In france, i had two uncles in world war ii. My dad served in the navy on my wifes side, her brothers served in vietnam. I learned much from them. It is really the vietnam side that opened my eyes in the late 70s and early 80s because by that time the time i was old enough to absorb things as a young teenager, the family members on my side were well beyond their service. I dont remember my grandfather ever talking about world war i. I dont remember my uncle talking about world war ii until i started doing this work in the and then i would take him everywhere and give him talk. He would spend memorial day at the concert. He unfortunately passed away. This past october. As did my brother in law who was a combat that in vietnam. Stayed in the army for 22 years. I learned so much from him and so much from my wifes two brothers. Theyve really got me thinking and so i got involved in the Vietnam Veterans groups in the 80s and in the chicago area supporting them. So, ten years later, i had an
Members of congress, distinguished guests colleagues from the department of defense, past and present. Members of the Vietnam Commemoration Advisory Committee the, thank you for being here today. Thank you to the organizers an commemorative partners of this important event and thousands like it across the country and the entire vietnam commemoration effort. Most importantly, thank you to the vietnam era veterans and their families who join us. You honor us with your presence. In a year of anniversaries for this years marks the 150th anniversary of the end of our civil war, the 70th anniversary of the end ever world war ii, the 65th anniversary of the start of korean war, today we gather to remember the vietnam war and to honor those who served in it. We remember the 50th anniversary of president johnsons executive order establishing the Vietnam Service ribbon and we honor our 7. 2 million living vietnam era veterans. Fair fallen comrades in arms including those still unaccounted for an
Please welcome the speaker of the house of representatives. Ladies and gentlemen, the honorable john boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. [applause] john boehner ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests, welcome to the United States capitol. In a few weeks americans will mark 70 years since the end of world war ii. When that war concluded on the deck of the battleship missouri, General Macarthur spoke of his great hope that the carnage of that war would be a foundation for a future based in his words on the dignity of man and the fulfillment of his most cherished wish for freedom tolerance, and justice. We know that world failed to emerge, especially in asia. And within a few years america was called upon to lead the free world against communist tyranny. President kennedy would later call this the long, twilight struggle. This struggle led us, first, to korea in the early 50s. Later it led us to vietnam, a country few americans at that time had ever heard of. Today, we g
Ladies and gentlemen, the honorable john boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. [applause] john boehner thank you. Ladies and gentlemen distinguished guests, welcome to the United States capitol. In a few weeks americans will mark 70 years since the end of world war ii. When that war concluded on the deck of the battleship missouri, General Macarthur spoke of his great hope that the carnage of that war would be a foundation for a future based in his words on the dignity of man and the fulfillment of his most cherished wish for freedom tolerance, and justice. We know that world failed to emerge, especially in asia. And within a few years america was called upon to lead the free world against communist tyranny. President kennedy would later call this the long, twilight struggle. This struggle led us, first, to korea in the early 50s. Later it led us to vietnam, a country few americans at that time had ever heard of. Today, we gather to celebrate the vietnam commemoration and t
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