thank you, jane. we re also joined by david and rose, the parents of major andrew buyers. as a boy, andrew dreamed of the chance to attend the united states military academy at westpoint. he worked hard, he urned that chance and he graduated at the top of his class. he became the commander of a special halo team, leading his fellow soldiers out of fire and hurdling into dangerous and unknown territory. about this time, andrew was sent on his third combat deployment. this time he went to
worked heroically to open a gateway and get his money to safety risking his life to save theirs. and he did it. unbelievably he did it. but in saving those lives, andrew was killed right then and there by enemy fire. andrew has since been awarded the silver star for gallantry in battle. to his parents, david and rose, we stand in awe of your son and his courageous sacrifice. on behalf of the american people, i express to you our ever-lasting gratitude for what his son did for his country, for his comrades and for all of us. andrew s father says he holds on
ten special forces to land by helicopter near a taliban safehaven in northern afghanistan. they trekked through a mile of waist-deep mud and climbed a steep cliff before finally reaching the village that they wanted to reach. there a night-long battle ensued. andrew and his team fought off wave after wave of fighters. a grenade detonated as the taliban began to surround the american and afghan forces. andrew ran through the smoke and through the hail of bullets to rescue an afghan soldier. in the midst of this torrent of gunfire and danger, andrew worked heroicicly to open a
to every gold-star family, god can you and your loved ones are with them. they died in war so that we could live in peace. i believe that god has a special place in heaven for those that laid down their lives so that others may live free from fear and this horrible oppression. now let us pledge to make the most of that freedom, that they so gallantly and brilliantly fought for and they died for us. let us also pledge to tell is the story of robert, chris, andrew and all of america s fallen warriors today and for
afghanistan. november 3, he was one of ten special forces operators, to land by helicopter near a taliban safe haven in northern afghanistan. they trekked through a mile of waist-deep mud and climbed steep cliffs before finally reaching the village that they wanted to reach. there a night s long battle ensued. andrew and his team fought off wave after wave of enemy fighters. a grenade detonated and as the taliban began to surround the americans and afghan forces, andrew ran through the smoke and through the hail of bullets to rescue an afghan soldier. in the midst of this torrent of gun fire and danger, andrew