>> george prescott bush marks grandfather was shot down over the pacific. of the national parks service and friends of the national world or to memorial host of the event. >> we salute those of the greatest generation. we also offer a special salute to this generation. another great generation. a generation of men and women who are presently serving in the ongoing war on terrorism. there services greatly appreciated. to all of these veterans past and present, we are grateful. we have a lasting appreciation for their service to our country. i want to thank you all for being here today. special thanks to our veterans for their service and sacrifices for our nation. to introduce the official party for today's commemoration. is mr.note speaker george prescott bush. [applause] it is a long walk. the chairman of the board for friends of the national world war ii memorial. [applause] district, theary corporal chaplain. [applause] it is a warm day and we will try to make this brief. i think you'll find it impressive. presentationor the of the colors and the plane o

george prescott bush. it's a long walk, mr. bush. the chairman of the board for friends of the national world war ii memorial, lt. general mick kicklighter. from the military district of washington, colonel chaplain gary r.stefneski. it's a warm day. we'll try to make this brief, but i think you'll find it impressive. ladies and gentlemen, please rise for the presentation of the colors and the playing of the national anthem and the invocation. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> please be seated. i also want to introduce to you tonight robert vogel, the superintendent of the national mall and memorial parks national parks service. here's the chaplain to give the invocation. >> let us pray. almighty god, today we gather here in remembrance and in thanksgiving. remembrance of a great and costly victory over a tyranny that threatened not only america, but the whole world. and we gather in thanksgiving for the men and women who served both home and on distant pacific waters and shores and lands, who sacrificed so much to achieve that victory. lord, we give

there may have been only one thing that george bush and john dingell like prescott bush and john dingellagreed on. however it was done, the banking system pumps the economy's life's blood and had to be protected. how do economists view banking regulation? we asked economic analyst richard gill. how do economists view banking regulation? with ambivalence. it can be and has been argued that it was deregulation and lack of adequate supervision that threw s&ls and commercial banks into disarray. or it can be been argued that the real problem has been government intervention-- raising the level of deposit insurance to $100,000 and thus encouraging high-risk loans and investments. in the final analysis, the real issue isn't so much regulation versus deregulation as it is how to protect depositors without giving a green light to the reckless and imprudent. everybody agrees that a sound economy requires a reliable banking system and that it's the government's job to guarantee that reliability. that's why the government supported the banks after the panic of 1907 and why the banking safety net wa

remarks from george prescott bush. he will speak about his grandfather being shot down 70 years ago while serving as a navy fighter pilot in 1944. our live coverage from the world war ii memorial starts live at 9:00 a.m. eastern. also tomorrow, the center for strategic and international studies holds a discussion on global health issues. we'll hear remarks on the history of health advances and discussions of third world countries. you can see that live at 3:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. here is a look at some of our programming this week on the c-span networks. on c-span tuesday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, oral argument in the case of aclu versus clapper, the second circuit court of appeals here's a challenge to the national security agencies phone surveillance program. wednesday, a debate between kay hagen and her republican opponent. then at 9:00, a senate hearing on sexual assaults on college campuses. thursday night at 8:00, the senate agriculture committee looks into school lunch nutrition. at 10:00 a.m. eastern, live

with remarks from george prescott bush, he's the grandson former president george h.w. bush and will speak about his down 70her being shot years ago while serving as a navy fighter pilot in 1944. the world warrom ii memorial starts live at 9:00 a.m. eastern. afternoon, the center for strategic and international ondies holdings a discussion global health issues. we'll hear remarks on the future health advances and challenges being addressed in third world countries. at you see that event live 3:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. now part of a recent summit on hosted byrevention, the obama administration. the aim of this event is to give an opportunity to explore a range of issues, including dating violence, cyber bullying, and school discipline techniques. this is an hour. >> thank you again for being here, first for getting through security system. but more importantly we ordered this weather for you. been to d.c. in august you know that this is not typical. so we wanted to be sure you had experience if you're coming from out of town. and if you're in town we wanted it mor

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. >> george prescott bush marks grandfather was shot down over the pacific. of the national parks service and friends of the national world or to memorial host of the event.