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1948. Coming up next leaders of the , u. S. House and senate present the congressional gold medal to world war ii members of of the Civil Air Patrol in recognition for their military service. This 40minute event took place in the u. S. Capitol visitor center. Ladies and gentlemen, the speaker of the United States house of representatives, the honorable john a. Boehner. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon and welcome to the United States capitol. Thank you for being here to continue a great tradition, one that dates back to before our country was even a country. The congressional gold medal represents the highest expression of the peoples appreciation for distinguished achievements and contributions. The first recipient was general George Washington in ....
United states capitol. Thank you for being here to continue a great tradition, one that dates back to before our country was even a country. The congressional gold medal represents the highest expression of the peoples appreciation for distinguished achievements and contributions. The first recipient was general George Washington in march of 1776. Today, pursuant to set a bill 309, we will present a gold medal to the members of the Civil Air Patrol. Whose valor and dedication saved countless lives during world war ii. The Civil Air Patrol was organized six days before the bombing of pearl harbor. Its members flew for 24 million miles on Coastal Patrol. They summoned help for ships and survivors in distress. They spotted enemy submarines, dropped bombs, droppe ....
John mccall, tni looking forward to the authority, came up with the idea of essentially a two battalion u. S. Force. One kind is based in kabul with the assets to ensure that mobility. And the other battalion deployed in the key provincial centers. Kandahar, sharif, herat. Kind of a company of a level plus, very able to hold their ground against any likely force. If there was a serious challenge, you had the airmobile battalion set to go in and really kick some posterior. So two battalions. We send our messages to london and washington. Four hours later i had my response which was crocker, go sit under a tree until this insanity passes from you. There is no way we are going to send two battalions into afghanistan. I just think it was a very long time before we realized what we were up against. I believe as has been exaggerated that because of iraq, afghanistan suffered. I believe that because of erratic, at least during my period as ambassador, i was to a degree successful in increasin ....