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Good morning. Good morning. Good morning. I would like to welcome you to fort stevens. We would like to welcome you to historic fort events and the 54th anniversary of for stephens, and the national for its managers as well as an national cemetery, we have some programming there as well. At this time, we will present the colors, today, representing the 54th regiment of massachusetts and the u. S. Colored troops from connecticut. We will open now with the presentations of colors. Please be seated. For those who were wondering, that was the him from the 18th 61 versus written by oliver holmes, s...

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Im john allen, the president of brookings and on behalf of the institution and our partners at Service Year Alliance, i want to welcome you all to this important event today. I want to welcome those coming in over the webcast and of course we always welcome the media. This morning youll be hearing from a distinguished group of leaders and volunteers on the matter of National Service. Let me make a few brief comments to begin with. In such divided and turbulent times, we must look for ways to bridge society, to bridge the divides and to restore a sense of com...

30 seconds. 30 seconds particularly and interesting. Its my opportunity to introduce and moderate the second panel. Let me just begin by introducing myself briefly. Im bill glass than, a senior fellow in the government studies program, here at brookings. Delighted to be a small cargo in the brookings Service Alliance machine. That is produced this meeting. I want to thank. Two people in particular bell sol hill, for conceiving it is day and working tirelessly for the past six months to bring about. To bring it about. And also our president john allen for lending his vast experience and immense...

Next, currents and former public official officials on the importance of military and civilian Service Programs. The event hosted by the Brookings Institution lasts just over an hour. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Im john allen, im the president of brookings and on behalf of the institution and our partners at service here alliance, i want to welcome you all to this event today. I want to welcome those coming in over the especially with web cast and of course we always welcome the media. This morning, you will be hearing from a distinguished group of leaders and volunteers on the matter ...

Its my happy duty to introduce and moderate the second panel. Let me just begin by introducing myself briefly. Im bill galston. Delighted to be a small cog in in the Service Alliance machine that produced this meeting. I want to thank two people in particular. Belle sawhill for conceiving of this day and working tirelessly over a period of at least six months to bring it about. And also our president john allen for lending his vast experience and immense moral authority to our enterprise this morning. And i think its a sign that brookings is spiritually aligned with the National Service moveme...