same streets they once defended. we improved services for female veterans and i reached out to young vets by creating the office of on-line communication. barak obama has also lived up to his responsibilities as commander in chief. ending the war in iraq, refocusing on afghanistan, and eradicating terrorist leaders, including bin laden. [ cheers and applause ] president obama pushed for fairness in the military, listening to commanders as we ended don t ask, don t tell. and on how to allow women to officially serve in more combat jobs. don t you think it s time that we stopped being surprised that america s daughters are just as capable of doing their jobs and
department of veterans affairs. we worked to end the outrage of veterans having to sleep on the same streets they once defended. we improved services for female veterans and i reached out to young vets by creating the office of online communications. barack obama has also lived up to his responsibilities as commander in chief. ending the war in iraq, refocusing on afghanistan and eradicating terrorist leaders including bin laden. president obama push eed fairne in the military, listening to commanders as we ended don t ask don t tell and on how to allow women to officially serve in more combat jobs. don t you think, don t you think it s time that we stopped being
president obama today paid tribute to america s war dead, laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns, he then spoke at the vietnam veteran s memorial on the 50th anniversary of their bloody conflict. and milt romney led a tribute at the veteran s memorial center in san diego. it was a somber break from the election campaign, but politics has a way of seeping into one of the most somber occasions, dan lothian is standing by, but first let s go to cnn s dana bash. and a slight political undertone to the ceremonies there in san diego. they were putting wreaths out at these ceremonies, but at the same time both men gave some speeches that might have had some politics mixed in there as well. from mitt romney, the lines that you re so familiar with, following him around, the ones really directly following the president. but you didn t have to read too much between the lines to hear his campaign pitch. reporter: a solemn moment in san diego, marking memorial day. reporter:
around me in war zones are women. it seems like the military is finally catching up to that. what it means in practice, tearing down some of those internal divisions, there are still some folks in command out there who need to be taught about what we can do. yeah. so i love that comparison, kim, because, you know, obviously women are right there on the front lines, not only as soldiers, but obviously embedded with our troops, and yet, genevieve and kayla, it feels like the pentagon is behind in simply recognizing women are already there. so both of you have been very near to combat. what does that mean to say you were near to combat since you were officially in combat? i think that it is a little confusing for people outside the system to understand the difference. women weren t banned from combat. they re banned from combat jobs and from being assigned to combat units at certain levels. but as you pointed out, over 140 women have died in combat so clearly they were in combat and
ivans, an agent who went missing from his home last week. he s being described as suicidal and could be carrying a handgun. police don t think he s a threat to anyone else but himself, but they re urging the public not to approach him if they see him. days after revealing that the nation s largest bank lost $2 billion in risky investments, jpmorgan has its first casualty. the chief investment officer retiring after more than 30 years. over the weekend ceo jamie dimon gave a mea culpa of his own. it was a stupid thing that we should never have done but we re still going to earn a lot of money this quarter. it isn t like the company is jeopardized. we hurt ourselves and our credibility, yes, and that we ve got to fully expect and pay the price for that. may not be enough. a former government watch dog on the bank bailout says dimon should resign from the new york federal reserve board. elizabeth warren says the move would shore up public trust which is still rattled from