hk go to sniper school. so they call it a workout, which is a training cycle. they sent me to camp for naval special and i became a sniper. >> soon the boy from butte, montana, who one year before had been delivering taco pizzas, was a navy s.e.a.l. sniper. coming up next on "the man who killed usama bin laden." >> tower number one is on fire. the whole outside of the building. huge explosion. >> we said the word usama bin >> we said the word usama bin laden within 30 seco do solemnly swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic... ♪ ♪ [annit's working forny. new york state. already 41 companies are investing almost $80 million dollars, and creating 1750 jobs. from long island to all across upstate new york, more businesses are coming to new york. they are paying no prop

francisco says here's the most you can build and the housing has policy elements we know in the general platoon there is a growing need for larger units as extended families increase and more households stay in the city the appellant is correct so four units is correct it's not uncommon because there are so many other requirements and rear yard that apply so although the property is less than the maximize density the property will be closer in k3406r789 with the density of the area so in conclusion so the following reason the department recommends that you uphold the decision to grant the conditional use authorization for the project. >> colleagues any questions supervisor wiener. >> thank you i asking have a question for staff so from what i've seen this project is sound; is that right? that's correct >> so it's not a situation where it is delipidated falling apart building. >> that's correct. >> so this is demolishing a sound two unit rent control building which can't be remembered with rerld housing stock. >> generally speaking yes. >> and so i know the department has argued this has been va

. >> what's the first time said in the platoon. i'm from indiana.> i'm in7c the marine corps. >> my first name's mikal. i'm looking for a new position. i'm 19 years old. >> my name's -- >> first lieutenant. >> captain john campbell. >> first lieutenant, nicholas, 26 years old. >> i'm richard gilligan. >> corporal. machine guns. >> i'm a second lieutenant. >> first platoon. ( overlapping voices ) squad point man. >> man. >> my name is aj czubai i grew up in fort worth texas in the united states marine. >> rose: joining me now for a discrimination about basetrack live is anne hamburger which produced the show. edward bilous of the julliard school who created the show and aj czubai who served in iraq and of gap stan. basetrack live is based on his story. i'm pleased to have all of them at this table.welcome. what is basetrack line. >> it's multimedia experience about the impact of war on veterans and their families derived from real life interviews with marine unit and afghanistan. marine unit one eight and their families. mothers, wives and sons. the

pick up the pieces and watch my platoon reconstitute. right and having stepped into their shoes, and finish the mission. go out after 9/11, it wasn't until a year later i got the call. a call from authority asking for me to go back to washington dc. i asked myself what did i do wrong? finally i enlisted my actions were going to be recognized. it is a d responsibility to wear this around your neck. you are just the caretaker of the. this represents every marine aspect of the military. i put it on a thing i lost that day. with a appreciate it, or what they turn? [applause] certainly al of honor changed my life. when i got home to start to give me $10 a month. country boy that was very shy. probably the best thing that happened to me was receiving the medal of honor. i'm talking about psychologically. in world have ptsd war ii, we have psycho neuroses. people diagnosed with you are a ysis, psycho. nobody wanted the connotation associated with them. i had a brother that cracked up on the marine from. that was the diagnosis when he came home.

and our 40-man platoon just kind of split up and just kind of felt empty. >> reporter: making it easierng a place to call home. >> this is a spare for guests. maybe when my brother and family members come visit. >> reporter: this house has been given to him completely free. made official during this ceremony by the military warriors support foundation. >> you just don't find a finer young man. >> reporter: it's paid through for purchases of 7-up and snaple at stores. it was renovated and donated by wells fargo and will soon be a home for two. his fiancee will join him. >> this gives me kind of security. i do get a little bit of disability for me -- for what i went through. but just kind of a security and i can start focusing on school. it's just one step closer to just my own rehabilitation. >> reporter: lindsey brown, 5 iwitness news. >> good to see. >> that's what is making news in america this morning. almost there. almost friday. >> almost friday. and stay with us for "good morning america." have a great thursday. >> good morning we're several breaking and developing stories on this

it was written in this book which was about the platoon that i was in. [applauding] >> thank you. [inaudible question] >> i have. several. i i have had two of my books made into a film. a true story behind in glorious bastards. and then there have been several documentaries. for instance, we were one. they reenacted the ambush was involved in. i wreenacted the ambush was involved in. i was almost killed by chechens. they interviewed the men and reenacted the entire ambush. one of my favorite books is called give me tomorrow on george company 31, the same unit in falluja, but in korea. when i came back to camp pendleton i was greeted by these old senior marines who said, who are you? well, combat historian. we were george company 31. we held a key hill in the chosen reservoir against an entire chinese harassment. that is pretty amazing. how did they do that? they said, come to our reunion. for me it is all kind of like stories seem to find me. like i said, i have have not worked in 15 years. it has been my passion, being able to tell and record the stories of world war ii veterans.

in "platoon", oliver stone directed that and in "vietnam", with robin williams. >> yes, i was. >> byhe time you were 30 you were an established actor. >> yes, i was fortunate. i worked hard to get better and had a couple of opportunities. i was still going flow, you know, the same struggles of surviving the life and stuff like that too. >> talking about getting better, then you get to play charlie parker in "bird." clint eastwood directed that. you won best actor at cannes, again, before you are 30. nominated for golden globes. was it a heady time. did it go to your head? >> no. i mean, i think i was always so critical. i was just blown away, you know, by the experience. working with clint - i had never done publicity for a movie, and you are thrown into an arena where there are thousands of people. i took my brother and he said "i heard someone say you might win the award." i'm like, "really? no." know. >> you were a hard-working innocent kid. >> yes. >> you threw yourself into the role of charlie parker, you learnt to play the sax and lived a spartan existence, is that something th

, second platoon, and my squad, third squad. so really we can't get any closer. i'm concerned about that. he even sleeps approximately two feet from me. this is not good. we both realize the consequences that could develop if something would happen, but we have accepted this fact, so no problem. both of us are fine and our spirits are very high. hope things are going smooth at home. we love you all. chuck and tom. this was about two weeks before, ten days before tom and i were wounded together the first time. this is a letter sent april 12th, 1968. dear mom, mike and jim. easter is almost here and we haven't even given it a thought. but we did think about jim. jim was our youngest brother. getting his tonsils out. it must have been painful. tom and i had our tonsils out, so we knew it was not a happy time. hope things went well and he's recovering. today tom received a package from his friend, bill german, also today we moved in to the rubber plantation. we're scheduled to stay here for about a month. it's not too bad here. alth

and he's leading a platoon of young guys over there. and, you know, he stepped on one of those improvised explosive devices. and both of his legs were blown off, one way up by the hip. he had what they call the hip disarticulation, which meant that they thought that he would not even be able to walk with artificial limbs. so he came back. and i met him. i was introduced to him when he was down at walter reed when it was still in washington in the early stages of his recovery. and he was adamant. he wanted to walk again with these artificial limbs. and the doctors were trying to prepare him and his family for the idea that he might be confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. but he would have none of that. and i watched his progress. and he eventually was able to walk. it took a couple of years. he went through such pain, such agony. but it was -- he never complained. he never even seemed down when i spoke with him. it was incredible. and i tell his story, because i think that most americans don't understand the degree of suffe

and to watch my platoon reconstitute after so much loss and recorporate after the replacement guys and bring them into the fold just like kicker and mace and heart, and take them and have them step right into their shoes and finish the mission and when i got out in early 2011, i had no idea. it wasn't until almost a year later that i had gotten a call from a colonel out of the pentagon, asking if i'd come back to d.c., i don't have enough vacation days, i'm not going anywhere. and what did i do wrong? to finally being brought out to understand what my actions were, were getting recognized with but like tommy said, it is a responsibility to wear this little blue ribbon of silk around your neck. just the caretaker of it. this represents every man and, every marine, airman, sailer, coast guard, air force, every aspect of our military. past, present, and future. this is their reward. we're just selected to wear it. and every time i put it on, i think about the eight guys we lost that day. what would they think of me with this decision i'm about to make? would they appreciate it? or would t

be cruising towards enemy like this, but that is thing about the navy, it is not like an infantry platoon. get about 25 rs minutes to get the plants aloft before they have to turn out of of the escape vor course. the pilot to get airborne are armed for troop support. they have fragmentation bombs, loadout at 50 caliber ammunition, and no heavy ordinance. with no time to form up, they can and us as best they set out after the fleet. within minutes, they are on top of their target. evans has brought it out from the circular position. across everal miles shell torn ocean, the entire works -- before he can do anything with his own 5 inch battery. the range of that battery is but his ,000 yards, gunnery officer mutters to himself, please, captain, let's not go down without firing torpedoes. to do that, he will have to get within 10,000 yards. against time race and distance. has the ship zigzagging, counting on the japanese to aim to his previous position. hoping they continue this predictable doctrine. the johnston comes within range. lieutenant hagan opens fire. a letter of shells a stretch o

he is a great platoon leader from world war ii. a guy who i am happy to call a friend. the gentleman to his left is lieutenant colonel cole. plain number one of the doolittle raid. copilot andtle's the pride of dayton, ohio. we talk about moments of history to having a front row seat moments in history. to onea front row seat of the most amazing moment in history. to his left, the pride of montana. plain number 15. mber 15. nuymber >> maybe? >> i said engineer. offense, navy guys. you are in the engineer. -- and engineer. ofanted to have the honor opening remarks by the ambassador of the taipei economic and cultural representative of their office. during world war ii, the republic of china suffered at the hands of the japanese but fought with great dollar. -- valor. the chinese risk their lives to help the doolittle raiders, helping many of those guys to safety. as a result of the sacrifice of the chinese and in retaliation for their helping the americans, 250,000 chinese were killed by the japanese in retaliation for what happened. their help of the doolittle raiders.

buried with his platoon in an improvised burial, as we see here. 20 years ago, a group of french archaeologists said we ought to go find him and that's what they did. wouldent out to do what i call prospecting for the dead. they knew where he was and they found him. the identified virtually everyone by name. this site is now open to the public. you can go see where they were found. elsewhere, human remains are found almost on a monthly basis. very often, the head of development -- these bodies are men found by jack and his team. the archaeologist for the city. my role on these occasions if i'm called is not to deal with the forensic side or anthropology, but to deal with the question of dating of these debts. how do i know that? i'm supposed to be an expert on equipment. these germans here clearly died after september 1916 from the area they are found. helmets. steel with them is there equipment that helps mediate them. we can look at this man here lying on his back wearing a -- a burial from 1914. they did away with a spiked helmet very rapidly in combat because it gives them away. having esta

we had sergeant operating as squad leaders and platoon sergeant and captains acting as squad leaders and section leaders. because at that moment of time, somebody today step in and do something. and that day when we were gathered in that great big shell crater at an nco meeting, i'm a corporal, i'm not supposed to be at an nco meeting. corporals are just little less than a private. i wasn't supposed to be there. i was not classified as an nco officer. but i was told i would be there because i had a unit. when i hit the beach at iwo jima, i had six under my control. flame thrower demolition operators. we were trained to blow it up or burn it up. i had lost those six individuals either wound or killed. so now i am it. i am the only flame thrower demolition operator in my company. when he asked h that day, could i do something about those pill boxes that had a stock, i todhao step in to a leadership position. and i had no idea what i said. others said, later, after the campaign was over and we got back to guam, somebody said my response to the captain was, i'll try. i don't know what i