. >> it's moving day at walter reed in forest glenn. >> it feels like a second home. >> a second homethat for military families is getting an upgrade. new furniture, artwork and more moving into the fisher house, a place that cares for seven military families at a time. >> it's awesome. oh, my goodness, the mattress is better than ours at home. >> navy family amy and thomas morris are sleep deprived like most new parents, but they're spending nights here so they can be close to their 9-year-old daughter scarlet who is in the unit just down the street. >> of course we want her home, but we're not going to push that. if she needs the time, then she needs the time. >> they don't have to rush because this place is different. giving service members, veterans and their families somewhere to stay close to the hospital while they're dealing with injuries or illness. and it's getting a makeover. >> we make it a happy place to be and these are people who are really given themselves to us and our country and we're happy it too give -- to give back. >> there are places like this all over the d.c.

of defense at -- the department of defense at walter reed teaching writing there and -- we're not therapists, we're writers in the writing project, but the therapists there are using writing as a tool and a program that i wrote. so the can dod gets it, the d. of defense gets it. v.a., i'm not sure they've gotten it yet, but hopefully they will. any other questions? yep. >> first, i'd like to thank you for telling your story. as a recently-retired marine who has gone through a lot of things that you've gone through, every time that i hear that i'm not alone, it's so much more reassuring for me to go on to the next day. i'd also like to thank you -- i didn't know that you were part of, you were heading up the writing program over at walter reed. i've definitely, definitely received a lot from that personally, so thank you there. as a retired marine, we have a saying called get some. it's all about getting some. from the day you go to boot camp to the day that you hit the beach, it's -- you're getting some. you're trying to get that combat action which really kind of reassures you as a marine.

back there, is the walter reed medical center. on the grounds, there is a tree with a plaque on it that supposedly says this is where confederate sharpshooters shot at lincoln. the same thing happened on the second day. that is what that plaque represents. a union surgeon by the name of crawford was standing next to lincoln, probably right here, and was shot in the leg. that is when lincoln was ordered down. lincoln, six feet four and his hat made a pretty tempting target. the legend has grown up that it was holmes that told lincoln to get down, you fool and instantly regretted saying it. i have a whole chapter in the book about that incident. i came to the conclusion that that was an impossible story. it wasn't published until 1928. supposedly, holmes had been telling it privately but you always had to be suspicious about something that comes out well after the fact. i have gone back to letters that were written at the time and memoirs. yes, lincoln did stand here and yes, and someone did yell at him to come down. more than likel

before he gets on marine one and heads to walter reed hospital, he'll be making a statement. we believe, we're told it's about ukraine, but we believe it could be a part of the situation today where they announced those sanctions, but all of that is relevant and all related and we'll wait for that statement from the president. i will say, those sanctions have hurt the market today, the announcements of those sanctions. so, this could be market moving, whatever the president says, coming up in a few minutes. so, we'll watch for that. while we do, let's get to the "closing bell exchange" with sam stovall from s&p capital iq, david kudlow, nicholas colis and rick santelli as well. sam stovall, we've been highlighting the weakness in the russell 2000 lately. this is one sector that really is kind of having its own correction right now, isn't it? >> it certainly is, bill, down a little more than 9.5%, but the bottom really occurred in the middle of may. so, you could actually say that the sell in may is working if you're looking at small caps specifically, but it seems as if it's

pressure to speak about gaza, but he will speak about ukraine, and he'll be visiting wounded troops at walter reed and then head to kansas city to talk to regular americans before giving an economic speech. >> the ukraine is expected to feature prominently in his speech no doubt, but speaking earlier about the war of words, if you call it, the rhetoric that is taking place between israel and the u.s. over the situation in gaza. usually you wouldn't question u.s. involvement in israeli-palestinian conflict particularly when it comes to talks with israel. but in this case it seems as though there are questions about the sort of circumstances of john kerry's involvement, if you can say it like that. >> exactly. you're right, you don't normally see this when it comes to allies like the u.s. and israel. they try to make sure that at least publicly they're on the same page. behind this is all the intense criticism that secretary of state john kerry was facing in israel. they felt it was coming directly from prime minister netanyahu as office, and they were angry. today we saw secretary kerry come out an

down georgiaides avenue, 7th street, and at the walter reed is situated on what is going to become a battlefield. the only battlefield in the district of columbia. jubal early, hunched over from out hiss, pulls binoculars and looks down at the union lines from his left. he peers and he senses the moment of opportunity to change the course of the war, my career, american history, and the future of the confederacy. can you imagine that career opportunity for any of us? not robert e lee, ulysses s. grant. jubal early. never heard of him. soldiers know him. the enemy was going to know about him. he turns to bring up his army and there is no army because of the heat and the dust and they to straggling all the way gaithersburg. would we have pressed that issue? all of you folks who are leaders, here is your moment. would you have pushed the momentum and found something more than a corporal's guard to go through? jubal early does not. maybe he was tired. he hated the yankees. he could not push forward. what does he do? what most of us would have done. he retires to silver spring, a rum cell

president obama on his way out of the white house, he was going up to walter reed to visit wounded troops, stopped and talked about what he was going to do in the future. also the bite that sanctions have already taken out of russian economy. >> now russian's actions in ukraine and sanctions that we've already imposed have made a weak russian economy even weaker. foreign investors are already increasingly staying away. even before our actions today nearly 100 billions in capitol was expected to flee russia. russia's energy financial and defense sectors are feeling the pain. >> reporter: now once again president obama is leaving what he called all throughout this crisis an off rant for vladimir putin to include choose diplomacy, to back down. president obama describes hits to his economy and expected to you feel more pain in the coming months with this coordinated action with interes from the e.u. and the united states. >> how are these measures expected to be and the important question here is will russia take them seriously? >> reporter: well, the jury is still out. you can argue whether

it would have been embarrassing to go to write aid opposed to cvs and walter reed which is also cvs.'m saying it is a better buy because it has pulled off a magnificent turnaround because it gave 100% gain i recommended it last year at this time. i think the stock has become a real bargain. remember, rad is down because the company cut its four year earnings guidance. normally, we dislike companies that guide down. guide down means go down. why am i bullish on rite aid, still? as much as the market has punished this stock for the lowered forecast, i think it was nothing more than a hiccup. the reason management had to slice the numbers was because of an unforeseen issue with a wholesale drug supplier. they expected to get cheaper drugs and they had to push it back to a different date. earnings didn't disappear but went to a different quarter. a little bit of money was not made, i accept that but the stock has been crushed. they reaffirmed the updated guidance and the company's renovation from remodeling old stores to newellness format is still delivering terrific resulteds. wellness

four weeks ago i went to walter reed at bethesda. i saw three army soldiers from fort bragg, which is not in my district, mr. speaker, but i chatted with them, all three had lost one leg in afghanistan. my main purpose of going to walter reed was to see two marines from camp lejeune who had been severely wounded. but i thank god i had a chance to talk to the three soldiers and thank them for their gift of their legs for our country. as i went over to the young marine from camp lejeune who was 23, he's like this soldier in the poster, the young marine had lost both legs and an arm and i looked in the face of his father who probably was 50, 51 years of age and all i saw was pain and worry and trouble in the eyes of the father. because like this young soldier who lost both legs and an arm, you can only hope the best for their future. the second marine i saw from camp lejeune has stepped on a 40-pound i.e.d., lost both legs, has a wife, i did not meet her, and an 8-month-old baby girl. i did not meet. he was very proud of his wife and hi

there's a site near the green belt metro station in prince george's county, the former walter reed hospital or the old soldiers home in the district and a site near the mixing bowl as well. it will come with 11,000 jobs. the sites in virginia and prince george's county were thought to be front runners but the fbi surprised some with the inclusion of two district sites as finalists. >>> well, the new mgm casino planned for national harbor could get the final go ahead today. the prince george's county council is expected to approve the application later this morning. the project's design has already been approved and some neighbors and business owners don't like it at all. they're concerned about mgm's plans to build giant video screens and lighting. it will include a glass tower hotel, restaurants and high-end stores. construction could begin by the end of this month. >>> today is the last chance for the d.c. council to pass a budget before a two-month recess. last month vincent gray vetoed the budget that cut some funding to the d.c. street car system and also includes that controversial ta

. >> reporter: there were dark days at walter reed military hospital. >> i started to regain my mentality started hearing rumors. and the rumors were, you know, your wife was in here. she was hitting on the marines that were taking care of you. i look at my bank account. $30,000 is missing. that was the darkest days. i told the psychiatrist to get away. i told doctors to get away from me. didn't want to go therapy. >> reporter: at some point after his wife left him he decided to lift himself up and out of the darkness. he went skydiving and decided to live again. he tells his story to these sixth graders in washington, d.c. they are helping him raise money for his surgery. >> right now i look forward to getting married in november. it's taken a while. [ applause ] >> reporter: he met his fiancee two years ago. >> we met on match.com. i think i scene her a really short e-mail saying hi my name is john. i'm a quad amputee. here's what happened. i would like to get to know you. meet for drink and talk. i must have charm her or something. >> he cents me a beautiful message on match.com tellin

tran remains there at walter reed for 15 months. >> my injuries are, the loss of my right eye.i have shrapnel, metal to the neck, some this side of the face. i have a left femur bone, with a titanium rod. >> reporter: this san jose native says he has no regrets about enlisting in the army at the age of 26. before that he had a career in marketing. it was during a gathering with friends that he said he felt something was missing in his life. >> somebody asked me what would you say about your life? i honestly didn't feel like i had accomplished anything. >> reporter: a short time later he found himself in iraq as an infantryman, helping in construction while also on patrol in the front line. it was a new world for him, one that ht will always carry with him. >> it gave me life. it gave me a purpose. it gave me meaning. those guys are great. >> reporter: he still keeps in touch with many of them. after being injured and with some experience in construction, ht opened his own business here in san francisco. you can't miss it. it is the only one on this entire block with an american

agreement comes as president obama is expected to visit privately with wounded soldiers today at walter reed army medical center. the chairman of the house and senate veterans committee's outlined a $17 billion plan to ease those controversial wait times. recently, the department has been rocked by scandal when it was revealed employees were covering up evidence of the v.a.'s long waiting lists. now independent senator bernie sanders and republican congressman jeff miller say this agreement is an emergency fix. >> this bill makes certain that we address the immediate crisis of veterans being forced on to long waiting lines for health care. it strengthens the v.a. to be able to hire the doctors, nurses and medical personnel it needs to we can put a permanent end to long waiting lists. >> the bulk of the plan allows veterans to use private doctors at the v.a.'s expense if they're forced to wait more than 30 days for an appointment or live more than 40 files from a v.a. facility. it will release funding for 28 new clinics across the country. congress will have to move fast. lawmakers begin thei

i think one of the encouraging things is the center that's been established up at walter reed to do some great research into traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury. so in terms of mental health department, we'll certainly be engaged to that. with regards to suicide, because most suicides aren't related to the combat experience, but we'll do all we can to ensure that we have leadership that recognizes the warning signs of suicide. we'll make sure that we have proper medical care available when those warning signs are identified that the leadership gets marines to proper help and will continue to work at what is in effect discouraged. >> one of the most disheartening things we saw in iraq was a lot of the generals we had work eed with, helped train, were replaced wilreplace ed by, in effect, pals of the people in charch. as we look at afghanistan, we're trying to learn from the lessons we see in iraq. we have abdul abdullah, obviously, president carzi still has a great amount of influchbs. do you feel confident? obviously, we think we have the right generals in place in the afghan arm

one way we've been able to help is a marine who was at the army base in washington, at walter reed, he handicap sticker on his car, but it expired. and because he was a marine, they didn't get him an updated one in time, and he parked for dinner a couple hours outside d.c., and police towed his car because he had an expired registration. he had to take a taxi back up to make a surgery the next morning. the surgery got complicated. he needed three more surgeries. by the time he could finally address his car, he owed the tow company $3,000, and in the state of virginia, that's enough for them to sell your car. so troopsneedyou stepped in, they reduced the fee down to $1,000. we were able to pay that directly to the tow company and the troop got his car back. imagine what his life would have been like if in the middle of these surgeries they lose their only family car. that's where we're able to offer emergency family assistance and really make a difference to help those troops move forward. >> we're out of time. how can our viewers get involved in this organization, real quick? >> sure.

and we have a clinical research psychologist at walter reed institute and leading author of the studyi welcome you both. commander, i want to start with you. what did you find specifically and were you surprised with any of these results? >> first which found 44% of infantry soldiers that came home from war three months prior, experiencing chronic pain, pain more than three months in duration and 15% had used opioid painkiller. we were surprised by high percentage of soldiers that had chronic pain. we know soldiers come home from war with injuries that war is hard on the body. these are otherwise healthy men and women. nearly one in two is very high. we were surprised by the fact that 44% of the people used opioids had mild or no pain in the past month because these drugs are generally prescribed for moderate or severe pain because of their addictive nature. shannon: let me ask you about that. we know our men and women coming home not only have physical injuries but there are psychological things they need to recover from as well. they see and experience things, civilians really can o

>> there was a transition program at walter reed when i separated from the military, and then, you knownk there's ever going to be a point where i'm transitioned. i'll spend my entire life transitioning. i went into oracle through a friend, so they didn't know too much about me being a veteran when i joined. >> mark hurd certainly knows about it now. he put out a press release honoring you as you received that medal of honor from the president. how did that go on monday? >> it was surreal. >> surreal, right? >> yeah, absolutely. and you know, just a whirlwind, but the president made us feel very welcome and at ease with everything. >> you mentioned walter reed and you said this will be a lifelong struggle. to what extent has your experience with the va been supportive of that, or has it reflected some of the reporting, which is that in many cases, veterans affairs hasn't been up to the task of caring for our veterans? >> my experience has been overwhelmingly positive. just going to the va medical center in new hampshire. >> that's great to hear. >> well, you've got another great experie

pitts, by now a staff sergeant, was medically discharged from the army following his recovery from walter reeddical center. today at the white house, he became the ninth living recipient of the medal of honor for actions in iraq or afghanistan. president obama praised pitts courage and referred to lessons learned. >> this is a story ryan wants us to remember. soldiers who loved each other like brothers and fought for each other and families who've made a sacrifice our nation must never forget. ryan says, i think we owe it to them to live lives worthy of their sacrifice, and he's absolutely right. as commander-in-chief, i believe one of the ways we can do that is by heeding the weapons. when this nation sends our troops into harm's way they deserve a strategy and well-formed mission and services and support to get the job done and that's what we owe the soldiers like ryan and all the comrades that are lost. >> woodruff: do you think all this changed you as a person? what has it meant to you in terms of how you've lived your life? >> the biggest change is not necessarily in me as a person, but t

we are working with the department of defense at walter reed teaching writing there. we are not therapists. we are riders. but therapists there are using riding is the tool in a program that i wrote. so the department of defense gets it. i'm not sure that the va has yet, but hopefully they will. >> any other questions? >> first, i would like to think you for telling your story. recently a retired marine going through a lot of things the you have gone through every time the lead here i am not alone. so much more reassuring for me to go on the next. i would also like to thank you. i did not know that you were part of -- you were heading up the writing program. definitely received a lot from that personally. thank you. we have a thing. it's all about getting some. from the day you go to boot camp to the day that you hit the beach, you are getting some. you are trying to get that combat action which really kind of reassures you as a marine. in the eyes of your colewort it makes you, you know, the warrior that you claim to the. but i know for me there was a point where it

. >> it was not that long ago but the poster are walter reed 2006-2007, that was a game changer. brilliant reporting, brilliant stories, changed things, total accountability, well written as well. if that had been on tv, i don't know the answer but i am trying to bring it to a specific example of something that has had huge impact. i am wondering if it were presented digitally i think it would. tv i am not so sure. >> you brought this up, partnerships. in the old days if you were working for the times a washington post another big operation lasting you would want to do is share it with anybody. in fact some very good investigations are was involved in wouldn't pass muster at the paper unless you were trying to go along with it. unless they had verifiable information on their own. in a world of cooperation and partnership where we are now, that is the real hurdle unless it is disappearing. what is the state of partnering in this more flexible age? >> it is being driven by the financials we discussed and maybe because of the opportunities that the web provides but there are still s

she is up at walter reed with my daughter who had surgery yesterday. i want to thank her for strength and sacrifice further out her 30 years of marriage for her tireless advocacy for military families. and i could not be where i am without her and she has so much on our families. this conflict has divided much of my career and i am honored to be considered to lead during this phase. 2003 they only had one hit in the country in command of the 101st airborne division and this led 30,000 troopers and i saw firsthand the incredible soldiers and i had hundreds of heroes to pay this under my command. and i'm absolutely committed completing this mission. as we draw down there will be many challenges to the national security forces despite significant casualties during the 2013 and current 2014 season. they have succeeded and i am confident in this transfer of power. i also feel confident and i am committed to working with our nato members. i thank you again for your steadfast generous support and supporting the women of the u.s. military. and i look forward t

walter reed and spent a little bit of time there. i met some wonderful people that wanted to help out through nonprofit organizations. they helped me discover the game of golf. it is a frustrating game. it is. it motivated me. they give me that motivated -- motivation i needed and through the help of other nonprofit organizations i have been able to continue that success. to play in the .irst warrior open in 2011 justine sterling gave me a call one day at work and i was so excited i literally knocked my computer off my desk. after competing in that first open i made the decision i had to move to texas. and for short months later i did. because the warrior open i met the woman of my dreams who she is still putting up with me today, believe it or not. i am a full-time student at the university of north texas. i am a senior. i am working full-time at a company in fort worth. they do a lot of military contract and do a lot of work with the governments i get to stay with my brothers and sisters which is awesome for me. blessing to have th

injuries because he wasn't injured so badly that he was sent back to germany or to bethesda or to walter reed. but the military should have kept these records so he knew what in fact was wrong. and he was not able in his condition to put together and find his old buddies that were with him, six or eight years earlier, that could recall the incidents of what happened. christine writes that this bill is a simple, effective solution. we need to address the issues facing our veterans. our commitment to our troops must match their commitment to our nation. mr. president, i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: mr. whitehouse: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: mr. president, i presume that we are in a quorum call and ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: thank you. mr. president, i'm here for the 73rd time-to-wake-up speech that i've done to urge my colleagues to wake up to the growing threat

>> reporter: leland we met john peck after he left bethesda naval hospital, now walter reed.t track chair recipient. now we're documenting the next few months as he prepares for a cutting-edge double arm transplant at brigham and womens hospital in boston. he was serving in afghanistan when he became a quadruple amputee on may 24th, 2010. >> we were doing a knock and greet mission, kind of knocking on everybody's door and saying, we're the marines. we're here to protect you. turned to help you. turned around to my sergeant, took a step with my left leg and just a loud sound. just, couldn't hear after that. i was instantaneously triple amputee. i could feel this immense amount of pain and burning and just, like, yep, this is it. i don't want to die here. i can't die here. wake up, 2 1/2 months later in bethesda naval. found out, flat-lined three times. once was pronounced dead. had over 28 surgeries. >> reporter: john peck has come a long way since he was first injured. in fact before he was put on the transplant list, he wants to get married which he plans to do on november 1

. >> reporter: we have followed marine sergeant john peck since he left walter reed.d we were there when he moved in the first smart home and we are now documenting the next few months as he prepares for a double arm transplant. he was serving in afghanistan when he became a rad rupleasm tee. >> we were knocking on everyone's store and saying we are the marines and turned around to my sergeant and loud sound. just couldn't hear after. that i was i was a tripleasm thee. you could feel immense amount of pain and burning and yeah, this is it. i don't want to it die here and i can't die here and two and half months later in bethesda and find out i flat lined throw times and once was pronounced dead and had over 28 surgeries. john peck had come a long way since he was first injured and before he was put on the transplant list he wants to it get married. stacey met on match.comtwo years ago. she is an icu nurse with three nurse and john adopted them as his own. he is learning to walk on prosthetic legs. he has already done sky diving and standing still on a prosthetic is ha

we are working with the department of defense at walter reed teaching writing there. we are not therapists. we are riders. but therapists there are using riding is the tool in a program that i wrote. so the department of defense gets it. i'm not sure that the va has yet, but hopefully they will. >> any other questions? >> first, i would like to think you for telling your story. recently a retired marine going through a lot of things the you have gone through every time the lead here i am not alone. so much more reassuring for me to go on the next. i would also like to thank you. i did not know that you were part of -- you were heading up the writing program. definitely received a lot from that personally. thank you. we have a thing. it's all about getting some. from the day you go to boot camp to the day that you hit the beach, you are getting some. you are trying to get that combat action which really kind of reassures you as a marine. in the eyes of your colewort it makes you, you know, the warrior that you claim to the. but i know for me there was a point where it

he is in the past then the i aig's besides the two incidents that you had if but then to go to walter reedal are use reduces that to possibly a some than for a rather deployment? apparently hit this is here but then it was crossed out and written for him after his first of phlegm and he was dead to be honed his ruined in then and worked memory loss and would have to read everything on his calendar on the refrigerator or his friends would tell him where are we going again? there are few scramble brains to help people keep posted and in 2012 the move his one dash when they asked him why? or give someone the held thoughts. little did we did no way you immerse stood laden but traveling the same boat to and he had the stigma to say that you just move on. said once a vibrated did not -- headed anxiety in referring to the documents you reseed bridges his medical document that he could not remember the questions from the their press during the interview. he had extensive back pain and could not sleep, a self profound guilt and as a result he was a risk for suicide. nonetheless he was immediately d

the powers that be apparently thought of sending brian to walter reed hospital, but did not.ren't his experiences with the physical and mental injuries enough to possibly exempt him for another appointment -- deployment? apparently, the v.a. felt his enough to stamp a no vote on his form, but then it was crossed out and written "go." how why this decision was made is beyond me. after the first deployment, he was ecstatic to be home. he enrolled in college and worked in the admissions counseling office. he created videos to share resources with students, hosted events, and make students with employment around their school schedules. brian suffered with short-term memory loss. he would have to write everything on his computer, his iphone, or his calendar. many times his friends told me when he was out within he would say, where are we going again? i have scrambled brains from iraq. to help cope he posts all his advance on his computer, his calendar, and his phone. brian0, military recalled wendover for the college year ended. he immediately dropped his classes, ones that he exc

the powers at be thought to send him to walter reed bud didn't. isn't this enough to stop him from another deployment? apparently the va felt his care wasify enough to go put no but it was crossed out. how and why this decision is beyond me. after his first deployment brian was happy to be home again. he enrolled in daytona state college, worked in the admission counseling office and created videos, hosted events and linked students with part-time employment around their schedules. he suffered with short term memory loss and had to write everything down. many times his friends told me when he was out with them he would say where are we going again? you know i have scrambled brains from iraq. in 2010, military recalled brian one month before the college year ended and brian immediately dropped his classes that he excelled in. and when i asked him why and he said you have to get your mind in a different place and you have no idea what is coming. during this second deployment he didn't call home to any friends. he was struggling with anxiety attacks,

is actually at walter reed. i want to thank her for the straight and sacrifice, for being a great mom for our two children and for the tireless advocacy. a measurable effect on so many of our soldiers and their families also our nation has been at work for nearly 13 years. this has defined much of my career and i'm honored to be considered to lead during the next phase. i'd like to afghanistan while i commanded the first gate of the 82nd airborne division. i returned to afghanistan in command of the 101st airborne division. troopers000 u.s. ally and 14 provinces. i saw incredible sacrifice of our soldiers and families. i also had hundreds of euros that paid the ultimate sacrifice under my command. these warriors and all those who deployed to afghanistan have had enormous impact by bringing hope to the people of that nation. and by denying al qaeda their favorite sanctuary and i'm committed to completing this mission. draw down our forces, there will be many challenges but i have confidence in the strength of the

in june of this year, i visited walter reed medical center in bethesda, maryland. i met through soldiers from fort bragg who lost one leg each in afghanistan. i met two marines from my district, camp lejeune, one marine, 23 years old, had lost two legs and an arm. his father from louisiana was standing beside his exercise mat which is about three -- three or four feet off the ground. to look in the eyes of the father to see the pain, the sadness and the worry about the future of his 23-year-old son, i cannot describe today on the floor of the house. i don't know the words to describe the pain i saw in the eyes. then, i went to see the second marine from camp lejeune who in february this year stepped on a 40-pound i.e.d., lost both legs . i could only look at him and hoped for the best as he told me about his wife and his 8-month-old baby girl. mr. speaker, beside me today i have the photograph of -- on his poster of two young ladies whose father was sergeant kevin baldiff, stationed at camp lejeune. he little girls' names are eden and stephanie. they are standing a

i want to walter reed, spent a little bit of time there, i met some wonderful people that wanted to help out through nonprofit organizations. they helped me discover the game of golf. it's a frustrating game, it is, as many of you may no. i love the challenge, i love the fact that it motivated me to want to aspire to do something, do something great. it wasn't up for me yet. it gave me the motivation i needed and through the help of other nonprofit organizations i've been able to continue that success, with bush center's warrior open, i was selected to play in the first warrior open back in 2011 i believe. justine sterling gave me a call at work and i was so excited i literally knocked my computer off my desk. after competing in that first warrior open, i made the decision i had to move to texas. four short months later i did. because of the warrior open, i met the woman of my dreams who -- she's still putting up with me today, believe it or not. and i'm a full time student at the university of north texas, i am a senior, working full time at a company in ft. worth. they do a lot of work

one of the more encouraging things is the national center of excellence has been established at walter reed to do really some great research into both traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury. so in terms of mental health i will be certainly engaged in with regard to suicide there are other factors because most of the suicides are related to combat experience that we will do all we can to ensure we have leadership that recognizes the warning signs of suicide. we'll make sure we have probable medical care in the leadership gets marines the proper help and we will continue to work at what is in effect a scourge. >> one of the most disheartening things he saw in iraq was a lot of big generals who had we had worked with and helped train were replaced by in effect tells of the people in charge. as we look at afghanistan we are trying to learn from the lessons we have seen in iraq. we have a tulip tila ashraf ghani obviously president karzai still has a great amount of influence. do you feel confident and obviously we think we have the right generals in place in the afghan army now. you feel c

the powers that be apparently thought of sending brian to walter reed hospital but didn't. aren't these experiences with the physical and mental injured enough to possibly exempt him for another deployment? apparently the va felt his care was iffy and stamped a no go on his clearance form, but then it was crossed out and written "go." how and why this decision was made is beyond me. after his first deployment, brian was ecstatic to be home again. he enrolled in daytona state college, he worked in the admissions counseling office, he created videos to share resources with students, hosted events and linked students with part-time employment around their school schedules. but brian suffered with short-term memory loss. he would have to write everything on his computer, his iphone or his calendar. many times his friends told me when he was out with them he would say, where are we going again? you know i've got scrambled brains from iraq. to help cope, he posted all his events on his computer, his calendar and his phone. in 2010, the military recalled brian one month before the

think one of the most encouraging things is the center of excellence that's been established up at walter reed to really do some great research into both traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury. so in terms of mental health, i'll certainly be engaged in that. with regard to suicide, of course, there are other factors because most of the suicides aren't related to the combat experience, but we'll do all we can to ensure that we have leadership that recognizes the warning signs of suicide, we'll make sure we have proper medical care available when those warning signs are identified, that the leadership gets marines to proper help, and we'll continue to work at what is, in effect, discouraged. >> one of the things we saw in iraq was that a lot of the generals we had worked with, helped train, were replaced by, in effect, pals of the people in charge. and as we look at afghanistan, you know, we're trying to learn from the lessons we've seen in iraq. we have abdullah abdullah. obviously president karzai still has a great amount of influence. do you feel confident -- obviously we think we have t

our heroes like marine staff sergeant thomas mcfray, a triple amputee who just arrived home from walter reed we'll be celebrating in the american town of centreville, ohio. we'll have the parade street fair and auto show. brian will be signing copies of his book george washington's secret six. >> it will be a red, white and blue 4th of july but there could be a hurricane impacting america on the fourth. >> we have tropical storm arthur with maximum sustained winds at 60 miles per hour. i want to show you the picture of the storm on this satellite picture because we have very dry air on the western side of the storm that's helping to limit that rainfall across portions of eastern florida. relatively dry but i think the big concern along coastal florida are going to be beach erosion and rip current. that will be a big concern fr those heading out to coastal areas. that storm is forecast to continue to intensify and is expected to be a hurricane within the next 24 to 36 hours. cities like melbourne and cape can and a half ral will be affected. the first hurricane watch was issued for the outer

as far as medical care, it was phenomenal at walter reed.s in which you try and move on, but keep the men that you lost, your brothers, with you. you've had some beautiful moments in your life since you came back. including receiving the medal of honor which was also two years to the day, correct? that the you married to amy. who is standing behind you there. hi, amy. >> hi, amy. >> how are you? and also i noticed you had a very firm hand shake. and then we have this. this is you -- we have video of you i think at the stock exchange yesterday. was that yesterday morning? >> yes. >> what the -- you broke it. >> he told me to make sure everybody could hear it. that's all i was trying to do. >> it snapped. >> always a soldier following orders. >> i love the facial expression there. >> everybody heard it, for sure. thank you. so much for your service. for your sacrifice. we'll be right back. you're watching "morning joe." ♪ when laquinta.com sends him a ready for you alert the second his room is ready, ya know what salesman alan ames becomes? i

the powers that be apparently thought of sending brian to walter reed hospital, but did not. aren't his experiences with the physical and mental injuries enough to possibly exempt him for another deployment? apparently, the v.a. felt his care was spiffy enough to stamp a "no" on his form, but then it was crossed out and written "go." how why this decision was made is beyond me. after the first deployment, he was ecstatic to be home. he enrolled in college and worked in the admissions counseling office. he created videos to share resources with students, hosted events, and helped students with employment around their school schedules. brian suffered with short-term memory loss. he would have to write everything on his computer, his iphone, or his calendar. many times his friends told me when he was out within he would say, where are we going again? i have scrambled brains from iraq. to help cope, he posted all his appointments on his computer, his calendar, and his phone. in 2010, the military recalled brian before the college year ended. he immediately dropped his classes, on

four weeks ago, i went to walter reed hospital, i was told that two marines from camp lejeune in my district had been severely wounded, so i go to walter reid hospital, as i go into the area where they teach them how to walk without legs and prosthesis, they teach him how to use the artificial limbs to pick up a spoon. i met three army guys from fort bragg, which is not in my district but in north carolina, all three had lost one leg each. each one of them. then mr. mcgovern, when i went over to look at the -- to meet these young marines from camp lejeune, 23 years of age, and he's on what they call an exercise mat about three feet off the floor, he's lost both legs and an arm. his never will forget father's eyes, the saddest eyes i have ever seen on a man in my life. i saw pain, i saw worry. is his son -- here's his son, both legs gone, one arm gone, 23 years of age, and the second marine that i saw from camp lejeune had lost both legs by stepping on a 40-pound i.e.d. in afghanistan. the more that we have troops in iraq, the longer they stay, there will be someone killed or wounded before i

i was actually shot and hit by a suicide bomber in afghanistan, woke up at walter reed, my wife pregnant was recovering. >> well, i know they help you out a lot, and this is going to be helping so many people. we hope that it does. even surpasses that. i'm going to ask you to dance as we go to break, but first, let me tell the folks at home what's coming up. >>> from the immigration border, what affects immigration. the stories the mainstream media does not want you to see. >>> and talk about a soccer celebration, photo bombs, but now it's time to dance! when folks think about what they get from alaska, they think salmon and energy. but the energy bp produces up here creates something else as well: jobs all over america. engineering and innovation jobs. advanced safety systems & technology. shipping and manufacturing. across the united states, bp supports more than a quarter million jobs. when we set up operation in one part of the country, people in other parts go to work. that's not a coincidence. it's one more part of our commitment to america. a body at rest tends to stay at rest...

reed. actually as a kind of antecdote in a way to walter whitman with whom she shared this column on alternate days, she wrote three times a week, he, too, and she was asked to -- she was -- helen reed hired her because she thought she would teach women how to think. and dorothy thompson would never have been satisfied with that. and by the end of her tenure there, she had 8 to 10 million male and female readers per day, and they fired her because they were for wendell wilkie. it was as simple as that. henry and clair were republicans and when she made that switch to f.d.r., she was no longer welcome. >> yes? >> what was her relationship with eleanor roosevelt? >> eleanor roosevelt didn't like her. she didn't like her especially in her passivist metaphor -- thank you -- met a -- metaphor -- because she organized what she felt was a women movement, women for peace movement, in which she says can't we all just be friends, let us put our guns down and eleanor roosevelt believed that the greatest defense was a highly avant-garde state-of-the-art military. and she actually -- she, meaning eleanor r

former walter reed hospital, old soldiers home, greenbelt metro saying station are and newer the mixing bowl. the new headquarters will come with 11,000 jobs. the fbi surprised shall people with the inclusion of two district sites as finalists. >>> the new mgm casino's application is expected to be approved later this morning. neighbors and business owners are concerned about the video screens and lighting around the building. it will include a glass tower hotel, restaurant and high end stores. construction could begin by the end of this month. >>> we are tracking a developing story in pennsylvania for you. a strange odor forced did dozens of families out of their homes. >>> plus a dangerous dosage. this morning a new study found many parents make a dangerous