[captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2017] good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Im the ceo of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund. I will be your master of ceremonies today. It is my pleasure to be the first to welcome you to the veterans day ceremony at the wall. Before we begin the formal program, i would like to the gold starof family members we have with us here today. Fathers, wives, siblings, spouses, nieces, nephews, and sons and daughters in touch. All of those who experienced the loss of a loved one and know all too well of the sacrifices that our military families make. To those still waiting for the return of their loved ones who are listed as missing. Thank you for joining us. [applause] id also like to take a moment to thank the wall volunteers, they are the folks you see in the Yellow Jackets and hats. Of the Vietnam Veter
Terry mcsweeney has insight into the Mental Health of Elliot Rodger. We begin with jean ellie who is on the campus of uc santa cruz. Hundreds of students stand together. The violence didnt happen on this campus be many of the students have ties to the students. We shall overcome reporter hundreds of students stand remembering six Uc Santa Barbara students killed friday. It hit close to home. I was worried about my friends. I want stood stand with them. Reporter only distance separated students from the sadness on the Santa Barbara campus. It never hit me until coming here and listening to people talk and hearing the names of the victims. Reporter names like Veronika Weiss. A childhood friend of hers shared stories about playing softball with a cheerful teammate. Whenever, eve if we were losing she had this laugh you could hear from miles away. Reporter some students cried with relief. I dont know what i would have done if i lost my cousin. Hes just a part of me. Hes just a piece of me.
To save his fellow soldiers during the vietnam wear. Retired captain gary rose spent two decades in the u. S. Army. It was his bravery in september of 1970 during a mission that earned him the most recognition. At the time he was Sergeant Rose. His unit was deep in Enemy Territory in laos. He repeatedly ran into the line of fire to provide medical treatment to dozens of troops. He used his own body to shield americans from harm. On the final day of the mission, Sergeant Rose was in a helicopter that crashed. Instead of focusing on his injuries, he pulled the crew and members of his unit from the burning wreckage. During the fourday mission, three men died. Rose is credited with treating between 60 and 70 others. For more on his extraordinary story, Kristin Fisher is live in washington. Hi, kristin. Hi, shep. The other incredible part of his story, he was injured two days before that helicopter crash. He was firing at the enemy with one hand and dragging a wounded soldier with the other
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