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in a little bit on some of the experiences i name is reaching and i served honorably in united states marine corps for 4 years planning this clearly chokin i served in the united states coast guard i was harassed and sexually assaulted i was administrative leave discharges no benefits after 9 and a half years of service women should not bear their burden that is not part of what we should have been doing to do our jobs for time a criminal activity we're talking about a vicious. attack that it is criminal it isn't assault. almost none of the cases means court martial and all of the ones that do almost none of them result in convictions teams to me in all the time times that i've looked at these things the command is the one who has so much discretion i think our advocate should actually be civilians once at work or in the military i think we should have actual units civilian units it absolutely tears in my inside to think that this has been going on for as long as it's been going on and we've never addressed all people in the military most know if you are a perpetrator of sexual assault against som

distinguished lineage and his relatives include former mascots of the university of georgia, the united states marine corps, and mississippi state university. mr. cunningham: the general's caretaker, dr. john bradford, reported on game days he would often find the bulldog waiting in the corner of his backyard facing the stadium. he just couldn't wait to fire those cannons and his spirit helped his fellow bulldogs pull off an incredible upset this past saturday. the general is with his fellow mascot when he passed away. the two were the pride of the citadel campus and cherished members of the institution. anyone with a pet knows how deeply they impact our lives and i offer my sincere condolences to the entire citadel community. go, dogs. ith that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announced policy the nuary 3, 2019, gentleman from texas, mr. gohmert, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. gohmert: thank you, madam speaker. today in our judiciary ommittee was quite interesting . for some people it was quite a role reversal. we had a hearing on the pot

♪ >>> for more than four decades, jim mattis rose through the ranks of the united states marine corps retired in 2013 after serving as the commander of u.s. central command. but then he heeded the call to serve again. on inauguration day 2017, he was sworn in as president trump's first secretary of defense. he resigned that post less than two years later, telling the president in a statement, you have the right to have a secretary of defense whose views are better aligned with yours. mattis is the co-author of a new book about his military service, "call sign chaos." general mattis, pleasure to have you on. >> it's good to see you, fareed. >> first, let me ask you, and it's a way of introducing you to our viewers, why do people call you mad dog mattis? let me tell you my version of what i've heard. it comes from the fact that you have a saying, which is, be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet. >> well, that was a saying that needed to be imparted to young marines. they come from a country where by and large we trust each other on the street. we get along

o'halleran: a veteran, he was a member of the united states marine corps during the korean war. arizona lost an awesome voice for native american advancement. i feel truly humbled to have known him. pat and i are keeping our thoughts with ronnie's family and the entire white mountain apache tribe. and our prayers as they mourn the passing. thank you very much. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from michigan is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize the village of spring lake and its 150th birthday. this past weekend friends and residents of the small village in west michigan gathered together to celebrate and share memories of the community's rich and storied history. the village of spring lake first began as a lumber town in 1838 when captain benjamin hopkins and his family arrived from canada. mr. huizenga: soon after other se

>> united states marine corps. >> reporter: what brings you are here? the, roderick? what does it mean to be out here? >> it is awesome to have support from all those people we served with. that camera battery never dies and we enjoy it. >> reporter: tell me about motorcycle riding? is there something about that? >> i started riding in california, something i have continued. it has been awesome. >> what was your name and branch? >> chris hall, united states marine corps. >> you had an excellent reason for being here. >> my daughter loves carry heart and pink and is on facebook with them. >> reporter: look at that hair, the good ride. >> military bikers and everything. >> reporter: i love your hair and thank you for your service. earlier you were concerned because i kept wiping out. what do i do in this situation? we figured it out. we found something with three wheels. this is the only way. >> patriotic too. >> looks like it. >> reporter: don't know if i am much of a superhero. >> i think you got this one. >> are free wheeler. >> it is a slingshot. >> nicely done. bri

every year the united states mari--marine corps band comes o. we would like to show support for that tribute concert. we are going to bring a 40 piece marine corps band to city hall on thursday, the 11th, for a half hour lunch concert. when you feel the walls shaking here, you know what is happening. it is not the airshow, just the band. we are doing things like that. also this year on pier 30-32 where the flagship is tied up, on friday, october 11th, we are going to do a welcome hero's concert at the pier. i can't tell you elaine your staff is fabulous to get this organized. there will be a food truck jamboree, a lot of interactive displays and concerts. the friday concert is welcome heroes 5:00 to 9:00. we would love to get as many community members out to that as well. on saturday and sunday that pier is activated for fleet fest. the last time a ship like this came in there were 17,000 visitors over the weekend. now there is something to do out at the pier other than standing in line and waiting in the sun. if you go to the website, you can s

about this young man that worked at a hotdog stand and got fired from a member of the united states o marine corps was thrown out of the court, so a lot of people paid the price. and i said that they virginia will come out of this stronger, and that is exactly what happened. their movement really becamee diminished and then he got indicted and had been charged. their names were put out, they were held, fired from their employment and a year later they tried to do as you know another big event in washington i don't know 20 or 30 folks and then i told the story of jason cussler living at home and his f fathers bedroom and the father taking him out of the bedroom. i mean, how pathetic. but that is what happens in the movement. >> that raises this question you have this chilling observation towards the end of the book where you say they sort of learn not to protest and certainly we can sort of say chris cantwell and richard spencer, they all seem to have run a ground and as you point out, turned against each other. but there is a way in which the interneintranet still allows ths movement to virgin and

your life and your family has been the united states marine corps.en letters to mothers, parents of young men who served under you who have been killed in battle, what does that do to someone, what does that do to you? >> well, that's -- i'm not sure i'm articulate enough to explain that. it humbles you. it humbles you to know that from the 20-year-old corporal who pointed a 19-year-old and points towards the enemy and the guy nods and gets up and starts moving against them, to the admirals and generals that still much rides on when i gave them their orders, i need you to get up in the waters of the persian gulf, i need you to keep those sea lanes open, but i can't support you getting into a war. we've got to avoid war at all costs. you know, eventually it really drove home a point to me, mike, that comes to mind here. you all know what my primary job was as the commander, i coordinated military activities in the united states, across that tumultuous middle east. my real job was how do you keep the peace for one more year or what passes for peace in

united states armed forces. if you serve the united states army navy air force marine corps or coast guard or national guard or reserve, would you please stand and be recognized. [applause] b anyone who might've served during world war two is veteran of that conflict. let me now proceed we put the introduction of our three panelists. after i've introduced them, i will call upon each of themce to say a few words about his most recent book or other books about world war ii. we will then have a general discussion on significant conflict of the work. i know that everyone in the audience is actually want to hear about the panelists. we will try to save time at the end to receive your questions. let me now introduce our panelists for medical leak. i'm so looking at brief. but they have such impressive biographies that is very difficult to do. our first panelist is michael dobbs, when he is the british american it was born in the press brother island in 1950. when he was educated at the university of york in england. when he was awarded a bachelor of arts degree in economic and social history in 1972. when he completed fello

he graduated from china spring high school in 2004 and join the -- joined the united states marine corps on november 7, 2005. matthew served many tours of duty in his time in the marine corps. he deployed to iraq in 2006, 2007, and 2008. and to afghanistan in 2009. he was a highly decorated and -- he was highly decorated and received many awards including the action rib been, the sea service deployment ribbon with two star the afghanistan campaign medal with one star, the global war on terrorism expeditionary medal, the iraq campaign with one star. global war on terrorism service medal, the nato medal international security assistance force afghanistan, the certificate of appreciation, a letter of appreciation an rifle marksman badge. after his time in the marine corps he wanted to work alongside his father at albuquerque downs. he atened the lookout mountain school of horseshoing in 2012 and obtained certification as a horse fairier. looking to expand his career he changed career fields and most recently was a mason at a custom home company. he had many interests and hobbies including s

she is actually a marine corps mom yourself, and also the second lady of the united states of americaplease welcome karen pence and thank her for all that she has done. [applause] karen and i do this as 18 -- a team, just as all of you do. if i could ask all of the spouses to stand up and show you how much we appreciate. the spouses that are standing with us every single day. thank you for what you do for america and god bless you. it really is incredible to be with you all, it really is. steve introduced me, said i am a man of the house. in those years of serving in the house of representatives, we are not only finding years in my life, but they were the culmination of aspiration. as a little boy, my only dream was to someday represent my hometown in the congress of the united states. by god's grace and the generosity of the people of eastern indiana, have the opportunity to do that. i know what a privilege this is for all of you, and i know the challenges that you have for you and your families. i just came to say thank you. ,hank you to this entire team and to say to each and every

she's actually a marine corps mom herself, and she's also the second lady of the united states of americawould you all give karen pence a good, warm house republican conference welcome and thanks for all she's done? [applause] you know, karen and i do this as a team, just like all of you do. so if i could just ask all the spouses in the room to stand up and give us a chance to show how much we appreciate the spouses who are standing with us every single day. [applause] thank you for what you do for america. and god bless you. it is really -- it is really incredible to be with you all. it really is. you know, steve introduced me. he said i'm a man of the house. and it's how i'll always feel. and those years of serving in the house of representatives were not only defining years in my life, but they were the culmination of aspiration. when i was a little boy, my only dream -- my only dream was to someday represent my hometown in the congress of the united states. and by god's grace and the generosity of the people of eastern indiana, i had the opportunity to do that. so i know what a privil

spent more than 20 years in the marine corp and, look, the term locked and loaded, i can assure you, is the language of war. particularly when the president of the united statest language in response to a military-style attack on another country. and he said we're locked and loaded, he's not suggesting that we're -- that all options are on the table or that we're still looking into it. he's suggesting that we are ready to take military action. and for anyone on the president's team to suggest that it is anything less is just simply disingenuous. this is -- this is the kind of language the president uses often and fortunately because he uses this kind of over-the-top language we could rest assure immediately we don't have to see him take action on what he said but this is definitely the language of war and i think -- in a situation like this, it is dangerous. the president really needs to pull back and think about what he says before he says things like this. >> that is an important point. bianna, saudi sources are telling cnn it will take weeks to restore oil production in saudi arabia following what they clearly say was an unprecedent add tack on saudi sover

marine corps get what they want in the time they needed. in anticipation of future operations. one of the challenges for all industrial operations in world war ii for the united states and other foreign powers was providing the necessary workplaces to create the workforce of workers that can do the work. you can't make enough equipment. so finding the critical resources, human and otherwise, who cob instruct machines was of the utmost importance. but the challenge for the government as a whole as well as other war government was to identify and not which people to allow to volunteer in the armed forces and not. and in the case of my grandfather and his brother tommy, just before the war, they were working innen an automotive shop. the question is would they have been better served than joining the marine corps. about who not to let serve. whether you work in a creamery, whether you worked in a lumber mill, there are a host of specialized civilian fields that necessitated continuing production. and it's an experience. ore priorities also. farm tractors will always be one of the top ten programs during world war ii for u.s. war production. ghesic farm tractors. out of

after graduating from high school in new orleans, he joined the united states marine corps where he served ten years ultimately as sergeant. captain loberto had a combined 30 years of law enforcement service, five with a sheriff's department, 35 years with the mandeville police department where he was recognized as officer of the year. the captain had a brilliant mind for law enforcement. he graduated from the f.b.i. national academy, ran the city's criminal investigation division where he worked as a polygraphist and was responsible for the department's enforcement functions. those that knew him best describe him as a gentle giant, polite and upbeat, reasonable and fair-minded, all qualities that made him a great police officer. in his yard flies the marine corps flag and mounted on the front door twin wreaths, one for the marines and one for the police. captain loberto is survived by his wife tracy and seven children. he was 58 years old. his passion for service was so strong he inspired self-of his children to follow in their dad's footsteps by entering the military and law enforcement.

of active military service to the united states of america and the marine corps. they have given their all for us in a way that i think makes most americans proud. emphasizing the ethos of the marine corps, which is honor, courage, and commitment. and i know they have inspired countless numbers of young men and young women across the globe in the marines and beyond. so i'm going to talk a little bit about them today, mr. president. john kelly, general john kelly, straight talking, blunt, fierce warrior. before he was 16, he hitchhiked to the west coast and rode the rails back. he is then said to have joined the merchant marines where a year where he is quoted as saying my first time overseas was taking 10,000 tons of beer to vietnam. in 1970, he enlisted in the marines where he found purpose and found a home. general jim mattis, a warrior scholar, appreciator of mavericks, known for the reading lists he expects his marines to follow. who has a teenager was, quote, a mediocre student with a partying attitude, an attitude that landed him in jail a few times, but lea

company and her father curtis, who is an alaska state trooper, someone i know well because he and i served together with the very outstanding marine corps reserve unit based in alaska, echo company fourth recon battalion. so trooper vick, semper fi, and to you and amy, great job on raising such an exceptional daughter. so why is she so exceptional? let's get into what elaina has done for us. let me first talk about what's going on in alaska. i always like to update in this speech what's happening. i was home for the whole month of august, actually almost five weeks and did a week of my own reserve, marine corps reserve duty. but it was great to be home. got to travel all over the state. when i mean travel all over, we're talking hundreds if not thousands of miles literally between communities. there was a lot going on. unfortunately as it happens in so many summers in alaska, fires were taking their toll but the weather was amazing. beautiful blue skies. for the most part the sun was out. perfect for fishing, hiking, camping, all the things that so many people in alaska come to visit and live there do in the summer. now we're heading into the fall.