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
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
Say the technology will be on the train by the year end but it will not be on some of the tracks. The tracks are on by others like amtrak and norfolk southern. Amtrak says they will be done installing it by the deadline csx says they will need more deadline time. I cant imagine it helping people in fredericksburg. Reporter this woman relocated to fredericksburg knowing she could take vre everyday. It would definitely create some sort of hassle. The only other alternative would be to drive. Reporter speaking of officials they say this is not for a lack of effort. They have been working on this and spending billions of dollars in technology. They dont do put it on the system until it is safe. They say they dont have to create another risk on the rails. Congress could make an extension sometime ahead of the deadline. Brianne carter, abc 7 news. Kimberly if vre and marc are forced to suspend service the comedic pressure drivers on the road. The Transit Agency may have to make some service
An illegal uturn and hit the bus. Five passengers were on the bus and they were taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. A new week and yet new reports of more violence in the district. Two people were shot just this morning in northeast. Jonathan you can understand this, the people are worried. But they are now to the point where they are just mad. This latest incident of violence, 23yearold man killed when someone randomly shot up the area around the shaw metro station onrd sad station on saturday. This is almost tiresome. Stephen tschida joins us and say the latest on another investigation. At some point it has to stop. Stephen there is no stop in sight at this point, jonathan. That is why it has so many people upset. I was right over here on saturday where 23yearold was gunned down in a rain of bullets, random gunfire. Since we have seen the spike in homicide in the d. C. Area in the city we have also witnessed this beefed up police presence. The mayor saying they a
On seconddegree murder charges in the shooting death of john geer. Now what will happen is it will go to a jury in fairfax county, we will see exactly what happens in that process. But family and friends. Well continue to follow this, have more later. Back to you. Leon thank you, jeff. We have this just in as well. New Surveillance Video after weekend homicide in shaw. A 23yearold was shot and coiled when they opened fire. Moments ago they released Surveillance Video in regard to the case. Matt was one of my best friends. Leon mall rosenberg was a friend of Kevin Sutherland who was stabbed to death on a metro train on the fourth of july. He brought joy to Sick Children and smile to the faces of adults and tonight people are remembering Leonard Robinson known as batman. He was dressed up there as the dark knight. He died in a car crash last night near league league. He would drive up in his car and everyone would wheel out in their wheelchairs or drag out there and run out if they could