Ladies and gentlemen please stay standing. Let us pray. Internal lord, god, the source of our hope and dreams, we think you for the doolittle tokyo raiders. A group of 80 patriots who bathe himself the country loved. We are grateful for the morale boost their exploits provided. A beleaguered nation, infusing america with the spirit of hope when it needed it most. Lord, we ask your special blessings on the two surviving raiders, the retired with a net kernel Lieutenant Colonel and the Staff Sergeant. Bless also and comfort the families of a third doolittle raider, the retired Lieutenant Colonel, who recently died. Made inspiration we see from this congressional Gold Medal Ceremony that celebrates the humble heroism of the doolittle tokyo raiders, motivate us to live more laudable lives. We pray in your great name, amen. Amen. Please be seated. Ladies and gentlemen, u. S. Representative from the 22nd district of texas. [applause] good afternoon here it i want to thank leaders of both par
In france, i had two uncles in world war ii. My dad served in the navy on my wifes side, her brothers served in vietnam. I learned much from them. It is really the vietnam side that opened my eyes in the late 70s and early 80s because by that time the time i was old enough to absorb things as a young teenager, the family members on my side were well beyond their service. I dont remember my grandfather ever talking about world war i. I dont remember my uncle talking about world war ii until i started doing this work in the and then i would take him everywhere and give him talk. He would spend memorial day at the concert. He unfortunately passed away. This past october. As did my brother in law who was a combat that in vietnam. Stayed in the army for 22 years. I learned so much from him and so much from my wifes two brothers. Theyve really got me thinking and so i got involved in the Vietnam Veterans groups in the 80s and in the chicago area supporting them. So, ten years later, i had an
[ applause ] ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing for the departure of the official party. This weekend on the cspan netwo networks, politics, books and American History. On saturday, at 6 00 p. M. Eastern, hurricane katrina, the 10th anniversary. Speakers include bill clinton and the mayor mitch landrieu. And sunday evening at 6 30, speeches from Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders at the Democratic National committee in minneapolis. On cspan 2 book tv on saturday at 10 00 eastern on afterwards, author danel Padilla Peralta talked about his book, chasing his journey from an grbt to his college education. And then hurricane katrina, featuring Haley Barbour and Investigative Reporter ronnie green. On American History tv on cspan 3 a few minutes past 2 00 p. M. , don thomas discusses the history of space station and comparing russian and American Development and looking at the future of International Space station efforts. And on sunday at 4 00 p. M. On real america, appointment i
We have new profiles tonight at 8 00 p. M. Eastern with four members of congress, three of them veterans. There was one day where i had 31 things on my calendar. You might have a fiveminute meeting followed by a 10 minute meeting. I serve on three committees, seven subcommittees. I get up early. I tried exercise as close to every morning as i can. The evenings usually and late. Up there are other people that have vices. They might go out drinking or whatnot. For me, i love to empty my email inbox. That is my vice. Staying on top of stuff. We might be out, there might be some type of event going on. Local groups from the district for good causes. I like to get back to work. I usually go to sleep around 12 00 and a backup early at 5 00. All starting tonight at 9 00 p. M. Eastern time. A congressional gold ceremony. House and Senate Leaders held a ceremony at the capitol honoring the doolittle tokyo raiders for their service during world war ii. The 80 man volunteer unit conducted the fir
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