[applause] we hope you enjoyed todays ceremony. Thank you very much for coming. We are honored to welcome nearly 500 people from the air force and marines and merchant marine. This event was conceived in large part to recognize the contributions they made it to ultimate victory in europe and the pacific. Several will be on board the aircraft participating in the flyover. He is now 96 years old and still an active pilot in alaska. He drove here from alaska by himself and will be on board one of the b17s. A rear admiral shot down in the aircraft for the navy. Today he will be flying in one of the texans that comes by early in the flyover. Al tucker through a lightning in europe during world war ii before been shot down over germany on his 22nd combat he spent the last several months of the war as a prisoner of the germans. Mr. Tucker will be one of the biplanes for todays flyover. In 1945, a pilot was based in the pacific theater, and he will be participating in the flyover as a passenge
Representing the United States of America Kathy silva accompanied by world war ii veteran, mr. Les jones. Reptding the National Park service and friends of the National World war ii memorial, superintendent of the National Mall and Memorial Parks karen cucarulo and friends of the National World war ii memorial mr. Jo sigh i cant bunting iii, and mr. Ewing miller. Representing the country of australia, brig are deer david krieg, australian atache accompanied by world war ii veteran mrs. Barbara martin. [ applause ] representing the country of belarus and the United States pavel shalowski. Mr. Nick yat r trksyatran. [ applause ] representing the country of belgium, william debase. Accompanying his excellency, world war ii veteran mr. Clarence faulkner. [ applause ] representing the country of brazil secretary raphael toaste viera, accompanied by holocaust survivor mr. Steven fenbes. [ applause ] representing the country of canada deputy head of mission d Dennis Stevens a companied by mr.
Active bush pilot in alaska. He drove here from alaska by himself and will be on board one of the b17s. Rear admiral Edward Whitey fatener shot down nine enemy aircraft wildcats and f6 hell cats for the navy. Today hell be flying in one of the texans that comes by early in the flyover. Al tucker flew the p38 lightning in europe during world war ii before being shot down over germany on his 22nd git gatcombat mission. He was a prisoner of the germans. Mr. Tucker will be in one of the steerman biplanes during todays flyover. Weldon briton lives in virginia, but in 1945, he was a p51 mustang pilot based in the Pacific Theater and hell be participating in the flyover as a passenger in one of our b17 flying fortresses. Also with us today on the ground are foreveterans who participated in a Discussion Forum last night at the national air and space museum. Many thanks to bud anderson for joining us last night and again here this afternoon. As grateful as we are for their bravery, sacrifice an
Kerry auckland is only helpful drops in from his prison cell in pennsylvania his latest letter accuses prison officials of violating his rights by censoring his communication with the rest of the details from three apple behind bars. Later in the show. A new. Its tuesday january. In washington d c im your deep if youre wanting rt america the weekend today with a gun violence in the wet in the us over the weekend a mall shooting took place in columbia maryland a city located just outside of washington dc. Shooting highlights the increase in gun violence across america in recent years. Research released by yale school of medicine estimates that out of the over ten thousand cans shot in the us in two thousand nine least one third of them die. Additionally according to a usa today reports about last month nine hundred and thirty four people died and Mass Shootings over the past seven years. Thats only one percent of all gun related homicides. And its this high volume of shootings and makes
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