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[applause] it afternoon. Everyones well fed, i hope. Joining us at lunch today is philip carter, senior fellow and director of military veterans and the Society Program at the center for a new american security. His research focuses on issues that face veterans and military personnel, force structure and readiness issues and several military relations. His most recentat article, what america owes its veterans is published in this Current Issue of Foreign Affairs magazine. Serving in iraq from 20...

Everyone quiet but you all got quite all by yourself with no direction. My name is jason botel with the department of education. I want to welcome you and thank you very much for coming to the k12 education summit. We appreciate you all being here and looking forward to a great conversation. In just a moment secretary devos oh, but before she does just what wanted to say couple housekeeping things. We have bottled water and coffee in the back seat can feel free to partake. And there are restroom...

Imagine with me for a moment that you are four years old again, and just about to start school. You are about to embark on this great New Enterprise. The clicker doesnt seem to be working. So youre about to embark on this great New Enterprise of a formal education, and youre taking a moment to reflect on the experience that lies ahead. I hope my teacher sees me just ask my mom does. That is, valued into i am, not whom whom i am becoming. I hope she doesnt see me as a test number or an empty buck...

There is water and coffee in the back so feel free to partake. The restrooms at the end of the hall. If you leave the building you can come back in but you will have to go through security. Those of you who will be participating in the conversation, you have microphones in front of you. You do need to turn them on when you are about to talk. I think theres a button that says talk. Turn it on, the red light will come on which will tell you the microphone is active. Were not speaking, please turn ...

Gathered. They moved it into the weightlifting room which is usually able to seat about 200 or 300 people. Lets get back to jon gruden. He is being interviewed by probably the raiders a channel. We overheard him say this is a great day in my life. Very exciting. Charles woodson pranced into the press conference a few minutes ago. Basically saying, raiders raiders they are really like little kids. There is an extreme air of excitement. Just so you know, im having a hard time hearing you guys. Im ...

Business advisor and is countrily teaching as an adjunct professor of law at george town, university. Today hes with us as a moderator and friend of our keynote speaker so while mr. Carter makes his way to the stage, with its my pleasure to introduce captain gorber are born in paris. [applause] never a bad thing to be born in paris. And in 2001, a naturalized american citizen, after which he became flow bobary joined our army in 2008 and twice employed to afghanistan it was during his second glo...

About growing up in a military family, including his time as a teen in vietnam during the late 1950s. He also describes his experiences as a west point that, his years teaching at military colleges, and time when Newt Gingrich audited his class. The interview is held by the west point center for a history great it is about an hour and 40 minutes. Today is 13 november 2015, and i am in the center for oral history with Esther Kenneth g carlson. How are you, sir . Col. Kenneth carlson i am fine. Co...

Need at this point is not to say that anymore because there shouldnt be any more children that died we need to take action. If this happens nowhere else other than the United States of america. This epidemic of mass slaughter. The scorch. Of School Shooting after School Shooting. If theres someone whos not going to go whos getting a gun then we got to figure out why thats happening and fix that. This is not acceptable this is something that is completely unacceptable not we need to take action. ...

Carlson. Youre not the only carlson in your class, are you . I am not the only carlson in my class. Theres another guy with the same name, kenneth carlson, hes keith edge r. Carlson, he was a wrestler, im kenneth g. Carlson i was sort of a basketball player. Did that cause any problems for you . Absolutely. The day i reported into the gymnasium, i walked into the door with my little bag and the people who had the roster there said youve already signed in. I said, no, i havent, i just walked in t...

Gregory Vice President of programs for the World Affairs counsel and the chair of this Conference Planning committee paid thank you for all your hard work. [applause] good afternoon. Everybody well fed i hope. Joining us at lunch today is Phillip Carter senior fellow and director of military veterans and Society Program at the center for a new american security. His research focuses on issues that face veterans and military personneld, force structure and readiness issues and Civil Military rela...