Of africanamerican fighter pilots, also from a veteran who served with 442nd Regimental Combat Team comprised of japanese american soldiers. The American Veteran Center Hosted this 35minute panel discussion. Im glad to be here this morning. Im also a graduate of Virginia Military institute. Im glad to see some vets on hand. Okay. As i have in the past, im honored to be here to moderate the panel about the greatest generation. Like many of you, i always enjoy hearing stories about world war ii. As mentioned for the last 15 or 16 or 17 years ive been involved around projects that centered around world war ii, National War Memorial and congress collecting stories from world war ii veterans. Ive heard hundreds if not thousands of stories from world war ii veterans. My ears perk up when i hear stories about Tuskegee Airmen and 442nd Regimental Combat Team. If you dont know what they are, i think most of you do, youre about to hear about it this morning. The american patriots who served in t
Are really appropriate for this new kind of era and in some ways by rolling them back whether we are actually going to see the or whether or not the new rules well be living under are actually appropriate for the moment that were living in. Tech companies are concerned about having to pay to reach consumers. Thats a pretty big fear, especially not so much the bigger guys who have the money and could pay, but some of the smaller websites. Etsy, reddit. Theyve been very active in this space because they said if we have to pay a toll to reach consumers, its going to hurt us. We cant afford to do that. Watch the communicators tonight at 8 00 eastern on cspan2. During world war ii the United States military was racially segregated. Up next on American History tv we hear from a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first unit of africanamerican fighter pilots. Also from a veteran who served with the combat team comprised of japanese american soldiers. The American Veteran Center Hosted this 35
Honored to be hereby. I always enjoy hearing stories about world war ii and for the last 15, 16, 17 years or so ive been involved with projects that centered around world war ii. I was with the National World war ii memorial and the library of congress collecting stories from world war ii veterans. I have heard hundreds if not thousands of stories from world war ii veterans. But my ears always perk up when i hear stories about Tuskegee Airmen and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. The american patriots who served in those units bring a much different perspective to service to country and bravery under fire. Its a very special morning that we have two members, one of each who served in one of those units. Chief Master Sergeant robert zumi is a veteran of world war ii who joined the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and also subsequently the 101st Airborne Division, well find out what thats about. Its unusual to have a japanese american the 101st Airborne Division in world war ii. And we also
The speaker pro tempore the yeas are 239 and the nays are 173. The bill is passed. Without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The unfinished is vote on the the gentleman from of the motion by mr. Katko and pass h. R. 4567 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 4567 a bill to require a department of Homeland Security overseas personnel enhancement plan and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a fiveminute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 4
The white house. Well talk what that could mean with a democratic strategist and the deadly fire in oakland, california what were learning about the dozens of desperate victims and what they did when they realized they were about to die. Good afternoon. President elect donald trump has Just Announced another deal to boost the American Force work. He stepped out from the golden elevators at trump tower a short time ago with a head of a Japanese Bank and announced it plans to invest 50 billion in the United States and create approximately 50,000 new american jobs. Well have much more on that in just a moment, the president elect is taking aim, after making a deal with carrier to keep hundreds of jobs in the United States. This time hes targeting boeing. The Company Employees more than 150,000 americans. And the president elect is apparently upset over how much taxpayer money its spending to build two new air force jets. This morning tweeted boeing is building a 747 air force one for futu