From above. The higher power. Because nearly impossible to endure ten days of relentless work with little food and almost no rest. We are immensely grateful for what they accomplished for their bravery and for the lives they saved. Our Sons And Daughters deserve the highest recognition for their courage and sacrifice. We are honored to stand here today receiving this recognition on behalf of the 13 who gave their lives. As Gold Star parents, our grief never truly ends. It changes, it transformed but remains with us always. I big part of us died with our children. On august 26, 2021. We want everybody to know that ceremonies like this provide a small but minimal relief in our ongoing journey of grief, reminding us that we raised the best and brightest for this country. We deeply appreciate the efforts of congress and the speaker of the house for making this moment possible. On behalf of all 13 families, we are grateful to receive this congressional Gold Medal, an honor our Sons And Daug
Lot s s to get to. But first, a as this mornings Los Angeles Times says saturdays news of the first u. S. Death from the coronavirus marks a turning point in the United States. Television screens are filled with maps like this one showing the virus spreading around the world. But lets remember that fear is a virus too. And it can be just as damage in. News outlets have a really important job to do right now. Conveying Accurate Information and part of the job is to tamp down on undue fears. Unfortunately, this virus has infected the political arena in ways that are truly jaw dropping. Protrump media stars are handling the outbreak by accusing news outlets of rooting for the virus. Watch. It looks like the coronavirus issing with weaponized as yet another element to bring down donald trump. Recent president ial medal of freedom resip yent Rush Limbaugh cooking up partisan conspiracy theories about the coronavirus. Chief among them its the news medias fault. They think this is whats going
President joe biden are ready to slug it out for the delegates. Sanders leads in california and texas, moderate democrats are trying to slow his momentum and getting behind joe biden. Less than 24 hours before voting began, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, and beto orourke all gave enthusiastic endorsements to former vp joe biden at events in texas last night, even as sanders was rallying his troops with his own take on the moderates coalescing. The political establishment is getting nervous. And they look at rallies like this in st. Paul and say whats going on here . Democrats want a nominee whos a democrat. A lifelong democrat. A proud democrat. An obama biden democrat. Join us. Our government must be based on principles of economic justice, social justice, racial justice, environmental justice. So to all of amy and petes millions of supporters, the door is open, come on in i think, you know, thats a beau because he has such enormous character. I dont think ive ever done this before bu
Lead their own International Boycott of the United States hosting the Olympic Games as retaliation for what happened to them in 1980. But the United States had, again, led a coalition of 65 countries for the boycott of moscow. The sovietnion sically just got themselves and their little sphere of influence in the eastern block. It was 14 countries in total, including the soviet union that boycotted l. A. In 1984. But that weird period in olympic history had one legacy for right now thats turning out to be sort of interesting. That the moscow olympics, that moscow olympic adventure with that weird International Intrigue around it in 1980, that was the last time russia gotten a olympics for a very, very long time. For a generation. Fast forward to 2007. July, 2007, the International Olympic committee met in this city, in lovely Guatemala City in guatemala to make a decision about who would get the winter Olympic Games in 2014. As you can see, Guatemala City is lovely, kcosmopolitan place.
Did not go to the olympics in moscow that year. And then, incidentally, it was pitiful four years later the olympics were held in los angeles four years later in 1984, moscow decided they would lead their own International Boycott of the United States hosting the Olympic Games as retaliation for what happened to them in 1980. But the United States had, again, led a coalition of 65 countries for the boycott of moscow. The soviet union basically just got themselves and their little sphere of influence in the eastern block. It was 14 countries in total, including the soviet union that boycotted l. A. In 1984. But that weird period in olympic history had one legacy for right now thats turning out to be sort of interesting. That the moscow olympics, that moscow olympic adventure with that weird International Intrigue around it in 1980, that was the last time russia gotten a olympics for a very, very long time. For a generation. Fast forward to 2007. July, 2007, the International Olympic com