miss arlene, army and navy union , united states of america. retired united states navy fleet master chief paul a kings berry, president noncommissioned officers association of the united states. ms. patricia harris, national vice commander, the american legion. mr. chris ved vick, national commander, ella terry order of the purple heart. retired united states marine corps sergeant major johnny baker, national, dante and ceo marine corps league. retired united states army chaplain brigadier general robert plus cow ski, national president, military chaplain association of the united states of america. retired united states marine corps corporal charles brown, national president, paralyzed veterans of america. mr. donald marx, national aji sin, leader a valor of the united states. retired lieutenant colonel michael a okun, md. commander-in-chief, military order of the world war. retired united states navy chief petty officer deborah l shake, national president. the retired and listed. mr. brian fackler, d.c. agent and metal of honor recipient, co

we thank the united states navy ceremonial band and washington performance children of the gospel blessing us with your beautiful music. it is a thrilled to be joined by our youth tree lighter, a citizen of cherokee indians. he is a winninges ayaan shares a moving story about the origin of the mighty evergreen tree. after creating all plants and animals our creator asked them to fast, and stay awake. at the end, only a few were awake. those who were awake were allowed to keep it under special healing powers and hope enduring through the dark night. and it is hope we celebrate each season that through the cold dark winter that some day will come and in a moment of dismay, speaker mccormick had an idea, to place here a national beacon of hope, comfort and joy. and ever since in times of war and peace, hardship and prosperityity, the spectacular christmas tree has brought the american people together. each year, this cherished tradition units are americans from all corners of the country and the tree travels from the national forest to the capitol, to the families who make it here to the ligh

arlene baker, army and navy union, united states of america. retired united states navy fleet master chief, paul a kingsbury. president, noncommissioned associate -- officer association of the united states. this patricia harris, national vice commander. the american legion. mr. chris messick, national commander, military order of the purple heart. retired united states marine corps sergeant major, johnny baker. national commandant and ceo of marine corps league. retired united states army chaplain, brigadier general robert futsal's key, national president military chapels association of the united states of america. retired -- corporal charles brown, national president of caroline veterans of america. mr. donald mark, national adjutant, legion of valor of the united states. retired united states army lt. col., michael a okun's. mc. commander-in-chief, military order of the world wars. retired united states navy chief petty officer doug, national president, the entire -- retired and listed. brian sector. idc agent and medal of honor recipient.

torpedoman mate second class edward joseph, honorably discharged from the united states navy on january 4, 1946, serving in world war ii aboard the u.s.s.ollick. on november 29, 1945, six japanese planes attacked them in the gulf while on anti-sawb marine patrol, with 31 men giving their life in defense of their ship, comrades and country, 41 being wounded, one sailor missing in action. anthony joseph, united states died in 1945 sadly due to cancer. lewis joseph he united states merchants ma shall -- merchant marines, visited 31 countries i, islands, and territories, two of the ships he served on were sunk with one sink sinking causing him to spend 17 days adrift in a raft. his unit earned the presidential unit citation with two battle stars. he used his brother joseph's identification to enlist nirnlly in the coast guard as he was under aged to serve his country. john g. joseph, united states coast guard during world war ii, also serving as a corporal and auto equipment operator in the united states army during the period immediately after world war ii, serving from december of 1945 th

congratulations on becoming a sailor in the united states navy, jason. madam speaker, i rise today to congratulate amy shields of the allegany hardwood ut lakes network on being named to the top 100 forest list. pennsylvania's allegany plateau region alone produces 80% of the cherry hardwood supply of the entire world. this is a critical ingredients for producing furniture and home goods for customers at home and abroad. this industry is fortunate to have their interests represented by amy shields who is the current executive director of ahug and the voice of the timber industry in pennsylvania. ms. shields is a long-term veteran of the timber industry. because of her efforts, loggers, saw mills, and hardwood manufacturers can continue to provide the highest quality forest products to the world. congratulations, amy, on this great accomplishment. madam speaker, i rise today to congratulate the pennsylvania 4-h dairy judging team on their top honors at the 100th national 4-h dairy judging contest at the world dairy expo. in october, the pennsylvania team

arlene baker, national commander, army and navy union, united states of america. retired united states navy fleet mastered chief paul kingsbury, president of the noncommissioned officers association of the united states. ms. patricia harris, national vice commander, american legion. mr. chris desnik, national commander, military order of the purple heart. retired united states marine corps sergeant major johnny baker, national commandant and ceo marine corps league. retired united states army chaplain brigadier general robert pleskowsky. retired united states marine corps corporal charles brown, national president, paralyzed veterans of america. mr. donald marks, national adjutant, legion of valor of the united states. retired united states army lieutenant colonel michael a o akden, commander-in-chief, military order of the world wars. retired united states chief petty officer deborah elchick, national president, the retired and listed association. mr. brian packer, dz agent and medal of honor recipient, congressional medal of honor society of the united states. m

states navy of 1812 to challenge once again british command of the seas commerce writing in this, the navy was joined by hundreds of american privateers vessels licensed by the government to prey on enemy trade during the first year of war, american squadrons wide sweeps. their prime targets were convoys from the west indies to europe. commodore rogers, with the frigates president and congress, the frigate, the united states and brig argus under decatur bainbridge, the constitution and scoop of war hornet all set out to strike british merchant fleets, deployment of these american naval squadrons diverted the british fleet and northern american waters from blockading united states ports to escorting men and seeking out our commerce raiders. new jersey, july 17 and 1818 12. and one of the most dramatic incidents of the war a british squadron, including the frigate carrier and shannon moving south from halifax, almost captured the constitutional captain icicle by skillful catching narrowly escaped in a dead with no help from the sailors, anchors were repeatedly carried ahead in ships. bo

states navy plans to ban confederate flag, all public spaces and workers. coaches from every mississippi public university lobbied law makers to remove the state classroom for the governor. debra housman is changing his tune, calling for the legislature to vote on the flag now. i ah, it seems like it's coming to ahead with this potential vote. to me it's monte funny that an event that happened, you know, 1037 miles away from jackson, mississippi. all is impacting mississippi with an overwhelming vote of 85 to 35. it says that the lawmakers voted in favor on efforts to change their state slang. the call to serve the lives of black mississippians in this moment led to an unexpected turn. there is a major changed to one of the options that could be an alternative to mississippi's current state flag. launched in is a designer of what has been known as the student flag is stepping away from the project in a continued effort to be of service. i'll be stepping away from this endeavor, as i understand the hurt and potential harm. my last name can cause, but i'll always continue to fight for miss

states, navy plans to ban confederate flag, all public spaces and workers, coaches from every mississippi public university lobbied law makers to remove the state. governor of deborah jose is changing his tune, calling for the legislature to vote on the flag now. ah, it seems like it's coming to ahead with this potential both. to me it's monte funny that an event that happened, you know, 1037 miles away from jackson, mississippi is impacting mississippi with an overwhelming vote of $85.00 to $35.00 is is that the lawmakers voted in favor on efforts to change their state slang. the call to serve the lives of black, mississippi, in this moment, lead to an unexpected turn. there is a major changed to one of the options that could be an alternative to mississippi's current state flag. larson is a designer of what has been known as the student flag is stepping away from the project in a continued effort to be of service. i'll be stepping away from this endeavor as i understand the hurt and potential harm. my last name can cause, but i'll always continue to fight for mississippi and her people,

states navy a tradition for us on veterans day, we honor you, honor all those who served it's great to have you here. >> you're very gracious and you and the network are not only supportive of veterans but active duty. >> let's begin with the markets. take a check on where we stand today. uheard bond markets closed for veterans day obviously the ftx bankruptcy weighing a bit on sentiment. dollars weaker again, s&p is good for a few points. nasdaq is up 0.75. steve weiss calls that cpi report a game changer. he says it supports a rally into the end of the year. we'll get to a well-known investor in a minute who thinks stocks can run you must as well based on the activity you have today which i see as rather substantial. you bought more microsoft, goldman, bank of america, added morgan stanley, the xlf, the qs, united and on and on more bullish >> look, my view has not changed very much. i still think that earnings going to come down significantly far below what consensus is which is 220, 235. i'm looking 200 next year. you've got this window that's a seasonal window. ppi will come ou

states navy or it must be orderly. were 75 years on from landed churchill's urging here, the united states unfurl the flag of world leadership. seventy-five years later, our nation is wiser than it once was but the limits of its strength. the united states is experiencing part of morning on the road from fulton and churchill's appearance there to hear. hard learning began four years after churchill spoke here and when president truman and independence, missouri took that nation into war in korea. hard learning career and trend continued in vietnam and it continued in iraq and in the first decade of the century. and it continues today in afghanistan. with the united states seems to be in a painfully slow process of disengaging from what clearly is an impossible task. a task of nationbuilding in a country that is not really a nation. more than a decade ago, when the afghanistan was already a decade old, had a conversation within secretary of defense robert in his office. i asked him, so when is the last time that afghani

states navy. and then there were eight guys in or rather nine guys in the cellblock here. thanks, robert and i, we lost four of. all right. beat beat army. so when these guys got in these rooms there, pushed him by the north vietnamese army's guards. they yanked their blindfold off at last minute and slammed the door. i looked around, have a dim bulb burning in the ceiling, concrete wall here, a concrete wall here in front of them and a door with a little small grill for air. really. eight or nine holes in the door behind. you know, they put one arm out and touch wall, the other arm they touch the other and they walk their cell. they hit a wall around, walk back. and this was their they were in here for about 23 hours and 30 minutes today. it was a freezer in the wintertime. it was a furnace in the summertime. they didn't know when they were going to get out every single day was exactly the same. and all they was each other. keep their spirits up and to try and convince each other that somehow the

states navy. and then there were eight guys in or rather nine guys in the cellblock here. thanks, robert and i, we lost four of. all right. beat beat army. so when these guys got in these rooms there, pushed him by the north vietnamese army's guards. they yanked their blindfold off at last minute and slammed the door. i looked around, have a dim bulb burning in the ceiling, concrete wall here, a concrete wall here in front of them and a door with a little small grill for air. really. eight or nine holes in the door behind. you know, they put one arm out and touch wall, the other arm they touch the other and they walk their cell. they hit a wall around, walk back. and this was their they were in here for about 23 hours and 30 minutes today. it was a freezer in the wintertime. it was a furnace in the summertime. they didn't know when they were going to get out every single day was exactly the same. and all they was each other. keep their spirits up and to try and convince each other that somehow the

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having my son in the ups marine corps and my son-in-law as a lieutenant in the united states navy married to our daughter charlotte, was a source of great pride for us, but it also for me helped us always remember that we should deal with the men and women of our armed forces as though they were our own family because they are. i mean, when we came into office in 2017, i actually heard that the air force had grounded a third of their aircraft to use as spare parts to keep the other aircraft in the air. and i couldn't be more proud in those first two years of our administration that we enacted the largest increase in our national defense since the days of ronald reagan. providing for the common defense is the first obligation of our national government and making sure the men and women of our armed forces have the resources they need to accomplish their mission and come home safe was our top priority. so i appreciate you mentioning my son and our family, including my son-in-law and their spouses. we couldn't be more proud of them and couldn't be more grateful for their services. we are in

in the united states navy married to our daughter charlotte, it was a source of great pride for us

states navy a tradition for us on veterans day, we honor you, honor all those who served it's great to have you here. >> you're very gracious and you and the network are not only supportive o

states, navy rear admiral and swap serving as grand marshal of this parade started at s a p center and will finish at st carlos and market streets. the parade includes military units, elected officials, vintage vehicles and marching bands. there's no way unique opportunity to give back to those who have served our country. tony larussa is animal rescue foundation is looking for foster families for its pets. tibet's program ktvu brooks jarocz has this report. she's been my lifesaver. service comes in a variety of forms. jeff thomas's service began in germany as an air force sergeant during the cold war veteran who has struggled with ptsd. i didn't sleep at night. it was just it was horrible. and, um, so i. you know, took it upon myself to say hey, look, i need some help that help came with four legs, a big heart and an appetite. good girl. okay? maddie is a certified service canine who also knows a few tricks. stay. okay? oh good girl . she's part of the pets invents program at the animal rescue foundation in walnut creek. this is boston. he's one of our newest recruits, turning rescue