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bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was with still there ♪ ♪ o, say does that star spangled banner yet waive ♪ ♪ o'er the land of free and the home of the brave ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. >> good morning and welcome to the old hall of the house. thank all of you for joining us for the memorial for donald m. payne. with us today are members of representative payne's family as well as many colleagues and friends, all gathered just steps from the chamber where he served with great distinction. just as the body -- the house is the ...

traumatic event. combat stress is very different and very personal. it's something that people have to have a feeling of trust with someone else to share those experiences. the longer the person waits for the reconciliation process, the more difficult the problem may be. the answer to what i think they can do, i think we need to provide more opportunities like we're doing at semper fi odyssey for some of these people in the mental health community. i don't think that 1900 more people or 3400 more people are going to solve the problem, unless you're hiring a person that really can in ...

senator glenn did so on february 26th, 1962. on september 16th, 1969, the crew of the apollo 11 presented speaker john mccormack with a flag they carried to the moon. today the flag is under the care of the house sergeant of arms, bill livingood. as some of you know, bill has had a great affection for the flag. i've told he has even held birthday parties for it. we appreciate his willingness to part with it for just today. >> ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the presentation of the colors by the united states armed forces color guard, the singing of our national anthem, and the...

these were not people that i had called. these were people who had come on their own to testify. yet, it is a travesty. it is a travesty because there was information that was lost. that testimony was not a part of the public record. that is a travesty. it is emblematic of the stories that get lost. but it was also a travesty for those women, personal. it was an affront to them. so, how do we make sure that that does not happen, that we do not just this mess -- "oh, there is another woman so we are not going to bother to call them" -- how do we make sure that we are all heard from? i...

house as a speech writer to president lyndon johnson. he has been with the carnegie corporation of new york and served as the first president of the charles h. repson organization. he is in much demands as a speaker. he is the editor of numerous books, articles, and essays. three of his books have received an exceptional acclaim and remain classes in the field. please welcome the panel. [applause] cynthia, its all yours. >> welcome to what i think will be a lively and entertaining evening. our panelists have knowledge of southern history and our wonderful story tellers. eli reminded ...