President of the United States accompanied by medal of honor recipient Master Sergeant matthew williams, United States army. Ladies and gentlemen, please join me as we mark this occasion in word of prayer. Almighty god, champion of liberty and the oppressed, hear our prayers. You protect the righteous and bring justice to the flow. We gather today to honor the spirit of a warrior, who remained focused on the lives of his team and what needed to be done. He put the safety of others above his own, ran toward danger, and met it facetoface. Thank you for Master Sergeant matthew williams, an exemplary of heroism, whose heart and soul were tested in battle, producing the stronger man we honor today. Were revealed in a moment, and his example inspires us all. God bless matthew, is loving and devoted wife, their son, his extended family and comrades in arms here today. Let matthews life and legacy and this very metal be a reminder for us all to face our fears and find our own moments to shine.
To ladies and gentlemen, the president of the United States accompanied by medal of honor recipient Master Sergeant Matthew Williams from the United States army. It is a gentleman in a word of prayer. Almighty god, the liberty and champion here are prayer it is the right just center of justice and we gather here to honor the spirit who through adversity remain focused on the lives which need to be done. You put the safety of others with it much more danger and we thank you for Matthew Williams and is heroism with his heart, soul in the battle in producing a stronger man today. This character, courage in the moment is an example and god bless matthew and his wife kate and son nolan and extended family and his comrades. But matthews life, legacy and very battle around his neck and remind for us all to face our fears and find your own moments to shine. The lap of liberty continue when the United States of america, the army and weepy have piece of our world. The righteous name i pray. Than
Attack others were captured and a large cache of taliban weaponry was seized but it does seem according to various reports coming from Helmand Province including the governors office. Number of civilians were also caught up in this attack particularly from a Wedding Party that was happening nearby that was caught in this airstrike now the number of civilian casualties varies the taliban has issued a statement saying tens of people have been killed others injured other figures differ to that but what we do know it does seem as though a large number of civilians once again have been caught up in a battle between taliban and Coalition Forces and a number include colluding many women and children this comes of course as afghanistan is preparing for its president ial election in the coming saturday the last couple of days have been generally quiet here in afghanistan but we have seen generally a surge in the number of attacks taking place both by the taliban who have threatened to disrupt t
Popping uph earlier afternoon, including one in the district. Those have since pushed off towas the east. One lone area of rainin out parts of Rappahannock County, and heres a look at the Bigger Picture when we say a better chance to the south. Ook at all the areas here in pink down around Spotsylvania County and south of fred icksburg and continuing into parts of North Carolina. We really think this activity will be concentrated south of this area today, so heres what you ca expect. About a 30 chance that youre dealing with a thunderstorm out there tonight, so that means its really looking like most of us will main dry. However, see a few hitandmiss thunderstorms stout there, and those storms that do develop could be strongto severe, and, again, that threat is much bigger down to our south so were kind k escaping i thin the brunt of the Severe Weather today, and then big changes tomorrow as a cold front moves through overnight tonight. Lee owen, somara and i will have much more on wha