Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Again, this year, we are deeply honored to have the william m. Wood Foundation House our conference sponsored. We think the conference and its trustees for enabling us to take a careful look and reflect on the meaning of historically significant deeds and actions. We also extend a special midshipman welcome for all those at the academy. If you look throughout the academy yard and look at the history reflected in the plaques and monuments, you cannot help but be impressed with the fact that this place and those who have gone before us have been the true practitioners of important naval history. We also welcome the rotc students today from the George Washington university consortium. Thank you for joining us. And the students from the Severn School who have joined us today. Each year, the Naval
Nation. The National Museum of the u. S. Navy hosted this hourlong program. It is my pleasure to welcome to the program. Yesterday, we observed the 73rd anniversary of the attack at pearl harbor. Today, we continue that observance with histories from two men who lived the experience. In all of our lives, there are some things that are inevitable that we remember. 9 11, the assassination of john kennedy, and for older americans, the attack on pearl harbor is one of those things you never forget where you were what you were doing, and what happened on that day. The events of december 7, 19 41, certainly changed us individually, our parents, our country. Today we are going to talk with two speakers, both were young men on that fateful day. I want them to provide memories of the attack and how it changed their lives and our allies as a nation. Their perspective our lives as a nation. Their perspective is from washington, d. C. And illinois. Our first guest is john warner who served his cou
On pearl harbor a date that will live in infamy. The u. S. Declared war on japan after the attack and became fully embroiled in world war ii. Former senator john warner and retired vice admiral robert dunn recount how it changed the nation. The National Museum of the u. S. Navy hosted this hourlong program. Im the director of the National Museum and it is my pleasure to welcome you to the program. Yesterday, we observed the 73rd anniversary of the attack at pearl harbor. Today, we continue that observance with histories from two men who lived the experience. In all of our lives, there are some things that are inevitable that we remember. 9 11, the assassination of john kennedy, and for older americans, the attack on pearl harbor is one of those things you never forget where you were, what you were doing, and what happened on that day. The events of december 7, 1941 certainly changed us individually, our parents, our country. Today we are going to talk with two speakers. Both were young
Their website, www. Cspan. Org a emeicanhistory. You can get the schedule. To mark for being with us and enjoy your weekend. Thank you for being with us and enjoy your weekend. Vice President Joe Biden is speaking this week at the u. S. Naval Academy Commencement exercises. He will also be handing out diplomas to the newly commissioned men and women at the academy in annapolis maryland. We had hoped to bring you like coverage of the remarks by the Vice President in the commissioning but we are having problems with our live signal from annapolis. We are recording the event and we will show it to you later in our program schedule. This tweet from New York Times julie davis this morning, a line around the corner here at the dos israel that rivals any high holidays crowd to hear obama speak this a. M. Referring to remarks by the president at the adas israel conversation at washington, d. C. We will have that live at 11 00 a. M. Eastern time today on cspan. Here are some of our featured tok
Means trains are being forced to stop and a conductor has to get out and stop the traffic. According to our partners repairs could take a couple of days. The chemicals used to help get the snow and ice off the roads are anything but helpful to our vehicles. And Maryland Bureau chief brad bell is live to explain the damage that these chemicals can actually cause. Brad . You know, weve been talking about so many problems with this weather. And now, really you got to get yourself into a car wash and it is exactly because of those new chemicals theyre putting down on the roadway. You know, when you see those white stripes on the pavement before theres a snowstorm, that pretreatment that contains a chemical called magnesium chloride and as it turns out, magnesium chloride is far more corrosive to your car than the traditional road salt rock salt that they spread. Talked to the experts and they say it can wreck your car. Not good for the cars. Bad for the finish. You want to get it off as qu