there were pictures the government meant for you to never see when the u.s. invaded iraq at the outset of that war in 2003. president george w. bush declared that there would be no arrival ceremonies and no media coverage of military casualties caskets. americans could see the combat. they were happy to embed reporters with the military to make sure the public saw that, but americans would not be able to see for ourselves this other part of the war, the part where we see the human cost to u.s. troops and their families. it s not that there were no pictures of the flag-draped coffins coming back from iraq. the pentagon had pictures. but they wouldn t release them. and they wouldn t let the media take their own. they walled off those ceremonies
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where they played. it reminds americans of our very first army. the strength of the nation and we bring to life the music that was played for our soldiers during the revolutionary war. how big is the group? i know we ve got a pretty good contingent here today. 69 enlisted members and one more in office. and you ll play for the president all the time. yes, it s an official escort to the president of the united states. we play for arrival ceremonies, for foreign heads of state at the white house. and you played at inaugurations and all kinds of affairs of state. all inaugurals since john f. kennedy. when somebody from outside of the united states sees this group, what s the reaction? they say it s probably unique and incredible. very stirring and inspiring. and unfortunately probably play at very difficult times in our country s history, too. to honor our fallen members of the service. yes, sir. music is served to inspire soldiers from the very beginning. that s wha
america with china which has a burgeoning trade relationship and business relationship with many of these countries as well. brazil, no one needs to be reminded about their emerging status on the world economic stage. chile, ditto. the president will be in santiago for meetings there, press conferences in both locations with the respective leaders. then on to el salvador. there, arrival ceremonies, a lot of pomp and circumstances. dinners around these visits. the president will visit some mayan ruins in el salvador before finally returning to washington next wednesday. it is not out of the question between now an late tonight when the president departs that we could hear from him on situation in libya in the wake of that startling u.n. security council vote last night, thomas. mike viqueira at the white house for us, thank you. so least of all to say it has been a rocky week on wall street and the events in japan as well as those in the middle east threaten to undermine what was al