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Business, we'd have to restructure the whole national security strategy and it would leave all the armed forces hollow as the secretary said. >> you can't handle this. you're a fighter by nature and by trade. how does the army fight in political circles to make sure you don't get screwed? >> it's a matter of us continuing to -- we testified last week, we testified again yesterday on a different subject but we'll continue to talk to congress about the importance of making sure this doesn't happen. and i believe everyone understands that. and i think that they will work as hard as they can to en...

development of alternative fuels. his warning to arab oil producer comes amid a chilling prediction. goldman sachs says gas will reach $5 a gallon this summer. and remembering the sacrifice s at arlington nationl cemetery. this morning, president obama takes part in ceremonies there, including a wreath-laying ceremony at the tomb of the unknowns. let's talk politics now. presidential candidates, those who have declared, and those likely to, are reaching out to voters on this memorial day. oh, yeah, sarah palin is using the holiday to kick off her nationwide bus tour. she rode int...

Back a former afghan war commander, general stanley mcchrystal, to help oversee the effort. peter charrelli made this a personal mission. his wife beth is also a passionate advocate for military families and i thank you, both, for coming and welcome you and also apologize for mispronouncing your name a few moments ago. my bad. let's talk about the real challenge here. what is the burden on the military and the pain and suffering really that our veterans and their families are experiencing on the home front after they come back? >> we have got soldiers that have come back from two, three, four ...

Significant element of getting the troviews of the troops. it has been designed in partnership with a professional survey company, and according to the best practices that they have for that industry. we want to sample 100,000 active duty and 100,000 in the reserve component. and i suggested, i strongly suggested that they double the size of the sample. i wanted a significant percentage of the force to have an opportunity to offer their views on this. i'm aware there's at least one group that has suggested that gays and lesbians in the service

Veterans who are coming home are actually afraid to put their service on their resume or job application because they're afraid the employer will put them at the bottom of the pack. that's crazy. >> well, one of our concerns, especially for the reserve and national guard, is that since the paradigm has changed with the reserve component being used more frequently, and those individuals being deployed more frequently, there is some fear on many employers, especially those small businesses, that they're going to lose a individual that they desperately need. and because of that, some veterans are...