darryl used his purple heart, flaunted it, and he weaponized it.warrior, wright collects more than $700,000 in government benefits until an undercover investigation unravels this "hero's" story. 99.9% of that stuff is not true. that did not happen. i think he enjoyed getting free money. we started to refer to this as the "purple heart fraudster case." narrator: wright's victims are veterans who feel their sacrifices have been tarnished by his lies,

that got me a purple heart and i became the second woman ever awarded the distinguishing flying crossdoor closed. injured and unable to fly i was barred from my next career choice because i was a womp. i came home, i worked in health care and business, i got married, and started my family. wait. barred because i was a woman? that's ridiculous. so i sued the pentagon. not just about that job. about the ban on women serving in all ground combat jobs and went to d.c. to lobby congress, but door after door was slammed in my face. i heard things like, my boss agrees with you but you weren't in a position to do anything for him. you're not one of our donors. well, eventually -- >> we are eliminating the direct ground combat exclusion rule for women. >> we won. >> mj hegar joins me now. mj, that ad is a wow and thank you, by the way, for your service to this country. thanks for coming on with me. >> thanks for having me on. my great honor to serve. >> of all of the doors, which is the one you are most proud of? >> i think that eliminating the ground combat exclusion policy was critical not j

. >> he had purple hearts.he had medals, sharpshooter medals that he had gotten from being in the war. ♪ war what is it good for ♪ absolutely nothing >> reporter: the vietnam war. back when protest songs permeated the radio airwaves in the u.s., jim kauffman makes clear he distinguished himself on the battlefield. >> reporter: kim was so impressed she asked her step-dad to be the subject of a college project. he agreed to be interviewed, but with some conditions. >> there were two rules to this interview. one, you can never ask my mother about anything pertaining to this interview. and two, you have to destroy the tape when you're finished. >> that's a little mysterious. >> reporter: yeah, but i just thought, out of respect, this is what he's asking. he talks about how the viet cong had ambushed his camp, stabbed him but also stabbed and left all of his comrades, and left them for dead and his sole mission was to bring these dog tags to their families so they knew what happened to netheir boys. >> that's an ama

i think as i sharesomed in other places, he helpedha my character and faith with multiple purple heart and bronze star marines and he is in a prayer group of other men and began to shape my future faith. i think a lot of us like to believe we are in charge and there is a higher power of where we are going and i could have foreseen the chance to work with somebody and then go to graduate school. hutchison was the previous staff and then i had the opportunity to be introduced by mike pence who at the time was working on a guestworker program so the introduction on a guestworker program to be part of the campaign in which the emphasis is something that isn't really plotted or planned a. there is an understanding of what the needs are on capitol hill >> i think understanding how the different chambersburg helps prepare somebody for an opportunity to work in the white house and have a job. >> when did you first meet the congressman mike pence? >> we were working on a program to find an alternative path to come to the country safely and lawfully but senator hutchison is looking to go back to

one of the most distinguished americans ever, a purple heart recipient who went to the marines because one of his friends was killed and volunteered to go to vietnam, received a purple heart and other commendations. he pursued justice. he has dealt with some of the worst people in this world. it is a perfect calling for him to stand for the constitution and the rule of law, and investigate possible collusion with russia. the campaign manager for president trump is in jail right now. bond, they could not count on him not to engage in it again, so she had to put him in jail. dykeman's,been in guilty pleas by people close to the president. the president is feeling the heat. acolytes are producing this ruse to make the american public think there is something wrong with our justice department and our special counsel. mueller, mr.r. rosenstein and mr. ray at the fbi. as we are here on this floor come the judiciary committee is having a sham. republicans fighting republicans to get information because it is not republicans fighting republicans. it is republicans fighting for trump who has ta

are the these men will all get the purple heart. nd this man too, posthumously. in the plane. this gunner's too week weak tock moved. the new life-giving blood fleeing into his veins might be the booed bloo of a high school girl, the movie star or it might be your blood. hose ever it is, thanks. 367 planes left the field this morning. six more arrived. that makes 20 home and this one is 21. more wounded aboard. 22. oming in with his left inboard engine dead. 23. with the feathered -- on his left outboard engine. 24, southern comfort with a chunk of tail gone. 25. they flew home on their luck. 26. not a scratch. the control tower learns that two more landed at a british field to the south. one a crash landing. that makes 28. 29. a rough landing but her pilot is badly hurt. it's a wonder he brought her back at all. 29 planes back so far. 29 out of 36. our loss were heavy but the enemy's were far heavier. we destroyed a rail factually, submarine pens. but who can tell the number of german torpedoes that will not be fired? the number of our convoys that will get thro

these men will all get the purple heart. this man, too. posthumously.ight in the plane. this gunner is too weak to be moved. the new life giving blood flowing into his veins might be the blood of a high school girl in des moines, a minor in alabama, a movie star in hollywood, or it might be your blood, whose ever it is, thanks. 36 planes left this field this moin now, six more arrive. this one is 21. more wounded aboard. 22, coming in with his left board engine dead. 23, with a feathered prop on his left outboard engine. comfort with a chunk of tale gone. 25, they flew home on their luck. 26, not a scratch. the control tower learns that two more landed at a field to the south, one a crash landing, crew safe. that makes 28. 29, a rough landing, but a pilot is badly hurt. it is a wonder he brought her back at all. far.anes back, so 29 out of 36. our losses were heavy, but the enemies were far heavier. we destroyed a german aircraft factory, a rail junction, docs and harbor installations. who can tell the number of german torpedoes that will not be fired?

his awards include the purple heart, national defense service medal, korean service medal, united nations medal, and combat infantry badge. his service will always be remembered. it is through the blood of our patriots that we're free. we will never quit searching for our warriors. and we encourage families with m.i.a.'s togh to thr process and give d.n.a. or whatever else we ask so that we can find our warrior and bring them home when possib. also want to recognize on the eve of historic meeting in north korea, i want to recognize all who died at the chosen reservoir and in the break down to fight back to the parallel from there. heavily outnumbered, outgunned these brave men fought the most extreme of weather conditions and numerically superior enemy to fight back and they never gave up parallel fr on america never give up in america and give up on this world. mr. speaker, today i also want to rise and recognize my friend judge charles thomas, who died recently and he was a great mentor and friend to me. judge thomas was a former military member and served as a company commander in the

had multiplewho purple heart, a marine, who iran in on some sort of crisis and emergency and he is in a prayer group with other men. it began to shape my future faith. i would say working -- looking on that career arc, a lot of us in washington like to believe we are in charge. i think looking back, there is a higher power that has an idea of where we are going. i don't think i could have foreseen the chance to work for somebody like ali, then do the reagan ranch, go to graduate ahool, be blessed to work for chief of staff her. and then have a chance to be introduced to mike pence who at the time was working on ironically, a guest worker program. with him and then be part of the trump campaign, which the emphasis was immigration, is something that is not really plotted or planned. it is something that in prayer, you can say, i hope the lord opens doors for you and closes doors of where you don't want to go. marc: you have an understanding of what their needs are on capitol hill. being thei think senate chief of staff and house chief of staff in understanding howheifrent cers work, cer

he received three purple hearts.the hospital to return to the front lines in france. from inside a ditch and under constant enemy fire he communicated where comrades should fire saving countless american lives. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," a potential breakthrough for treating brain cancer. dr. david agus shows us how a once-feared virus is playing an important role. >>> i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." this is the "cbs morning news." new digestive advantage now has probiotics that add good good bacteria to your body... and prebiotics that feed the bacteria you already have. together, they support your digestive health. one pill, two ways to help you... stay strong. only tylenol® rapid release gels have laser drilled holes. they release medicine fast, for fast pain relief. tylenol® >>> our top story this morning, president trump kept the focus on immigration as he stumped for candidates ahead of key primary contests being held today. meanwhile, customs and border protection said they have

. >> director mueller, as i remember, volunteered to join the marines in vietnam, got a purple heart. and he had other commendations. is that what you understand too? ,>> yes, sir. >> and when he came back he went to law school and went to work for wall street. -- he came to work for justice. he could have gone to wall street. he went into private practice for a while but didn't like it and he wanted to prosecute criminals, is that correct? >> i don't know his motivation but he's devoted much of his , career to public service and has foregone more lucrative opportunities. >> and he prosecuted manuel noriega, did he not? >> congressman, i think he was in a management position. i don't know if he prosecuted it. >> and john gotti? >> i don't know the answer to that, sir. >> he's gone after big fish. let me ask you to promise me something. will you promise me and the american people that no matter what pressure is brought about and brought on you by whomever that you will stay in your position and finish the job and do what you were appointed to do and what the american people need you to

the man won four silver stars, a bronze star, three purple hearts. he was wounded seven times.uished service cross. this is the fourth medal of honor president trump has awarded to a service member. >>> troubling numbers from the customs and border protection agency. more than 5,000 convicted criminals have been arrested trying to enter the united states across our border with mexico in just the last eight months. that includes 505 confirmed members of violent gang, particularly ms-13, the 18th street gang and the mexican mafia. joining me tonight, national review columnist, best selling author, victor davis hanson, the author of the extraordinary book "the second worl second world w" victor, great to see you. thanks for being with us. the travel ban today, the president announced i thought with great to say this was a victory for the country and indeed it was. the national security, the responsibility and authority for it, in the view of the high court, belongs to the president. >> yeah. i think everybody, whatever their political persuasion is, understands that you don't know

he served in afghanistan twice and received numerous award including the purple heart. u.s. africa command said 2000 fourther soldiers were also wound during the attack. eric: we are getting new reaction on capitol hill on the upcoming summit in singapore between president trump and kim jong-un. plus, the long awaited justice department watchdog report should be out this week from michael horowitz. way it's expected to say about the department and the fbi's handling of the hillary clinton email investigation. >> this is going to be a thorough report, it's been a long time in the making. the inspector general has examined thousands if not hundreds of thousands of documents to get to this point. and i think it's going to shed a lot of light. ! i had a very minor fender bender tonight in an unreasonably narrow fast food drive thru lane. but what a powerful life lesson. and don't worry i have everything handled. i already spoke to our allstate agent, and i know that we have accident forgiveness. which is so smart on your guy's part. like fact that they'll just... forgive you...

. >> ...but came home with two purple hearts and a lot of interesting stories. >> and that car of histhis '67 chevrolet core, fresh off the assembly line. >> we actually had ordered the car while he was in vietnam, then came home and picked up the car. >> marina blue finish, bright blue interior, sweet, plus red pinstripe tires and a black stinger, poetry on wheels. keith even keeps the sales sticker from the dealer. how much did it cost? >> it was around $5,500. >> so he had to save for a while. >> mm-hmm. it's a lot of money back then. >> what the heck? he's 23, just out of the army, single, handsome, buff. this ride perfectly fits his life but just for a fleeting moment. keith enrolls in college on the g.i. bill and marries crystal kierien. she's divorced with five kids. life had thrown crystal a curveball and keith was right there to catch it. >> young guy, marries a woman with five children. >> yeah...>> five of you. >> five of us >> how old were you when they got married? >> i think i was about five. >> what kind of a father was he? >> if i could be half the man he was i'd be a

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he was awarded three purple hearts, four silver stars and the distinguished service cross, which todaybeing upgraded to the medal of honor, shep. >> shepard: lieutenant connor's brave actions came at what was really a key time in that war. >> true. because for context, the battle that you talked about where lieutenant connor helped push back the 600 german soldiers came after the battle of the bulge. the germans were on their heels. it was critical that american forces keep pushing in to end the war. if the germans regained the upper hand against the third infantry, the war could have gone on longer and it's anyone guests how many more lives were lost. even today the generals still gave garland the highest price. his ability to shoot, move and communicate is how current soldiers are being taught to fight future wars. watch this. >> so from humble beginnings, greatness comes, this is a legacy for soldiers to remember and embrace. what may be called upon to do in times of adversity. >> yeah, not only did garland connor receive awards from the united states but also earned foreign medals

this is a purple heart recipient marine who was serving our country honorably.e was honorably discharged and is now living in a foreign country. we have hundreds of these members of the military living -- the record i have is 38 countries. that is the most shameful act we have ever committed against our veterans. deportation needs to stop. i filed this will asking asking congress to stop the deportation of american veterans and to bring our heroes home. minutescouple more left, lisa is in kansas city, line for democrats. , myer: mr. gonzalez grandfather came here. he had nothing. he went through ellis island. they told him if he was going to live off the government, turn around and go home because they were not going to support him. this country would not take care of him. he ended up having to come here, work his way to get enough money to send for my grandmother, my great-grandmother, and his sisters and brothers. he worked his tail off. they compare now, people come here now and they come in a legally and they are given welfare benefits, places to live , they

home loans for active duty purple heart recipients. with this bill we'll save service members thousands of dollars and help their families achee the dream of home ownership. u.s. marine corps major byron owen, who was wounded twice in iraq and once in afghanistan, explained it best when he shared his experience with my office he said, and i quote, i was medevaced out of iraq and had to undergo months of therapy to return to service. why should i pay $20,000 to get v.a. loan when someone a noncombat disability gets it waived? some of my friends are amputees still serving in uniform and are paying the fees does that seem right? i hear you and that doesn't seem right. that's why i voted with my colleagues to support active duty purposele heart recipients with psage of h.r. 2899. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? without objection the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to recognize two high school honors state of the unions from penn

conner took part in ten military campaigns during the war and wounded seven times receiving three purple hearts an credited with fighting off a wave of 600 german soldiers and six tanks during a bat until france. he passed away 20 years ago and his widow will accept the medal of honor for him today. so let's go to our pentagon correspondent barbara starr with more on this. i know this is something that his friends have been waiting a number of years for. >> they have, indeed. there's been a very significant effort to get this medal for him for his widow who is accepting it today. this is for a battle in 1945 against the germans in france when he was serving in the army. they were facing being overrun by german formations and lieutenant garland conner basically rammed through exploding trees and shrapnel, dove into a ditch in advance of his own lines, to confront the germans, unrolling telephone wire the whole way as trees are exploding around him, to communicate back to headquarters and direct allied artillery fire against the germans at one point, german formations, german troops came within f

extension of the waiver of home loan funding fees to recipients of the purple heart who are still serving on active duty, this provision was introduced by representative herrera beutler, and increasing in home loan funding fees for nondisabled veterans to offset the cost of this bill. i want to thank all of our v.s.o. partners for their support and helping us craft a bill that finally addresses the plight of blue water navy veterans. specifically, i want to thank the veterans of foreign wars of the united states, the disabled american veterans, the american legion, the vietnam veterans of america, the fleet reserve association, the military order of the purple heart, the paralyzed veterans of america, the blue water navy vietnam association, military veterans advocacy and the military officers association of america. i urge my colleagues to support h.r. 299, as amended, and i reserve the balance of my time. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. mr. takano: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. takano: i ris

strapped myself to the skids and returned fire on the taliban while we flew to safety that got me a purple heart and i became the second woman ever awarded the distinguished flying cross with valor. but after that, the door closed. injured and unable to fly, i was barred from my next career choice because i was a woman. so i came home. i worked in health care and business. i got married and started my family. wait. barred because i was a woman? that's ridiculous. so i sued the pentagon. but not just than job, about the ban on women serving in all ground combat jobs, and i went to d.c. to lobby congress. but door after door was slammed in my face. well, eventually -- >> we are eliminating the direct ground combat exclusion rule for women. >> we won. and that opened the door for hundreds of thousands of women to compete for elite ground combat jobs, a major victory for our military. hold on. back up a minute. not one of his donors? that's not how this is supposed to work. one of those closed doorses was my congressman, tea party republican john carter. apparently being his constituent and a vetera

. >> director mueller, as i remember, volunteered to join the marines in vietnam, got a purple heart. and he had other commendations. is that what you understand too? ,>> yes, sir. >> and when he came back he went to law school and went to work for wall street. -- he came to work for justice. he could have gone to wall street. he went into private practice for a while but didn't like it and he wanted to prosecute criminals, is that correct? >> i don't know his motivation but he's devoted much of his , career to public service and has foregone more lucrative opportunities. >> and he prosecuted manuel noriega, did he not? >> congressman, i think he was in a management position. i don't know if he prosecuted it. >> and john gotti? >> i don't know the answer to that, sir. >> he's gone after big fish. let me ask you to promise me something. will you promise me and the american people that no matter what pressure is brought about and brought on you by whomever that you will stay in your position and finish the job and do what you were appointed to do and what the american people need you to

. >> i have two purple hearts. the first one was a land mine and the second was a hand grenade. and they were very clever. walter cronkite said it very careful. they were tough and they were smart, close quote. i was a radio telephone operator by then. december 15, ten days before christmas and we had come across a viet cong squad towards the come bodian border. sea of reeds, different from the patty country. there were shell holes so big, when the water filled them up, they became ponds, beautiful places. and we were in there and i had just crossed this long bridge, very narrow and treacherous, so i walked myself across hand over hand and got over the other side with the radio on my back. the first sergeant was over here to my right and i turpd to say something to the first -- tufrpd to say something to the first alexander -- turned to say something to the first sergeant. while i did that, he stood up and was on his feet and saturday started to lose his -- start toed lose his balance -- started to lose his balance. that was where they put the trip wire, knowing sooner or later

he was wounded in action, awarded the bronze star, the purple heart. he going to do his job, you better believe. >> even rosenstein said we don't pay attention to the news cycle and we're not ideological. we don't assume someone is guilty when we're doing this. i thought his answers were extremely sharp and very quick wit and comeback. i wonder if it's just from months and months, if they're frustrated by so much lying and partisanship and piling on from the president's supporters about things that may not necessarily be true. i just thought this was the moment that he's like okay, enough is enough. i also want to bring somebody else in. congressman dent, this is for you. this is congressman trey gowdy, what he had to say about the russian investigation. watch this. >> this country is being hurt by it. we are being divided. we've seen the bias. we've seen the bias. we need to see the evidence. if you have evidence of wrongdoing by any member of the trump campaign, present it to the damn grand jury. if you have evidence that this president acted inappro

. >> director mueller, as i remembered, volunteered to join the marines in vietnam, got a purple heart and had other commendations. is that what you understand too? >> yes, sir. >> when he came back, he went to law school and went to work for justice. he could have gone to wall street and made a lot of money. in fact, he went into private practice for a while but he came back because he wanted to prosecute criminals, is that correct? >> i know he's devoted much of his career to public service and has foregone more lucrative opportunities. >> he prosecuted manuel noriega and john gotti. >> i don't know the answer to that, sir. >> he's gone after big fish. let me ask each of you to promise me something. will you promise me and the american people that no matter what pressure is brought on you by whomever that you will stay in your position and finish the job and do what you were appointed to do and what the american need you to do? >> congressman, in the department of justice, we're accustomed to criticism and it does not affect our work. >> congressman, as i've said repeatedly, i am com

he earned four silver stars and three purple hearts an a bronze star with other awards from the frenchin conner died in 1998. >>> be sure to follow me on facebook and twitter at jake tapper. tweet the show at the lead, cnn. that is it for "the lead" today. i turn you over to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." thanks for watching. happening now, breaking news. upholding trump's ban. the supreme court rul 5-4 in favor of president trump's most recent travel ban, a decision the president is hailing as a tremendous success. who will it impact? >>> not so high on the hog. president trump attacks harley-davidson for planning to move some production overseas to avoid tariffs stemming from the trump trade war. is the company surrendering as the president claims? >>> becoming state media. the conservative corporate owner of more than a hundred local television stations is ordering the news operations to air an interview with the white house press secretary sarah sanders because she's speaking to all americans or just trump supporters. >>> and putin's plan. sources now tell cnn that president

reilly: i have two purple hearts. the first one was a land mine and the second was a hand grenade. and they were very clever. walter cronkite said it very well. they were tough and they were smart, close quote. i was a radio telephone operator by then. december 15, ten days before christmas and we had come across a viet cong squad towards the come bodian border. sea of reeds, different from the patty country. beautiful reads, and our 500-pound bombs made shell holes so big, when the water filled them up, they became ponds, beautiful places. and we were in there and i had just crossed this long bridge, very narrow and treacherous, so i walked myself across hand over hand and got over the other side with thead on my back. the first sergeant was over here to my right and i turned to say meing to the first sergeant. my radio on my back and an man named jesse miles behind me. while i did that, a south vietnamese soldier was crossing on his feet and saturday started to lose his balance. through his rifle up in the tree to steady himself. that was where they put the trip wire, knowing soo

got a purple heart and had other commendations. is that what you understand too? >> yes, sir. >> and then when he came back, he went to law school and he went to work for justice, he could have gone to wall street and made a lot of money. in fact, he went into private practice for a while but didn't like it and came back because he wanted to prosecute criminals, is that correct? >> well, i don't know his motivation, but i know he's devoted much of his career to public service and has foregone more lucrative opportunities. >> he prosecuted manuel nor yie, did he not? >> i'm not sure -- i think he was in a management position. i think that's correct. >> and john gotti? >> i don't know the answer to that, sir. >> he's gone after big fish. let me ask you to promise me something. will you promise me and the american people that no matter what pressure is brought about and brought on you by whom ever, that you will stay in your position and finish the job and do what you are appointed to do and what the american people need you to do? >> congressman, in the department o

daily -- and today hourly smears against the fbi and bob mueller, someone who is a recipient of a purple heart and other medals for his service in vietnam. how does no one quit when the president is constantly tweeting smears about law enforcement? >> one word, power. he's the president. >> power to do what? >> to be in power, to have power, the president is the most powerful guy in the world and they are defending his hold on that office. this president was only possible as a president because americans were mistrustful of all their institutions. he came in the house because of that. it is no surprise to me that his course of action in the presidency is to go after all the institutions that might challenge his power. it's his gut instinct palomino if somebody comes after him to go after them. he does not recognize boundaries and rules we talked about. he doesn't care about norms at all. he wants to stay in control. >> i know -- frank, let me bring you in on this. i know he doesn't care. here are the things i know, here are the things i'm tired of hearing on this show. his base is unshakeable.

don't get many generals in front of this committee that not only have the expense you have but purple hearts and exceptional awards for valor that i want to thank you for that and think your family as well. your command particularly is relevant for your next assignment. i certainly plan on supporting you fully. you are seeing the themes, about 17 years in a long time, many turning points but really not the turning points the ct mission is critical, pakistan is a safe haven, i think there's a lot of good questions here. i want to ask you to maybe take this opportunity to educate us and the american public who have a lot of interest in these. right now you'll be going into a broader mission that's focused on and advise and assist mission and also a ct mission. can you explain the difference in how these two are related? they're different but important. >> senator, as i have talked or heard discussions on counterinsurgency and the rest, they are absolutely linked. as part of the ct mission, the afghans in some cases take the lead so that's also a train, advise and assist component. when you loo

got a purple heart and had other commendations. is that what you understand too? >> yes, sir. >> and then when he came back, he went to law school and he went to work for justice. he could have gone to wall street and made a lot of money. in fact, he went into private practice for a while and didn't like it and he came back because he wanted to prosecute criminals, is that correct? >> well, i don't i don't know h motivation, but i do know he's devoted much of his career to public service and has foregone more lucrative opportunities. >> and he prosecuted manuel noriega, did he not? >> congressman, i'm not certain whether -- i think he was in a management position. i don't know if he personally prosecuted it, but i think that's correct, that -- >> and john gadi? >> i don't know the answer to that, sir. >> well, he's gone after big fish. let me ask each of you to promise me something. will you promise me and the american people that no matter what pressure is brought about and brought on you by whomever, that you will stay in your position and finish the job and do

i was able to present a purple heart to a veteran that lives in my district in colorado. a young man that put his life on the line for our country. he told me that he uses medical marijuana for his pain issues and has successfully been able to take himself off of the opioids that the v.a. have prescribed for those pain issues. i also offered an amendment with representative pocan and gosar last night that unfortunately was not even allowed to be debated here on the floor that would prevent natural botanic substance like cratum from being scheduled under the new scheduling authority created by sitsa. unfortunately it was blocked. cratum, the cousin of the coffee plant, is used as an alternative of the opioid and way of escaping addiction. i have heard from so many constituents for whom legal access to cratum is critical to their sobriety and their battle against opioid addiction. we can very simply ensure that legal access can be retained had this amendment been allowed. if it is cut off, as the f.d.a. and others are threatening, there is no doubt in my mind nor should the

for his honorable and distinguished service, he received a brons star, a purple heart, a distinguished unit badge, three oak leaf clusters. after the war, bill resumed life in america and married margaret jacobs in 1946 and began working as a bridge engineer. he worked for the santa fe railroad company and was known as an exemplary employee. bill was part of the veterans community and member of the reserve officers, defenders of the baton. mr. speaker, selfless service to those around him define bill hamilton's life and defended our freedom and bettered the communities in which he lived. he left an impression on our nation and will be remembered as a selfless soldier, community member, husband, father, friend to hundreds and an honnable texas aggie. we lift up the family and friends of bill in our prayers. i requested the united states flag be flown over the capital to honor the life and legacy of bill hamilton junior. i urge americans to pray for our difficult times and the men and women who protect us and for our first responders who protect us ere at home. mr. speaker, i rise today

get many generals in front of this committee that not only have the experience that you have but purple hearts and exceptional awards for valor. want to thank you for that. i want to thanks your family as well, as i said. your jsoc command is relevant. i plan on supporting you fully. you have seen the theme here, 17 years is a long time, many turning points but not really at a turning point. pakistan is a safe haven. a lot of good questions here. i want to ask you to take this opportunity to educate us and the american public. right now, you will be going into a broader mission, focused on vice and assist mission and also a ct mission. can you explain the difference and how these two are relateed? because they are different but important. >> i've talked -- the afghans have taken the lead in ct missions. as a trained advice and assist component. when you look at the larger train, advise and assist in the afghan national army, in the police in some cases, this is the piece that drives afghan- led. this is the security forces that extend the writ of the government, if you will. it creates an envi

he received six purple hearts in the marine corps and a silver star in the battle way city. it has depicted and it' is up te in the news museum. you should take a look. his question to me, the hero among us and we have so many that we are proud of, was the concern we hear from so many veteran but there's been stories of senior leadership at the va not being held accountable for some of the actions they've taken. i think we try to address this in the accountability act, but the veterans themselves are still sometimes stuck in a system that works against them. so we had a basic question when he was up for his confirmation i'm going to repeat. forgive the language coming is a bit of a salty marine, but the hero. the question will you be able to take ass and take names for the veterans was about anybody else if you are confirmed to be the secretary and how will you do that? >> and air force reserve officer we don't use language like that. [laughter] it takes away from other things but yes, sir. i was proud and you can tell the agent when i was sworn in at the pentagon it was ref

to go to vietnam, received a purple heart, and other commendations. and then came back here and didn't practice law and make money and get greedy on fifth avenue. but he pursued justice and put gotti away and noriega away. he's dealt with some of the worst people in this world. and it's a perfect calling for him to stand for the constitution and for our country and the rule of law and investigate possible collusion with russia and our 2016 election. . and other activities. the campaign manager for president trump is in jail right now because while on bond he did acts that judge couldn't count on him to engage in again. so she had to put him in jail. there have been indictments, there have been guilty pleas by people close to the president. the president's feeling the heat and his ack lights here in the house of representatives rather than operating as a check and balance on the administration and instead of doing their duty is producing this reuss to make the american public think there's something wrong with the justice department, the f.b.i. and the

that spanned eight major campaigns and earned a battlefield commission, four silver stars, three purple hearts, and the distinguished service cross, he was a hero. lieutenant connor wasn't supposed to be in a snow-covered forest that january morning in 1945. he was meant to be recovering in a hospital, but with his unit in need, he snuck away and returned to the front in france. when he rejoined his comrades, they were in urgent danger, pinned down by six german tanks. lieutenant conner stepped forward. he took a telephone, a radio, and a wire reel and ran toward the enemy alone, totally alone. past the american line, in a ditch barely large enough to cover him, lieutenant conner began directing artillery against the approaching enemy. he held his ground through wave after wave of german advances. when the enemy surged, even coming within feet of him, he called an arrest -- in artillery strikes on his own position. amazingly, when the dust settled , lieutenant conner was still alive. an allied artillery had destroyed the german tanks and stopped the advance. on that frigid morning, in complete

he received 6 purple hearts, and the battle, i think that's depicted in the museum, you should take a look. in his question to me, a real hero among us, and we have so many that we are proud of, was the concern that we hear from some veterans that there has been stories of senior leadership at the va not being held accountable for some of the actions they've taken, i think we tried to address this with the accountability act, but that the veterans themselves feel sometimes they are stuck in a system that works against them, for n not for them. so he had a basic question when dr. shulkin was up for his confirmation. i'll repeat it. forgive the language. the question was, will you be able to kick ass and take names for the veterans, for the veterans? >> yes. >> above anybody else if you are confirmed to be the secretary? tan how will you do that. >> well, being an air force reserve officer we don't use language like that, but it takes away from other things. but, yes, sir. i was very proud, and you can tell kay jan bob this, when i was sworn in at the pentagon, it was reference that i h