With the companions who have joined them in eternity in the years since. Bless all women and men in military service, their families and all of those who put themselves in harms way for the safety of others. God bless america and grant us peace both in the present and with you forever. Amen. Ladies and gentlemen, please remain at your seats for the departure of the official party. In june president obama awarded the medal of honor to william shemmin and Henry Johnson for their courage and actions during world war i. This event takes place in the east room of the white house. Ladies and gentlemen, the president of the United States. We read in the sacred psalms, even were i to walk in a ravine as dark as death, i should fear no danger. For you are at my side. Your staff and your crook are there to soothe me. Let us pray. All powerful, ever living lord of all, may you guide this time, this gathering as we remain mindful of the cost paid for our liberty. We gather here in gratitude for th
Devils brigade. I was on the hallowed grounds of arlington today to see the canadian cross of honor erected in 1930 by our government in those majestic fields to honor the 3,000 americans who died in world war i serving with canadian units. And the heroics of the devils brigade continue. Our joint defense of north america through norad, korea where tommy prince served in the battle of kapyong, in the korean war. In afghanistan, where the 40 americans who died serving alongside canadians in kandahar are held as close to our chest as the 158 men and women we frost that dangerous province. And today our Royal Canadian air force and our soldiers from the jtf 2, the successor unit to the devils brigade, are serving in iraq in cause of freedom and alongside our allies and friends like those in the United States. So its my honor to represent canada here today to thank you for recognizing these special, special veterans and allowing us to remember the service and sacrifice their unit remembers
Today only two raiders remain, Lieutenant Colonel dick cole and Staff Sergeant david thatcher. May thethatcher. May the breath of god uphold their noble and heroic story. May it carry to other generations and even to other nations a message to inspire citizens everywhere to believe and act upon the truth that there is no greater aspiration than to be willing to lay down ones life to save others. May those who made the ultimate sacrifice that day and thereafter rest in peace along with those companions who have joined them in eternity in the years since. Bless all women and men in military service, their families and all those who put themselves in harms way for the safety of others. God bless america. And grant us peace both in the present and with you forever. Amen. Ladies and gentlemen, please remain at your seats for the departure of the official party. In june president obama awarded the medal of honor post h humousley for actions during world war i. This event takes place in the e
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Just under two hours. [inaudible conversations] the Senate Subcommittee Senate Appropriations subcommittee on labor health, human services, education and related agencies will please come to order. Todays hearing is the sixth that this subcommittee has held since 2000 focusing on alzheimers disease. The burden of the disease, the state of the research and the challenges we face. Going back many years we heard predictions from experts about the far reaching consequences this disease will have on the quality of life of American Families and the burden will place on our economy in the years ahead. Last april major study predicted these consequences will be far greater than anyone previously imagined. We will hear from the author of that study on the next panel. This study commanded the attention of the nation and the subcommittee. There are few americans whose life hasnt been touched in some way by alzheimers disease whether through a Family Member or a friend. It is the most common form