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We are going to have a great conference. This morning, we heard a anthemul version of our by katie huffman. Her credits and awards are far too numerous to list here. She has starred on stage and television. She is best known for her role as ula in the smash hit the producers, and she remains one of broadways bright stars. But she is also a passionate advocate for veterans. When i called katie and asked her to come share her talent with us here today and i told her what you all were up to, if mya...

Mr. Russell i had the privilege to task the command force one to two. 122. 2003 2 2004. In and we got involved largely due to geography. It was not something that, you know, where we thought that specifically we would go find saddam. We were in Infantry Battalion task force that was occupying his hometown. And it became readily apparent very quickly that saddam was probably being harbored there. We got incredible information, and we began to work that. We work to that with a number of other team...

President obama took place in a ceremony at Arlington National cemetery. Joining him are Vice President joe biden, robert mcdonald, and ashton carter. Afterwards, he made remarks in tribute to veterans and urging american businesses to hire former Service Members. This is 50 minutes. Halt present arms [the starspangled banner] order, halt present [drum roll] [taps] order, halt ladies and gentlemen, the president of the United States. [applause] [hail to the chief] ladies and gentlemen, please re...

[taps] [no audio] [applause] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] [applause] the secretary of Veterans Affairs. Ladies and gentlemen, the Vice President of the United States. [applause] please remain standing for the procession of our nations colors. The United States marine band will play the National Emblem march. Please ensure hand over your heart or render a hand salute. Remain standing for the prayer for all veterans delivered by chaplain michael mccoy. Followed by the ple...

They go back to a Public University first, private university, trade school, or they go directly into the workforce. Whether military. Com has reports on the flybynight for profit universities picking up veterans there has money been stories about them not finding jobs. Host ward carroll . Guest i cannot speak to the first issue. I have my own opinion about what pedigree does in terms of your ability to find a job. If you can get into harvard or private schools, that probably situates you for an...

The city of london, the global hope of finance, our top universities are among the asked on the planet give inventiveness, innovation incredibility will be key to our success. We are the country that invented everything from the lightbulb to the jet engine, from the tin can to the tank. You name it, we created it. We are still added, whether it is the genome, isolating grapheme, or designing the chips that power not just nine out of the 10 smartphones in this room amount which i hope you all hav...

[national anthem] [taps] america the beautiful ladies and gentlemen,please welcome Major General jeffrey buchanan, commanding general, United States army. [applause] mr. Patrick hallinan, National Cemeteries director. [applause] mr. Harold fritz, National President for the Congressional Medal Honor Society for the United States of america. [applause] and the honorable eric k. Shinseki, secretary of veterans affairs. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, the president of the United States. [applause] ...

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Woodruff those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcas...

Woodruff those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcas...