Did yesterday with a quote, but in the introduction to the quote, has anyone not seen private ryan . Anyone not seen it . Thats what i figured. For those of us that have served and particularly those of us that have faced combat that opening scene is something that youll never forget, ever, i hope you never forget it, but the scene most important to me actually came later in the movie. Tom hanks laying on the rubble called over private ryan and he asked him to kneel down, and he said to him two words, earn this. Any victory Worth Winning must be deserved, anda t as the victories are in scale so must be our exertions, deserve victory, Winston Churchill said. We shall not win through the evils in our enemy, we shall win through the merit in ourselves. Deserve victory, and let that be the touchstone of every thought, word and deed. Frankly, i think about that pretty much every day. Am i living up to my own expectations, let alone the expectations of others . Today were going to hear from
All right, the Committee Meets today to receive testimony from the Government Accountability office, the Service Secretaries, the Service Chiefs, on the current condition of privatized military housing. Almost a year ago, i first heard from the military families about the dismal conditions they faced. Frankly confession is good for the soul. This was janet driver called this to my attention, from Tinker Air Force base. And i thought this was something that was just unique to Tinker Air Force base, and then i thought, no, it is elsewhere in oklahoma. And so that was the background of how this all started. Weve come to learn that its it is a problem nationwide. Its a National Crisis of proportions we havent seen since the scandal at walter reed about a decade ago. Members of this committee, our staff and myself, weve all traveled and seen these problems firsthand. This is the third hearing this committee has had on this issue and im sure its not going to be the last. We open that since o
For those of us that have served , particularly those of us that have faced combat that opening scene is something that you will never forget. I hope you never forget. The scene that is most important to me came later in the movie. Tom hanks is laying on the rubble and he called over private ryan. He asked him to kneel down. He said to him to words. Earn this. Any victory Worth Winning must be deserved. As the victories are increased in scale so must be our exertion. Victory, Winston Churchill says, we shall not win through the evils in our enemy. We shall win through the merit in ourselves. Deserved victory. Let that be the touchstone of every thought, word, and deed. I think about that pretty much every day. To my ownng expectations let alone the expectations of younger others. Today we will hear from people who earned victory. Yesterday and the day before we heard from a lot of people on the ground. We will hear this morning from some incredible legends that thought and hair. It is
Preserve such places for current and future generations. This discussion was part of the association for the study of africanamerican life and history annual meeting. Hello, and welcome. Hello and welcome to the association for the study of africanamerican life and historys 104th annual conference. We have of people moving, how the National Park service and preservation is how the story of black migration. My name is madeline, and the Senior Executive assistant at the National Parks conservation association. Louder . Is that better . Sorry about that. Im so proud to be with you this afternoon. On behalf of teresa and the president and ceo, thank you for taking the time to join us and welcome. For those of you not familiar with the National Parks conservation association, we have been a powerful independent voice working to strengthen and protect americas National Parks for 100 years. Through a nationwide network of offices, and with more than 1. 3 million members and supporters, npca s
Conference. Have of people moving, how the National Park service and preservation is how the story of black migration. My name is madeline, and the Senior Executive assistant at the National Parks conservation association. Lowder . Is that better . Sorry about that. Im so proud to be with you this afternoon. On behalf of teresa and the president and ceo, thank you for taking the time to join us and welcome. For those of you not familiar with the National Parks conservation association, we have been a powerful independent voice working to strengthen and protect americas National Parks for 100 years. Through a nationwide network of offices, and with more than 1. 3 million members and supporters, npca speaks up for our parks, all on capitole, hill. Our advocacy work cannot be done without partners. Forave partnered together decades to make sure the National Park system tells the story of all americans, from preserving a critical chapter in the Civil Rights Movement with the designation of