say your name please. >> i'm with the united states army retired. about six weeks ago we were in the secretary of the army's office while two were sworn in. one of the challenges to them was help with recruiting. my question to you is what helped if any do you get and how do you solicit their report? >> i think i have to speak from a microphone because it is being recruited to kee be co- recorde. the question is what help do we get and how does it get coordinated. here's what we've done. we did this after action review that the army does so well after not achieving the objective. and after this year's shortcoming in our enlisted recruiting objective, we did an after action review in such came to light. one, recruiting has got to be an army mission. what we been doing for a long time is u.s. army recruiting that is their job not the army's job. what we are doing now is having a fusion board that meets monthly, and it pulls together all the resources we now have the ability to task leaders in the army in fact the big five and the secretary and under se

lieutenant general west, 44th surgeon general of the united states army, he highest ranking female graduate from west point and the first african-american warming in the army to achieve the rank of three stars and she's here with her best friend. colonel don west, distinguished soldier in his own right. civilian aid to the secretary of the army, welcome. lieutenant general jordan stephenson and our very own lieutenant general kai swan, vice president for education here. somewhere here is that steve austin, assistant chief of the army reserve. thank you, steve, for joining us and sergeant major of the army retired ken creston known to all soldiers worldwide and we are proud to have him as vice president here it a usa. a reminder, tonight's program is being recorded by c-span for later broadcast, so get your well thought out probing questions ready so when it comes time you can wash later when it's broadcast and impress your family with your insightful questions that you posed at it tonight's. also, be on your best behavior. i would also, a special thanks to curry, many of you met coming in,

robert castle is from jamaica, and he immigrated to the united states in 2009 as the husband of a then-active duty service member of the united states army. robert is a warehouse supervisor, a strong guy, a smart guy, and they have a beautiful 4-year-old son who was born here in the united states. robert, congratulations, thank you. [applause] marcela ramirez is from bolivia and has a beautiful, lawful permanent resident of the united states and has been since 2013. he is the co-owner of a staffing company with his son. the business is thriving, he's doing really well, and it's expanding in all different ways. he says i know that in the united states you can achieve anything that you want, and i am a perfect example. in other words, he's making a lot of money. [laughter] marcela, thank you very much. [applause] you're all the beginning of a new and extraordinary adventure with the rights and freedoms you enjoy as americans. there is nothing you cannot achieve. but citizenship is also a profound responsibility. each year over 700,000 new americans take the oath and a allegiance and inherit a legacy of liberty and justice that generations

having lead at every level of the united states army. i think he would tell you, and will probably tell us this evening, has not had a more challenging command than the one he holds today. united states army chaining and doctrine command. large and diverse organization. victory starts here. that's exactly the right place for us to start this new year. you may have noticed the army had challenges and recruiting sessions. that responsibility falls to general townsend and his team to accomplish that. t end we've d a bought about modernization and training and equipping and all those other programs that are essential to maintain its position as the most powerful and force on the planet. none of that matters if you don't have the right people into the commander in charge with getting the right people to serve as noncommissioned officers and officers in the rv. so please a warm welcome to the -- [applause] >> good evening. thank you for the opportunity to be here and speak to the audience even on the first monday after holiday break. i am humbl

region you competed for and one to the united states military academy and then begin your career of leadershipyo in service as an officer in the united states army. he elected to the united states congress isd now serving a secd cabinet appointed by the president of the united states, so we wish you the success as you shoulder the highest responsibilities to advance america's national security and prosperity i in the world with s posing in unprecedented opportunities andyo challenges. thank you for choosing egypt and the american university in cairo as a venue to communicate your important message today. please join me in welcoming secretary pompeo. [applause] thank you for your service to america as well i have the fortune to be a frequent visitor at egypt and the middle east secretary of state i would say with frequency when i came here to every time i get to see something new and wonderful. this trip is especially meaningful for me as an evangelical christian coming so soon after the christmas celebrations where we are all children of abraham, christians, muslims, jews. in my office i keep a viable open on my desk to remind me of god and his

all of those things that the united states army is pursuing right now to be successful in 2,028, andill get there first. whoever gets there for us will have extensive over match on the battlefield for years to come, so it's a critical that we make the right investments and we leverage these technologies to make us more effective on the battlefield. >> thank you very much for coming in tonight and answering the questions. good to have you here, sir. still ahead, he survived 9/11 by the hand of fate. but yesterday he was the only american killed in a can you also bob terror attack. his brother will join me soon with his story and his message. ♪ great news, liberty mutual customizes- uh uh - i deliver the news around here. ♪ sources say liberty mutual customizes your car insurance, so you only pay for what you need. over to you, logo. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ ...that's why i've got the power of 1-2-3 medicines with trelegy. the only fda-approved 3-in-1 copd treatment. ♪ trelegy. the power of 1-2-3 ♪ trelegy 1-2-3 trelegy with trelegy and the power of 1-2-3, i'm breathing

the right people will deserve as soldiers and noncommissioned officers and officers in the united states army general tauzin, please, warm welcome [ applause ] >> good evening good evening. thank you for the introduction and the opportunity to be here. it's an honor to speak to this audience even on the first monday after the holiday break. i am humbled by some of the distinguished speakers you had at this forum that have proceeded me. i don't really count myself in their company but i'm glad you're here to listen to. i i am in command trade-off and i was telling someone in the lobby during the reception that the most challenging job, i think he's right, i've had jobs with higher stakes, may be my last job, defeating isis had higher stakes but, my whole career had prepared me for that job. this is my first time and in the operating force, the company builds the battalion and so forth. in 36 years i hadn't really given a moments. to the challenges of recruiting an army. i hadn't given a moments thought to the challenge of basic training or what training education cadets need so i'm learning a

competed for and woon entrance to the united states military academy you began your career of leadership and national service as an officer in the united states army. you went on to become a successful private entrepreneur. thereafter, the people of kansas elected you four times to the united states congress. you now serve in your second cabinet appointment by the president of the united states. sir, we wish you success as you how older the heegest responsibilities to advance america's national security and prosperity in a world that's posing unprecedented opportunities and challenges. thank you for choosing egypt. thank you for choosing the american university in cairo as the venue to communicate your very important message today. please join me in welcoming secretary pompeo. [applause] mr. pompeo: thank you, frank. thank you for your service to america as well in addition to the duties you perform here. i've had the good fortune to be a frequent visitor here to egypt and the middle east as secretary of state. in my prior role as c.i.a. director -- director i was here with some frequency and i came here too as a member of congress. every time i c

this is the period when the united states army is trying to confine american indians throughout the country on to reservations. it's a period when there are still ongoing battles and skirmishes. i and skirmishes. it's also a period when the you country is feeling very and confident that its westward expansionism is virtually achieved in the country is going to be moving forward. you the battle for little willn the u.s. outrage on bighorn was not, by any means, the first utter defeat of u.s. you cavalry officers. but it was the first time there you throughout was such a huge defeat that could be telegraphed and literally throughout the country and that all americans would understand what had happened from an american perspective at the same time. the american people want to know in the names of the officers who a a a died, they want to know their biographies, the names of you will be the enlisted men. rewarded in an and you will then they want to know exactly how the battle occurred. are they want to see a map of you will where it occurred, where the soldiers were, where and the indians were

united states military academy. you then began your career of leadership in national service as an officer in the united states army. he went on to become a successful private entrepreneur. thereafter, the people of kansas elected you four times to the united states congress. you now have your second cabinet appointment by the president of united states so we wish you success -- in a world imposing unprecedented challenges p thank you for choosing the american university in cairo as a venue to communicate your very important message stay. please join me in welcoming secretary pompeo. [applause] >> thank you, frank. thank you for your service to america. as well in addition to the duties that you perform here. i've had the good fortune to be a frequent visitor here to egypt. and the middle east as secretary of state. in my prior role the cia director is he with some frequency. and i came here too is a member of congress. every time i come i get to see something new. something wonderful. this trip is especially meaningful for me. as an evangelical christian coming so soon after the christmas celebration, this is an im

united states will terry academy. you begin your career of leadership and national service as an officer in the united states army. you went on to become a successful private entrepreneur. the people of kansas elected you four times to the united states congress. you now serving your second cabinet appointment by the president of the united states. we wish you success as a shoulder the highest responsibilities to advance america's national security and prosperity in a world posing unprecedented opportunities and challenges. ,hank you for choosing egypt the american university in cairo as the venue to communicate your message today. join me in welcoming secretary pompeo. [applause] mr. pompeo? thank you to your service as well. i've have the good fortune to be a frequent visitor to egypt and the middle east as secretary of state. bank as a member -- i came here as a member of congress. this trip is especially meaningful for me as an evangelical christian coming so soon after the catholic church cost christmas celebrations this is an important time. we are all children of abraham, christians, muslims, jews. in my off

withdrawal from syria first of all it's about a third of syria that's controlled by either the united states army or militias that are supported by the united states and that area is very important because it's the major is called the island and syria which is between the if it is and. the second the better for syria which means that area is well first of all all the natural resources are there their bread basket of syria is there and then i think have been working out so as a buffer between two key and russia the only reason why turkey and russia were able actually to establish a good relationship in syria and to stablish understanding in syria was because there was no direct conflict between the turks and the syrians we had lip. and we had. the kurds in the east of the affinities now with the americans pulling out this means that there is a day a direct conflict between the russians and the turks they're ok come to this measure we run out of time to appreciate your perspective and that of josh as well thanks very much indeed gents saree and joshua landis thank you for watching you can see the p

president of the united states of america, authorized by act of congress, has awarded the distinguished service medal, first oak leaf cluster, to general earl g. wheeler, united states armyceptionally meritorious service and duty of great responsibility. general wheeler's deep professional competence -- >> the country's senior military spokesman during the war in vietnam was general earl g. wheeler, who was now entering an unprecedented fifth year as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. >> in the united states of america. pres. johnson: his president's high regard for him has been forged in the fires of crisis, and hardened in the day-to-day exercise of awesome responsibilities. his vision has been clear and his counsel has been wise. he has served his nation with a soldier's skill and a patriot's devotion. the mark of that service is written large on the shield of america's defense. the might of its power, the effectiveness of its military forces and the efficiency of their management. and for us all, the days of the future are brighter with the hope of peace. more confident the preservation of freedom. safer with the assurance of our security. because earl wheeler wa

might occur er declare a national emergency on the southern boith mexico and then have the united states army constructing his wall. no more government shutdowns in the short-term, but in the longer term the president might get his wall through a politically unpopular move. rajini: and yet the democrats still say they don't want to fund a border wall.he ron:do, and we have seen that chuck schumer and nancy pelosi,he minority leader and the speaker of the house, got what they wanted. no money for the wall. the democrats stood firm, they stood united, and they look like ey moved the president t their will. they don't have any incentive to give the president money for his wall because he showed he was willing to back down. rajini: the president likes to see himself as someone who can do a deal. what can we expect to see in the next few weeks? ron: i believe the vice president, the president, and the congressiol leadership are going to be working very closely, looking at homeland security issues. democrats will get some of what they want, electronic surveillance and other mechanisms to provide se

and sergeant first class christopher a.saliz, united states army, lost his life in pechar province, afghanistan, in support of operation freedom's sentinel. to the families and loved ones of these men and women, on behalf of all south carolinians, we send you love, admiration, and strength, and we thank you for your loved one's service and sacrifice. you are in our prayers. [ applause ] >> i'd also like to thank dr. harris pastedes who is retiring after ten years of remarkable leadership and accomplishment at the university of south carolina, and he's with us tonight with his wife patricia. would you please stand and be recognized, dr. and ms. pastedes. [ applause ] >> not with us tonight is dr. andrew suh, who we welcome as new president of the college of charleston. he has called his position his american dream. and also, i'd like to congratulate clemson university on winning their third national championship. [ applause ] >> in many different ways, all of these men and women have added to the strength and prosperity of our state. i have one brand new face for you tonight. lieutenant governor

right people and commander in charge to serve as soldiers, noncommissioned officers in the united states army as the general. so if you were t would please am welcome. [applause] good evening. thanks for that introduction into the opportunity to be here. it is an honor to speak to the audience even on the first monday after the holiday break. i'm kind of humbled by some of the distinguished speakers that you have here that have preached -- preceded me. i command for about ten months now and i was telling someone just out there in the lobby during the recession that the generals of the most challenging job i think that he is right i've had jobs with higher stakes i think my last job commanding and defeating isis had higher stakes high school career hadn't prepared me for that job. this is my first time and in the operating force to build the company and brigade and so forth, in 36 years i haven't given a moment's thought to the challenge of recruiting a manual army or a moments thought to the challenge of basic training for what training education cadets need so i'm learning a lot and i tell p

. >> a united states army helicopter brought yasser arafat to the united nations, flying him in fromirport because of threats against his life. >> arafat's coming to the u.n. was huge because he was a terrorist. i mean, he was behind munich. so for somebody that would kidnap and murder israeli athletes, coming to the u.n., it was a surprise to us. >> to many people in that room, he was a terrorist. but to an equal number of people, he was a freedom fighter. [ speaking foreign language ] >> in the 1970s, this kind of rhetoric made perfect sense. people could identify with arafat, and they could see israel as the oppressor. [ speaking foreign language ] >> while the palestinians hadn't by 1974 got the palestinian liberation that they were seeking, they'd certainly put themselves on the agenda at a very high level indeed, and this had happened fast. >> in a historic vote today, the united nations general assembly supported the palestinian claim to statehood. and a second resolution also passed that would give the palestinian liberation organization a formal place at the u.n. as an obser

. >> the united states army is revamping its recruitment effort after falling thousands short of 2018 returning to liberal leaning cities to fill the ranks. the head of the army command said we want to go into boston, pittsburgh, kansas city, these are places with a large number of youth who just don't know what the military is about. here now is the number 2 in charge of army's recruiting all over the world. brigadier general, a pleasure and honor to have you on this evening. this is a fascinating story. one that not many of us are familiar with. what sort of challenges do you face right now? >> well, we are facing quite a few challenges. first of all, we understand that this is a big mission that the army asked the recruiting command to do. we will do it. we do have some challenges with regards to how our youth are understanding the army and what the army has to offer. it's an awareness issue for one. there is a lot of youth that just don't know really know what is the army is all about. an awareness issue is one. the second thing is we have a challenge with finding quality in some

but the reality is, at a key moment in his life after 32 years in the united states army, he made theecision to violate the oath that i also made on the plan at west point to turn himself against the united states and not only turn himself against it but try to destroy it. the very nation that his role model george washington had created, and he did it in defense of slavery. there is a conflict there. and i'm not here to tell you that robert e lee is an evil guy but i'm telling you, in the one moment the biggest decision of his life he got it completely wrong. and i can't ignore that. and i have to learn from that. >> certainly in lee's army of northern virginia was not particularly safe thing to do, most of the soldiers died, two thirds of the intra-tree men. why are people so drawn to him? what was so magnetizing to him? why are people captivated by his leadership? >> this is what sows interest income and generally took over after the seven-day battle in 1862 and from then on until the end of the war he commanded the army of northern virginia for the cell. he had a higher casualty r

when you have this debate with democrats and liberals, you asked them what other laws in the united states army obligated to follow? i hate obamacare. it sucks. do i get to ignore it? no, obamacare is the law of the land. this debate never made sense to me. where is it so unprincipled by democrats not just change it legislatively and say ignore it. >> greg: i want a sanctuary city where i don't have to wear pants, but it's not going to happen. >> jesse: i would file a suit against it. >> greg: this is a sad, tragic lesson in the dangers of value-free virtue signaling. the sanctuary city is a virtue signal for politicians and the media in which the victim isn't them. it's always somebody else. they can proclaim how great a sanctuary city is because it doesn't really affect them. they are not on the front lines knocking on doors like a police officer who is who has to pay the price. if you bring up that stat that rates of crime are higher among citizens than illegal immigrants, i would be inclined to believe it. i go back and forth. i've said this before. heart disease kills more than cancer but

why do you want to wear the uniform of the united states army?roud member of the military. >> pete: amen. thank you for your service. general, first sergeant, you have good ones here. thank you for being with us. you know it is the ncos that make it all work. >> it is an honor to spend time with you tonight, pete. to you and all of the other veterans, thanks to your service as well. >> appreciate it. >> i just ask that everybody keep those in harm's way, soldier, sailor, coast guard, and thank their families as well for the numerous sacrifices. we have to be thinking of them. >> pete: very well said. the seventh special sporeses group, the hooligans, the men and women in the dirt in afghanistan and iraq defending our freedom, we remember you in the rain. the rain ain't no thing tonight on the "all american new years." thank you for being here. god bless you and god bless the country. we have an interview with the president of the united states exclusively on the fox news channel coming up. don't go anywhere. ♪ ♪ ♪ open your eyes ♪ this is it ♪ th

them as observers, will soberly, davis, and so many others you could say deserted from the united states army. i absolutely agree with you that it's pre-complicated for them. and one of the reasons they can no longer serve in the home guard is because of confederate conscription's. that changed everything. it speaks to the very real resentment that you see on both sides with forced service. want anymen did not part of it, increasingly, as the war went on. whether they had been in uniform or not. >> we are having a controversy over interpreting this particular aspect of his career and it's wonderful. but you brought to light the more important issue which is, teach civil war history, people know gettysburg, but internationally, people have heard of pickett's charge. i teach internationally. manhave a very disliked condemned by the leader, the great god lee, charged with war crimes after the war, pretty -- look at the rumors swirling around him. has to escape to canada and because of lasalle and her half-century campaign, he is heroic international aspects. that's the real story. she is the god

they helped people like ernesto single, a first sergeant of the united states army. he led a group of 72 soldiers and saved many lives during the war. when he emigrated to san francisco from the philippines in 1999, he had no income and no home. with the help of the v. you see, he could get services immediately. they help -- found him a home, got him medical benefits, and assisted him financially to help them get on his feet. most importantly, they welcomed him with open arms. it was a place where he could socialize with other veterans, a place where he could share a meal with other people in the south of market, and a safe place where he belonged. the equity centre has expanded its services to include low-income seniors, families, people with disabilities, immigrants, lgbtq, formerly incarcerated, and homeless individuals. basis these groups their case management, counselling, free legal clinics, health services, and affordable housing. i have the pleasure of celebrating his truck -- the 20 th anniversary last week, along with supervisor safai who was there. they ar

on october 3rd, united states army rangers and elite delta force operators had set out on a mission to in mogadishu, somalia. things went bad fast. the horrific images of what became known as "black hawk down" were broadcast worldwide. while america watched in horror, jean lewis, at the rtc, was still hard at work, sending nine new criminal referrals to the u.s. attorney's office. on halloween day, 1993, the washington postreported on the referrals and their links to the clintons. >> there was nothing standard about the investigation of madison guaranty savings and loan, and i think a lot of that was attributable to the fact it was politically charged, because it identified bill and hillary clinton. >> three days later, associate attorney general webb hubbell, former law partner of hillary clinton, recused himself from all whitewater matters. suddenly, the questions surrounding whitewater were landing on the front page. >> when investigators were barred from foster's office, there was suspicion aides were hiding documents about the clintons' involvement in a failed arkansas land deal c

and he immigrated to the united states in 2009, as the husband of a then active duty service member of the united states armyrt is a warehouse supervisor. a strong guy, a smart guy, and they have a beautiful 4-year-old son, who was born here, in the united states, robert, congratulations. thank you. [ applause ] >> marcell, ramos ramirez is from bolivia, and has a beautiful lawful permanent resident of the united states, and has been since 2013. he is the co-owner of a staffing company with his son, histo mar the business is thriving and he it is doing very well and he is expanding in all different ways and he says in the united states you can achieve anything that you want, and i am a perfect example. in ord in other words, he is making a lot of money. marcell, thank you very much. >> you've been listening in there to the president speaking at a naturalization ceremony inside the white house today. welcoming some members from south korea, japan, and bolivia, to the united states. they are now american citizens. the irony here is that it comes on a day in which the president is set to address the nation abou

dismissjust to deserters as -- deserters, so many others deserted from the united states army. that is pickett's version that they are deserters. of the reasonsne they can no longer serve in their home guard is because of conscription. when the draft came, that changed everything. again i think this speaks to the very real resentment you see on both sides with this forest service. there were a lot of men that did not want to whether they had , justn uniform at all increasingly as the war went on they didn't want any part of it. i'm interested in the notion of a controversy over interpreting this particular aspect of his career and it is wonderful, but i think you brought to light of course the more important issue which is if we teach civil war history, people know the name of gettysburg, but pickett's charge is known internationally. i can speak from teaching internationally and therefore think of the fact that you have a very unlikable, no real friends, condemned by his crimes, charged with war after the war, pretty disgraced, it drunk, look at the rumors swelling around him,

withdrawal from syria first of all it's about a third of syria that's controlled by either the united states army or militias that are supported by the united states and that is very important because it's the major is called the island and syria which is between the if it is and. the second event of syria which means that area is well first of all all their natural resources are there their breadbasket of syria is there and then i think have been working elsewhere as a buffer between two key and russia the only reason why turkey and russia were able actually to establish a good relationship in syria and to stablish understanding in syria was because there was no direct conflict between the turks and the syrians we had lip. and we had. the kurds in east of the if anything it's now with the americans pulling out this means that there is a there and then act conflict between that russians and the turks they're ok come to this measure we run out of time to appreciate your perspective and that of just as well thanks very much indeed gents saree and joshua landis and thank you for watching you can see

not only more than u.s., united states army and navy, marine corps and coast guard, 800 general and admiral. we have 3000. that's the way of chavez to divide the armed forces and with that, he tried to corrupt and -- corrupt the officer corps and sadly, some of them fell to this temptation. but the majority of the official corps have the same problems that the majority of venezuela. they have no food or very little food. they have no hospitals, no prescription drugs. their kids go to schools and i have friends, military friends who say when they have this problem, my kid is going to high school, he wants to be an engineer, but in the school he's going, there is no mathematic program, there is no chemistry professor, no physics professor and what does the principal do? he gives "a" for everybody. of course, when these kids go to university, they have nothing to do there. the sons of the military with the exception of the very bosses, who send their sons to study here or to study in europe, nobody wants to go to to get ar nicaragua degree. but you find these sons and daughters of generals stu

i was in uniform with the united states army in iraq in 2004 and 2005 and it meant a great deal to me when members of congress showed up. they showed up not only to speak to the then-u.s. ambassador and commanding general of multi national force in iraq but they wanted to hear from me and similarly other soldiers and sailors and marines to find out what's going on, on the ground? how's the morale and training and quality of leadership? these are very important. sure, it could be rescheduled that speaker pelosi was going on but time is of the essence. the president is talking about withdrawing troops from afghanistan. time is of the essence. the president is talking about withdrawing our involvement in nato. so it makes no sense to push this off as a childish retaliation because for security reasons, we're deciding to delay the state of the union. it's simply childish. >> great point. his own senior national security officials have been traveling the region, reassuring them after secretary mattis' abrupt departure. i want to ask you and get you on the record on the shutdown. another tr

jackie robinson went into the united states armies, and was court—martialed for refusing to ta ke wase jackie robinson went to ucla, in my beloved home state of california. but i tell you this, we look at the progress that has been made in the integration of our armed services, and in baseball, and sports and so many different ways, and jackie robinson, you can say, was the original trailblazer that led to so much progress here in the united states. thank you so much for joining us. one of the things that i really loved by the photographs that his wife, rachel, just the personality of the man really shines through. unlike so many facets to him. it is lovely that people are —— are so many facets to him. it is lovely that people are paying tribute today. earlier in the month we told you about the italians refusing to share works by leonardo da vinci with the french. well it seems the queen doesn't have quite the same problem with offering up her collection — one of the greatest — of da vinci s drawings. to mark the 500th anniversary of the artist's death her majesty is sharing 1aa of hi

. >> at the request of the office of civil and defense mobilization the united states army chemical corps has developed a mask especially for civilian use. this mask protects the wearer against biological and chemical attack by purifying the air inhaled. filter pads in the mask absorb toxic gases and screen out radioactive dust and particles carried in the air. particles which are called microbial organisms. the mask is comfortable. it features good visibility and ease of breathing and prevents condensation with that there's. >> that is advising students to hide under their desks. >> right. it left an apocalyptic sense. that's what's hard to convey to people today is because of nuclear weapons. i remember thinking that world war i or world war ii of course is going to be three. i can count. people had the feeling that what happened. it is so different today though. war between nations has declined every decade since the 1940s. and so the attempt to create a more harmonious world environment has actually worked. the collar was saying his dad was a news man. he was reliving the 24 hour news

rose who served in the artillery branch of the united states army for 30 years. even in retirement, dr. rose remained in the private sector serving in the international affairs from the university's graduate program in defense and strategic studies in the washington, d.c., area. also a policy advisor and consultant for the national institute of public policy, a vietnam veteran who served in country in 1969, dr. rose joined the war commemoration in july 2015 as strategy and international affairs. he raises awareness of contributions and sacrifice of the sallies of the united states during the vietnam war. this afternoon dr. rose will preside over a special pinning ceremony of vietnam era veterans. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome dr. john rose. >> madam president, justice wilkins, member of the clergy, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, to my fellow vietnam veterans, thank you so much for allowing me the opportunity to honor you. yes, i am a vie ma'am veteran serving from 1969 to 1970. as general black has correctly identified, i remember vividly comi

monolith of the united states army. we promote the fallacy of military economy that is, we assumed that the army -- military autonomy. , we assume the army makes policy. soldiers carry out policy. we do not make it. army officers and soldiers fought and killed indians, often in terrible ways, but they also did other things. they provided rations to indian families. they tried to stop whites from trespassing on native lands and were often successful. and oftenimes contradicted the more sanguine announcements of their own superiors.and in the black hills of what is now south dakota, army officers worked alongside native men and women to oust white invaders from their land. there is written proof of this and at least one instance of photographic proof thanks to the montana historical society. are these cute little stories as has been suggested to me again and again, or can they tell us something about this state and the shape of power? materials at the national archives call into question many of our preconceived notions a

saying look russia the united states syria are all in the same team and iran are on the same team trying to destroy isis the united states can withdraw and russia iran and the syrian army will finish the job if the united states withdraws in an orderly fashion and helps to deal. struck between the kurds and the syrians over moving the syrian army into northern syria and taking the place of the united states then turkey will not invade it won't be chaos. in libya now a journalist in the capital city tripoli have been paying tribute to people killed in the new fighting this week among them a journalist for the associated press who also works for video news agency of a place at least thirteen people were killed and fifty two others wounded according to the country's health ministry mohammad to ben collie for had to be in contrary to interrupt me since twenty sixteen and had produced around thirty stories for the agency his colleagues have described him as a courageous and talented journalist he survived by his wife and seven month old daughter here's some of the last images he captured during his reporting along with a recap of recent events in tripoli. and. there was. on

he makes a bold claim that the united states army is perhaps rejecting some communists -- protecting me communists who work for it. there are enough people in the government willing to defend the army, that even though jetblue -- joe mccarthy had quite a following and accumulated a great deal of power, they were willing to push back some of the charges. the way mccarthy has treated members of the senate and witnesses over the course of his investigation leads to his declining influence in the senate and is censured in 1954. i think the idea of congressional investigations as sort of political theater has really, that has been something that develops in the 1950's and continues today. >> our hearings are neither pro-contra nor anti-contra, pro-administration nor anti-administration. we are not prosecutors, and this is not an adversarial proceeding. thee are used to seeing senate or house investigating, they don't always agree or work together, but in the case of the itn-contra investigation, was so important and had national significance that they bought -- brought committees together

traditional navajo home, president bluehouse graduated from the mission school and served the united states army for three years. throughout his life, he represented the interests of his community and the tribal council, before serving as president for a short time. . he had many ambitious plans to elp at-risk youths, expand programs to improve tribal communities. president bluehouse will be remembered for his commitment to the navajo people and for ensuring the federal government upheld its obligations to the tribe. my prayers are with his family and loved ones and the entire navajo nation the as they mourn the passing and celebrate his life. mr. president -- mr. speaker, i'm sorry. mr. speaker, it's time to open up government. we can no longer think we're not having an impact on our economy. we can no longer think that the safety of americans that fly in our skies or eat the food in america are not at risk. we can no longer imagine that the families, the millions of families that are being impacted are not suffering. it is time. this is the greatest nation on earth. it's the only one in my ent

and before that completed 27 years of service in the united states army, ending service as deputy director for intelligence of the americas regional center and chief of the office of counter narcotics worldwide. janice ayala is director for the joint task force u.s. immigration and customs enforcement. prior to her current position she served as the deputy director of joint task force west. she's served as a special agent in charge for i.c.e., homeland security investigations in my hometown, san antonio, texas, and at i.c.e. headquarters as the assistant director of domestic operations. as the assistant director for domestic operations, she oversaw the investigative efforts of more than 7,000 hsi special agents assigned to 26 sack offices throughout the united states. including investigative matters relating to national security, money laundering, bulk and drug cash smuggling and human smuggling and trafficking. the third witness is familiar to the committee, she's been here before, ms. carla provost. chief of the u.s. border patrol at the u.s. customs and border protection. before her cur

kevin farrell, spent 30 years plus serving our nation in the united states army. he graduated from west point and came back and became a tenured professor there. he's currently the ceo of battlefield leadership, a company that takes battlefield lessons and teaches them to those in the modern business world. what makes him an even more ideal speaker for today's symposium is he served as the senior military adviser for the 2014 film "fury." on stage with him is my dear colleague and friend in the institute, dr. rob citino. he's the senior historian here at the national world war ii museum. and is heavily involved in all manner of museum programs and platforms. before that, he was an award-winning professor at the university of north texas and has been a visiting professor at both west point and the u.s. army war college. rob is also a multiple award winning author, has published ten books and his most recent this last fall, but first, let's welcome colonel kevin farrell. >> martin, thanks very much for that kind introduction. i in particular would like to thank jere