to receive the report, the brigadier general of the united states army. >> marine corps all present. >> air force? >> all present. >> coast guard? >> all present. >> today's ceremony will feature six wreaths representing the army, navy, air force, -- representing the united states army, the brigadier general in the major toby that's -- and major toby. >> representing the united states marine corps, general jack burton. >> representing the united states navy, commander tim burton. >> representing the united states air force, brigadier general and major adam kinzinger. >> representing the united states coast guard, ralph abraham and seaman steve blaney. >> to represent those held -- >> to represent those held captive or still unaccounted for, major tim walz and colonel joe wilson, united states army. >> ladies and gentlemen, we will now observe a moment of silence, followed by "taps." plays] ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, that includes today's ceremony -- that concludes today's ceremony. thank you for attending. announcer: tonight on c-span, we will take you to arlington national cemetery

army all present. marines all present. united states navy all present. air force all present. coast guard all present. >> today's ceremony will feature six wreaths representing army, navy, marine corps, air force, coast guard and those missing in action. representing the united states army, brigadier general steve siver, and major tulsi gabbard. >> representing the united states marine corps, lt. general jack bergmann, and colonel al cook. >> representing the united states navy, commander tim murphy and lieutenant commander peel olsen. -- pete olsen. representing the united states air force brigadier general donald bacon and major adam kinzinger. representing the united states coast guard, ralph abraham and seaman steve blainye. to represent those held captive or still unaccounted for, command sergeant major tim walls and colonel joe wilson, united states army. ladies and gentlemen, we will now observe a moment of silence, followed by "taps." [moment of silence] detail, attention. [playing of "taps"] ♪ ladies and gentlemen, that concludes today's sorry money. thank you for atte

brigadier general scott perry of the united states army. >> air force. >> all present. >> coast guard, all present. >> today's ceremony will feature six wreaths representing the army, marine corps, navy, coast guard, and those missing in action. representing the united states army, brigadier general stivers and major tulsi gabbard. >> representing the united states marine corps, lieutenant general jack ferman and colonel paul cook. >> representing the united states navy commander tim murphy and lieutenant commander pete holt. >> representing the united states air force, brigadier general donald bacon and major adam kinziger. >> representing the united states coast guard, ralph abraham and seaman steve blaney. >> to represent those held captive or still unaccounted for, major tim walz and colonel joe wilson, united states army. >> ladies and gentlemen, we will now observe a moment of silence, followed by "taps." [playing taps] >> ladies and gentlemen, that concludes today's ceremony. thank you for attending. >> this holiday weekend on book tv on c-span2, tonight at 8:30 p.m. eastern, c

an official television report to the nation from the united states army. to show you part of the big picture, here is sergeant stewart queen. stewart queen: all of us are well aware of the great and historic achievements of our united states army nurses. in world war ii and during the korean war, we heard, read, and many of us saw how the army nurse went there great hardship in her duty. the same dangers entered by the troops which she accompanied into combat, but relatively little has been reported of the army nurse in peacetime. yet she still serves, not only in the states, but all over the world. today on the big picture, we would like to give you some impression of the work of an army nurse overseas. and not only her work, but how she spends her leisure time. and something of what she thinks and feels as she serves her -- our troops and our country in the far-flung corners of the world. ♪ >> korea is no longer on the front pages of the newspaper these days. that is a poor country now, very much like it was before the war. but with the mark of war upon

representing the united states coast guard, ralph abraham and seaman steve blaney. >> to represent those held captive or still unaccounted for, major tim walz and colonel joe wilson, united states army. >> ladies and gentlemen, we will now observe a moment of silence, followed by "taps." ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, that concludes today's ceremony. thank you for attending. >> regard lets of your background, remember where you came from. hold on to the way so many of you reached out to mentor young ersons through the cares about kids, hold on to the way you engaged in this community. and make sure to bring that commitment to whatever walk of life you choose. >> bravery not perfection was the key that unlocked every door i have walked through since. it took me 33 years to figure out that brown girls can do white guy things too. >> you understand that you are here because of a lot of help then you also understand that now is time to help others. that's what this is all about. >> saturday night at 8:00 eastern, 2017 commencement speeches. this weekend speakers include former california governor arnold schwarzenegger at the university of houston. former vice president joe biden at colby co

united states is july 4, 1776. that means the united states army is older than the united states of america. is country was founded on the back of the united states army and its soldiers, whether it is buffer he'll or valley forge -- --ker hill or valley forge serving isr citizens older than the republic they older -- served in is than the republic they defend. it is responsible for the country you are a citizen of and all the great benefits we have. putting into perspective why i do appreciate the chance to come out here and speak to the board of directors as one of the leaders of the oldest institutions in the united states. thank you for offering your support. god bless you all. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, i just want to be able to share a small token of our appreciation to general perkins and honestly thank him for the service and many of you in the audience have given as well. thank you for your time and dedication to the united states of america. >> thank you for putting this together. [applause] more than the big fight, more than our race, more than our religion, it is our acti

but the army of the united states had an even larger army thinly is, -- then lee with 120,000 soldiers. everyone from abraham lincoln to the -- had confidence that grant, given his record, would be able to defeat lee and the rebellion in the u.s.. everybody knew in this titanic struggle, the dali -- valley of virginia would play a critical role. it has so far as battlefield, supply pace, -- base, root of invasion. the army who control the valley would control much of virginia and the state of the nation. the shenandoah valley was both in the center of some of the fighting, like the times of stonewall jackson, and sometimes on its western border. they had fought in the valley one battle after another, but it had also need various forms of guerrilla, partisan, and a regular conflict. the valley, more than anywhere else, had all the different kinds of warfare that we see in the civil war. stanton felt the suffering of the first battles of the campaign with terrible immediacy. you remember that the map that we had on the screen? rail frommiles by richmond to stanton, the longest railroad t

three million people still labored in slavery beyond the reach of the united states army in 1864. while slavery had unraveled everywhere, enslave people had a chance to seize freedom, the institution remained intact and still helped feed the confederate army and civilian population. while the policies of lincoln had made slavery essential central purpose of the war, only determinetself, would how and when the nation's long history slavery might end. freedom for black americans truncated or compromised or slowed or even halted, so even though people like to imagine gettysburg is the turning point of the war and it's all downhill from there, that's just not the case. more men died after gettysburg than before. thanch remained at stake before. everyone awaited the culminating battle between grant and lee. grant with momentous victories at nashville and vicksburg and in virginiaarrived and marched to take over command of all united states forces and traveled army of the potomac. he would try to do what no union general had been able to do in three years of desperate fighting -- destroy

army based in hi hifment head quarted in honolulu, the 100th battalion, 442nd infantry is the only infantry unit in the entire united states army reserves. samoan soldiers who are part of the battalion have fought and served bravely in conflicts from desert storm to afghanistan and iraq and others since the companies were relocated to american samoa in 1980. madam speaker, american samoa takes particular pride that vice president pence was able to celebrate with us the 109th anniversary of the establishment of the united states army reserves which just happened to line up perfectly with his visit. while the vice president's journey was well covered by international and domestic media, most outlets outside of the pacific failed to report a significant statement he made, which i have called the pago pago declaration. this important statement made on our soil was well noted and well received in the pacific islands. specifically the vice president spoke of the challenges the u.s. faces in asia anti-pacific and confirmed to the audience assembled that as quoted by radio new zealand international and broadcast region wide, we're

howard, commanding general, united states army, military district of washington. [applause] >> ms. karen durham aguilera, executive director, army national military cemeteries program. [applause] >> general joseph f. dunford jr., chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. [applause] >> the honorable jim mattis, the secretary of defense. [applause] [cheers] ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. [playing "hail to the chief"] ♪ [applause] [applause] [cheers] >> ladies and gentlemen, chaplain austin. chaplain austin: let us pray. almighty god, prince of peace, you have declared there is no greater love than to lay down one's life for their friends. today as a nation, we physically and symbolically stand among america's sons and daughters, patriots who have given their lives in the name of freedom. we pause on this national memorial day to remember them for their sacrifice and honor their memory. lord, i pray we may be more aware of how blessed we are as a nation, and realize the price that is paid to have and maintain our freedom. we also pray today for the families

one thing you may not know is that john singleton mosby, colonel, confederate states army , was inducted into the unitedstates army ranger hall of fame in 1992, the first class inducted into the ranger hall of fame. he was inducted with a group of noteworthy individuals from ander special forces airborne history. john mosby was one of those men, and as i've said oftentimes, john mosby being inducted into the united states army ranger hall of fame is not unlike troy aikman from the dallas cowboys being inducted into the washington redskins hall of fame. note,ittle more serious but nonetheless, his abilities and skills are accepted and still to this day remain part of special forces and ranger lineage in the united states army. that completes my talk. are there any questions? [applause] >> thanks, eric. as a reminder, i'm sure we have a couple of questions. you need to come down to the microphones, state your name and ask your question, because this is on c-span, so you need to come to the microphone please. >> [indiscernible] [laughter] to the microphone and ask the question. state your name, where you a

i would say with gratitude that the 38 of you will leave here and serve as officers in the united states army, navy, marine corps and air force and we thank you. it may be a day of appreciation especially for all of those that believed in you. on behalf of the moms and dads i can attest firsthand that this ceremony this is one of the proudest moments of their lives. [applause] also with us today will you join me in welcoming karen pence. [applause] you've come tyou come to this pe your parents and families gave you a foundation of love and education. they encouraged you and prayed for you and in most cases, they signed a whole lot of checks to make this day possible so before we go one step further, why don't you stand up, turn around, catch the eye of the loved ones here with us today and show them just how thankful you are for the love and support. [applause] you are graduating from an exceptional university and my challenge to all of you is simply this, be exceptional from this day forth. the reverend and seven of those companions left their home and traveled north along the fields and for

sergeant stewart queen inviting you to be with us again next week for another look at your united states army in action on the big picture. a weeklyicture is television report of the nation on the activities of the army on home and overseas area produced by the petroleum center. presented by the united states army in cooperation with the station. you too can be an important part of the big picture. proudly serve with the best equipped, the best trained, the best fighting team in the world today, the united states army. >> are watching american history tv, all week every weekend on c-span3. to join the conversation like us on facebook at c-span history. >> on afterwards, physician and journalist elizabeth rosen saw that elizabeth rosenthal -- how health care became big business and how you can take it back. is interviewed by dr. david blumenthal, president of the commonwealth fund. >> i'm wondering if your book gave you any thought about whether health care is a free solve ourether we can problems through me -- through free market force. >> what we have seen with the i put as probably not some

not the battle on december 13, but the scene on december 11, 1862 as the united states army engineers are throwing pontoon bridges under fire over the rappahannock river. alexander has this incredible on. of what is going this scene of fredericksburg was never duplicated. it is an amp a theatrical where you can see more men than any other place at any other time in the war. this is how alexander talked about the union artillery bombarding the city because confederates are using the links in the city as shelter to resist the bridge builders on the union side. the city steeples were veiled in the midst that settled in the valley. it showed the round, high clouds of bursting shells. out of its midst there rose three or four columns of dense black smoke from houses set on fire by the explosion. the atmosphere was so column and still that the smoke rose vertically for several hundred feet before spreading out in black sheets. the opposite bank of the river for two miles to the right and left was crowned at frequent intervals with blazing batteries canopied in clouds of white smoke. beyond

of all -- i say with gratitude that 38 of you will leave here and serve as officers in the united states army, navy, marine corps, and air force, and we thank you for your service. [applause] vp pence: now, today is a day of celebration, and the sun is out. [cheers] vp pence: it's also a day of appreciation, especially for all those who believed in you and saw you through -- your friends, these great professors, and your wonderful families. on behalf of all the moms and dads here, i can attest firsthand that this ceremony is one of the proudest moments of their lives. [applause] you know, i've been a governor and now i'm vice president of the united states, but the most important job i will ever hold is that of husband and father. [applause] in fact, my wife of 31 years, the second lady of the united states of america, is also with us today. would you join me in welcoming karen pence? [applause] vp pence: karen and i are the proud parents of three amazing kids. one of them just joined the ranks of college graduates this last month, so we know firsthand that while today is an accomplishment fo

so they change their attitudes course, there was opposition in the united states army and across the north to the emancipation proclamation when it first came out. by 1864, it was pretty much in favor of it. we see that in maryland. maryland is one of the few places in history and the world ever to vote out slavery, which they did in a separate referendum on that part of the constitution in late 1864. and when the civilian population got done voting, slavery had narrowly passed, retaining it had passed. but they had not counted the absentee ballots. it absentee ballots were overwhelmingly from people involved in the war. and they were 91 for freedom. that shows cognitive dissonance and also shows that people had contact with african fighting next to them are telling them the best way to get to jackson in which road to take to get to vicksburg. that came into contact with them. so, the united states gradually became less racists, which led to the 14th and 15th amendments. meanwhile, some confederates did, too, long street and not just a few names, but others, having spent four years o

. ♪ >>> the united states army old spice and drum core performed in center city as a way to remember who made the ultimate sack are afies and in montgomery county a resting place is decorated with wreaths, flags and rose pedals. >> if you don't keep marking those graves, people will soon start to forget who the veterans were and if they forget, they'll forget the stories of the war. >> and a reading of the names of local men and women killed in action in 21st century conflicts. keep track of the weather and all the memorial day weekend events with the free nbc 10 app. >>> well, new at 11:00 two cars crashed and one overturned catching fire in a deadly accident in salem county. multiple people were killed. state highway 56 were killed. happened just after 7:00. at landes avenue in pits grove township. well, the music world is in mourning. legendary rocker greg allman, the front man for the allman brothers band has died. ♪ >> allman passed away at his home in savannah, georgia today. they canceled all performances for the year due to health issues. allman and his older brother performi

he was a second lieutenant at the time with the united states army. landed on the shores of south korea, a rifle in his hand. and i stood as i mentioned in the demilitarized zone. i looked out at the landscape where dad and his fellow soldiers are fought, and fought valia valiantly to earn the freedom of the people of south korea. my dad got a brown star, in fact i arrived in korea on the very day, didn't we, dear, on the very day that 65 years ago to the day my dad had had a bronze star pinned on his chest. you know, when my three brothers and i and two sisters were growing up that medal that i proudly display in my office in the white house, was in the drawer. the truth was, my dad didn't consider himself a hero. anytime you'd ask him about the war, he'd say the heroes were the ones that didn't come home. and there's a burden to those of you that have seen combat there that i'll never fully understand. but i respect. see, my dad got to come home. got to marry his sweetheart. got to raise six erascible kids, see them all get an education and go on. m

>> i'm staff sergeant ryan, united states army. >> jimmy: all right. you say it so fast. ows here that "the bachelorette" has started this week. if you were a contestant trying to sell yourself for a date -- [ light laughter ] what would you say is your best quality? >> not my bank account. [ laughter and applause ] >> jimmy: not my bank account. not my bank account. all right. and if you had a catchphrase, for example, the whaboom guy. whaboom! what wouldyo >> that's a hard one. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: "that's a hard one" is your catchphrase? [ cheers and applause ] that's a hard one. there you go. all right. you're never going to live this one down. [ light laughter ] we have staff sergeant ryan from the united states army. his best quality is not his bank account. and if he were on "the bachelorette" his catchphrase would be, "that's a hard one." [ laughter and applause ] for this last one, we hope everyone has fun this weekend so can you guys do like a a "party in the usa" kind of song? [ light laughter ] like a little miley? yeah. come on. ♪ that's the branch you're in

look at the buttons on there, the united states army buttons. they're united states army collar insignia, i was supposed to be given the consideration of an officer of my rank. and so she said, i was in the united states army. >> so this was 1977. did congress pass a law? >> yes, they did. they gave the remaining 48 signal corps telephone operators full veteran status along with the women service pilots from world war ii. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> and we are back at our set here at the world war i museum and memorial in kansas city. we have about 45 minutes left to go. we're very much enjoying your telephone calls as part of the process here. so keep them coming in. lots of family history we've been learning. let me introduce you to our final guest who is a military historian and a retired member of the military, richard faulkner. has a ph.d. in american history from kansas state university and taught 15 years at the command and general staff college at ft. leavenworth. so you've had a lot of military history. why are you particula

. >> we lost an exceptional young man at the start, he was excited being a united states army and serving this country. his life was snuffed out senselessly. senseless crime. doesn't make sense at all. >> collins was set to walk at graduation tomorrow. that will be held at the xfinity center on the campus of the university of maryland where collins was stabbed and killed. silence at the graduation for collins. reporting live, tom roussey, abc7 news. jonathan: so sad. thank you. for the man charged in this murder, the police say sean urbanski was drunk when he killed collins in unprovoked attack. urbanski was member of a racist facebook group according to investigators that is fueling concerns it may have been a hate crime. so far the prosecutors are not making the claim in court of yet. michelle: must see video in the newsroom of a botched robbery where the victim fights back. two men try to force their way to a building in the takoma neighborhood. in an instant a victim draws a gun and the other draws his own and they both fire. the bull leapts ricochet off the ground. take a look here.

been graduating from bowie state and beginning a military career as a second lieutenant in the united states army. john urbanski is under arrest. urbanski is a member of a white nationalist group on facebook. tomorrow students at bowie state university will be celebrating graduation minus one of their best. richard collins was set to

the command chaplain joint forces headquarters and the united states army military district of washington. [applause] mader -- major general michael l howard, commanding general, military district of washington. ms. karen at regular, director army national military cemeteries program. [applause] chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. [applause] the honorable jim mattis, secretary of defense. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. ♪ ["hail to the chief" playing] ♪ [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, chaplain austin. us pray. almighty god, prince of peace, you have declared there is no greater love than to lay down one's life for friends. today as a nation, we stand among america's sons and daughters, patriots who have given their lives to ensure our freedoms. we pause on this national memorial day to her member their sacrifice and honor their memory. i pray we may be more aware of how blessed we are as a nation, so we realize the price that was paid to maintain our freedom. we pray today for families and friends who have given their life in service of our n

he served 24 years in the united states army, rising to the rank of colonel. he's a highly decorated veteran who received not only the bronze star but the purple heart during his combat deployments. he was deployed seven times, including four combat tours in iraq. he made great sacrifices, as did his family, and he fought for our freedom. as the united states congressman, he continued to fight for the citizens of upstate new york. he served three terms in the 19th congressional district, fulfill his pledge to self-impose term limits. his legislative priorities were national security, our veteran community and combating lyme disease. he always had his fellow citizens' best interests at heart. chris gibson was also a scholar. he graduated from sean college in loudonville, new york, where he received his rotc commission. he went on to serve not one but two masters degrees at cornell plus a ph.d. in government from cornell university. he was an assistant professor for three years, teaching cadets at west point at the united states military academy. today he contin

lieutenant collins' killing but first, we have this new video of collins being commissioned into the united states armythan a week ago. his parents and his girlfriends presented him with his hat. he was going to fight against dangerous weapons around the world. the video reveals chilling words he shared at the podium. take a listen.

anyway, so that's the bright light that the white house tried to put in charge of the united states army. and there are reams and reams and reams of this stuff from him in the public domain. he's been a public figure for a long time. he's a serving state senator for tennessee. he was running for governor. but apparently the white house never noticed any of this stuff before they put him up as second nominee to run the united states army. one by one, members of the senate armed services committee started coming out against mark green as his record became more and more clear. as of a few days ago critics included that chairman, john mccain. once the chairman of the committee is against you, you're not going to go far. another critic is tammy duckworth. she came out quite strongly against mark green to be secretary of the army. we actually learned this afternoon here at msnbc that as of last night, the white house had given up on mark green and had started interviewing potential replacement nominees. i was all set to report that tonight when news dropped right before we went on the air, new

. >>> patriotic music filled independence mall this afternoon, the united states army, pipe and drum corp., entertained large crowds, one of the premiere musical organizations, the old drum corpse the ceremonial unit. escorts the president of the united states. their goal to inspire the country. i'm really glad to see a good turn out. and i'm -- it really makes me very happy to know that people still care about the history, and they still want to come out and actually experience it first-hand. >> the men and women of the corpse are proudly caring on traditions that accompanied the birth of our nation. >> well, many are heading down the shore this weekend, others are observing the holiday weekend in other ways. many headed to the museum of the american revolution in old city to learn about history and honor more than 20,000 soldiers who died during that period. throughout the weekends, visitors can write thank you notes to service members and leave carnation at the tomb of the unknown soldier. >> my grandfather was a world war ii vet. and i think it is important to show, you know, why

mother's day, we have one more surprise for you, fans, please help me give a giant welcome to united states army sergeant tyler [ inaudible ] [ cheering and applause ] >> hi! [ crying ] >> oh, i love seeing those. tyler walsh served two deployments in afghanistan. he had not seen his mom in five years, until this mother's day. >>> this coach cries foul over a play that took out his star player. >> have you ever heard of manslaughter? >> tip-off is next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, injury suffered in yesterday's game. san antonio blew a 23-point after leonard got hurt... leonar >>> sports star leonard is going to miss tomorrow's game with an ankle injury suffered in yesterday's game. they blew a 20 point lead after leonard got hurt. he rolled his ankle. and it was not the first time that this has happened. today's first coach said the man, putting his foot into leonard's landing area was dangerous and un-sportsman like. >> because he has got this history, it cannot just be oh, it was not on purpose. who gives a damn about his intent. i think when you are texting and you end up killing someone, you may

back then, she was bradley, an intelligence officer for the united states army.ning had access to secret data that the prison in guantanamo, as well as top secret diplomatic cables. bradley leaked over 700,000 documents to wikileaks. it was the largest leak in u.s. history. when video in particular showing american helicopters killing 12 civilians, including two journalists from reuters, created an international uproar. in 2013, manning was sentenced to 35 years for espionage and theft. she said she only wanted to spark public debate. many served most of her prison time in fort leavenworth in kansas. it was in prison that manning began her gender transition and took on the name chelsea. there was domestic and international concern over the use of solitary confinement and other restrictions. apparently to protect manning. in his last days in office, president obama commuted manning's sentenced to a total of seven years. she tweeted a few days before her release, freedom was only a dream and hard to imagine. now it is here. you kept me alive. brent: german police m

he was commissioned into the united states army intelligence division.was celebrating one great achievement and preparing for another. he was going to walk ro life after would be one modelled by his father, a military veteran. >> we know the next step was to go into the military and follow the footsteps of his father. >> the congregation has rallied around the family including a sister, who he says, is just devastated. as the family waits for more answers they will be comforted by a community of people who love them and are grieving with them sdplp this is a god fearing family, we are just holding on in this difficult season of life. >> much more on today's great ceremony at umd including an emotional moment of silence if is in our nbc washington app. >>> and now, your storm team 4 forecast. >> right now on radar i'm tracking rain showers in parts of the area of frederick, around the louray area. overnight tonight and into tomorrow morning we'll have rain at times, but it will not be a very heavy rain. take a look here on storm team 4 radar. it will be t

the united states army old fife and drum corp entertained large crowds. e old fife and drum core is the official ceremonial unit and escort to the president of the united states. their goal is to inspire. >> i'm really glad to see a good turnout and i'm -- it really makes me -- makes me very happy to know that people still care about the history and they still want to come out and actually experience it firsthand. >> the men and women of the corp are proudly carrying on traditions that accompany the birth of our nation. >>> well, many are heading down the shore this weekend, others observe the holiday weekend in other ways. many headed to the museum of the american revolution in olde city to learn about history and honor more than 20,000 soldiers who died during that time. throughout the weekend visitors can write thank you notes top service members and leave carnations at the tomb of the unknown soldier. >>> new developments in the manchester bombing investigation tonight. police searched the house in connection with the terror attack today. they also mad

. >> he just got commissioned as a second lieutenant officer in the united states army in their intelligence division, and he was set to start his career. >> but friends and family of 23- year-old lieutenant richar happen and it's devastating. richard's pastor tells wusa9 he had a bright future, one that ended too soon. >> we had high hopes for him, and we were excited about what was about to happen. >> it was around 3:05 in the morning on saturday when richard was at this bus stop near montgomery hall, a dorm on campus waiting for an uber with a couple of friends. according to court documents that's when 22-year-old shawn christopher urbanski approached the group, muttered a few words to richard and stabbed him moments later. he was take ton a hospital where he later died. richard was supposed to graduate from bowie state university tomorrow. now a moment of silence will be held in his honor. >> his life was senselessly taken from him in a random act of violence. >> university of maryland police are investigating the deadly incident, the fbi learning that urbanski belonged to a white suprem

the bigger picture is the united states army staff officer and behind him is a map that says the bell telephone system. and the text reads in part in preparedness to inform citizens of national need the united states stands alone. it can command the entire bell telephone system which covers our country with its network of wires. the corporations will be the new paul revers. for reasons i would be lapy to discuss in q and a in 1916 this preparedness movement at the government level only produced half measures. a slightly larger navy, an rotc program created and a lot of parades. the debate remained. how to be neutral and safe from what american americans began to describe as the fire in yourneryour neighbors house. there were people who pled germany's case. this is a really interesting man born in germany, came to the united states and became a professor at harvard. one of the most famous and well known professors in the united states in this time period. he was an early advocate and developer of criminal psychology. that is trying to get at the psychological causes of crime. very famo

once the war was over, what was the size of the permanent army in the united states in. >> the regular army that i alluded to before the regular soldiers that were spread out the united states, whether they were in coastal artillery forts or not far from here at fort leavenworth or somewhere out on the west coast, somewhere in the neighborhood of 120 some thousand. that's the reason we had to bring in the national guard and troops. after the first world war, typical of the united states, we do downsized significantly. the drafted troops and those enlisted, they all go home and they put their uniforms away and they are done with the military. pretty much the same thing with a lot of the national guard troops. if you are in the regular army, somebody like george s. patent, for example, who played a sig ro significant role as a tank commander, dwight d. eisenhower, who didn't serve overseas but he was training at camp meade. that was his life. the army had down sized significantly. i don't know the exact number. if you were in the military in the so-called inner-war period between world w

wrote and presented a bill on christmas eve, 1941, to include women as a permanent part of the united states army. to say that congresswoman rogers received little and grudging cooperation from a large part of the army and the united states congress is putting it mildly. members of congress rose to object to the real idea of taking women in to the united states military with statements such as, i think it is a reflection upon the courageous manhood of the country to pass a law inviting women to join in the armed forces in order to win a battle. translation in the vernacular, this would be damaging to the image of men by saying they need the help of women in things masculine. take the women into the armed services, who then would do the cooking, the washing, the mending, humble homey tasks that every woman has devoted herself? translation, who will take care of the men and the children if women go into the military? think of the hue humiliation. what has become of the manhood of america? translation, there's no way that the male ego can deal with losing face by having women in an institution that

united states went to serve in france. some americans did more than that. there is canadian story john vance, 80,000, 80,000 americans, crossed the border from the united states into canada and volunteered in the british army. 80,000. these men, are members of the lafayette es can drill. wealthy americans form ad volunteer aviation squadron inside the french army was enormous public relations value to the united states and to france. here they are with the two mascots, two lion cubs, whiskey and soda. theodore roosevelt wrote articles about them. cornelius vanderbilt gave all the money to host lavish parties, big parties in paris, big parties at their aerodrome. this is the monument the french built to them in western paris. i want to wrap up saying why the united states got into this war. the real reason i think, is that by 1916 the american people had realized by staying neutral they had made themselves less safe, not more. this is the cover image of "life" magazine in february 1916, february 1916. it's a map of the united states if the united states continued to act in this neutral isolationist fashion. the fear is that the united states will end up like china. a wealthy country unable to defend itself

[applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please rise for the presentation of the flags of the united states army liberating divisions, followed by the national colors. >> ♪ >> first infantry division. 101st airborne division. second infantry division. 82nd airborne division. division.ry 20th armored division. 8th infantry division. division.ed 26th infantry division. 12th armored division. 29th infantry division. 11th armored division. 30th infantry division. 10th armored division. 69th infantry division. 104th infantry division. 71st infantry division. 103rd infantry division. 80th infantry division. 99th infantry division. 83rd infantry division. 95th infantry division. 84th infantry division. 90th infantry division. 86th infantry division. 89th infantry division. >> ready. down. please remain standing for the presentation of the national colors. >> ♪ >> halt. present. see o, say can you by the dawn's early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's blast cleaning -- last gleaming. whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight, o'er the ramparts we watched were so gal

he was drafted into the united states army during his junior year in school, but he was honorably discharged two years later from the united states army. he then returned to north carolina to complete his college education, earning a degree in mathematics in 1956. after spending many years as an educator at mary potter high school and hillside high school, ralph was elected to the durham city council. he was one of only two african-americans servinging on the city council at that time. his fellow councilmembers selected him as mayor pro tem. he was elected to the north carolina state senate in 1985 and served many years. during his tenure, senator hunt was a true statesman who led with conviction. he served as chairman, chairman of the senate finance committee, served as majority whip and a member of the joint legislative commission on government operations. he introduced the legislation that changed the election law in north carolina to allow a 40% threshold to avoid a runoff in a primary. in 1993, senator hunt was appointed by then-governor jim hunt to the prestigious north carolina utilit

united states embodies. >> reporter: first lieutenant jessica harner, fifth generation army. >> my dad, my brother served, randfather served, my other grandfather served, and then my great grandfather also served in the united states army. >> reporter: love for her country runs deep. pride in the flag never ending. >> to me, the flag represents those that have served and those that have sacrifice, serving this wonderful nation. >> reporter: lieutenant harner and fellow members of the old guard carried on the somber flags in tradition at arlington national cemetery, placing a flag at every headstone of the fallen. every one. >> and to place a flag at each one of these headstones represent my honor to each service member that is here. >> reporter: this memorial day and always, lieutenant harner gives thanks to those who served before her. >> just going through and looking at the graves and seeing the different generations that have all been buried here. >> reporter: what also makes this day special for some of these service members is that they have relatives and friends who are buried here. at arlington nat

impressive of all, i say with gratitude, that 38 of you will here here and serve as officers in the united states army navy, pair force and marine corps, and we thank you for your service. [applause] today is a day of celebration. and the sun is out. it's also a day of appreciation. especially for those who believed in you and saw you through. your friends. these great professors. and your wonderful families. on behalf of the moms and dads here, i can attest firsthand that this ceremony is one of the proudest moment of their lives. [applause] you know, i have been a governor and now vice president of the united states with the most important job i will ever hold is that of husband and father. in fact, my wife of 31 years, the second lady of the united states of america is also with us today. would you join me in welcoming karen pence? [applause] karen and i are the parents of three amazing kids. one of them just joined the ranks of college graduate. thought it's an accomplishment for you graduating, but it's also an accomplishment for your families. your family even couraged you, they prayed for you.

. >> for office published with a class of our nation and served in the united states army, you standhe ramparts unapologetic, apolitical, defending our experiment is self-governing. ♪ ♪ ♪ abby: we are in good company this morning. that is the navy ceremonial band performing a national emblem march. but a good day to wake up. >> the sunday of memorial day weekend. honoring our veterans. more significantly this week and honoring those for our country. pete: we want to know you would like to memorialize this weekend. please send your photo@proud americans. we opened up a new instagram account. we know how many followers? dream forward millions big one of our producers says millions. abby: please send them. we went to see them. clayton: service, rank, everything you remember. train to the president returning home and celebrating the big trip through the middle east visiting the major religions of the world and says we had a home run. stopped fair in italy to see the troops. he has this to say before he departs the united states. >> i think we had a home run no matter where we are. we are