Former nasa astronaut don thomas discusses the history of space station, comparing the development of american and russian programs since the early 1950s and looking at the future of International Space station efforts. Sunday at 4 00 p. M. On reel america, appointment in tokyo is a 1945 u. S. Army signal corps film documenting the course of world war ii in the Pacific Theater from the japanese. Get our complete schedule at cspan. Org. Up next, a portrait unveiling for Longtime House Judiciary Committee member john conyers. Then attorney general eric holder, Vice President joe biden and former chairman James Sensenbrenner at the event honoring the michigan democrat who has been on the committee for 50 years and is the longest serving member of the u. S. House. I guess well go ahead and get started. Im going to assume everyone has a program with when it gets a little too loud, im going to stop because this is a very important occasion. Weve waited a long time for this. All you have to d
Today, we ask you to instill within us your peace, your courage, and your strength. Lead us to all that is good and brings honor to your creation. Help us to defeat the evils we face each day. Bless us with the wisdom to celebrate and recognize our capacity for good. To free the oppressed let us serve all with valor as these men have shown and witnessed to us today. Be upon us now and remain with us always. Amen. With that, we conclude the formal ceremony, but i welcome everyone to join in a wonderful reception, and lets give our medal of honor winners one big round of applause. [ applause ] thank you, everybody. Here is what is coming up today on c span 3. Next, a portrait unveiling for long time house judiciary member john yonyers. And then honoring members of the First Special Service Force in world war ii. They were formed in 1942. Another ceremony for the doolittle tokyo raiders. And then president obama honors two Army Soldiers for their courage and action in world war i. Florenc
Im going to assume everyone has a program. When it gets a little too loud im going to stop. Because this is a very important occasion. We have waited a long time for this. All you have to do is look around the room at the portraits, and its going to be very interesting to have the congressman looking over at all these individuals and all these individuals looking over at the congress. Im bill madison with serious xm radio, the american view. I will get started right away, as we should start. That is, with the invitation. Our good friend, the right reverend dr. Wendell anthony who is not only president of the detroit naacp but also and most importantly the pastor of the great fellowship chapel, if he would come forward and give us indication invocation. Thank you, joe. Let me say, good afternoon to everybody. I do want to just say to congressman john conyers, the dean of the Congressional Black Caucus and the longestserving congressman in the history of the u. S. Congress [applause] for
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