sergeant ryan m. pitts, united states army for gallantry at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. sergeant ryan m. pitts distinguished himself by jury ask of heroism at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as an observer and the second 02, chosen company, second battalion airborne, 503rd infantry regiment, one 73rd airborne regrade during combat operations against an enemy in the vicinity of wanat village, afghanistan on july 13, 2008. early that morning while sergeant pitts was providing bremen or security -- perimeter security, well-organized anti-afghan force consisting of over 200 members initiated a aulte proximity oass using grenades, machine guns, and small arms fire's on the base. an immediate wave of rocket propelled grenades wounded sergeant pitts and inflicting heavy -- heavy casualties. sergeant pitts had been knocked to the ground and was bleeding heavily from shrapnel wounds to his arms and legs but with incredible toughness and resolve,

sergeant ryan m.itts. now, i don't want to embarrass ryan, but the character he displayed that day was clearly forged early. i'm told that in kindergarten when asked what he wanted to be when he grew up, he drew a picture of a soldier. when he was in the fifth grade, his teacher sent home a note that described ryan in words that would be familiar to all those who knew him today. ryan, she wrote, is a very special human being. and ryan pitts you see the humility and loyalty that def e defined america's men and women in uniform. of this medal, he says it's not mine alone. it belongs to everybody who was there that day, because we did it together. so i want to welcome those who were there that day. ryan's brothers in arms, and those who welcome him -- are going to be welcoming him into their ranks, the members of the medal of honor society. we are very proud of them, and we are honored by the presence of the families of our fallen heroes, as well. we welcome ryan's family, many from new hampshire, includ

sergeant ryan m.itts. now, i don't want to embarrass ryan, but the character he displayed that day was clearly forged early. i'm told that in kindergarten when asked what he wanted to be when he grew up, he drew a picture of a soldier. when he was in the fifth grade, his teacher sent home a note that described ryan in words that would be familiar to all those who knew him today. ryan, she wrote, is a very special human being. in ryan pitts, you see the humility and loyalty that define america's men and women in uniform. with this medal, he says, it's not mine alone. it belongs to everybody who was there that day because we did it together. so i want to welcome those who were there that day. ryan's brothers in arms and those who are going to be welcoming him into their ranks, the members of the medal of honor society. we are very proud of them, and we are honored by the presence of the families of our fallen heroes as well. we welcome ryan's family, many from new hampshire, including his wonderful wife

sergeant ryan m.ed states army, for conspicuous gallantry at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. sergeant ryan m.pits distinguished himself by extraordinary acts of heroism at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty, while serving as a forward observer in second platoon, chosing company, second battalion airborne, 503rd infantry rental minimum. 173rd airborne brigade, against an armed enemy, at vehicle patrol case kaler, kunar province in afghanistan. during that morning, a well-organized antiafghan force consisting of over 200 members initiated a close proximity stained and complex assault using rocket o'peled grenade, machine guns and small arms fire on the patrol base. an immediate wave of rounds engulfed the observation post, wounding sergeant pitts and inflicting heavy casualties. sergeant pitts had been knocked to the ground and was bleeding heavily from shrapnel wounds to his arms and legs with with incredible toughness and resolve he subsequently took control

sergeant ryan m.pitts. now, i don't want to embarrass ryan, but the character he displayed that day was clearly forged early. i'm told that in kindergarten, when asked what he wanted to be when he grew up, he drew a picture of a soldier. when he was in the 5th grade, his teacher sent home a note that described ryan in words that would be familiar to all those who knew him today, ryan, she wrote, is a very special human being. in ryan pitts you see the humility and the loyalty that define america's men and women in uniform. of this medal, he says, it's not mine alone. it belongs to everybody who was there that day because we did it together. so i want to welcome those who were there that day, ryan's brothers in arms, and those who are going to be welcoming him into their ranks, the members of the medal of honor society. we are very proud of them and we are honored by the presence of the families of our fallen heroes as well. we welcome ryan's family, many from new hampshire, including his wonderful wif

recognize today with our nation's highest military decoration, the medal of honor, staff sergeant ryan m. pitts. >> he is the ninth living recipient of the medal of honor. he says the honor really belongs to everyone who was with him during the 2008 attack. pitsts honored the other soldiers killed by reading their name out loud today in the ceremony. >>> investigators randy page finally about to get in on the ground. mark allen martin won't break through deal. >> outside the oval office monday, president obama demanded international investigators have full access to the wreckage of malaysia airlines l flight 17. the president stepped up pressure on russia to use its influence over rush-back separatist in ukraine who have spent the last few days blocking investigators. >> what exactly are they trying to hide? >> the growing international outrage may have worked. monday afternoon, malaysia's prime minister announced randy page deal for investigators to have safe access of the site rain take control of the black boxes. >> president obama said the world needs to know who shot down the boeing

sergeant ryan m. pits, united states army for conspeck uous gallant ri and risking his life above and beyond the call of duty. he distinguished himself by extraordinary acts of heroism beyond the call of duty. chosen company, second battalion air born. 503 air regiment in the vicinity of wanar village on july 13th, 2008. early that morning while he was providing perimeter security, a well organized anti-afghan force consisting by over 200 members ip i initiated a complex assault using rocket propelled grenade, machine gun and small arms fire on the base. in a immediate prepare of rounds, engulfed the observation post. he had been knocked to the ground and was bleeding from slap they will wounds to his arms and legs. he subsequently took control of the observation post and returned fire on the enemy. as they grew nearer, he threw grenades to allow a immediately detonation on the hostile forces. unable to stand on his own and near death, sergeant pits continued to lay suppressive fire into a two men rei

"the new york times," president obama awarded the nation's highest military honor to ryan m.ts yesterday for his actions during one of the deadliest battles of the afghan war. in july of 2008, more than 200 insurgents tried to overrun the small outpost where pitts was stationed. following the deaths of nine other soldiers, a critically wounded pitts managed to hold the post all by himself. family members of the soldiers killed that day joined pitts at the white house yesterday where each received a standing ovation. >> did you see his statement afterward? he said my name's not important. the names of the nine guys, thank you and walked away. >>> "wall street journal," most united states elementary students like their new healthy school lunches. >> oh, good. >> according to a new survey of administrators of more than 500 primary schools nationwide. the new meal options which offer more whole grains, fruits and vegetables are as a result of implementations in 2012. researchers say while many kids complained at first, most generally liked the meals by the end of the school year.

staff sergeant ryan m.00 insurgents attacked his post. it became one of the deadliest battles of the war there. the nine soldiers fighting with him were killed. he was wounded but was able to hold off alone until a couple more guys joined him. to push them back and hold position. here's what the president had to say about sergeant pitts yesterday. >> ryan pitts, you see the humility and loyalty that define america's men and women in uniform. this medal, he says it's not mine alone. it belongs to everybody there because we did it together. >> long before today, i knew that when president obama put the medal around my neck i would be thinking of my brothers who fought beside me on july 13th, 2008. standing there i thought of these incredible men. those present here today and especially our brothers who fell. valor was everywhere that day and the real heroes are the nine men who made the ultimate sacrifice so the rest of us could return home. it is their names, not mine, that i want people to know. specialist

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ryan crocker. he was the u.s. ambassador to iraq from 2007 to 2009. he's now the dean of the bush school of government and public service at texas a&m university. crocker says it's time for the u.s. to re-engage, and that should include, he says, air strikes. >> you have said that when it comes to iraq the u.s. needs to keep its hand on the throttle. do you think we took our hand off the throttle after 2011? >> jake, i learned maybe two lessons during almost 40 years in the middle east. the first is be careful what you get into. interventions can have 30th and 40th order unintended consequences. the second thing i learned is be even more careful what you get out of because disengaged can have graver results than engagement in the first place. i would argue that we didn't do either very well in iraq. i think we still have time to help the iraqis get back on a stable course but we're going to have to move quickly and we're going to have to move with determination and we're going to have to move both politically and militarily. secretary kerry's visit i think was very, very important. as a signal of re-engagement he met with all the leadership. he