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Today we are talking about 1968, a year when a heck of a lot happened, including a president ial election. A year where there were a lot of social, economic, political parallels that are in some ways familiar to us now because, in part, some of the changes the early 21st Century America has experience particularly in politics were set in motion in this late 1960s period. Lets get started. I want to start with an unlikely as official News Conference or address to the American People. March 31, 1968. President Lyndon Johnson gave a televised address to the nation. His subject but was the vietnam war. By this point the vietnam had escalated into a bloody conflict involving over half a million american soldiers. A war that had gradually started as a small engagement ....
Ladies and gentlemen on behalf of the 115th congress, welcome to the wreathlaying ceremony by chapman major collins, United States air force. Let us pray. Eternal god, we are thankful for this moment of remembrance. It is in the silence of this hall we remember the sacrifices of those who laid their life down in service to this country. We remember the brothers and sisters in arms who willingly took on the responsibility and bore the burden to this country. We are thankful for the sacrifice and remembrance of their families. He dinky do since the founding after the civil war serving of memorial day was reminder of servicemen and women of our news that laid down the altar of freedom. This will honor the memory of those laid to rest. To receive the report Brigadier General scott perry, United States army. Report. Army all ....
We have a great group of members who are here and i know everybodys got a lot of different commitments this morning. We are also eager to hear from our witnesses and talk about a critical issue facing our country. Its really a crisis in our communities and its getting worse, not better and the crisis is this Opioid Epidemic. The country is being gripped by it. My state is in many states are. Its in every corner of my state. Earlier this month in ohio, there was a near fatal but now overdose following a routine traffic stop. He p he noticed there was white powder spread around the car. He did the right thing. He put on his mask and gloves, arrested some individuals,s, went back to the Police Station and noticed it on his shirt there was some powder so he reached up like this and brush the powder off his shirt. This guy is 6foot three, 225 pounds. A big man. He fell to the flo ....