united states of america. the united states army, the united states marine corps, the united states navy, the united states air force, and the united states coast guardnce of those young lives and loves captured, missing, or killed, the cry of their spirits continues to be heard, harboring their rages, deprived of their precious freedom, locked up in wire, bamboo, and concrete cages. oppressed by the enemy in the darkness of doom, never to surrender and a passion to live, spiritually driven by the red, white, and blue. the pow, mia, missing warriors table has many symbols. the table is round, symbolizing our ever-lasting concern for our missing comrades. the table cloth is white, symbolizing the purity of their motives in answering their country's call to arms so that children could remain free and be given a chance. the single red rose displayed in a vase reminds us of the life of each of the missing and their loved ones and friends who continue the faith, awaiting answers and continue the faith, awaiting their return home. the vase is tied with a red ribbon, symbol of our continued determination to account for our missing. a slice of lemon on the b

"united states coast guard and national defense." they are noon at the navy memorial. as you all know, and have been trying to get the book marcus' new book is service, service a -- service service a i navy seal at work. she is a nainttive of huntsville, texas. he joined the navy in 1999 and after becoming a navy seal 2002 severalled around the world. after serving two tours in iraq. he was deployed to afghanistan in the spring of 2005. for the action red wings he was warded the their i have cross in 2006 by george w. bush. after recovering the wounds, he served a second tour in iraq and received a discharge from the navy in june 2007. he is the author of the book "lone survivor" and a very poplar speaker. we can see that by the great turnout. in 2010 to honor the comrades from operation redwing. he -- warriors by providings unique education, rehabilitatation, recovery and wellness opportunities to u.s. armed forces service mens and their families. please join me in westbounding -- in welcoming marcus lou trel to luttrell to the navy memorial. [applause] >> please, sit

we welcome admiral gary thomas for the united states coast guard. thank you both for being here this morning. the earthquake and tsunami which struck northern japan just over a year ago was an unprecedented human tragedy. in minutes it claimed thousands of lives, destroyed communities and touched off the failure after nuclear power plants. the tsunami left the legacy which our west coast states thousands of miles from that epicenter are dealing with now, and will deal for many years to come. marine debris is nothing new. it has exsirsed for centuries made worse by plastics which don't degrade. to some like beach comb here's find occasional messages in the bottle, it's a delight. to others it's an eyesore or worse. many now recognize marine debris as a threat to fish, marine mammals and sea birds, through death by evening tanglement and digestion. the tsunami unleashed debris on an unprecedented scale. some 5 million tons swept out to sea. while most sank, 1.5 million tons of tsunami generated debris is still afloat driven by winds and currents towar

ships to go to the north pole and on august 3rd in honor of the coast guard birthday we will have a new book by thomas from the united states coast guard national defence. again, those programs are at noon here at the navy memorial. as you all know and have been trying to get the book market's new book by little brown publishers is service a navy seal what war written with james horned fisher and we regret that we've ran out of books. i can come to light if we are not able to get books markets can sign one for you after the talk. marcus luttrell as a native of consul texas. he joined the navy in 1999, and after becoming a navy seal in 2002, he served in many dangerous special operations assignments around the world. after serving the two tours and iraq, he was deployed to afghanistan in the spring of 2005. for his actions during operation red wings, petty officer first class luttrell was awarded the navy plans for combat terrorism in 2006 by president george w. bush. after recovering from his wounds, he served as the second tour in iraq and received his discharge from the navy in june of 2007 and a very popular speaker you

exxon told the highest ranking member of the united states coast guard, no. w, the commandant of the coast guard, knowing that he had been sent up there by the white house told exxon that maybe they would have to take it up with the white house. exxon said, well, that's no problem. and a short time later, after receiving a call from exxon, the white house informed the commandant of the coast guard that actually, yeah, he was not getting those 5,000 cleanup workers that he had requested. fast forward to 2001. the state-owned oil company of india wants in on a giant oil drilling project happening off the coast of russia there's a little problem, the company that's operating the problem is exxonmobil. in a meeting at the white house that year, india's prime minister tries to lobby then president george w. bush, bush the jr., to push exxon along on this issue. saying, why don't you just tell them what to do. president bush's response, quote, nobody tells those guys what to do. for exxonmobil, one of the largest corporations in the whole world, pleasing a u.s. pres

the united states coast guard air money honor guard the silent drill team. and jason -- lt.e. this is the elite best of the best. tell us about that and what types of ceremonies you guys are responsible for. >> thank you. good morning. it's a pleasure to be here. the silent drill team performs at many venues across the country. a lot of parades and special events such as. this and the group that you see behind you is the elite of the honor guard. the coast guard honor guard. they are the best of the close order drillers. >> and i understand you are going to have me in a very tight situation this morning. what is that? >> i think you are up to the task but we have the elite of the elite that will be performing a routine. you will be standing right in the center of it. >> hand picked. >> hand picked. >> four best. i have three kids i mind you lt.. let's let do you your work. >> thank you. atten hut. forward, ready mark time. the united states coast guard silent drill. >> all right. coming up in just a bit, i will be in the middle of a very interesting situation center four. yo

united states air force and say hooha. we will ask the next branch of the service, which is the united states navy. we will ask you to stand and say hooha. is there and a coast guardgood. how many of you have served in the united states army? it is unbelievable. i am just curious, did i leave any branch of the service out? united states marine corps. ok. at this time, tom selleck will be introducing to you our next speaker. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome a great leader and warrior. general martin dempsey. [applause] >> thanks, tom. thank you for your heartfelt words and your service in the army national guard. as we gather here at the vietnam veterans memorial, our veterans are gathering at cemeteries across the country. soldiers of the third infantry division and the honor guards of every service are on patrol making sure that 260,000 flags stand tall. row after row after row. at white pines cemetery a single window presses a flight into the ground just like she did last year and the year before that. whether by the thousands or by ourselves, we all feel a common resolve on memorial day to pause, if only for a moment, and remember. decoration day was pro

assistant administrator of noaa's service but we also welcome rear admiral cari thomas, of the united states coast guard. thank you both for being here this morning. the earthquake and tsunami which struck northern japan just over a year ago was unprecedented human tragedy. in minutes it claimed thousands of lives and destroyed complete communities and touched off a fear of a nuclear power plant. the tsunami also left a legacy, which are west coast states thousands of miles from at the center are dealing with now, and will deal for many years to come. marine debris is nothing new. flotsam and gets it has existed for centuries. plastics which don't agree. to some, like beachcombers find occasional messages in a bottle, to others it is an eyesore or worse. many now recognized burning debris as a threat to fish pic marine mammals and sea birds, death by entanglement and indigestion. the tsunami unleashed a debris unprecedented scale. some 5 million tons were swept out to sea. most quickly say, estimates one in half million tons of tsunami generated debris is still a foot and being driven by winds and curre

we also welcome the united states coast guard. thank you both for being here. the tsunami also left a legacy. we will be dealing with it for many years to come. debris is nothing new. flotsam and jetsam has existed for centuries, made worse by plastics which do not degrade. to some, like to beachcombers to find occasional messages in a bottle, it is a delight. to others, it is an eyesore or worse. many recognize marine debris as a threat to fish. the tsunami unleased debris on an unprecedented scale. a 5 million tons were swept out to sea. 1.5 million tons of tsunami- generated debris is still afloat to the west coast of north america. there's 3 million pounds of multi-plastic trash which will flood into are ecosystems and is already here. we read the press reports of soccer balls found and styrofoam washing up. these are mostly the high windage items which are pushed by wind. then there is the boat that appeared off the southeast panhandle and was sunk by the coast guard. i want to thank you you for doing that. even a harley davis which washed up. from alaska

brief shine.een joining the vice admiral, nathan brown, united states coast radishire.ry pressur joining it general craig mcanally, chief of national guard bureau, bill stylar he and steven tyler in honor of every member of the guard and reserves to serve. joining honorable william burns, deputy secretary of state, is in the colon, the wife of foreign service officer, and gregory ndino in honor of the state department and those who serve. deputyg the hon. th secretary, a vietnam veteran and member of the department of transportation to honor all who served in the merchant marine. joining mr. jan scruggs, missed billy gabriel, the sister of james gabriel and honor of all special forces. joining major general victor hego, daughters of colonel bandwind in honor all those that serve. ♪ "saving grace" on bag pipes] ♪hen developing law la ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] [stars and stripes forever playing] [marching band continues] ♪ [applause] >> please be seated. [martial music playing] glory of the coming of the lord he is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored his truth is marching on glory, glory, hallelujah laurie, glory, glory,

to the benefit of the united states and our regional allies and partners and we will hear everywhere every single former chief of naval operations and commandant of the coast guard to that effect. the treaty is also about energy security. while we will sit on the sidelines, russia and other countries are carving up the arctic and laying claims to the oil and gas riches in that region. we on the other hand, can't even access the treaty body that provides international legitimacy for these types of arctic claims. instead of taking every possible step to ensure our stake in this resource-rich area, we are watching others assert their claims and doing nothing about it because we have no legal recourse. and it's also this treaty is also about rare earth minerals. china currently controls the production of rare earth minerals. 90% of the world's supply we are dependent on from china. there is no way that enhances american security. we need this for cell phones, computers, weapons systems, u.s. industry is poised to secure these minerals from the deep sea bed. but they cannot do so through the united states as it is because we're not a party to the treaty. don't take m

street journal" on page three talks about the coast guard preparing for litter from the japanese tsunami to start arriving on the west coast of the united stateslifornia and washington, a year after the tsunami, i think this is fascinating, took all this time and now a harley-davidson motorcycle, a soccer ball are showing up on the californian and alaskan coasts. shows you when i talk about "unbrok "unbroken" a vast expanse the pacific is, and how terrifying that situation must have been. >> the amount of debris, when i cover tsunamis the debris is just incredible. >> it's chock-full of debris from japan from the tsunami. >> i like that. abby what you got? >> i think we're covering this later the fda approving the new drug for obesity, it just seems to me like it's in "the wall street journal" this morning and it seems like another quick fix of how to solve the issue. we talked about how 40% are going to be obese by 2030, 40% of americans and you know you think about 75% of health care costs today has to do with diseases linked to obesity, and this new drug says there's a small risk of cancer and heart valve disease and you think there's never

coast guard in a port city west of the capital. and we are told this caused only "minor" injuries and the united states has kept a close eye on yemen. early this month, a c.i.a. helped unravel a plat linked to al qaeda to attack a united states bound airliner with a new kind of underwear bomb. >> two months after a jury convicted a former rutgers university student on hate crime charges for spy on his roommate, a judge sentenced that man to a month in prison. and probation. you will recall back in 2010, this man, 18-year-old, jumped to his death from the george washington bridge between new york and new jersey after learning that the camera broadcast his dorm room encounter with another man. early this year a jury found the roommate guilty of more than as do charges and most serious was bias and intimidation based on sexual orientation. that is a hate crime. the roommate was not charged with his death, but, today a judge called the actions "cold, calculated, and conceived and the biggest mistake the dead person made was to trust him with his privacy." and he was sentenced to 30 days in prison and three years on probation. >> the fi

united states. the attack came just hours after militants in the western part of yemen opened fire on three u.s. contractors who were there to train the yemeni coast guardals say one of those trainers was injured in the attack. a mississippi prison under siege while inmates beat a guard to death on the building's roof. it happened in the adams county correctional facility just in the southwest part of the state. can you see smoke pouring over the raiser wire fence while the drama played out yesterday. officials say up to 300 inmates revolted, attacking guards with makeshift weapons including broom handles, prison workers family members waited outside wondering whether they would ever see their loved ones again. >> me and my daughters have been out here ever since 6:00 to try to find out something, you know. [inaudible] tear gas and all. i just hope he is okay. >> shepard: the tear gas came from swat teams who fired to get the riots under control. the hostage made it out with just a few injuries. another battle between a the white house and catholic groups over birth control in this year of politics. the white house now faces a total of 12 new lawsuits.

banner, the united states chief of naval operations admiral john greenert up for fleet week highlighting his troop with a special group re-enlistment for 25 sailors, marines and coast guards and a promotion for six naval officers aboard the u.s.s. wasp, we talked exclusively to the cno. >> i find it very touching and emotional in its own right. to do it here in new york city 11 years after 9/11, the place where so much of our country has embraced security and what it's really all about and to have them commit here in new york, very special. >> reporter: and new york is going to be celebrating fleet week until wednesday with a long list of fantastic events including country music star tim mcgraw giving a fantastic concert on memorial day. he's giving away 25 mortgage-free homes to needy or wounded service members. jamie, back to you. >> jamie: that deserves a lot of credit. thanks so much, anna. >> kelly: the c.i.a. remembering those lost in covert operations, the agency adding a new star to its memorial wall and more than a dozen names to its book of honor. the additions mean that the families can now acknowledge where their loved ones worked when they died. most were kil

united states after world war ii. jenna: but no longer. >> absolutely not. jenna: we often think about the coast guardink about the video you might see of people being rescued at sea. the people that do that rescuing, the active members of the coast guard, have some of them been on this ship? >> absolutely. when you meet an officer in the coast guard, usually in charge of a ship or a sector in one of your major ports, they more than likely have trained onboard eagle. because it takes so many people to handle eagle's 23 sails, it naturally lends itself to teamwork, coordination and communication. jenna: and so how many people would be on this ship at any one time? >> i normally sail during the summer with anywhere between 205 and 230? jenna: how challenging is that? a lot of different personalities. >> it is, absolutely. a ship is a community in its own right, and so you have to deal -- you get to see each other at your best and your worst, and you get to see the ocean at her best and worst. jenna: that's what i think would be the scariest part. i mean, standing up here during a storm would be really n

united states air force to stand and say hoo hah. we will now ask the next branch of the service, the u.s. navy, you will stand and say hoo hah. are there any coast guardt sounds like propellers. and like that. how many people here have served in the united states army? [applause] unbelievable. [applause] at this time, mr. tom selleck will be introducing our next speaker. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome a great leader and warrior, the 18th chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey. [applause] >> thank you. and thank you for your heartfelt words, your service in the army national guard, as well as your efforts to bring an education center here. as we gather at the vietnam veterans memorial, our fellow citizens are gathered in backyards, at memorials, and in cemeteries across america. across the potomac, at arlington, soldiers of the third infantry division are on patrol, making sure 260,000 flags stand tall. row after row after row. a widow presses a single flag into the ground just as she did last year and a year after that and a year before that. whether by the thousands or by herself, we all feel a common resolve on memori

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