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 is 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 in 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 and strut, 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 selfish service honor integrity personal courage, you'll find that in the stories that you you read in the museum where the artifacts you interact with so early on it was always important t

. >> in >> in late july, 1918, the general created the first united states army under his command and immediate steps were concentrated forces on one point on the line, and that point was saint-mihiel. >> in late july 1918, general >> in late july 1918, general pershing created the first pershing created the first united states army under his command and immediate steps were taken to concentrate american forces at one point on the line. that point was saint-mihiel. it enabled to harass forces. they assembled for the task of putting it out of existence. fifteen infantry were moved. by the end of the day, the first army was ready for its first independent operation against the enemy. at dawn on the 12th in the drizzling rain the attack was launched. >> for >> for the enemy saint-mihiel it was an unpleasant surprise. within four days it was obliterated and americans were deployed along the new line. general pershing considered it a birthday gift to him on september 13th. in a statement to the man it said this striking victory has done more than any single operation of the war to encourag

and our landing target, the national museum of the united states army. nd sacrifice. the national museum of the united states army in fort belvoir virginia. opened its doors monday. the new museum first opened last march but had to shut down soon after because of the pandemic. it is a tribute to the nation's oldest military branch, which celebrates its 246th birthday this year. >> these are all different battles. i met with u.s. army chief of staff ahead of the museum's reopening. why is the army's history so important. >> the army's history is america's history. it is just an incredible story with so many heros that raised their right hand and said send me. i look here to our left and, you know, we look at the world war ii generation as the greatest gene generation, and i would argue that is absolutely true. but every generation has its heroes and those heroes are shown here >> i think we think about the wars, like world war ii and this exhibit. but the army is there in times of peace. >> well, you know, the army exists to protect the nation right now we

passed legislation costumelessly promoting george, washington to the rank of general the armies of the united states effective, july 4th. 1776. with the bicentennial of grants birthday coming up next year. what do you think of the grant monument association proposal for a measure promoting grant to that rank general of the armies effective the date of lee surrender at appomattox, april 9th 1865. well, i know my audience and i know i know the right answer to this question, but i believe it is. absolutely yes. remember that generally are the reason that that washington was to there. we have another general the armies and that's john jay pershing. in fact during world war one pershing war for gold stars. that was the sign of a general the armies was four gold stars. it became five silver stars during world war ii, but they made sure that the ones who are in world war two that pershing who was still alive and world war two had date of rank. and so when they went to make general the armies for washington it was because pershing was already there. so should grant be it the same level as pershing and washi

which will add 100 panels with the names of 36,595 americans and 7174 korean augmentees to the united states armye killed action during the korean war in 1950 to 1953. it will be a physical manifestation of the strength of the rock 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. i want to thank the ministry of patriots and veterans affairs. the rock national assembly. 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. this symbolic, groundbreaking turns a concept,

you can't fight the entire united states army alone? you and your men are all heavily outnumbered. the mylan. >> it will force the people to take action against this institution. >> john, you know i have supported and will continue to support all of your other efforts. but my dear friend, this scheme is doomed to failure. this is the wrong place. this is suicide man. whether we live or die. this deed must be done. >> for the love of god. >> mr. douglas, i will go with the old man. i declare john brown to be fully man. but he's not. >> john brown is a man who simply believes the declaration of independence to be true, and the bible a guide to human -- . from the hearts of the people freed from slavery. he laid his hands upon the pillars of this great national temple of cruelty and blood. when he fell, that temple began to crumble to its final tool. >> mr. douglas, a word for you please? i'm a telegraph operator. i have in my pocket a wire that just came from the united states marshal, and places them under arrest. arrest? >> one of the charges? conspiracy before the planning of the

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 served his country in the united states army. too, is a son and a brother, and a father, and a friend. he, too, his life, the life he has lived, he is not coming into this as a career criminal. he is coming into this never having violated the law because he lived an honorable life. he attempted to live an honorable life. derek chauvin was not even scheduled to work may 25. he volunteered because there was short staffing. i know from numerous conversations i have had with derek that his brain is littered with what-ifs. what if i had agreed not to go in that day? what if i had done things differently? what if i had never responded to that call? what if, what if, what if? the truth of the matter is we are here after a jury verdict finding him guilty of these offenses, and the court's consideration should not only be focused on the aggravating factors, but the mitigating factors as well. the sentencing guidelines commission was established for a reason. yes, the court in circumstances like these has discretion to go beyond the senten

he served his country as the united states in the united states army. and he too, is a son, my brother, and a father, a friend he to his life. the life he's lived, he's not coming into this as a career criminal with 6 points, 5 points, 4 points. he's coming into this. never having violated the law. because he lives in honorable life and he attempted to live an honorable life. derek shogun was not even scheduled to work. i may 2020 volunteer because there was short staffing at the time. i know from numerous conversations that i've had with there. yet his brain is littered with. what if, what if i just did not agreed to go in that day? what if things had gone differently? what if i never responded to that call? what if, what if, what if the truth of the matter is in the end result is that we are here after a jury verdict finding him guilty of these offenses. and the court consideration should not only be focused on the aggravating factors, but the mitigating factors as well. the minnesota sentencing guidelines commission was established for a reason. and

this organization because the united states once again providing nearly all of the food that was being shipped to europe, and the soldiers online from the united states army who would assist in food distribution were also being paid by american taxpayers. however, senator henry kevin lodge, no fan of woodrow wilson, attached an amendment to the 100 million appropriation that prohibited the distribution of food to former enemies, particularly germany in austria. two of the poorest and most food deprive nations in all of europe. hoover got around lodges provision by simply giving the money to british officials, which was perfectly legal. the british officials then loaned the money to germany, which was not specifically prohibited. thus, the germans and the austrian's use the money to purchase food supplies. the british kept the blockade in place until march of 1919, and it was only fully lifted in july of 1919. would open the blockade had more to do with the rise of communist sympathies by the german people, and then with any humanitarian impulses on the side of the allies. in the united states, for example, fear of communism had given rise to the red scare

he's going to make this die the undersecretary of the entire united states army. sure, why not? because that's what the campaign brought to the table. in addition to scaramucci, another trump transition official testified this week about thousand vetting process worked around this guy who was involved in the election bribery scheme of manafort. honestly, in normal administrations, i think -- i think officials will sometimes have little reunions, get-togethers, how's your family, living in d.c., catch up. they were going to meet up at the criminal proceedings they're going to be witnesses at. hey. haven't seen you sins the rudy disbarment proceeding! let me know how it goes with the subpoena. i know. it's so hard to keep in touch. i keep having to get phones, too. darn fbi. they got all my stuff. i mean, being an ex trump administration official is a thing that isn't true for other recent administrations going back to watergate. other than anthony scaramucci, the other trump transition officials who testified in this trial this week, his name is corey langehofer, he's working in

this organization because the united states was, again, providing nearly all of the food that was being shipped to europe, and the soldiers on loan from the united states army who were efficient in food distribution were also being paid by american taxpayers. however, senator henry cabot lodge, no relation to woodrow wilson, appropriated the distribution of food to former enemies, particularly germany and austria, two of the most deprived nations in all of europe. herbert herbert hoover got around the situation by providing money to the british officials and then british officials loaned money to germany, which was not specifically prohibited. thus the germans and austrian as used the money to purchase food supplies. the the british kept the blockade in place until march of 1919 and it was only fully lifted in july of that year. what opened the blockade had more to do with the rise of common sympathies with the german people more than any humanitarian impulses on the side of the allies. in the united states, for example, the fear of communism had given rise to the red scare and ushered in an era of hypernationalism which, among other things, brought a rebou

. >> but don't you see, you can't fight the entire united states army alone? your men are overwhelmingly outnumbered. they'll annihilate you. >> we were forced, the people, to take action against this damnable institution. >> john, you know i have supported, and will continue to support you with all of your other efforts. but, my dear friend, this -- this scheme is doomed to failure. this is the wrong place. this is suicide, man. >> whether we live, die, this deed must be done. >> for the love of god. >> mr. douglass, i believes i will go with the old man. >> because of events in harper's ferry, the press and much of the public have declared john brown to be truly man but he is not. john brown is a man, who simply believes the declaration of independence to be true. and the bible be a guide to human conduct. the future will write john's epitaph on the hearts of people freed from slavery. like sampson, he laid his hands upon the pillars of this great national temple of cruelty and blood. when he felt that temple began to crumble to its final doom. >> mr. dougla

i want you to take a look at this ad from the united states army. ♪ >> it begins in california.ised by two moms. i also marched for equality. i like to think i have been defending freedom from an early age and after meeting with an army recruiter, i found it. a way to prove my inner strength and maybe shatter some stereotypes along the way. >> will: that's the united states army recruiting ad right there, senator. so when i look at that i worry what we're doing and i hope i'm wrong. you serve, you also serve in the united states senate. i hope i'm wrong but what i see there from a distance is what appears to be not education but indoctrination. >> yeah, that's what we have heard from the frontline troopers, the young privates, sergeants through the backbone of our military, officers who oftentimes are involved in having to conduct these training sessions and some cases very much against their wishes. you know, again, there is always a place for instance, in college campuses to include our service academies to say read karl marx in a class on the history of western thought. when

mike flynn's brother charlie on january 6th was the deputy chief of staff of the united states army which, he described as essentially being the ceo, the chief operating officer of the united states army. after the attack happened on january 6th, one hard question started to be asked about why the national guard wasn't there, why the national guard took so long to get there, why request after request after request of the pentagon produce no help at all for hours and hours and hours. one hard questions for started to be asked about what happened there, the pentagon initially made false public statements saying that general charles flynn, mike flynn's younger brother had nothing to do with fielding any of those requests for help or taking part in any of the decision-making about whether or not the national guard would actually be deployed to help save the capital. those were false denials from the army that charlie flynn was involved. today, general flynn explained to the house oversight committee that he was involved in those decisions and in that planning, even though, like i said he didn

correa: in 2016 he had the opportunity when he joined the united states army. and he became the first of his family to join the military. he was deployed to afghanistan and was awarded the army achievement medal for helping save the lives of seven of his fellow soldiers. daniel was just 22 when he passed away. he's survived by his parents, teresa and orelio, and his girlfriend and their young son. daniel, thank you for your service to our country. madam chair, i yield. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. smith: 166 members of congress have co-sponsored h.r. 18, no taxpayer funding for abortion act. to make the hyde amendment and other current abortion funding prohibitions permanent. and to ensure that the affordable care act conforms with the hyde amendment. according to public opinion polls, most americans, almost 60%, according to on

. >> i would reinforce, if i can add to that, nancy, the united states army is fully committed today between our operational demands from current operations between the o plan demands, and the operational plans placed on us in the event of a war. the army is fully committed. it becomes a conversation of, you know, what requirements are going to be relieved from us, what will be lifted from us. we have to talk to our leadership and the office of the secretary of defense and say where is it we are going to get relief from requirements to have those kinds of conversations. we don't set our end strength in a vacuum, and the requirements right now exceed the end strength that we currently have. >> i wanted to go to another area that the army made a priority, which is people first and talk to you a little bit about that. i will start with you general, if i may, and i wonder if you could give us a sense of how the first people priority how the force prepares for future threats? >> i think it began with a philosophy. we came in as the chief of staff, and i had the privilege of being the vice

so he's gonna make this guy undersecretary of the united states army. sure, why not? because that's what the trump campaign brought to the table. in addition to mr. scaramucci, who served as communications director, also served in the trump transition. another trump transition official this week testified about how the vetting process worked around this guy who is involved in the alleged bribery scheme with manafort. honestly, a normal administrations, i think former officials will sometimes have little reunions, little get togethers. you know, how is your family? he still living in d.c.? let's catch. up in the trump administration, they're all just going to meet up at all the criminal proceedings they're going to be witnesses and now. a, haven't seen you since the rudy disbarment hearing. hey, you're going to be at the grand jury next week? you are in their, to? let me know how it goes with a subpoena. i know. i know, so hard to keep in touch. i keep having to get new phones, too. darn fbi. taking all my stuff. [laughs] being an ex trump administration official is a

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 only reflects the history of the army. but the history of

so during the 1870s, this is the period when the united states army is trying to confine american indians throughout the country on to reservations. it is a period when there are still ongoing battles and skirmishes, but it is also a period when the country is feeling very confident that its westward expansionism is virtually achieved and the country is going to be moving forward. so the battle of the little bighorn was not by any means the first defeat, utter defeat of u.s. calvary officers, but it was the first time that there was such a huge defeat that could be telegraphed literally throughout the country and that all americans would understand what had happened from an american perspective at the same time. so the american people want to know the names of the officers who died. they want to know their biographies. they want to know the names of the enlisted men. then they want to know exactly how the battle occurred. they want to see a map of where it occurred. they want to know where the soldiers were, where the indians were, then they want to know if any blunders occurred. but at n

this may be historic for, for, for his right here are just might be a few members of the united states army here tonight with us. oh, man. all you mean soldiers want to say thank you. we all you were so damn proud of you so proud and i only wish my major is here to thank you as well. thank you for the you do everything you are. there is nothing that gentleman jim joy more than spending time with our troops and their families wherever we go in the world. either great on or being another can stand in iraq while over 2728 times. i think jill's only 2nd lady, american history has gone in a wars own into baghdad with me as well. you're the best, the best mark country. it's not hyperbolic. you're the ones who sign up and run toward danger. when duty costs less than one percent of americans make the choice that you make that you made. but the rest of us, the other 99 percent of us, we owe you. we owe you big. have long said that as a nation we have many obligations, but we only have one truly sacred obligation. only one that's to properly prepare and equipped the women and men. we send in harm's w

to talk about all the united states color troops were also known as the united states color troops, somewhere united states colored infantry, and then you had other areas of the army. but at the beginning of the civil war, 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, they thought if they fought for the confederacy that they would be free. so you had a lot of men trying to get into 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 who served in the united states navy. now this slide is going to show the numbers of u.s. ct -- usct that randy monument and memorial that they have at the african american civil war memorial and museum in washington d.c.. and today that is where all of the black reenactment 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 researched at the national archives. and it

so there they were the two most powerful members of the cabinet commanding the entire united states army and the navy had a disembark from their carriage and disappear into the mob and pushed their way through and come into this house. so stanton came through this door into this room and he saw mary lincoln here. and he decided he couldn't operate from here in front of the first lady. so stanton came through this room. and into the back parlor here. which was the francis's bedroom? and it was here at a table in the center of this room that the secretary of war began the manhunt for john wilkes booth. witnesses from ford's theater were brought here. stanton question them a union army soldier who knew a kind of shorthand sat at this table with stanton. and took the first testimony of witnesses who saw john wilkes booth murder the president. and so stanton spent most of the night here at a table in this room sending telegrams to army commanders in new york and throughout the northeast to organize the manhunt from john wilkes booth. throughout the night. he sent messengers from this room to

there just might be a few members of the united states army here with us tonight.ause] come on, man. we want to say thank you, we owe you. we are so dam proud of you. so proud. i want to wish my major was here to thank as well. thanks for everything you do. there is nothing jill and i love more that's spend time with our troops. i have the great honor of being to afghanistan and iraq 27 or 28 times. i think jill is the only second lady in american history who has been in a war zone. you are the best. that is not hyperbole. you are the ones who sign up and run towards danger. less than 1% of americans make the choice that you make, that you made. the rest of us, the other 99% of us, we owe you. we owe you big. i have long said that as a nation, we have many obligations. but we only have one truly sacred obligation. only one. to properly prepare and equip the women and men we sent into harm's way, and to care for you and your family both while you are deployed and when you come home. now that i have the incredible honor of serving as your commander-in-chief, i believ

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

achievements include episodes of profound blundering of the dangerous willingness to put aside the army of the united stateslist just a few, presided over the disastrous role of the army combat fitness test, a misguided, unrealistic effort to compel the army to do crosswords. he ignored numerous voices in the army, those voices were syndicated today the cft the byword for leadership myopia. general millie tried to stonewall the army's report on its performance and iraq war running interference to keep their mistakes from being aired in public religion only after public pressure that never should have been necessary, he presided over a historic recruiting crisis and for the armed forces at large, he did break back second world war style uniforms which was a reminder of when the army could win a major war. speaking of winning general millie's record will include presiding over america's defeat in afghanistan culminating in the fall of kabul to the telegram. our national failures in afghanistan extend across two decades, his voice is absent from the public square. you would expect the general to do that. the m

misunderstanding of the national interest and a dangerous willingness to politicize the army of the united states list just a few, general provided of the diocese roll out of the army combat fitness test. the ac ft is a misguided, unrealistic, and expensive effort to essentially compel the entire army to do crossfit. the general ignored numerous voices within the army warning against the new test, those voices were vindicated, and today, the ac ft is now a byword for leadership. he tried to stonewall the army's own reports on his performance in the iraq war running interference to keep the army's mistakes from being aired in public. he relented only after public pressure that never should have been necessary. general milley presided over historic recruiting crisis for the army especially but also for the armed forces at large. but he did bring back second world war style uniforms which is a reminder of when her arm he would not commit a war. speaking of winning, general milley's record will likely include presiding over america's defeat in afghanistan. culminating in the fall of cabal -- in a ser

he served his country in the united states army. and he too is the son and a brother and a father and a friend. he too, the life he has lived -- he's not coming into this as a career criminal. with six points, five points, four points. he's coming into this never having violated the law. because he live an honorable life and he attempted to live an honorable life. derek chauvin was not even scheduled to work on may 25. -- may 25, 2020. he volunteered because there was short staffing at the time. i know from numerous conversations that i've had with derek that his brain is littered with what-ifs. what if i just did not agree to go in that day? what if things had gone differently? what if i never responded to that call? what if, what if, what if? the truth of the matter is, and the end result is that we are here after a jury verdict finding him guilty of these offenses, and the court's consideration should not only focused on the aggravating factors, but the mitigating factors as well. the minnesota sentencing guidelines commission wa

he served his country in the united states army, and he too is the son, a brother, a father, a friend. he too, the life he has lived, he is not coming into this as a career criminal with six points, five points, four points. he is coming into this never having violated the law. because he lives an honorable life and attempts to live an honorable life. derek chauvin was not even scheduled to work on may 25, 2020. he volunteered because there was short staffing. i am offering numerous conversations i had with derek met his brain -- that his brain is riddled with what-ifs, what if i had not gone in question mark what he thinks of god differently? what if i had never responded to that call? what if, what if, what if. the truth is, the end result is the jury finding him guilty of these offenses. and the courts'consideration should not only be focused on the aggravated -- aggregating factors but the litigating doctors as well. guidelines were established for reason and a court in circumstances like this has discretion to vote beyond and sentence beyond the sentences established by guideline

he served his country of the united states -- in the united states army. and he, too, is a son, brother, and a father and a friend. he, too, his life, the life he's lived, he's not coming into this as a career criminal with six points, five points, four points. he is coming into this never having violated the law. he lived an honorable life. he attempted to live an honorable life. derek chauvin was not even scheduled to work the day of november 25th. he came in because they were short staffed. of his brain is littered with what ifs. what if i just not agreed go in that day? what if thing has gone differently? what if i never responded to that call? what if, what, what if? the truth of the matter is and the end result is that we are here after a jury verdict, finding him guilty of these offenses. and the courts' consideration should not only be focused on the aggravating factors but the mitigating factors as well. the guidelines were established for awe reason. and, yes, the court in circumstances like these has discretion to go beyond and aggravate a sente

united states army. tankers. >> smith: we came upon this group of u.s. soldiers destroying a car belonging to a suspected looter. the car turned out to be his taxi cab. >> the u.s. military and the u.s. government were woefully unprepared to deal with the reality on the ground in iraq. >> that's what you get when you loot! >> i cannot begin to describe the idiocy of this whole endeavor. >> u.s. forces are facing a fierce new wave of insurgent attacks. since friday, at least four u.s. troops have died. >> smith: jolani was around 21 when he joined the insurgency led by a jordanian, abu musab al zarqawi. jolani says he never met him. >> the leader of al qaeda in iraq, zarqawi, he's doing roadside bombs and sniping. and they were attacking the americans in villages and towns, in ambushes,nything they could think of, to wear down american dedication or commitment. >> a car bomb exploded today at a mosque in the iraqi holy city of najaf, killing scores of people. >> smith: jolani claims he was opposed to thes