[applause] it afternoon. Everyones well fed, i hope. Joining us at lunch today is philip carter, senior fellow and director of military veterans and the Society Program at the center for a new american security. His research focuses on issues that face veterans and military personnel, force structure and readiness issues and several military relations. His most recentat article, what america owes its veterans is published in this Current Issue of Foreign Affairs magazine. Serving in iraq from 2005 until 2006 as an advisor to the state Department Reconstruction team, mr. Carter then returned home to increasing involvement in veterans and national affairs. As a civilian he worked in the private sector as a business advisor and he is currently teaching as anan adjunct professor of law at georgetown university. Today he is with us as a moderator and friend of our keynote speaker. So while mr. Carter makes his way to the stage, it is my pleasure to introduce the captain. [applause] never a
Business advisor and is countrily teaching as an adjunct professor of law at george town, university. Today hes with us as a moderator and friend of our keynote speaker so while mr. Carter makes his way to the stage, with its my pleasure to introduce captain gorber are born in paris. [applause] never a bad thing to be born in paris. And in 2001, a naturalized american citizen, after which he became flow bobary joined our army in 2008 and twice employed to afghanistan it was during his second gloiment that captain tackled a suspicious local man making his way toward one of our patrols setting off the mans suicide vest. Four dieded but many were spared as a result of his swift action. But captain spent three years in recovery. His book eight seconds of courage recounts early life in france truly tough army ranger training, and the courage that brought him to take the brave action that saved those many lives how can we thank a man who have own sense of responsible inspired him to take tha
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Gregory Vice President of programs for the World Affairs counsel and the chair of this Conference Planning committee paid thank you for all your hard work. [applause] good afternoon. Everybody well fed i hope. Joining us at lunch today is Phillip Carter senior fellow and director of military veterans and Society Program at the center for a new american security. His research focuses on issues that face veterans and military personneld, force structure and readiness issues and Civil Military relations. His most recent article what america owes its veterans was published in its currentha issue of Foreign Affairs magazine. Serving in iraq from 2,522,006 as an adviser to the state department for Reconstruction Team mr. Carter returned home to an increasing involvement in Veterans National affairs. As a civilian he has worked as in the private sector as an attorney and business adviser and is currently teaching is an adjunct professor of law at georgetown university. Un today he is with us
A few reminders please be advised the ringing of and use of cell phones, during the meanwhile meeting please take conversations outside and also each person commissioner has 3 minutes. 3 minutes. To comment on each item and on about general Public Comment and when you make Public Comment please comment to the commission in order to allowing allow equal time neither the commission more staff will comment during general Public Comment but the staff may answer questions when did Public Comment is done on item 2 the president s report. Briefly i know well hear more about this from staff i want to congratulate all with outlands a huge success and give me the normal kinds of challenges traffic, etc. He think everybody did an extraordinary job. Monument to make Public Comment under the president s report. Not yet. Okay. You would be the first to comment. I think under general Public Comment seeing none, Public Comment is closed were on item 3 which is the general manager report. Good morning