[applause] >> ladies and gentlemen the united states army band. ♪ [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen,ority whip of the united states house of representatives. the honorable steve scalise. [applause] >> good afternoon. proud to be here with you today especially as someone who represents part of the city of new orleans where we host the national world war ii museum will be pay tribute to those brave men and women of the greatest generation that defended our freedoms during world war ii. almost 73 years ago today 80 brave airmen stepped forward and volunteer for a mission that they knew very well may be their last. these 80 men, the doolittle tokyo raiders believed our freedoms and the defense of our nation, our american way of life, were worth risking their lives for. they believed that their selfless participation in this mission was simply, as they put it, doing their job. after japan's attack on pearl harbor, the american more at for -- war effort was diminished. telegraphed a message to the rest of the world that america will not back down. that america will fight and win. today, as

the command chaplain, joint force headquarters, and the united states army military district of washingtonfrey s buchanan, commanding general united states army, military district of washington. mr. patrick k. hallinan, executive director, arlington national cemeteries program. general martin e. dempsey, chairman, joint chiefs of staff. the honorable ashton carter, defense secretary. ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. [applause] ♪ [applause] ♪ [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the chaplain. >> i invite you all to pray with me. almighty god, we gather today across america, very mindful of the cost paid for the freedom we enjoy. we gather on these hallowed grounds particularly to remember and to honor, with singular devotion, men and women of ignoble clay like ours who rose above their human condition with noble hearts and steadfast will. who despite the brevity or obscurity of their lives dignified our humanity and the profession of arms, by choosing to stand for something. who declared with their actions, that preserving freedom was a cause to live for, to serve fo

what else can be said for a man who combined his carrier of united states army -- his career of united states army with agent 13 in the spanish secret service. 11 years he commended the nation's forces. he patrolled its frontiers. for most of that time he also fed america's military secrets to the largest power in the hemisphere. if spain had acted more vigorously on the warnings he passed on they would have captured the lewis and clark expedition and put a halt to westward exploration. they did heed his advice about fortifying the border with taxes. they cap the united states out of texas for about a generation. he was an effective agent, it has to be said. then there is his reputation as a man who founded the spanish conspiracy designed to split away kentucky and tennessee from the rest of the country. a guy like that, he makes a snake seem like a model arrested two, millions look good compared with wilkinson. and, i referred to him as an artist in treason. he was the most consummate artist in treason the nation has ever possessed. rollover benedict arnold. here comes james wilkinson

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united states coast guard. ♪ ♪ >> the united states marine corps. ♪ ♪ >> the united states army. ♪ the united states navy. ♪ ♪ope you enjoyed today's ceremony. thank you very much for coming. >> we're also honored to welcome nearly 500 men who put on the uniform of their country, three quarters of a century ago to defend freedom. military veterans of the second world war from the army, the army air forces, the navy, the marine corps, coast guard and merchant marine. this event was conceived in large part to recognize the contributions they made to ultimate victory in europe and the pacific. several of those veterans will actually be on board aircraft participating in the flyover. urban rahoy in world war ii, he is now 96 years old and still an active bush pilot in alaska. he drove here from alaska by himself and will be on board one of the b-17s. rear admiral edward whitey fatener shot down nine enemy aircraft wildcats and f-6 hell cats for the navy. today he'll be flying in one of the texans that comes by early in the flyover. al tucker flew the p-38 lightning in europe during world war ii before being shot

choose to become a west point to that -- west point cadet, it's why it became an officer in the united states army's why i joined the procter & gamble company, and it's why when president obama asked me, i did not hesitate to seek senate confirmation to serve as the secretary of the department of veterans affairs. my whole life has been leading to this privilege of serving veterans. the power of institutions like the university of utah and the department of veterans affairs is that they help us discover and pursue our purpose. they help us begin to break meeting to our lives and to our work. they bring people together who share a sense of purpose, and they provide an opportunity to be a part of something greater than ourselves. the core of utah's mission is to serve the people of utah and the world through the discovery creation, and application of knowledge. the veterans affairs mission is derived from president lincoln's charge in his second inaugural address. as a bloody civil war was drawing to a close lincoln directed us to serve and care for those of us who should have borne the battle, and

being part of this pic special thanks to general dempsey, for your many years of service in the united states army into the united states insurance of our national defense. you have risen to the top rank within the white house and administration as the chairman of the military side of our defense, and i appreciate all the talent that you brought to it and all the dedication. wish you the best whatever life take you with your wife, children and grandchildren. even now be able to enjoy a lot more. secretary carter and chairman dempsey come it's important for us to your device on a number of pending issues. the first is a threat of her own creation called sequestration. our efforts within the house and senate to increase defense spending are using what is in fact, a budget gimmick, namely to ship tens of billions of dollars of funds for the base budget over to the overseas contingency operations account. i believe this effort is not the right way to address the problem. while i support avoid sequestration, congress must address funding shortfalls for the entire government and do it responsibly. movin

stan was inducted into the united states army in 195 wn rfx transferred to arm reserve in fiver 3 and haun rbl disharjed in 1956. work frd the postal service before entering the san francisco police department in 1953. he was promoted through the rank thofz police department, sergeant,ue tenent and captain and retired as deputy chief in 84. [inaudible] volunteer on alcatraz and found there every monday for the last 28 years leadertorys to anyone lucky enough to follow him. he afs life long neb of the church of epitchany and served as ccd teach, math lecturing are [inaudible] stan was a member of the outer mission merchants and rez dent [inaudible] retired san francisco police officers and many others. stan was a aved day hiker that morphed into a day walker. he could be seen throughout the city e neighborhood or on the trails of san bruno mountain. he believed life was best spent as a gentle meanderer. stan was a great grie and plissed by families and friends. for someone that spent his life walking there is no better way to go in the activity he loved the most. stan will be greatly m

united state's army existed before there was a united states of america. it is the oldest institution we have in terms of our nation. we've been doing the same thing for 200 plus years. the nature of what the army does for the wrecking people has not changed and it has only become stronger. host: cape coral, florida. go ahead. guest: i would like to ask the kernel if you would care to comment on operation j helm -- jade help m 2015 and an operation going on in canada right now. i was also wondering about -- host: i'm sorry. guest: the first exercise i'm unfamiliar with. but i am familiar with the maple exercise in canada. that is one of those great opportunities and i don't know the details of the exercise and what they are trying to accomplish. i cannot speak intelligently about that but it is an opportunity for us to work with our partners, specifically our canadian partners. that is important to us as an army. we all see what is going on in the world today. different army said different experiences. we are looking for it asked packages. we are looking fo

so this room really became the command post for the entire army of the united states under the secretary of war while lincoln was dying in the back bedroom. stanton was one of lincoln's favorites. he had an iron will. lincoln called him his mars, god of war. even though they didn't get along well the election, stanton once humiliated lincoln at a trial they staffed together lincoln knew he was his right hand. he once said stanton really was the rocky shore upon which the waves of rebellion crash and are broken. and they were very close. stanton was devastated but he threw himself into the work. so here tonight he was imperious. fearsome. barking commands sending orders all over the country to hunt for john wilkes booth. on trains, on boats. the orders went out everywhere. catch the assassin find him. and so the manhunt which took 12 days, began in this room before lincoln even died. once word got out to official washington that lincoln was here this really became the magnetic center of attraction for all important people in washington. over 100 people made pilgrimages here during the nig

united states. they did not imagine that the united states army would press on with reconstruction.hat they could not imagine that more would be asked or demanded of be them. they saw appomattox as the end, as a resolution, not as the r beginning of a more profound revolution in american life. they could not have imagined was that the same army that was help gathered here would, in two years, help oversee the men who were held in slavery for 250 t years up to this day would then ting men become voting men in the south and america. they could not imagine that the enslaved people all around them here in virginia would be insisted upon as being full citizens in the 13th and 14th they amendments.th that is not what they thought an they were surrendering. and they did not believe that th they were undergoing a revolution in which the north ey would call the shots and am american politics and public life for generation after pub generation to follow.3#fçion now, many people in the north, by contrast, saw appomattox as a secession of armed hostilities but not a culmination of all the war h

united states coast guard. ♪ >> the united states marine corps. ♪ >> the united states army. ♪ >> the united states navy. ♪ >>states air force. ♪ [applause] >> we hope you enjoyed today's ceremony. thank you very much for coming. this concludes the ground portion of today's ceremony. the arsenal of democracy world war ii flyover will and it's an executive 20 minutes. thank you. ♪[indiscernible] ♪ [indiscernible] ♪ i just got a letter a letter a letter the sweetest little letter from my honey today. i opened up the letter the letter the letter it made me feel much better here is what it had to say i had a dream last night a dream i -- i wish that i was kissing you i just got a letter a letter a letter the sweetest little letter from my honey today ♪ [applause] >> the airmen of note. ladies and gentlemen, if you could clear the plaza. is going to be authorized for interviews with camera people. if you're trying to get around their, please go back to the seating area. we need to keep the plaza area clear for the upcoming flyover. once the flavored does start in about 17 minutes, with elected everyone seated so y

when tourists come to washington dc one of the most visible presence of the united states army is the tomb guards at the arlington cemetery. frank all men. what answer we will you give to an eighth-grade girl says, why are there not female tomb guards? >> i believe that there have been. when i was in uniform i wanted to look with a soldier. i wanted to look like a soldier. i saw soldiers, not black white, men, women. i saw soldiers. they are held to a standard. female wearing the same as the men hair pulled back pulling guard duty. at a time when we cannot even have women in the 80s court. so the doors continue to open. what i witnessed is that they continue to open. my knees pilot in the air force. doors continue to open. i i believe with hard work and compassion and dedication they can be anything that they want to be. one more story, i have two pictures in my office. one is a 6th grader, and one is a 5th grader. they sent me a picture of themselves. one in there is four-star they are the ones. i thought, my gosh i cannot imagine that you. here is this young kid that now knows they

went on to fly first with the british aircraft delivery units, and then when the united dates army air force -- united states army air force allowed women to apply -- to fly, she joined that organization, which was founded by jackie cochran. she did that all throughout the war, flying aircraft, delivering aircraft for the military. unfortunately, after the war helen richey was unable to find any work as a pilot. remember, the country had just trained tens of thousands of new pilots for the war. many of them were looking for jobs in aviation. so because she could not find a job in aviation, she actually ended up committing suicide. on a happier note, this is louise vaden -- thanden the first woman to win the bendix trophy,. it was given an air race from california to floyd bennett yield, and she was the winner in 1936. ruth nichols, again, our glamour girl -- she would fly around the country, and she would speak to different groups about aviation and winning in aviation. it would not be uncommon for her to speak to a group like this say. >> [inaudible] lincoln: oh, i'm sorry. a hydro airplane -- licensed wome

they have set a new standard in on what it means to be a woman and the united states army and ashley you will not be forgotten. the next day at her funeral the regiment speaks and says teddy roosevelt said it speaks to the fallen female soldier and remember your ranger brother shall be out there in your honor every night. so all this is happening but nobody in afghanistan has a sense of it and in fact one of the historians comes and says do you guys want to keep going to tristan's the west point but the shoes who would become ashley's replacement in kandahar. and he said you know some people said he wants to keep going and she said nothing would dishonor her memory more than stopping this mission. i can promise you that i won't die any more than any of the rest of us. we didn't sign up to give our lives but they did sign up to serve. and so this is a conversation that's going on in all the women keep going out and it is true that i think not a single one of them face and -- think that any job will ever measure up to what they did that year alongside special operations. they love the

just months after the skype call, united states army major nidal hasan goes on a shooting rampage atis base in ft. hood, texas. hasan kills 13 fellow soldiers and calls awlaki his inspiration. they'd exchanged e-mails. the cleric turned terror leader takes credit. his website reads, "nidal hasan is a hero." >> we all knew that he had to be killed. >> that was clearly stated. >> everyone knows this very clearly. >> yeah. >> just one month later -- >> breaking news. >> awlaki sends the so-called underpants bomber to blow up northwest flight 253 as it lands in detroit christmas day 2009. >> a passenger tried to detonate some kind of explosive. >> the plot is foiled, but cia agents now know there is no time to lose. anwar awlaki is waging a relentless bloody war against americans, more than ever, storm says, the cia is realizing they need him. >> america as a whole has turned into a nation of evil. >> awlaki must be eliminated. but storm says his officers from british, danish, intelligence agencies disagree about how to take out awlaki. controlling the plan means controlling storm. in a

[video clip] >> over the last three years, we have already reduce the capabilities of the united states army. this is before sequestration will begin again in 2016. in the last three years the army's active component and strength has been reduced by 80,000. the reserve component by 18,000. we have 13 less active component brigade combat teams, we have eliminated three active aviation brigades. we are moving over 800 aircraft from the inventory. we have already slashed investments in modernization by 25%. we have eliminated a much-needed entry fighting field modernization program, and we have a limited scout helicopter development program. we have significantly delayed other upgrades for many of our systems and aging platforms. readiness has been degraded to its lowest level. only 10% of our brigade combat team was ready. brian: what do you think? walter: it's a question of what are we preparing for? what we have been preparing for his to fight two major wars. and a half for, which would be an intervention very much like what we are seeing in iraq at the present time. probably a little bit mo

about it, these women are warriors setting a standards for what it means to be a female in the united states army the finest army in the world, and he talks in a very public and moving way about what they had done and why it mattered. and the next day at her funeral the colonel from ranger regimen gets up to give the speech about the man in the arena which many of you know as teddy roosevelt's speech, saying this is written for a man, but it actually could have been for this female soldier. he says, ashley, your ranger brothers are out there continuing the mission. you will not be forgotten. i have to tell you that no one in this book who spoke with me did it because they thought they should do anything that had been -- that should be remembered. they spoke with me because they did not want their teammate forgtsen. because it was a member of the north carolina national guard which she was. but as mrs. white told me that was not what she died doing. she died on a mission she believed in alongside the best of the best, and we are incredibly, incredibly proud. so all of that was behind the story of

united state's army existed before there was a united states of america. it is the oldest institution we have in terms of our nation. we've been doing the same thing for 200 plus years. the nature of what the army does for the wrecking people has not changed and it has only become stronger. host: cape coral, florida. go ahead. guest: i would like to ask the kernel if you would care to comment on operation j helm -- jade help m 2015 and an operation going on in canada right now. i was also wondering about -- host: i'm sorry. guest: the first exercise i'm unfamiliar with. but i am familiar with the maple exercise in canada. that is one of those great opportunities and i don't know the details of the exercise and what they are trying to accomplish. i cannot speak intelligently about that but it is an opportunity for us to work with our partners, specifically our canadian partners. that is important to us as an army. we all see what is going on in the world today. different army said different experiences. we are looking for it asked packages. we are looking fo

before with an arkansas governor with that attitude towards the federal courts and it took the united states army because of him, to integrate central high in little rock. i'm not sure we want to do that again. >> interesting you say that george. strong letter to follow. but his favorability rating if you look at the polls, is pretty high. and in iowa yes, he has to contend with scott walker and rick santorum as well for that bucket of voters. he could be a contender there. >> he certainly is a known quantity which is more than a lot of people in this republican race can say at this point. he was in the race last time around. he had a radio show and television show. so he is known. but i think that george is right. the bucket that he needs to at least preserve and hold on to is split among multiple candidates this time around and he has to look to expand that bucket. i think that is a bigger challenge for him. >> charles? >> he has two problems. number one is the splitting of the bucket. number two is you know candidates' movements and ideas have their time. remember in '08 when he did so well an

united states army moved them to tennessee. and given the location of army bases in this country, it's almost a certainty that anyone serving in the army for any length of time will be stationed at some point in a state that would dissolve their marriage as a matter of state law. let me get back to your comment about categorical and how unprecedented it is. because even in the age of anti-miss ojination laws the states would give some purposes interracial purposes such as per purposes of estate, giving out the proceeds after a death, or otherwise. here however the state statute provides that a marriage shall be given no effect for any reason, even the husband's death certificate will not reflect the fact that he was married, or the name of his husband. the state has no legitimate interest for denying them the dignity of that last fact regarding his life. the real import of the state's argument is i believe, this. that even when same-sex couples are married, they are not in their view, married for constitutional purposes. that t

the command chaplain, joined force headquarters, and the united states army military district of washingtonl, jeffrey s buchanan, commanding general united date's army, military district of washington. mr. patrick callahan, executive director, army military cemeteries program. general martin id. see chairman, joint chiefs of staff. --dempsey, chairman, joint chiefs of staff. the honorable ashton carter, secretary. ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. [applause] ♪ [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the chaplain. >> i invite you all to pray with me. almighty god, we gather today across america, very mindful of the cost paid for the freedom we enjoy. we gather on these hallowed grounds particularly to remember and to honor, with singular devotion, men and women of ignoble claylike like ours who rose above their human condition with noble hearts and steadfast will. despite the brevity or of security of their lives dignified our humanity and the profession of arms, by choosing to stand for something. who declared with their actions that preserving freedom was a cause to liv

environment turned on the united states military because there was no security for themselves and their families. >> joining me now is colonel lawrence wilkerson, retired united states army colonel, former chief of staff to secretary of state colin powell and adjunct professor at the college of william and mary. sir, is jeb bush trying to box in hillary clinton with this question slyly doing an in-run around her? >> i think he was trying to get out of his answer himself. you know, i flirted with the idea of returning to my party, at least for this presidential election and perhaps even voting for jeb because i thought he was a pretty rational person. but this kind of comment coming from him without any more context is sort of like john mccain's moment when he picked sarah palin to be his vice president, or mitt romney's moment when he more or less disqualified half of the american people for any merit. it's not a good moment. >> so your reaction to jeb bush saying he would have authorized the 2003 iraq war also what do you make of that? besides what you just said is it also trying to retro actively justify what his brother did as well? >> it is. there's no question about

. >> when tourists come to washington, d.c., one of the most visible presence of the united states armyis the time guards at the arlington national cemetery. these time guards are virtually all men. i, frankly, have never seen a woman as a time guard in spite of the fact this there have been four in the past. what answer will you give to an eighth grade girl who says why aren't there women time guards? >> okay. good question. i believe there have been, and i think we've seen a picture, and one of the things about the military is the standards. and i'll tell you, when i was in uniform, i wanted to be -- look like a soldier. i didn't want to look like a female soldier, i wanted to look like a soldier. and when i looked at my formations i saw soldiers. i didn't see black, white, men women, i saw soldiers because they're held to a standard and the standard is what you look like. and the uniform i'm sure -- i don't know if it was army times of a female who was wearing the same cap as the men, hair pulled back doing can pulling guard duty at the time of the unknown soldier at a time when i en

. >>> former texas governor rick perry has been a voice of san ty about that fear that the united states armyay be invading texas. that's the military training exercise that some on the far right fear, supposedly will be a takeover of the lone star state. well, texas governor greg abbott even put the texas state guard on guard to monitor that exercise, just in case. and ted cruz blamed the panic on president obama, because when cruz called distrust in the federal government. well, initially, governor perry tried to calm fears, saying we should trust the military, but now, he's right there with cruz, blaming president obama. >> let's say that i were to become the president of the united states. i think that will be a clearly changed attitude towards that office, what comes out of that office, the messaging that comes out of that office. >> well, governor perry says if he were president, people would trust government again. that's the military operation scheduled to begin in july. we'll be right back.ro ntic why pause to take a pill? and why stop what you're doing to find a bathroom? cialis for

i have served in the united states army for 21 years. i was diagnosed with ptsd. >> i'm going to help rudy. i'm going to change rudy. i'm going to help rudy to get rudy back being more social, more confident with him. >> the documentary is called "rudy and neil go fishing" and airs tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on fox sports 1, and the stars are with us now. rudy watt is a retired army first sergeant, and neil stark is part of the nonprofit group fishing with america's finest. thank you for'ing here today. >> thank you for having us. >> i want to start with you captain neil, and just' get an idea if you would give us an idea what we see in this documentary and why it's so important for people to know the story. >> well, i think the story -- the documentary says it all. it's an unusual form of therapy. it's used out in the everglades and it's fishing. it's an unconventional form of therapy in the sense that the individuals aren't going to a therapist in a closed environment. it's done out in nature. >> so rudy, when you first heard about t

they have set a standard for what it means to be a female in the united states army, the finest army in the world. and he talked in a very public and very moving way about what they had done and why it mattered. the next day at her funeral, the ranger regiment gets up and gives the speech about the man in the arena which many of you will know. and said this is written for a man, but he could've been written for this female soldier. and he said ashley, you are a ranger -- your ranger brothers will be out there continuing the mission. you will not be forgotten. no one in this book is spoke of me did it because they they should do anything that had -- that should be remembered. they spoke with me because they did not want their teammates forgotten. because ashley white's obituary led with she was a number of the north or lannett national guard. but her mother said that is not which he died doing. he died doing on a mission she believed in alongside the best of the best and we are incredibly proud. so all of that was behind the story of how i came to write this book and the two last thin

today military moms will get a brunch at marriott marquee part nerd with the association of the united states armyto honor military moms and their families. >>> frying up eggs? how the bird flu outbreak may lead to a shortage at your supermarketch the sun will be out eric -- supermarket. the sun will be out erica. >> yes the sun will burst through the clouds and we have light mist out here and it's not going to last long. by 10 a.m., it's gone. so you see it on the michael and son weather cam but by the time we get to the afternoon partly sunny. high temperatures today 80 to 85 degrees. >>> good morning big sports day coming your way nats on the at 4 and afterwards we have a game on baseball special and don't forget wizards game 3 looks like it's going to be be without john wall. full reports coming up throughout the day and we will wrap it up at 11:00 that's it. i will skippy!! yippee!! fun fun fun! shiny! you never listen! what? is someone talking? ♪ skippy!! ♪ ♪ yippee!! ♪ i'm bored. hashtag bored. skippy!! yippee!! look a ride! (vo) made with the funnest peanuts ever! skippy. yippee!! ♪ >>> al

i was with a young man come he was 20, 21, the united states army sniper. he had a pair of night vision goggles, his own personal. he sold them on ebay. he was convicted in a conspiracy because the person who sold them to didn't have the appropriate permit to sell them abroad or the kid was 21. he was sentenced to 30 months in prison, 30 months because he did something he didn't even know was wrong. that being said if that kid list the 120 and he's a complete angel on the outside once he gets out of prison, he still could have the collateral consequence of that conviction laying over his head and killed a day they put him in the ground. it's wrong. we were founded by the constitution, by a governing body by our founding fathers who said the punishment is supposed to fit the crime. today in the american government the punishments do not fit the crime and that has to change. thank you. >> why did you stay at the podium? i'll just keep my voice up and ask you a question. so you went from being one of the nation's top cop to being a federal inmate. it's quite a

operation with backing from shia militia, many of which are from iran, and coalition led by the united states. the armyalso gearing up for other operations. but the full of ramadi and isil in control from syria into an bar, it is feared fighters could push into baghdad to prevent this man is securing the outskirts of the capitol the down just under 30-kilometers is being fort fied. we are fighting a psychological war we have been accused of retreating, we are not we are now backing up our troops and preparing for the fall. >> the forces here are mainly shia militia since the prime minister brought them under the command of the government, they fly a new flag. ft.fying baghdad comes with a unique challenges. this is the bridge, the last safe place to cross from anbar province into baghdad with the operation now underway, it is likely we will see more scenes like this fears of what comes next are common here. >> as long as we sunnies are marginalized to fight will take a long time. there are sunni forces willing to fight and i would join that fight if the government accepts us. >> security forces have op

to call them out and not to just -- >> how about not saying, challenging people who say the united states army is not invading texas, and by the way, the president was not born in kenya, and when guys like boehner who i don't dislike personally refuses to say that the president is a citizen of the united states, legitimately elected president of the united states and anybody who disagrees with that is not really being an american. he doesn't because he says things like, i can't tell people how to think. you're only a leader. >> you can't tell people how to think, but you can show them how to lead, and i think that that is what is critical right now for whoever will emerge as the nominee of the republican party is to have that sister soldier moment with the party, which has to happen where you say, you know what, i understand, but this is leadership. >> you should be chairman of the republican committee. >> this is where we need to go. >> you should be. >> the reason he's not -- >> there's a lot of reasons. >> the party has been taken over by the voices that are frankly the unreasonable voices

of which are supported by iran, and air strikes from a coalition of countries led by the united states. the army is also gearing up for other operations with the full of ramadi and isil in control from syria into am barr, it is feared fighters can push into baghdad. to prevent that, this man is securing the outskirts of the capitol. the tongue under 30 classroom can tores away is being ft.fies. we are fighting a psychological war isil has an effective pead yeah campaign against us. we have been accused of retreating we are not. >> since the prime minister brought them under the command of the iraqi government, they fly a new flag each militia has it's own identity but all fight under this banner including this sunni fighter group fort fies baghdad comes with unique challenges. this is the last safe place to cross into baghdad with the operation now underway it is likely we will see more scenes like this fear oz f what come next are common here. >> as long as we are marginalized the fight will take a long time, there are forces willing to fight and i would join that fight if the government accept

of the things that happened in tennessee because it does not have military occupation by the united states armyis that there is no federal force from the outside to protect the vote for african-americans. so governor brownlow is in a position where he creates what is called the state guard. in 1867, when you have an opportunity for african-americans to vote for the first time in tennessee, what do you have? violence. 1868, may be the worst year for election violence across the united states, maybe in american history. 1869, conservatives are going to be rising, and you will see violence again. the state guard is created by brownlow as sort of a militia. you are going to see a clear linkage that will play out across the south for voting for african-americans and violent white counterrevolutionary activity. dr. groce: so what is the legacy of reconstruction? what were the successes? were there any? we talk about the failures of reconstruction. were there any successes that came out of reconstruction and why did it come to an end the way it did? dr. holder: i think it is actually important to say,