on a ridge in the french ships they made in vietnam. -- the french ships they made in vietnam. call at remembrance day. after world war one, we started to call it remembrancer it. ostrow was a very hard by the number of casualties. -- australia was hit very hard by the number of casualties. we had 10% of our population killed or injured. 3% were killed. that is incredible decimation of our male population. if you are wondering why australians are so strong about remembrance, that is where it all began. we had the highest ratio killed of any allied nation in world war one. if the same ratio was applied to the u.s., 4.5 young males would have been killed. it is not something we take pride in, but we do acknowledge, and we do say is the reason why we must keep remembering on remembrance day. vietnam is a long way away from the u.s., but there's another difference with australia. vietnam is in our backyard. while it appeared to be at a distance, for australia, where actually fighting for democracy in southeast asia, yet our region. for us, the war has a great meaning that goes well

served their country during the vietnam war. representing the a non-para -- the vietnam era veterans, and most importantly a female vietnam era veteran. i was one of 265,000 women who served during the is no more. i stand here to honor all of the 1.8 million women who have served their country, and those that continue to serve. women comprise approximately 20% of today's military, active-duty and reserve, and will eventually join the roles of u.s. military veterans. -- it is different than when i joined the army. roles and responsibilities have opened up to embrace the capabilities of women who serve. the vietnam women's memorial is an example of the significance of monuments and memorials that we see today. it is there not only to honor and remember, but also to educate our future generations, and continue to be an inspiration to many women serving today. the vietnam memorial, which the vietnam women's memorial is a part, speaks not only for the dead, but also for the living, and all of those who served during the turbulent tim

served their country during the vietnam war. epresenting the a non-para -- the vietnam era veterans, and most importantly a female vietnam era veteran. i was one of 265,000 women who served during the is no more. i stand here to honor all of the 1.8 million women who have served their country, and those that continue to serve. women comprise approximately 20% of today's military, active-duty and reserve, and will eventually join the roles of u.s. military veterans. -- it is different than when i joined the army. roles and responsibilities have opened up to embrace the capabilities of women who serve. the vietnam women's memorial is an example of the significance of monuments and memorials that we see today. it is there not only to honor and remember, but also to educate our future generations, and continue to be an inspiration to many women serving today. the vietnam memorial, which the vietnam women's memorial is a part, speaks not only for the dead, but also for the living, and all of those who served during the turbulent times

nguyen cao ky, the author, former prime minister of south vietnam. he book is >> said he was the former prime minister of south vietnam who served from 1965 to 1967. for information about authors information about authors and books featured on encore booknotes, visit booknotes.org. t with another author. >> joining us is richard rhos, >> this is richard rhodes winnel of the pulitzer prize and his new book the twilight of thep"ti bomb, recent challenges, new dangers and the prospects for a world without nuclear weapons. richard rhodes, realistically speaking is there a prospect foo no nuclear weapons on theons o planet? soi thinkn they really lost the utility since the cold war. they cost us $50 billion a year. it is official u.s. policy that we move towards zero. it's just a matter of working out some of the security relationships that are standing in the way. >> with regard to working out those relationships, will we be able to come to agreements with countries like north korea and iran who seem to be on the path to making their own nuclear weapons?

the vietnam war may have ended thirty five years ago but the suffering it created remains to this day the u.s. used a poisonous herbicide called orange to destroy forests and agricultural land but the deadly chemical also killed hundreds of thousands and continues to cause to rethink birth defects you may find some images it got that he does a lot of us report disturbing. vietnam may be one of only five socialist states in the world but its economic progress is notable business is booming hirees offices sprout up everywhere and the people have opportunities to improve their lives but that wasn't a vietnamese struggle and not for financial reasons. that saying all is fair in love and war has been used to justify many military decisions but when during the vietnam war the united states began deploying a chemical weapon nicknamed agent orange over this country not many could have predicted that those all suffer from that most will be the soldiers on the battlefields but their children most of whom one even more at a time. hootie whom is thirty four years old but you'd never guess by look

this whole thing about the vietnam war. those letters from the jail. there's powerful stuff. far beyond -- beyond the civil rights movement, even though the civil right movement was important. peter and i and mary discovered fol the civil right movement -- we understood that -- it had evolved, speaking of evolvement into the human right movement because now -- we had concerns about with improper use of nuclear power. we had concerns about -- about the united states involvement in anything rag a el salvador. >> to your point, noel, about dr. king and the vietnam war, as you both well know, king causes demonized. >> oh, yeah. >> he would buy -- by his own community. >> he would get disinvited to the white house by l.b.j. everywhere in the country, the day after he gives the speech, he have they would come down on him. we recognize how right he was. >> because he said, this is what we have to carry in our hearts, that's why he is the greatest american, there's no peace without justice and justice without peace. if there's injustice, there will be a -- a fragmentation at the -- i

of the vietnam war may have officially ended over thirty five years ago when the sun for a great was on for hundreds of thousands of veterans children what would do facts these are the effects of agent orange a poisonous road beside which the u.s. used to destroy agricultural land. all of. the cars a report today back stacy herbert discussed why the world's top economists think white collar criminals are hampering financial recovery and how britain became a shade list with a third of adults surveyed not embarrassed by the prospect of that.

it's been over thirty five years since the end of the vietnam war but his grim legacy remains today in the form of this suffering endured by innocent victims of american poisoning around a two million liters of the toxic herbicide agent orange sprayed by us forces to destroy the vegetation left many was dreadful illnesses and new borns with her renders genetic conditions and disabilities and you may find some images in catarina as i was reported disturbing. maybe one of only five socialist states in the world but its economic progress is notable business is booming i resolved to sprout up everywhere and the people who were too nice to improve their lives. yes but that wasn't a vietnamese struggle and not for financial reasons. that saying all is fair in love and war has been used to justify many military decisions but when during the vietnam war the united states began deploying a chemical weapon nicknamed agent orange over this country not many could have predicted that those all suffer from that most will be the soldiers on the battlefields but their children most at home or even bor

dam the side effects of the vietnam war are raging on destroying thousands of lives with man again andwe say no amount of us compensation can give them back their healthy america. army sprayed some twenty million gallons of the poisonous herbicide causing deaths as well as birth defects . also have eyes here in our t.v. all next we meet the children of those who suffered from radiation hiroshima and nagasaki after nuclear bombs were dropped on the japanese cities at the end of the second world war. maturity the capital project in american millet.

bobby is a combat disabled marine corps veteran of the vietnam war. seriously injured in 1969 when enemy forces and exploded a 500-pound bomb beneath the armored personnel carrier he was traveling in. the explosion and fire that ripped through the vehicle burned and bobby over 40% of his body. battling courageously to overcome the physical and mental challenges he faced, bobby earned his bachelor's degree in psychology at st. mary's university and later earned a master of education degree in guidance and counseling. in addition to teaching high school, his career has included positions of leadership and management as a juvenile probation counselor and as the director of the family support center at laughlin air force center in texas. he has received enormous awards and honors, among them the dav outstanding disabled veteran of the year and the unsung hero award. bobby is a leader of his humility and his compassion have touched the lives of fellow disabled veterans and their families as few others have done. ladies and gentlemen, it is an honor to pres

the operation that long and the south of vietnam. when i learned of the terrible attack launched by the vietnamese, at 515 planes were destroyed and the ground before they could take off. miraculously to nesses minutes to evacuate. i was very sad. far from the battlefield to be the first attack was directed to miles of the central position with artillery fire. heat supporting position fought fiercely, but already in the trenches they had dug ten times greater in number. in a few hours this shelters exploded under enemy fire. by early morning there was practically no able-bodied officers. a shell landed in the middle of the central position. it fell on the shelter. the commander of the last regime our -- around 5:00 p.m. in the artillery barrage started. after the dailies and shells and the ground assaults the bookish and fell into enemy hands. it could oddly.fought all night. the collapse of the post, to important posts which protected landing. on march 16th 120 mortar shells fell. 3500 refugees. there were wounded. several were kille

and the vietnam war bad officials. over thirty five years ago but the suffering rages on for hundreds of thousands of vietnamese children born with defects these are the effects of agent orange a poisonous herbicide which the u.s. used to destroy agricultural land. and we can all make disagreements between the u.s. and china are expected to dominate talks at the g twenty summit which kicks off in south korea later this week they're trying to which holds hundreds of billions of dollars of american debt is be pushed by the u.s. to revalue the you want it that's the focus for today's interview as u.s. economist michael hudson speaks to our teens lauren lyster.

the side effects of the vietnam war raging on destroying thousands of lives with many vietnamese saying no amount of us compensation can give them back to or else the american army sprayed some twenty million gallons of a poisonous herbicide causing deaths as well as birth defects. trying to get some competition as a bogeyman was washington using the start treaty to make moscow the new scapegoat in town negotiators of the arms deal warned the smear campaign could become destructive to the ratification and the relationship between the two countries. palestinians are making it marking international day against a wall by demanding israel breaks of barrier with a palestinian west bank but some locals are making money out of the separation israeli companies are using the site as a tourist attraction and organizing tours showcasing the five hundred kilometer long wall. as we had allies here in r.t. time now for sports update with kate. hello welcome to the sports news and these are the top stories. moving on up saturday corner like us toward the ninety fourth minute equaliser to see rubin ris

. >> reporter: from the -- vietnam war era we met friends from the 15 years and the past 10 year they come veterans day. >> he fought up on the dmt and was surrounded by three regiments and there was -- the day that happened it was 144 killed and that's where he got the purple heart. he's been my friend for a long time and i have a great deal of respect for him. >> reporter: that's amazing. >> yeah. >> reporter: a great honor. >> it was july 29th, 1967, operation kingfisher and we walked into a major ambush and lost 251 wounded and 28 dead, but on that one day across all of the vietnam 185 men gave their lives on that one day. so whenever i come, you know, that's part of my respect to the brothers who aren't here today. >> reporter: over at the korean war memorial we met the fereas family from texas who came to honor their uncle leno. >> he entered the army, correct, when he was just 17. he actually lied about his age so that he could go to the military. >> i think that was his way of trying to be a part of something, you know, in doing something great and that time they're poor and i

the vietnam war may have claimed many innocent lives at the time but even today continues to inflict suffering but the main culprits is agent orange a code name for one of the hurdles sized used by the u.s. military as part of its warfare program its deadly legacy still leaves children born with dreadful genetic conditions and disabilities and they find some images of his reports disturbing. vietnam may be one of the only five socialist states in the world but its economic progress is notable business is booming hirees offices sprout up everywhere and the people have opportunities to improve their lives but that wasn't a vietnamese struggle and not french or reasons. that saying all is fair in love and war has been used to justify many military decisions but when during the vietnam war the united states began deploying chemical weapons they claim agent orange over this country not many could have predicted that those from the most will be the soldiers on the battlefields but their children most of whom were even born at the time. who to whom is thirty four years old he would never gu

i spent years in the army as a combat veteran from vietnam. p has addressed or attempted to address, as i see the dynamic of this whole healing thing, is focused on the veteran. i think we're missing part of the equation here and that would like everyone's comment on this. i can speak for my own standpoint and suspected speak for many combat veterans in that all of us have an overriding sense of betrayal. regardless of what happens to us or how we are trted by society or how we try to address our combat issues were memories and demons, what have you, there does not seem to be any kind of a ton on the part of the governments that placed us in harm's way. there is no accountability for the political leaders that made decisions that many of us have come to believe were invalid. we all have this monkey on our back, if you will, that we are the ones being blamed for all of this stuff. we are broken and we have to get fixed and everything, but who was responsible? have they or have they not been called to task for this? comment, if you would, please.

saying all is fair in love and war has been used to justify many military decisions but when during the vietnam war the united states began deploying a chemical weapon nicknamed agent orange over this country not many could have predicted that those from the most well be the soldiers on the battlefields but their children most at home or even born at the time. who to whom is thirty four years old he would never guess by looking at or born blind and with many severe physical difficulties her parents feed and bathe her to this day her life was taken away from her before she was even born. my daughter was born blind and we didn't know why until would soakers of the hospital. and the doctors did some blots that's when they said she was affected by agent orange for a decade american jets dispersed eighty million liters of the then brand new herbicide over the territory of vietnam operation ranch ranch did not win the war but did achieve its goal of destroying millions of hectors of agricultural fields and expose nearly five million people to its deadly poison half a million children in vietnam were

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ho chi minh was then the premier dictator of north vietnam. the soviet premier party boss was in hanoi and alarmingly told ho chi minh, you better settle with the americans or they're going to send in more troops and the ho chi minh response was let them send in more troops. the argument being that let's play into his hands, let's go stumbling about in areas that we know little of and that will be counterproductive. ditto in going after the evil- doers following 9/11. why do we play into the hands of our opponents by crashing into iraq and thereby negating so many other possibilities? >> why did we go into iraq? >> we went into iraq because it seemed to be easy, because we were thinking magically. if there's any example of magical thinking, the notion that this could be solved within six weeks, six months or less, to quote both vice president cheney and secretary of defense rumsfeld, the notion that we could transform the middle east and the muslim world in general, that faith that everybody wants to be like us, a whole slew of illusions, plus

well still ahead for you in the program here on the toxic legacy u.s. soldiers left vietnam decades ago but find out how america's controversial use of chemical warfare continues to cause suffering. while after staying out of the limelight since leaving office almost two years ago america's forty third president is now having his own say on his time in office in his memoir decision points george bush reveals his thoughts on the most historic and controversial parts of his presidency for more on this are now joined by a british radio host john gaunt. you tell us on this so in his book george bush says that he personally approved the interrogation technique of waterboarding of terrorist suspects and says it saved lives in the u.k. and elsewhere was he right to do so do you think. well it's an amazing admission isn't it he said that he asked is it legal his lawyer said yes it was of course we here in the u.k. say it's illegal and one of the ministers came out and said so kim howls of the former labor government he also says of course study saved life. and a possible attack on c

the vietnam veterans health study. he was an author of the first evaluation report on the fledgling vietnam veterans' counseling service and subsequently was invited to become a member of the department of veterans affairs governing committee of the vvs for 18 years with funding from the australian national health and by the council he has recently completed a follow-up study of the vietnam veterans three decades after the war and has completed field work for an adjunct study of veterans' wives and partners, from which preliminary results are now emerging. jason is the integrated ethics primm officer at the cleveland louis stokes va medical center and the director of ethics consultation at case western reserve university's center for biomedical ethics at metro health medical center, where he serves as a clinical ethicist. he's a graduate of the cleveland fallujah and advanced bioethics and has served as the william lyons chair in professional ethics of the united states air force academy. his book, quote cutter was on a

it hasn't happened to a living service member since the vietnam war. it was october of 2007 in afghanistan. a rugged and forbidding no man's land along the pakistan border. taliban and al-qaeda fighters call it home. u.s. forces call it the valley of death. now, the area is so dangerous that nato, earlier this year, pulled its forces out. barbara starr spoke with the sergeant about the moment that earned him honor in the valley of death. >> the whole time frame maybe lasted between two and three minutes and five or six lifetimes. i don't know. >> reporter: but in those two three minutes, army staff sergeant sal giunta went from a soldier to a hero, now deserving the nation's highest military honor. we've come to afghanistan to find the men that sal fought with. many are here on this remote combat outpost, but their thoughts and memories are with sal and what happened that night. he was walking along the ridge line with other members of his unit, assigned to protect other soldiers walking back to their base. >> we opened up into a small clearing out of a

for the first time since the vietnam war, a living soldier is about to get the medal of honor.the white house ceremony going on right now. >> the alcoholic drinks that federal regulators may soon consider illegal. the black widow spider's severe bite can cause coma and even death. the african black mamba can kill a man with one bite. but there's an even deadlier predator cigarettes, produced by big tobacco, which take a life every six point five seconds. don't be big tobacco's next victim. ♪ >>> for the first time since the vietnam war, a living american soldier is being awarded the medal of honor. we have a ceremony going on right now at the white house. this is a live picture. you can see president obama right there handing out the award to army staff arg salvador. he is being honored for when he served in afghanistan. he was ambushed. the 25-year-old from iowa was under pressure, under fire when he pulled a fellow soldier to safety and rescued another being carried away by insurgents. >> i can't take this for myself. so i'm gonna think about them and when it happens, i'll be

the side effects of the vietnam war are raging on destroying thousands of lives many vietnamese saying no amount of us compensation can give them back their health . and china gets some competition as a bogeyman was washington using the start treaty to make moscow the new scapegoat in town. plus palestinians are marking international day against a wall demanding israel breaks its barrier with a palestinian west bank some locals are making money out of the separate. question aren't you going to live from moscow those were our top stories now let's take a look at them in more detail the viet nam war may be long over but its deadly legacy still lingers on millions of people were exposed to agent orange a poisonous herbicide used by the u.s. military it killed hundreds of thousands and is still causing birth defects decades after the end of the fighting you may find some of the images from katrina's arms report disturbing. vietnam may be one of the only five socialist states in the world but its economic progress is notable business is booming hirees offices sprout up everywhere and the pe

at 1:00 down at the vietnam memorial another huge turnout to honor the 3.5 million veterans of the vietnamt. >> general barry mccaffrey, thank you so much for being with us and, again, happy veterans day to you, sir. >> thank you, chris. >>> and we have some breaking news out of pakistan's largest city. an explosion rocked a police station compound in karachi. a powerful bomb has leveled a building there. at least five people have been killed and another 40, we're told, are injured. it happened near that police building not far away from the heavily fortified u.s. consulate. >>> three days stranded at sea, not much of a vacation, but now the nearly 4,500 paernssengers crew aboard the carnival "splendor" can see land and just a few hours from now they should be back on solid ground. miguel is live in san diego and we're hearing reports that aboard that ship they have been laughing and dancing and singing and they cannot wait, miguel, to get off of that ship. >> yeah, chris. good morning, the "splendor" is a few hundred yards behind us. making a slow progression towards the dock. running ahe

it is known for selling pins and patches related to the vietnam war. >>> dc firefighters say the broken hydrant did not slow them down during a house fire on oak street. the man was always there working on renovations. the hydrant broke when firefighters arrived and they had to use one that was about a block away. >>> police in northern virginia now have another person in custody. a person of interest in the series of stabbings in manassass. monday, people gathered outside osborne high school. they were honoring miguel hernandez. he was attacked last friday on the way out of school. he was stabbed to death. police say it was a retaliatory stabbing on saturday, a day later. >> we picked up a person of interest that we need to talk to in regards to the stabbing that occurred saturday night. that is what you saw earlier today. we are looking to get information. >> police have charged two teenagers with murder in the hernandez case. >>> well, all morning long we have been talking turkey. it is the focus on the thanksgiving feast. prices for parts of the meal may be going up, but it is still

ho chi minh was the premier dictator of vietnam. the soviet party boss was in hanoi and alarmingly said, you had better settle with more troops, and ho chi minh response, let them send in more troops, the argument being that, let's go stumbling about in areas we know little of, and it will be counter productive, and going after the evildoers' following 9-11. we fall into the hands of our opponents by crashing into iraq. >> why did we go into iraq? >> we went into iraq because it seemed to be easy. we were thinking the notion that this could be solved within six weeks, six months or less, the notion that we could transform the middle east and the muslim world in general, the idea that everyone wants to be like us, all whole slew of illusions plus truly sloppy intelligence. >> aleutian #4 -- -- illusion #4 -- >> this is what separates it from me your hubris or wishful thinking. -- from mere wishful thinking. it imagines that one can accomplish enormous returns by sheer strength of will, high- tech and imaginary friends of allies, but t

i really appreciate them, because without their service, i have nothing. >> since the vietnam war, the medal of honor has been awarded only nine times. >>> carnival cruise ship that became stranded at sea last week will be out of service untilled any january. the carnival "splendor" was towed to san diego last week after an engine fire left that ship stranded. nine cruises have been canceled while repairs are being finished. the cruise will set sail from long beach on january 16th. people who had a cruise cancelet gwiet g a full refund along with a 25% discount on any future cruise. >>> well, this saturday you can help nbc bay area and safeway end hunger. we're going to have you to donate a turkey to bay area food banks. our collection of eight food banks like the salvation army, st. vincent de paul and other organizations that help feed needy families. and they say this holiday season is there is far more demand than usual. >> we're really making a difference in the holiday season is the time when we can really change things for the better for people in need in our community. >> if yo

this year's memorable lingo coming up. >>> for the first time since the vietnam war a living american soldier has been awarded the medal of honor. the story of savatore giunta. >> reporter: savatore giunta says the medal is too big for one man. >> this is big. i can't take this for myself. i'm going to think about them and where it happens, i'll be thinking about them and when it's done i'll be thinking about them. >> reporter: it happened in october, 2007. that day like nearly everyday in the afghanistan valley across the pakistani border his unit faced heavy fire. he earned the honor of a nation and praise of a president that day. >> i'm going off script here for a second and just say i really like this guy. [ laughter ] >> reporter: this is the scene a day earlier as the soldier learns his friend has been shot dead. the next day, 22-year-old specialist giunta would face the challenge of a lifetime displaying what the award describes as conspicuous gallantry. staff sergeant brad perry was near him when they were ambushed. >> i can't describe the intensity. >> reporter: giunta watche

. >>> a kiosk by the vietnam veterans memorial has been there for 30 years and is now gone. it went up in flames last night around 11:00. the d.c. fire department says a mechanical propane heater appears positive have malfunctioned. no one has injured. the memorabilia kept inside is all gone. it was known for selling items related to the vietnam war. >>> let's turn our attention to medical news. today on "the doctors," you will be able to learn the difference between a health fix and a health myth. find out the cause of varicose veins and learn if it's okay to serve expired food to your family coming up today on "the doctors" coming up at 4:00 p.m. followed by 9news now at 5:00. >>> coming up next, howard and the holiday forecast. >> reporter: jc we had sunshine earlier. the clouds are moving in. we have a little bit of rain showing up from hagerstown down i-81. we'll talk about where that rain is headed and what you can expect for wednesday, thanksgiving and the weekend when 9news now returns. >>> all right. we're focusing on thanksgiving travel. here's a look at gasoline pr

almost 250 were awarded for the vietnam war. >> brian williams' interview with staff sergeant junta is coming up at 7:00 on "nightly news." >>> a hollywood actor is ready for his return to the wte house. >>>the stunning announcement that apple couldn't wait to share. a 10-year itunes battle is over. >>> things you don't do walking down the aisle. one bre found out. >>> who should be "time's" person of the year. the list of 25 candidates is out. >>> not as planned or practiced. what a way to make an entrance. you may recognize that song playing in the background. it was heard in a youtube sensation. this one hasone viral. but one was choreographed to perfection. that hurts. and then there's the embarrassment hurt. that's a hea of hurt. >> yeah, he lost his footing. >> he did. >> let's hope the marriage is more stable than that. >> yeah, stable. >> well, for the first time ever, some of the most popular music in history will be available for downloading. >> apple's itunes have finally been able to come to terms with the beatles. mark barger reports on the f four's foray into digital down

your ear, but peter tells us stories that are in the book and in the documentary of organizing in the vietnam war period, which i don't think a lot of people do realize. they think of peter, paul, and mary and, you know, the earliest days of folk music. it was peter, particularly, who moved a lot of artists, including a lot of rock and roll artists, into organizing against the war. he organized concerts in new york city. he had concerts where jimi hendrix and janis joplin-- the only two benefits we were able to find that either of them ever did, peter yarrow organized, and they were antiwar and vietnam veterans against the war in 1970 right before they died. i mean, it's an amazing fact, you know, jimi hendrix on stage for something, you know, at that crucial time. imagine, you know, the significance today if people realized, you know, artists of that stature moving around the cause. it had an impact. peter yarrow did that. harry belafonte is one of the most dignified, well-educated, lucid, focused, eloquent men i have ever met in my life and has a sense of humanity to him and a sense of-- of