Up. Marines around me raised up, jumped up and starting firing weapons into the air, screaming and yelling and that kind of stuff. I really thought everybody lost their mind for a second. I couldnt figure out what was going on. Then i caught on what was going on, because they were looking and then i looked and theres old glory. I jumped up and started doing the same dumb thing, firing my weapon and jumping and screaming. Im carrying a weapon. I jumped up and started yelling and screaming like everybody else. I wondered how many marines we lost when we saw old glory up on top. It changed the attitude of the whole thing. It absolutely did something to us. From the exhibit space inside the National Museum of the marine corps, were joined by edward nebgloski and owen connor. Mr. Connor, on this eve of the 75th anniversary, explain why there are historic flags in that hallway that you are sitting in right now. Well, we wanted to take the opportunity to make sure the folks had the chance to
Every day in america, according to the department of veterans affairs. Thats oneandahalf times more than the civilian population. The military says tackling this epidemic is a top priority, and this past week they held their biennial Suicide Prevention conference in nashville. Veterans face many challenges upon leaving the military, including posttraumatic stress , homelessness, and high unemployment. A department of defense study linked financial instability to veteran suicide, and said providing transitional supportme difference. Thats what Syracuse University has been doing through their institute for veterans and military families, which aims to educate, train, and empower veterans. Its run by former air force veteran mike haynie, and has helped more than 90,000 veterans since 9 11 including david sharpe. Thank you both for joining me. Dr. Haynie, thanks for being with us. And david sharpe as well, thank you. And darby, your service dog, who right now has been checking out the came
Some republicans are calling manning a traitor. He says his motive for todays flurry of pardons, white house officials are telling us president obama wants to be known as the president of second chances. Just three days now until donald trump is sworn in as president. Theres another intrusion into the process by russian president Vladimir Putin. Putin denies that russia hacked the u. S. Election. Now he says that trump is a victim of people that putin called worse than prostitutes. Reporter barack obama had a chance here at the white house today to comment about trumps and putins latest move. Instead the outgoing president just walked away without saying a word about putin defending trump. The president elect got support from moscow as he tried to build with just 40 of americans now polling positive about a donald trump presidency, enter Vladimir Putin again. Led alleging a political struggle in the u. S. To undermine the president elect, calling the leaker of unverified reports about
On cspan3. Next, the president of the society of the honor guard, tomb of the unknown soldier, talks about the history of Arlington National cemetery and the tomb of the unknowns. He describes how confederate general Robert E Lees mansion became a Burial Ground during the civil war and discusses the role and creation of the tomb guard and tells stories about some of the notable people interred at Arlington National cemetery. Is a little over 90 minutes. [applause] all, thank you for the invitation and thank you, Jessica Jones were doing the legwork and getting this organized and put together. This is very much we have guys in their 90s, guys in active duty, and females in our society who have guarded the tomb because the tomb was guarded first in 1995 by corporal heather johnson, the first female to walk them at in 1995. The tomb guard badge depicted on case here,d in this this is the second least awarded badge with the exception of the astronauts badge. The astronaut is in the low 200