they say disturbing posts and videos were discovered on social media. there are questions tonight about why no red flags were raised, possibly stopping him from legally buying at least five guns. alex perez and pierre thomas are standing by. we re also learning more about the seven people killed. their names made public late today. the 78-year-old grandfather, the beloved wife and mother, dedicated to helping her community. and the financial adviser who at 88 was still taking the train to work in chicago every day. the dead and wounded range in age from 8 to 85. president biden ordering flags lowered to half staff. also tonight, more than 40 million under threat of severe storms from montana to the east. damaging winds, very large hail and a new flood watch just issued. news tonight about wnba star brittney griner s hand-written letter to president biden. pleading for hlp while on trial near moscow. the white house is now out with a response. overseas tonight, russia
about why no red flags were raised, possibly stopping him from legally buying at least five guns. alex perez and pierre thomas are standing by. we re also learning more about the seven people killed. their names made public late today. the 78-year-old grandfather, the beloved wife and mother, dead kated to helping her family. and the financial adviser who at 88 was still taking the train to work every day. president biden ordering flags lowered to half staff. also tonight, more than 40 million under threat of severe storms from montana to the east. damaging winds, very large hail and a new flood watch just issued. new tonight about wnba star brittney griner s hand-written letter to president biden. the white house is now out with a response. overseas tonight, russia solidifies its hold in eastern ukraine, but at a huge cost. ukraine s military now braces for a renewed russian assault in the region. rudy giuliani and senator lindsey graham are among seven or former p
Served in the u. S. Army for 35 years. Retiring at a Lieutenant General and command troop inside both afghanistan and iraq, earning five star madals, one for valor. He is a contributing editor for Army Magazine and the author of eight other books and currently teaches history after North Carolina state university. Chuck hagel has long served our country. He was the secretary of defense from 2013 to 2015, and before that a u. S. Senate from his home state of nebraska. During the vietnam war, he served in combat as a sergeant in the u. S. Army and earned two purple hearts. This combat infantrymon and the vietnam yes cross gallantry. He walk as a Congressional Staff assistant, cofounded van guard cellar, served as the deputy head of the u. S. Veterans administration and became the president and chief executive officer of the uoo. The author of america, our next chapter. Tom hagel was born in raised in nebraska as well. In combat he earned three purple hearts, the bronze star with a v for
Bent in its pursuit. But in this company, we hear again in our minds the sound of distant battles. This room echoes once more to those words that describe the heights of bravery in war, above and beyond the call of duty. Five heroic sons of america come to us today from the tortured fields of vietnam. They come to remind us that so long as that conflict continues, our purpose and our hopes rest on these steadfast bravery of young men in battle. These five soldiers in their separate moments of supreme testing summoned a degree of courage that stores wonder and respect and an overpowering pride in all of us. Through their spectacular courage, they set themselves apart in a very select company. They represent the contribution of more than a half a million Young Americans to a world of order and of peace. Other bitter days and bitter and other battles still lie ahead. I cannot emphasize strongly enough that we have not attained peace. Only the possibility of peace. We shall need in the day
Mrs. Lawrence she enlisted in the military and served her country. She was assigned to the 101st military Intelligence Detachment out of fort campbell, kentucky, where she served as the signal intelligence analysis age us. Analyst. It has been stated that while she was deployed to iraq in 2006, sergeant pinson was ragically killed when a mortar round by a mortar round on march 16. She was the first female signal intelligence agent analyst to ever be killed in combat. Sergeant pinson was honored by having the armys new center named in her honor, in her memory. Additionally, sergeant pinsons parents were accept parents accepted a bronze star a Good Conduct Medal and a global war on terrorism medal and a purple heart for their daughters military service. Mr. Speaker, we should pass this bill to remember Sergeant Amanda pinsons unselfish dedication to bettering the lives of those around her and for her ultimate sacrifice she so bravely made. I urge the passage of h. R. 323 and reserve the