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Let us pray. Gracious god, we pray today to remind us of the value of sacrifice. Is a venerable title. Rice paid by soldiers. To never accept defeat, to another quick. One who stayed alive with his friends by selflessly giving up his own. Ande brave men living indepth consecrate our values, the strength of our nation. Their actionse into the fabric of our history. We who are the living should never forget what they did, the friends they lost in what they left behind. We should take to heart the words spoken after battle by a greeting president , that it is for us living to be dedicated thatto the unfinished work those who fought so nobly advanced. God, we ask you to grant these and holy name, amen. Pres. Obama please be seated. Good afternoon, and welcome to the white house. More than four decades ago, in early 1970, an american squad in vietnam set out on patrol. They marched down a trail, past a rice paddy. Shots rang out and splintered the bamboo above their heads. The lead soldier ....
Thi this. Ice forgot about the plan or is not using the plan. It closed its Family Detention Center in texas a couple of years before this got out of hand. What i. C. E. Ended up doing was releasing some of the family members, some of them getting parole status. They have released information on where the unaccompanied juveniles have been resettled so far which i put in the packet. Total of 37,000 of them theyve provided details on with the majority going to a handful of states which are a little bit different than the unusual patterns of illegal settlement here. Over 5,000 in texas. 4,000 in new york. 4,000 in california. Almost the same number in florida as in california. And also significant populations of almost 3,000 in virginia and maryland. What theyre doing is people are going to places where there are already existing established communities of Central Americ ....
Major adkins received the medal for his actions while serving during the vietnam war. Army specialist sloat was awardrd his posthumously while serving as a machine gunner during vietnam. Dr. Sloat will accept the medal of honor on his brothers behalf. This is 25 minutes. Ladies and gentlemen, the president of the United States. [music] let us pray. Most high and gracious god, we pray today, if you will remind us of the value of sacrifice and how hero is a venable title because of the price paid by soldiers, like the two to be honored today, remembered by his persistent to defend his brothers, to never accept defeat and to never quit. And one who saved the lives of his friends by unselfishly giving up his own. These brave men living in death consecrate our history and our faith, the courage of our soldiers, the sacredness of our values, the strength of our nation. Today we weave their actions into the fabric of our history as they s ....
When we look through the lens of health 1 of 3 kids is obese or overweight. When we take the collective impact of each of those disparity points, what we see is indeed a generation of young people who are in crisis and there is a cost associated with that crisis, a cost that totals into the more than 150 billion that we estimate it will cost this nation when young people dont graduate. Additional burdens that will come in the health care system. So what we see is that our work is not just about prevention but our work is really about stabilizing the very foundation of this nation in terms of leaders, in terms that we have the work force that we need, and in terms of reducing the burden on our health care system. And we want to let you know that you can call in and join the conversation about what the challenges are facing todays youth or share your own experience with the boys and girls club of america or other sort of mentorship organizations. If you were under 18, you can call us at ....
Applause plus applause [applause] good morning, america. Ladies and gentlemen, families, friends, and most of all my fellow veterans. Im privileged and honored to be here on the hallowed grounds of this beautiful memorial to speak with you today was i proudly serve aid among the ranks of many serving today. Like many of you, i wore the uniform of my country proudly and served a cause greater than myself. The defense of our nations and our of our nation and our freedoms we value so much. Its a special bond all veterans share and its a privilege to share that bond with you on veterans day weekend. Today is special to us. When the country calls, my brothers and sisters and i responded by say, send me. On veterans day we all think about our brothers and sisters, those we served beside, those we led, those with looked up to, and those we lost. For us, veterans day could never be just another day of the year. Military and veteran families are unique in this way. When a wife or husband, son o ....