honor. >> the president of the united states of america authorized has awarded in the name of congress a medal of honor to first lieutenant ralph puckett jr. united states armyfor conspicuous gallantry. above and beyond the call of duty. he distinguished himself above and beyond the call of duty while serving as the commander during 25 november 1950 through 26 november 1950 in korea. as the unit commenced the attack on hill 205, the in me directed mortar, machine gun fire against the advancing force. first lieutenant puckett expose himself to the deadly enemy fire. he shouted words of encouragement to his men and began to lead the rangers in the attack. almost immediately, enemy fire threatened the success of the attack by pinning down one platoon. first lieutenant puckett intentionally ran across an open area three times to draw enemy fire. thereby allowing the rangers to locate and destroy the enemy position and to seize hill 205. during the night, the enemy launched a counterattack that lasted four hours. over the course of the counterattack, the rangers were inspired and motivated by the extra ordinary leadership and courageous example exhibited by first

. >> the president of the united states of america, authorized by an act of congress, has awarded in the name of congress the medal of honor, united states army, for gallantry and risk of his life above the call of duty. he distinguished himself by accident gallantry above and beyond the call of duty while serving as commander during 25 november, 1950 through 26 november, 1950 in korea. as his unit commenced an attack on hill 205, he directed mortar, machine-gun, and small arms fire. he mounted a tank, exposing himself to deadly enemy fire. leaping from the tank, he shouted words of encouragement. almost immediately, enemy fire threatened the success by pinning down one platoon. leaving the safety of his position, he intentionally ran across an open area three times to draw enemy fire, thereby allowing the rangers to locate and destroy the enemy position. during the night, the enemy launched a counterattack that lasted four hours. the rangers were inspired and motivated by the extraordinary readership and courageous example. as a result, five human wave attacks by an enemy element were repulsed. during the first attack, he was wounded by gren

army. but the history of the united states as well. and today we are standing in the army society gallery which focuses on the relationship between the american public and the army. or this is a very unique gallery and it's a standalone gallery separate from our fighting for the nation galleries, which gives insight on the wars and the battles and the campaigns soldiers have fought since the revolutionary war up into afghanistan the military tactics the weapons the type of uniforms they were punctuated with individual soldier stories that not only talk about what the soldiers went through but also more context about the battles and or wars that they fall in kind of complementing that instruction, you know the theme we stress here at the museum is the army values. these are seven values that soldiers today live by or live up to from loyalty duty respect self-est service honor integrity personal courage, you'll find that in the stories that you you read in the museum or the artifacts you interact with so early on it was always important t

. >> the president of the united states of america authorized has awarded in the name of congress a medal of honor to first lieutenant ralph puckett jr. united states army. for consecutive -- four conspicuous gallantry -- for conspicuous gallantry. as the unit commenced the attack on hill 205, first lieutenant puckett expose himself to the deadly any my fire -- enemy fire. he shouted words of encouragement to his men and began to lead the rangers in the attack. almost immediately, enemy fire threatened the success of the attack by pinning down one will tune -- one platoon. first lieutenant puckett intentionally ran across an open area three times to draw enemy fire. thereby allowing the rangers to locate and destroy the enemy position and sees hill to a five. -- seize hill 205. the rangers were inspired and motivated by the extra ordinary leadership encourages example exhibited by first lieutenant puckett. as a result, five human wave attacks by the enemy were revoked. after being wounded, he refused evacuation. he repeatedly abandoned positions of relative safety to make his way from foxhole to foxhole to check the permit or and distribute ammunition a

united states. accompanied by medal of honor recipient colonel ralph puckett jr., united states army retired. ♪ ♪ >>tinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, please join me as we mark this very special occasion in a word of prayer. a almighty god, the author of liberty, our sustainer, protector and guide, hear our prayer and bless this ceremony with your presence as we honor colonel ralph puckett jr., a courageous warrior, husband, father and friend who for 70 years has led the way from his actions with the rangers on hill 205, while defending the freedom of the people of korea, and throughout his life, ralph has continued to serve the army and ranger regiment as an example of leadership of character and commitment for others to follow. lord, thank you for colonel puckett, a servant leader whose actions exemplify the prestige, honor and highest decor of the ranger regiment. in the crucible conflict he selflessly put his comrade's lives before his own. today he accepts his highest -- may his words of encouragement spoken to many over the years continue to ring true. be proud, but never satisfied. bles

president of the united states of america authorized by act of congress has awarded in the name of congress the medal of honor to first lieutenant ralph puckett, junior, united states armyr gallantry at the risk of his life. he distinguished himself above and beyond the call of duty while serving as commander, 8th u.s. army ranger company, during 25 november, 1950, through 26 november, 1950 in korea. the enemy directed mortar, machine gun and small arms fire against the force. to obtain fire, he mounted the closest tank, exposing himself to the deadly enemy fire. leaping from the tank, he shouted words of encouragement to his men and led in the attack. almost immediately, enemy fire threatened the success of the attack by pinning down one platoon. leaving the safety of his position with full knowledge of the danger, he intentionally ran across an open area three times to draw enemy fire. allowing the rangers to locate and destroy the enemy positions and to seize hill 205. during the night, the enemy launched an attack that lasted four hours. over the course of the attack, the rangers were inspired and motivated by the extraordinary leadership and courageous example exhi

army. more than at anytime in my professional life, the united states appears to be at a strategic inflectionnt. we have a window to make needed changes to ensure that the army continues to be the best fighting force in the world. but that window will not be open indefinitely. if confirmed, my goal will be to compete, deter and if necessary, fight and win. together, with this committee and others, we need to carefully examine our operational concepts, align them to meet the challenges posed by the adversaries we face, use them to drive what new advanced capabilities we acquire, and then organize, train and equip our soldiers to deploy these capabilities, successfully in competition and conflict if necessary. army has embarked on its most ambitious modernization in 40 years to stay ahead of the challenges posed by the reality of high intensity, technologically advanced war fighting. seeing these modernization programs through successfully while maintaining readiness to meet the demands of current operations will be a top priority to me if confirmed. fundamental to the army's readiness is its p

will add 100 panels with the names of 36,595 americans, and 7174 korean augmentation to the united states armyere killed in action during the korean war 1950-1953. 1953. it would be a physical manifestation of then strengthf the rok and u.s. alliance. it will educate over 4 million visitors here each year on the cost of freedom and the cost of war. and most importantly, it will honor and pay homage to those who paid the ultimate sacrifice, their lives, for freedom. i personally wish to thank president moon for his unwavering support of this project. what you think the ministry of patriots and veterans affairs, the rok national simply, the korean veterans association, the national park service and the generous contributions of the citizens of the republic of korea and the many american and korean individuals, organizations and corporations that donated so generously to make this happen. without your continuous generosity, the dream of our korean war veterans could not become a reality. as you can see, the wall of remembrance is under construction.nd this symbolic groundbreaking terms of concept

who represent korean augmentation to the united states army or could deuces, the kind during the korean war to program has grown into a dramatic demonstration as to how differing lifestyles, language is a national customs could coexist to benefit the common purpose of both nations. since 1950, progress within the republic of korea's armed forces has transformed them to one of the largest in the free world. its army, combat is well equipped and well trained. in recent years, the defense of south korea has recently shifted to the republic of korea's military forces, since march 1970, won security has for the most part been carried out by south korean soldiers, allowing our second infantry division to stand in reserve and the veterans seventh infantry division to be removed from korea and returned to the united states for reactivation. this shake annette emphasis to responsibility by korea's armed forces doesn't mean the lesson of corporate solve to meet treaty commitment to republicans and the treaty of south korea, it is however, a dynamic demonstration of the united states -- in northea

he said i have no allusion who runs the united states army, it's the master sergeants, they run the army. i woke up that morning hearing, not me dad. today is not about me. it's memorial day. you should be over at the bridge. if he were here, he would be here as well. paying his respects to all those that gave so much for our country, particularly honoring the goldstar families. a lot of time passes, but you know as well as i do that the moment that we celebrate it is the toughest day of the year, we are honored, but it's a tough day and it brings back everything. i can't thank you enough for your continued service to the country and your sons and daughters live on in your hearts and in their children as well. we have to carry on without them. i know how hard it is for you. beau did not die in the line of duty, he was serving in a national guard unit in iraq and that was one of the proudest things he did in his life. thank you for allowing us to grieve together today. i know the blackhole this leaves in the middle of your chest and it feels like you may get sucked in. gatherings like thi

served as nurses and volunteers in the red cross, the salvation army, the ymca as well as the united states army. they served in uniform for the first time in our history in the navy and marine corps. and then of course two years after the war was ended, they achieved the right to vote. so the war was transformative in the role of women in american history. african americans, immigrants, native americans who weren't even citizens at the time, latinos, every racial and ethnic section of american society contributed to the war and served in the war, even those who did not enjoy the full set of liberties at home, but day went and fought for the freedoms overseas. the war changed the course of world history over the next hundred years. world war ii flowed almost directly from world war i. the soviet union emerged from the ashes of world war i and led 30 years later to the cold war between the united states and the soviet union. the maps of eastern europe, of the middle east, of africa were redrawn after world war i. and those new boards gave rise to new or reawakened ethnic and religious tensions in

an army committed by, you the people of the united states to stop calm unionist adroit wherever it might strike. the big picture will place events and the korean campaign, with first reports from our veterans and film taken by combat veterans from the army corps, these are the men who daily record our film, the big picture as it happens, or it happens. today the big picture brings into focus the first 40 days in korea. that was the beginning of the fighting their. every rage was a heartbreak ridge. let's go back to june, 1950. when our troops felt the first thrust through the 30th parallel. the story is best told and the language of the soldiers there. >> the story is hard to tell. painful. because our outfit was in training a few weeks ago, some of the boys who were with us are not around anymore, they were good men, good soldiers. they learn to fight, and they have the guts for fighting. when it came at him it was like a sock on the back of his head. korea started rough. the first 40 days were a battle for time with a handful of men against the army. yes, they were good men. good soldi

take a look outside, we have the united states army field band live on the plaza this morning. 12 performers total. we have 11 brass instruments and 1 drum kit. they drove up from d.c. to be with us today. >> they'll be with us throughout the morning. >> it'll be good. >> we start this memorial day with a look at the pandemic records being set from coast to coast. >> this morning, millions are set to head back home from the long holiday weekend after nearly 2 million travelers hit the nation's airports on friday. >>> meanwhile, at sunday's indy 500, the biggest crowd assembled in the united states since the start of the pandemic. some 135,000 racing fans filling the stands in a sign that things are getting back to the old normal. >>> it hasn't been all good news. many in the northeast have seen plans altered or canceled because of rain. some areas are welcoming in the unofficial start of summer with record low temperatures. >> what does it mean if you're heading to the beach, a barbecue, maybe traveling back home later today? we've got it all covered, starting with nbc's blayne alexander at

the united states army, a small part of it was here to help.re would be men in other uniforms fighting, we would assume. the whole world had seen this and knew what the score was. up near the guns, the score was against the enemy. they were losing points, losing time. they were tough decisions, but we had leaders who could make them. general walker and general dean. our outfits were winning. they were holding back the enemy until help could arrive. we didn't feel it yet, but reinforcements were on the way. it takes time to put a defense program into a small country with almost nothing. not all the stuff can get there overnight. even in an age where we're used to things traveling 400, 500 miles an hour. oh, we needed tanks and jeeps soon. if some of the boys at the front could have heard the winches grind at the port, that would have been sweet music. and if something, television, maybe, could have shown us the soldiers who were going to fight with us soon, maybe it would will be easier. as it was, the outfits and the foxholes needed every tank

so during the 18 seventies, 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 is still ongoing battles, and skirmishes. it also is a period when the country is feeling very confident that it's westward expansionism, is virtually achieved. and the country is going to be moving forward. so the battle of the little big horn was not by any means the first defeat utter defeat of u.s. cavalry and officers. but it was the first time that there was such a huge defeat that could be telegraphed literally throughout the country. and all americans would understand what had happened from an american perspective at the same time. so the american people wanted to know the names of the officers who the officers who died, they want to know the biographies, the names of the listed men, and they want to know exactly how the battle occurred, they want to see a map of where it occurred, they wanted to know where the soldiers were, where the indians were, and they wanted to know if any wonders occurred. but

challenge historically because of course african-american americans were segregated in the united states army during the war they served in their own units. and for the most part did not see combat, but there were two divisions in the us army the 92nd and the 93rd divisions that did see combat service. the 93rd division was assigned to fight under french command. and instead of wearing the very familiar pyton helmets that were accustomed to seeing as the image of world war one which is called a brody helmet. it's a british helmet. they wore the french adrian helmet, which is very distinctive. it has a ridge along the crest. it has a smaller brim. and so the african-american figures and helmet that will appear in this in the sculpture. we'll be wearing that adrian helmet to reflect that they served on the segregated basis, but at the same time they appear arm and arm or shoulder to shoulder with white soldiers in other parts of the sculpture to show that they did serve along with all other americans. and the central figure is based on a marine corps gunnery sergeant named dan daly? gunnery ser

he was working full-time at facebook as a security guard and he had served in the united states armynd done two tours in iraq. he was working full-time in the valley and he couldn't afford a place to live. he was living in this garden shed and i did extensive interviews with each of the people i photographed and i met him off site at a restaurant. i was so shocked we were meeting in the house an he was taking me around to the shed that he had tried to make a home out of. this was a working person through a contract agency. >> a lot of people contributing to make the bay area work and looks like many are going to be getting the credit tray deserve. >>> up next, are you eager to ride a roller coaster again? next saturday you might be able to. this isn't our first flip. and sure, some renovations can require a bit of compromis. but, there's no settling here. at floor & decor, she gets to fulfill her vision while i get in-stock products at budget-friendly prices. all in one trip. plus, we get the installation materials we need to get it done right and right on time. it's a win-win. now t

and was commissioned second lieutenant in the united states army and then he was assigned to what was known as the coastal artillery corps and his particular unit. he got sent it was out on cape cod. those typical those units were typically during world war ii deactivated reorganizes anti-aircraft artillery batteries. and were sent overseas. jack's particular unit was being sent to the pacific so they went out to the west coast and then they shipped out to what was known as the southwest pacific area that was under command of general douglas macarthur jack's unit arrived in the southwest pacific late, august 1944 and arrived at oral bay on the eastern end of the island in new guinea and by the time jack got there. the new guinea campaign was pretty much winding down as far as the americans participation and it would be fighting there right up to the end of the war most of it by that point handled by the australians. but when jack got there there was still there was still still japanese forces on guinea when he arrived in new guinea. he was reassigned yet again to the army's counterint

so with united states army with the project convergence and those that can provide broadband for those who are situated around the world. obviously they have more capability. would you take a minute or two what those abilities might be what they mean for space force and the other services? >> that was is a pretty impressive demonstration with the neck and the on - - a network of satellites so that advantage of this particular system to far-flung widely dispersed platform and that could be jammed. and then to be hacked into. and with those isolated battle stations where there is no connection we have a network and that would be very secured trying to hack into you have a secure communications spectrum every single individual with real-time streaming internet integration and that is an extraordinary thing and allow us to see first and understand first and act first. that is changing now it's becoming the battle space ground and that it would no longer come up no longer in hours or days in seconds and microseconds. who gets it and compiles it decides on it and ask first. and then to use i

he went back because he was try to get an exemption to be able to join the united states army.e was a sitting attorney general. my colleagues, governor bobby scott, congresswoman, when you do that, you joined the national guard. his unit deployed and he wanted to deploy to iraq with them. he had to give up his seat temporarily. he could not have any business done, as you national guard folks know, you can't do business for the state. you are now federal property. he gave up his seat and had the courage to appoint the fellow who had been the republican attorney general as attorney general while he went. the proudest thing he ever did. he spent a year in iraq. it was one of the great honors of his life to do it. won the bronze star, the conspicuous service medal, like many of you have. he never talked about it. we had an event at the white house. i should not be talking so much about my son but i will not apologize for it. we had an event for iraqi veterans at the white house. the president, without telling me, invited beau to be there with another 75 soldiers and sailors and air

, _ judge advocate in the united states army, so _ judge advocate in the united states army, sogaza describing the situation of palestinians in gaza for so what does it make you feel after they have gone through those 11 days of bombardments?— have gone through those 11 days of bombardments? yeah, when i heard that it really — bombardments? yeah, when i heard that it really brings _ bombardments? yeah, when i heard that it really brings me _ bombardments? yeah, when i heard that it really brings me back- bombardments? yeah, when i heard that it really brings me back to i that it really brings me back to 214, _ that it really brings me back to 214, and — that it really brings me back to 214, and the _ that it really brings me back to 214, and the last _ that it really brings me back to 214, and the last time - that it really brings me back to 214, and the last time there i that it really brings me back to. 214, and the last time there was this kind — 214, and the last time there was this kind of— 214, and the last time there was this kind of escalation _ 214, and the last time th

about all of the united states colored troops who were also known as the united states colored troops. some will be a united states colored infantry and you had other areas of the army but at the beginning of the civil war most men were not most black men were not allowed. to join either army and some people may ask well, why would they think about joining the confederate army? well if they thought thought if they thought for the confederacy they would be free. so you had a lot of men trying to get in both armies. but by the end of the war you had some 180,000 to 200,000 blacks that served in the united states army and about another 20 to 29,000 blacks that served in the united states navy. now this line is going to show the numbers of us ct. that around the monument and memorial that they have at the african-american civil war memorial and museum in washington dc and today that is where all of the black reenactor units are based out of we can always call that our home. now the numbers have been changing since historians have been looking at the 1860 and 1870 census. but all of the numbers on the wall that are etched. in the memorial were research that the national

i'm the chief curator here at the national museum of the united states army. the museum is mission is to tell the army story through the eyes of american soldiers. from 1775 to present day the stories and the artifacts that you find in this museum are very very compelling not

last summer, the united states army employed elon musk's thattellation of 600 starling satellites, to provide broad band access to folks who are remotely situated around the ver world. that constellation has already grown to 1300 satellites. the they obviously have more capability than justt giving folks access to the internet. be would you take a minute or two d to tell us about what those capabilities might be on those satellites, and what they mean . for both the space force and fo, the other services? >> that was a pretty impressive demonstration for, yeah, a stilt limited network of satellites that we're calling mega constellations now. we're looking at having a lot of those in the future. communi the real advantage to this particular system is it can provide for the military is communication and data to far-flung, widely dispersed platforms for all services that might be in a data shadow or d t wouldn't have cell integration, that can be jammed by radio jammers, hacked into by such nefarious means and battle . spaces are sometimes far behind enemy lines or out at sea where there

and what that does though, is that allows for the united states army to them focus on war with russia, which of course would be on imaginable catastrophe, right? but that justifies having all the armored divisions in europe. right. the navy in the air force get to focus on china and claim china is the real enemy. and that justifies $13000000000.00 aircraft carriers. a $1000000000.00, submarines, $500000000.00 bomber planes. so one way to look at this withdraw from afghanistan is that everyone in the pentagon is actually getting what they want and it's solidifying the american way of war. throughout the muslim world. it's interesting, you've been talking about this or by being able to resist the pentagon and i guess if you, for the family wants to request more funding or sending up to russian china knowing that they will never have to go to war with those countries. because this is not an actual stability. yes, i'm sure for war planners, but going back to biden's ability to resist dependent on one of the things i'm hearing here in moscow. is many people being surprised that joe biden,

a world war ii veteran having served in the united states army in the theater of operations as a member of the all-black unit and survivor of the tolls of race massacre. you are on. >> ranking member and members of the subcommittee. i am 100 years old and i am a survivor of the tulsa race massacre. because of the massacre my family was driven out of our homes and were left with nothing and left homeless in her own county. my childhood was hard. what little we had would be stolen from us. you may think when something is stolen from you to go to the courts to be made whole. you go to the courts but this was not the case for us. the courts in oklahoma would not hear us. they said we were too late and that we were left and that we were not fully americans. that in the united states not all men were not equal under the law. we were shown but we still believe in freedom. i did my duties and world war ii. i served in combat in the battalion i fought for freedom even though it was ripped away from me. my home in my community were destroyed. it is because i believe in the end when i returned hom

. >> and i would add to that if i can the united states army is fully committed today between our operational demands from current operations between the old plan demands, the operation demands placed on us in the event of a war. the army is fully committed to so it becomes a conversation of what requirements are going to be on us and what requirements are going to be lifted and that isn't a conversation we can have it unilaterally. we have to talk to our leadership in the office of the secretary of defense and say where is it we are going to get these requirements to have those kind of conversations so if we do not stand it in a vacuum it's based on the requirements for given and the requirements right now exceed the strength that we currently have. >> i want to go to another area. i will start with you, general, if i may. if you can tell us how the people first priority has changed the way we think about how to operate and prepare for future threats. >> it began with a philosophy we came in as the chief of staff of the army i had the privilegevi f being the advice before and at that time ou

he is a world war ii veteran, having served in the united states army in the burma theater of operations as a member of an all-black unit. he is also a survivor of the tulsa race massacre. mr. van ellis: ranking member johnson, members of the subcommittee. my name is hughes van ellis. i am 100 years old, and i am a survivor of the tulsa race massacre. because of the massacre, my family was driven out of our home. we were left with nothing. we were made refugees in our own country. my childhood was hard, when we do not have much -- we did not have much. what little we had would be stolen from us, just like it was stolen in tulsa. you have maybe been taught that when something was stolen from you, you can go to the courts to be made whole. you can go to the courts to get justice. this was not the case for us. the courts in oklahoma would not hear us. the court said we were too late. we were made to feel that our struggle was not worded justice. -- not worthy of justice. that we were less valued than whites. that we were not fully americans. we were shown that in the united states, not all

majored in criminal justice, minor in psychology and hope to serve one or 2 contracts in the united states armyf federal law enforcement in the future. carley: thank you all so much for joining us. >> thank you very much. carley: see you guys. todd: find yourself back in fairfield. carley: they all said i love you. todd: you can still hear it. congressman rob woodman, arizona attorney general joins us live coming up. ♪♪ ♪♪ carley: it is friday may 21st. israel and gaza agreeing to a cease-fire after days of deadly rocket attacks but hamas warns it has his hands on the trigger. todd: a shot a report claiming

and he had served in the united states army. and done two tours in iraq.e was working full-time in the valley. and yet he couldn't afford a place to live. he was living in this garden shed. and i did extense i have interviews with the people that i photographed. and i met him off site. at a restaurant. we spent hours together. he gave me his address. i was so shocked. he was taking me around the back to the shed. that he tried to make a home. a working person. someone with a full-time job and benefits at facebook. through a contract agency. >> the median price for a single family home in the bay area crossed $1 million. >> the clock is ticking tomorrow is the last day to file federal tax returns. tax day pushed back this year because of the pandemic. only by one month. most states delayed deadlines. if you need time to file, request an extension for october 15. >> back to southern california. this is new video from above the pal saids fire. rooring in l.a. the flames burned 1,500 acres. it is 0% contained. 1,000 people in the canyon are out of the home ton

for the nfl to retire pat tillman's number 40 jersey, tell him of the nfl to a list in the united states army in the wake of the september 11th attacks. he died in 2004 while in combat. the petition is asking the nfl to retire new jersey on the twentieth anniversary of 9/11, it is gathered 3200 signatures. and still to come progressives are putting pressure on the white house as democratic support for israel splinters. >> palestinians aren't going anywhere no matter how much money you sent to israel's apartheid government. >> republicans are standing up for our greatest ally in the middle east, carlos jimenez leading a resolution, he joins us next. lly pain was the same old story for years. trying this. doing that. spending countless days right here. still came the belly pain, discomfort, and bloating. awful feelings she kept sugar-coating. finally, with the help of her doctor, it came to be. that her symptoms were all signs of ibs-c. and that's why she said yes to adding linzess. linzess is not a laxative. it helps you have more frequent and complete bowel movements. and is proven to help re

thirty years ago i was commissioned into the united states army reserve and at that time the opportunitiesere limited. women couldn't participate, they were cut out of various leadership positions. we had a very few civilian leaders within the scope of the army and now knowing my daughter and her peers will be commissioned next year in 2022 i am so thankful that she will have a strong intelligent and well qualified woman leading the united states army so god bless you for breaking those barriers and for being the right person at the right time and i wish you well. once confirmed and i can assume your confirmation you will have a challenging road ahead. we have a number of issue areas that need attention and we need to ensure our soldiers are prepared while we are able to modernize and debate those threats globally as have been discussed i look forward to ensuring they have the critical resources necessary and an area of interest senator shaheen brought up was the national guard forces i am retired out of the national guard just a few years ago and certainly they threw the last 20 years or

my shoulder, that's a young cadet right there and should be a second lieutenant here in the united states army. in just a little over a year. and this is not her mother's war. so, this is very different and i do anticipate that she will deploy at some point, in some theater of operation around the blow. and we have come a long way in a number of areas, we fallen down in a number of areas. when i first pushed my first convoy into iraq, we didn't even have maps. no maps. we were running fast and furious and following the flow. now, what we have to do is continue to develop our technologies to make sure that if my daughter becomes a transportation officer were quartermaster, that she is better equipped than i was at the beginning of the iraqi war. so there are a number of areas that we need to continually develop but as we look to the future, a lot of those technologies are going to shift. as the ranking member of the emerging threats and capabilities and the senate services committee, some of the things that we are focused on our obviously hypersonic's. it is an area where we are not quite where

president of the united states of america authorized by acts of congress march 3rd, 1863 has awarded in the name of congress the medal of honor to first lieutenant ralph puckett, jr., united states army for gallantry in the risk of life beyond the call of duty. first lieutenant ralph puckett jr. distinguished himself by acts of gallantry above and beyond the call of duty serving as commander of the u.s. army ranger company during the period of 25 november, 1950 through 26 november, 1950 in korea. as the unit commence the daylight attack, small arms fire against the advancing force. first lieutenant puckett exposed himself to the deadly enemy fire. leading from the tank, shouted words of encouragement to his men and began to lead the rangers in the attack. almost immediately, enemy fire threat and the success of the attack by pinning down one platoon. leaving the safety of his position with full knowledge of the danger, first lieutenant puckett intentionally ran across an open area three times to try enemy fire. it thereby allowing the rangers to locate and destroy the enemy position and to see hill 205. during the night, the enemy launched a counterattack that lasted for hours. over