that war, we once again salute our veterans of the second world war. others among you faced a brutal foe on a cold, korean peninsula. this year as we mark the 60th anniversary of that conflict, i will be proud to travel to the republic of korea to pay tribute cleaning up the oil spill in to our veterans of the korean war. the kalamazoo river. [ applause ] the e.p.a. says it s making significant progress containing and mopping up the mess from a busted pine line. many of you served in the it can t come soon enough for people in southern michigan. furious and fuming, they spoke jungles of vietnam. to cnn photo journalist emmanuel you also served with honor. dock ins. i just see the oil sheen exemplary dedication and right now. black sludge. courage, but were often shunned it s radically different. when you came home. i think it s horrible. dirty. i m very upset. that was a national disgrace. clumps of crude. smells. pretty bad.