mcclellan's near approach to richmond between march and late may with the most important army of the united states. lee's ascension to command of the army in northern virginia during that campaign must be reckoned one of the great turning points of the war, one of the great moments of decision of the war, not only for the revolution that lee would bring in confederate expectations of victory but also because his skill and his skill alone probably lengthened the conflict by more than two years which in turn made possible the addition of emancipation to union as a condition for eventual peace. my second example concerns the process of emancipation. this top has provoked considerable debate among historians who assessed the roles of abraham lincoln, the united states congress and african-americans who sees freedom by running away from farms and plantations to areas under union control. the concept of self emancipation has been at the center of much of this debate. its advocates saying that lincoln, the great emancipator has been given far too much credit in the past, that most of the credit should go

fourth anniversary of the outbreak of the war approached, two million men shouldered muskets in united states armies. casualties among those soldiers, dead, wounded and taken prisoner surpassed 800,000. lincoln left no doubt about the important role united states armies had played. the progress of our arms upon which all else chiefly depends is as well known to the public as to myself, he said in language, revealing a direct link between military campaigns and the civilian side of the war and morale. and it is, i trust, he added, reasonably satisfactory and encouraging to all. many a message to the confederate congress in may 1864 jefferson davis similarly referred to the ties between the military and the civilian spheres. the army which has born the trials and dangers of the war, which has been subjected to pry investigations and disappointments, he stated has been the center of cheerfulness and hope. as the conflict ground toward its conclusion in the spring of 1865, perhaps as many as 900,000 confederate men had served, of whom more than 650,000 had perished, been wounded or sent to united states

today, academy faculty and staff and, most of all, cadets on the of being commissioned in the united states army, it is an honor -- it is an honor -- to be here on this magnificent campus whose graduates for more than two centuries have played a leading role in nearly every chapter of our nation's history. before there was a military academy here on the hudson, re

she's a service connected disabled veteran who served as a combat medic in the united states army. the captain is a veteran of the united states army. he was severely injured when a roadside bomb struck his humvee he was driving while serving in iraq in 2003. and subsequently he lost his right leg. thank you both for your honorable service and your very important advocacy efforts on behalf of all disabled veterans. i am eager to begin the discussion. you can proceed with opening statements. >> morning. thank you for holding this hearing for your work to ensure that veterans with limb loss receive the highest quality prosthetic care. i'm a board member of the american orthodic and prosthetic association. i'm a licensed pros the cyst. for me as a practicing clinician already four elements to high quality care. the first would be access. veterans receive their care in a timely basis without having to wait weeks or traveling hundreds of mile for the that care. second, trust. veterans receive care from a provider they feel good about. one who listens to them and one who works with them.

. >> we take you to celebration of the united states army. >> the week kicks off with more warm temperatures. a cool down is coming. the forecast when we come back. >> the nationals role in to toronto with a lot of momentum. the redskins carrot for winter camp. they are gearing up >> the army is celebrating its 237th birthday this week. the army secretary and the sergeant major of the army put everything at mount firman -- vernon to honor george washington. a new wave of construction on u street. the work will take place between ninth and 14th streets nw. electrical work is scheduled to begin tomorrow. through friday it will be cutting trenches in the 900 block. to lay electrical conduits. the project should wrap up by spring of 2013. a long time. >> a sure sign the construction season is in full swing. you can look forward to that. crews will be installing signage and paving the road from midnight to 5:00 p.m. part of the expressway project. >> metro says now's the time to switch from paper to plastic. ridrsers who use paper cards will be charged the dexter -- extra. metro will allow custom

as we plan for the future, let us reflect on the great legacy that the united states army has given this great nation. through the men and women who were and are proud to be army americans. our soldiers, noncommissioned officers and officers of the united states army are the most outstanding fighting force in our world. we cannot thank them enough for their dedication to excellence and for their commitment to duty, honor and country. and let us not forget their families who sacrifice for our national security as well. their execution is unmatched. their commitment is unwavering and their bond is unbreakable. i am proud to be part of that army lienage. and this morning as i wear this army strong tribute, i salute our brave men and women who have made our army great but who have kept our country safe and secure and represent the global effort to maintain freedom around the world. i am proud to stand with my co-chair, judge carter, for the past 227 years of sacrifice to our great united states army. and with that i yield back to y colleague. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the

can you tell us about the band's rich six decades history and the bigger point to the united states army >> wonderful. the united states army field band, we're based at fort meade maryland with 60 years of history. we started after world war ii. they started as a combat soldiers coming back. and what they did is they sold war bonds to help support the war effort. and since then, we have, toward the united states -- toured the united states continuously. >> let's talk about you. i understand you are like a rock band. they're like from city to city. how many days a year are you actually on the road doing this? >> that's a great question. we're on the road at least 100 to 120 days a year. we travel in three buses and we go from town to town. and we give performances to the united states public. and it is a great show. >> groupies? [ laughter ] >> well, we want you to do a special good morning for the other gentleman who is joining us. if you could introduce them? >> on trombone, aaron caterman from fargo, north dakota. french horn, bob cherry from bridge month, michigan. and phillip mons, f

. >> everything that i have been through in the united states army, being home is just heartwarming. >> reporter: the patriot guard riders escorted him home to celebrate. >> thank you for your service! >> and presented a token of appreciation. >> no more cleaning sand out of your teeth everyday. >> iraq was terrible and afghanistan was worse, but it doesn't matter, because i'm home. [ applause ] >> my son is my hero. he has been that way and now that he is home safe, it's awesome. >> it's really indescribable, besides just the relief i'm feeling. what they say about the families, you know? they go through it with the soldiers. he served his country and he was proud and i am proud of him. >> reporter: he says he took seven men to afghanistan and brought seven home, one of many things to be proud of. live in san jose, cara liu, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a shuttered east bay army base could soon be the source of thousands of jobs. >>> oakland homicide detectives are investigating the shooting late this afternoon that left a motorcyclist dead. police were called to the corner of 63rd and

academy faculty and staff and, most of all, cadets on the cusp of being commissioned in the united states army, it is an honor -- it is an honor -- to be here on this magnificent campus whose graduates for more than two centuries have played a leading role in nearly every chapter of our nation's history. before there was a military academy here on the hudson, before even the united states was the united states of america, at the height of the revolutionary war, general george washington considered west point so strategically vital he called it the "key to the continent." ladies and gentlemen, i would respectfully stipulate that west point is even more important to our nation today. the 1,032 cadets gathered here are the key -- the key -- to whatever challenges the world has in store. the class of 2012, four years ago you were among the most promising high school graduates on the planet. your future limited only by the reach of your imaginations, but at an age when no one would have blamed you for having no idea what you wanted to do with your lives, and in an era when the sacrifice required of

before we go, a very happy 237th birthday to the united states army.

the united states army is celebrating its 237th birthday and that is the sort of cake they got for it. a 5,000 cupcakes stuck to the frame of a model tank all sorts of different flavors and tastes. it's different. bbc.com/news for more on the wonderful birthday cake. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, union bank, and shell. >> at shell, we believe the world needs a broader mix of energies. thats why were supplying cleaner-burning natural gas to generate electricity. and its also why, with our partner in brazil, shell is producing ethanol, a biofuel made from renewable sugar cane. >> a minute, mom! >> lets broaden the worlds energy mix. lets go. >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet, los presented by kcet, los angeles.

happy birthday to all members of the united states army. and i think it's your birthday, general jacoby, tomorrow, so we wish you many happy returns, sir. we will begin with, in this order, if we will. vice chairman winnifeld then chief of naval operations, greenhart, coast guard commandant pap, general frazier, general jacoby and admiral locklear. admiral, thank you for being with us. appreciate it. >> mr. chairman, senator lugar, distinguished members of the foreign relations committee, good morning and thank you for the opportunity to appear before you on this topic. i appear today as a career sailor, a former combatant commander and in my current position all assignments that have informed my perspectives on the law of the sea convention. it's also a privilege to appear alongside another generation. time to join the law of the sea convention. i've come to my own judgment on this, not informed by lawyer, actually informed but not influenced by lawyers, that joining this treaty will have positive implications for our operations across the

johnson visiting professor of military history at the united states army war college in carlyle, pennsylvania. i had no idea i was going to draw so much applause. carol is an expert on the civil war, the war in vietnam and a new field, the education of military officers. i can recommend her book, "pickets charge in military history andmemory," published in 1997 by the university of north carolina press. it's a wonderful piece. she has announced a book for may of this year. a book i tried to get my hands on to read it before i put the remarks together. i couldn't do it. my librarian couldn't find a copy of the book. it has the enormously intriguing title of, "with a sword in one hand and jominy in the other." i assume it is a study of civil war strategy and tactics. carol is the author of many articles, book reviews, conference papers, consultations, staff, prizes, and, of course, she is a wonderful teacher. i didn't try very hard to resist when i discovered at penn state your teacher. it has headings like interest and helpfulness and clarity. and carol ranked very high in all of those. there

little bit about chain of command because i was on a very lonely position, but i was in the united states army and my chain of command started with my sergeant and on up to the lieutenants and to the rest of them. yours is president of the united states. he's the commander in chief, so you're going to naturally reflect anything that comes -- you have to. you're military, and i understand that. i've been there. what i'd like to do is -- is suggest that after your retirement you might change your mind. i'm looking right now at 24 stars. i just had a few stripes, that's all i had. 24 stars and that's very, very impressive, and i have a letter here that's signed by 33 stars and these guys have already retired. on this letter, and i want to ask that this be admitted as part of the record. i can't read the whole letter, there isn't enough time, military personnel uniformly support this accord by expressing our strongly held belief that the law of the state ratification would prove both to the national security interest and sovereignty of the united states and it goes back and gives the history of th

he had been general in chief of the united states army for more than a decade. as you say, he was old and infirmed. he weighed 300 pounds and he was 75 years old and couldn't mount a house. he needed long naps every afternoon and he was taking a nap on the afternoon of july does that mean our men are being pushed back, and scott said no, no, it's just the direction of the wind. doesn't matter, and he went back to sleep. >> he went back to sleep. >> that gives you some idea of scott, and it is quite true scott came up with the anaconda plan which was basically an idea of trying to isolate the confederacy, so that it would just run out of gas, as it were, by imposing a blockade on its coasts, and sending a task force down the mississippi river to seal it off from the outside world, and then just sit and wait until the confederates cried uncle, and indeed, those two aspects of union strategy, the blockade and gaining control of the mississippi river were essential parts of union strategy during the course of the entire war, but that alone clearly was not going to b

united states olympic committee where he manages the paralympic academy program. we have the privilege of being joined by mr. jim mayor. he served in the united states army during the vietnam war. he is a combat disabled veteran and a bilateral below the knee amputee. after serving in combat mr. mayor has devoted his life and career to assisting his fellow veterans working for 27 years with v.a. and 12 with our veteran service organizations. perhaps most notably he has also spent 21 years as an amputee peer visitor and mentor at the v.a. and walter reed army medical center. and now at the walter reed medical center where he is affectionately known as the milk shake man. gentlemen, thank you for your service to our nation and for your continued service to fellow veterans through your many worthy endeavors today. both of you are truly inspiring to all of us and it is really an honor to have you here with us today. i very much look forward hearing from your testimony. mr. register, you may proceed. >> thank you very much, ranking member, thank you and members of the subcommittee. i know the milk shake man. it's outstanding. thank you for the opportunity to

abu yahya al-libi was a legend, a prisoner of the united states army in bag ram who escaped. now the americans say the man they believe was second in command of al qaeda has been killed in a drone attack in pakistan's tribal region of north waziristan. the taliban deny that he's dead. they say he's been injured. pakistan's government has again protested the use of drone attacks on its soil. >> this is the face of al qaeda's elusive second in command. now the americans say he has been killed. the libyan-born abu yahya al-libi was proceed moit after the death of osama bin laden just over a year ago. he was a propagandist who drove the operations of al qaeda and appeared in trademark jihadist videos like this. he was, said one unnamed u.s. official, one of the organization's most experienced and versatile leaders. the official said he played a critical role in the group's planning against the west, providing oversight of the external operation's efforts, claims backed up on tuesday at the white house. >> he served as al qaeda's general manager, responsible for overseeing the gro

thanks for being here today and again, happy birthday to the united states army. we stand adjourned. >> general, thanks so much. you did a great job. thank you very, very much. appreciate it. thank you. >> as you see, this meeting has been adjourned and the first of two by the senate foreign relations committee looking into senate ratification into the law of the sea treaty. all of the military commanders testifying in support of ratification, as you may have heard. adopted by the u.n. in 1994 the treaty has been endorsed by 160 countries and the european union. it was signed by president bill clinton, but still needs support from two-thirds of the senate for rat ratification, currently, they're senators expressed their opposition to the treaty citing worries over u.s. sovereignty. this afternoon part two which will include former defense secretary donald rumsfeld who opposes the treaty and by deputy secretary of state john negroponte. you can watch live coverage of the session over at c-span beginning at 2:30 eastern. >> yesterday treasury secretary tim geithner

the wars between the united states army and the indian tribes and so forth but i would say what's becoming increasingly important is the creation of the 20th century west. the modern west which has sdictive characteristics. >> what are the key topics important in the 20th century? >> the role of the federal government. the federal government during the time, in the military struggles, the first and second world wars and the cold war and the pest plays a very important role. and how they conduct the efforts. >> how. changed? in looking at the american west. >> one of the biggest differences within the field of history as thinking about the west is that western history in its origins was really taught as the history of america. and it was -- it's the history of the frontier and western history ban in new england, began in roanoke, began in the chesapeake. >> always-- >> and worked its way west from anglo-america, and sort of consistent with what mark just said about the 20 rnlg century was increedingly we teach the history of the west as the west that is today. champion is to sap the west th

i took six months out to serve in the united states army reserves which i did during that period. and i got to know morgan that will fairly well obviously. he was my boss at the time and it was a great office. it was an office of prosecutors and you really learned to try cases in that office and to deal with judges and juries and to deal with factual presentations and factual gatherings and investigations. i left the u.s. attorney's office in 1966 and joined a firm which a friend of mine had -- was involved in starting. it was a firm called whack tell lipton rosen cats and kern at the time. it was seven, eight lawyers at the time. i joined that in 1966. that firm has now grown. it's a very successful firm. i've been with actually that firm for 45 years from 1966 till today other than leaving on a couple of occasions one of which was watergate, the other one was to go to the white house in 1992-1993. so i joined that firm and i became a lawyer at walk tell lipton and i became a private practitioner and i and we spent time with my other partners. i came as an associate. i became a p

by the way have a birthday to the united states army.ing at the march on 395 just after the beltway. traffic passing edsall road, looks like just getting a little bit of volume but love and light up at the pentagon. we will have the weather for you now. >> a good amount of sunshine but you had just off to the east closer to the bay, especially the eastern shore, thick clouds. easterlies blow off of the ocean and the morning marine layer. there is the look at the cloud cover over annapolis. lower cloud over the bay and of course the river right there. temperature-wise, very comfortable. woodstock, 54, winchester, 52. out in the west in frost bird, 49 degrees and berkeley springs, west virginia, 53. clarksburg, a comfortable 60. i would actually open the windows and little bit this morning because we have low humidity and comfortable temperatures. upper 70's below are a's tomorrow -- today and tomorrow. upcoming weekend, the comfortable conditions will continue. not very june-like in washington all through the weekend with sunshine and low

. >>> in sacramento today the california national guard honored the united states army. >> for all ofou out there serving, special heart felt thanks. your among the small percentage of americans that stood up in time of war. >> birthday cake and high prize for american soldiers. this is the 237 birthday of the u.s. army. he had special praise for the role the army played in the gulf war. >> you continue to serve standing side by side to support our effort. >> the event to honor the army was sponsored by the national guard. >>> a judge in chicago agreed to hear apple's request for a injunction. last week the judge canceled a trial in the suit against google. however yesterday he decided to hear arguments from both sides on the injunction question. >>> schools are at the top of the class in state test scores. 16 of the top 31 schools according to the rankings were in santa clara county. hoover was fifth. three districts are among the highest rated. the lake side district is ranked third in california. >>> researchers have a new picture of the most stressed people in the united states. w

all a sudden, i'm a cadet at west point, getting ready to become an officer for the united states armyand since then, have a chance to represent my country with basketball. i mean, i love our country. i think sports is an integral part of the spirit of or country. >> is the american dream still as attainable as it was when you were young? >> i don't think it is. i think we have to do more to help people in the low socioeconomic areas of our country. and today's immigrants have an opportunity to succeed in this culture. if we don't do a good job with that, especially with education, the gap is going to keep growing. and i see it primarily in education. because the educational opportunities afforded to that -- those people are not nearly as good as, you know, the wealthy. >> and the tragedy of that is there's so much untapped talent. >> right. >> not least of which in sport. i mean, a lot of these kids who are drifting into gangs, jail, whatever it may be, could be potentially fantastic sportsmen. if they are driven out of an education system that doesn't nurture them -- >> well, you kno

my name is sarah mess and i served in the united states army from 1992 until 2000 and i served with the42nd field hospital in 1993 during the second rotation in mogadishu somalia. it's like a letting go. it's like shredding the past i guess. trying attempts to shred the past. when i'm creating something by the way, i haven't created anything yet. i've been cutting up my uniform and cutting up other uniforms. it's been triggering on many levels to even begin to think about what i want to express about my experience on combat paper. it's like i can look at someone's words on combat paper and say, "yeah i feel that same way or i experienced that, too." i feel like it's one place where i'm understood. my family doesn't understand me. a lot of the people that knew me before somalia don't understand me. and i feel like i come here and it's okay. whatever changed me about somalia, here it's understood and it's okay. >> brown: online we have an expanded look at how the veterans make combat paper. >> woodruff: finally tonight, a new poet laureate has been named for the u.s., but she is not new t

the united states army over the past ten years, has been asked to do more with less than ever before.m is that for us? >> frankly, i will tell you, that for the last ten years, one of the reasons we said thank you for the american people, is that we have been given the resources for us to execute the two wars we were asked to execute. and the american public has given us quite a bit and believed in us, so it's important for us to thank them for doing that. as you saw there, as we look ahead, there is concern about future cuts. now i would remind everybody that we've already taken $489 billion of cuts over ten years. we've agreed to do that. we're in the process of executing that. which we agreed to in the next budget cycle which we've now proposed and submitted to congress. so that $500 billion would be on top of the $489 billion that we've already taken. so that's the concern. you know, the first $489 billion was tough, we think we an do that, we think it's necessary, the second 500 becomes difficult. >> let's talk about as we look at the men and women in uniform, especially in the a

holland has a bigger army than the united states does. hungary has a bigger army. that it has a fleet, a battle fleet, the united states navy, which is built around world war i-era battleships which has no real means of projecting power across the seas, met alone transoceanicly to europe or even more farfetched, across the pacific. and he has an army air corps, not each an air force, an army air corps which consists of about 1500 planes, most of them biplanes and obsolete trainers whereas modern air force like germany's and britain's, we're talking 5,000, 6,000 war planes, modern war planes. and he suddenly realizes he's got to get this country ready for war. he's got to get this country ready to build the kind of force that it's going to be necessary to win this war, but how are you going to do it? where do you start? the navy and war departments have no clue. they went through the process in world war i, it had been a fiasco trying to take over factories and trying to place orders and decide what was going to be made. none of it arrived in time for our soldiers fi

highest traditions of the armed forces and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit and united states army. clarence sonny shybeck was awarded the distinguished cross in 1969, the second highest military declaration that can be awarded to a member of the united states army. mr. shybeck, however, was unaware that he received this honor until nearly 42 years later when a veterans service officer discovered the citation in his personnel file. clarence shybeck returned to his childhood home of northern michigan after his injuries to take over the family business, evans and son food market. he and his wife christine of 42 years raised three children. on behalf of the citizens of michigan's first district, it's my privilege to recognize clarence shybeck, an american hero, for his service, sacrifice and continued patriotism. i yield back the remainder of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair would apologize the gentleman for mispronouncing his name. the chair would now recognize the gentleman from washington, mr. mcdermott, for five minutes. mr. mcdermott: i ask u

. >>> the united states army was established 237 years ago this week.now has 1.1 million soldiers on active reserve and national guard duty. it also faces some of the biggest challenges in its history. >> here in studio 57 to discuss some of those challenges, genre odierno, the army's 38th chief of staff. we're pleased to have you, welcome. >> thank you. thank for having us. >> erica was talking about all the medals. >> each stripe represents six months in a combat zone. >> a lot of some of that was in iraq. >> yeah. >> i want to look back briefly and then look ahead. what's the most important lesson the army learned from iraq? >> i think what i would tell you is we found out we didn't have a full understanding of the inner workings of iraq when we got in there. i call it the societal devastation of iraq. we had a misunderstanding of that. we didn't understand the complexities that were underneath the society. once we remove -- the complexities started boil. we didn't have an understanding of those. first went in there and didn't quite understand this.

fate would have it in 1999, 17 years after being commissioned as a second lieutenant in the united states armyceived orders to report to united states marine corps base for a three-year joint exchange assignment. i finally was able to walk the sacred ground of montfort point. it was truly an blessing that a young army major was promoted to lieutenant colonel, my final promotion by a marine general. somehow it seemed as if the ghosts of these giants looked over to the second marine expedition headquarters from across on slow day. with a tear in their eye and with a smile on their face i heard them say,hoorah, we are proud of you. today my journey is complete. i have come full circle to a member of the united states house of representatives and a retired lieutenant army colonel who now stands before these giants, these great men saying thank you for the inspiration that you gave me. these giants, the few, the crowd, the montfort point marines. may god, country, coeur -- never forget your service, your sacrifice to this republic. it may future generations of army, navy, air force, marines, all am

rick, who's now running veteran aes affairs who at the time was the chief of staff united states armyand said how many people is it going to take? it always takes more resources to hold on. rumsfeld who wanted to do it using all kinds of electronic means because there was too much political trouble. >> one of the things we're assuming is very important to bring out is actually i had to get a. one of the reasons it's so controversial is it's being used not in afghanistan where we are not at wall. it has been used in places where the law of war simply don't suly. targeting itself can be taking up arms against the united states. but outside of that context, it's obl lawful if it is used against a specific, concrete and imminent threat under the human rights law. >> and there are two kinds of strikes. program one are called personality strikes which is a specific individual about what he is doing and the em fants of a threat where something mite be broke. which i understand and stopped by the begin. signature strikes are a group of area in a period that we have a high position. >> we beli

the women's army corps was the first female unit, besides nurses, to serve within the ranks of the united states army. they were patriots, trail blazers. and like all trail blazers, their service didn't come without controversy. but del didn't let the controversy get in the way of her mission. she dedicated herself to fixing up bomber aircraft in texas. that was her job. including the b-24 liberator that bill smith was flying over europe. later in the war, del moved to bakersfield, california, where she worked as a nurse caring for countless wounded warriors. now, at age 92, when you ask del about her service, she will tell you, "i didn't do much during the war. others did so much more." del's humility is a testament to what real selfless service looks like. when del visits the world war ii memorial, she plans to pay her respects to those who made the ultimate sacrifice during the war. del said she will think of her brothers and her sister who all served under general eisenhower in europe. she especially wants to honor her first and second husbands, both of whom served in the south pacific durin

united states army retired. >> stephanie: 30 years right?that's all i think about these days. >> stephanie: i don't blame you. colonel, so were you surprised by this polling really showing vulnerabilities for eric kantor. i'm glad you called because one of the things is you're not widely known yet. >> i'm not. that's probably the biggest detriment so far in the campaign because as i meet people and appear before groups, i'm being well received by both republicans and independents and democrats but i wasn't surprised by the polling because i live here in the seventh district and all my life, i was born and raised in churchill and highland park which are not known as the high socioeconomic parts of town. i'm native of richmond. >> stephanie: my niece and her husband live in richmond. and my sister and my brother-in-law live in lynchburg, virginia. >> tell them to give us a call. >> stephanie: i will. >> i need volunteers. >> stephanie: exactly. colonel, interesting though. i think that -- what did i read? like 43% to 41% are open to replacing