Members of congress, distinguished guests colleagues from the department of defense, past and present. Members of the Vietnam Commemoration Advisory Committee the, thank you for being here today. Thank you to the organizers an commemorative partners of this important event and thousands like it across the country and the entire vietnam commemoration effort. Most importantly, thank you to the vietnam era veterans and their families who join us. You honor us with your presence. In a year of anniversaries for this years marks the 150th anniversary of the end of our civil war, the 70th anniversary of the end ever world war ii, the 65th anniversary of the start of korean war, today we gather to remember the vietnam war and to honor those who served in it. We remember the 50th anniversary of president johnsons executive order establishing the Vietnam Service ribbon and we honor our 7. 2 million living vietnam era veterans. Fair fallen comrades in arms including those still unaccounted for an
Some may ask why we remember the holocaust in this hall of democracy in the capital of the free world. For that matter, why is there Holocaust Museum on a National Model . The answer lies in the fact that this great country was founded on an idea, one of the most consequential ideas in human history. That ideas represented in this majestic space and engraved one entrance of the museum where vendors sitters encounter some of the most important words ever written about our national values. And it begins, we hold these truths to be selfevident, the declaration of independence was perhaps the very first human rights proclamation in universal freedom was at the heart of our democracy. This democracy is situated at one end of the mall and at the other end since the lincoln memorial. Midway between is our museum. His lesson stand as a cautionary tale in stark contrast to the rest of the mall. As one u. S. Senator said shortly after the museum opened, the Washington Monument has never looked q
Holocaust in this hall of democracy in the capital of the free world, or for that matter, why is there a Holocaust Museum on the National Mall . The answer lies in the fact that this great country was founded on an idea, one of the most consequential ideas in human history. That ideas represented in this majestic space, and engraved at one entrance of the museum, where visitors encounter the most important words ever written about our national values. They begin, we hold these truths to be selfevident. The declaration of independence was perhaps the very first human rights proclamation, and universal freedom is at the heart of our democracy. This house of the democracy is situated at one end of the long, and at the other end is the lincoln memorial. Midway between is our museum, whose lessons stand as a cautionary tale in stark contrast to the rest of the mall. As one u. S. Senator said shortly after the museum opened, the Washington Monument has never looks quite so beautiful as it do
Lean ais here and we welcome you. Elizabeth and i are already wearing purple. So were happy to have lena as the newest member of or morning team here. Lets take a look at our fayetteville skycam. Some sunshine starting to show up on the pretty buildings in downtown fayetteville. Holly springs in 72. 74 in goldsboro. This morning, expect mid 107 107 mid70s as you are heading out the door. Very few thunderstorms to cool things down so heat will be our big story over the next several days. Well talk about what the heat index will make it feel like today and into the weekend when it will feel even hotter. Want to know more about. It looked like a vehicle flipped over there and landed on the median or the jersey barrier if you will on the ramp from duke street to 85 southbound. This is the southbound side of 85 heading away from duke. You can see a lot of emergency crews on the scene there with a lot of lanes closed. Looks like the left lane of the ramp onto 85 south and the right lane of 8
Their attention to. At this time, we understand that once Police Arrive here on the scene around 1 30 a. M. , they found one man had been shot. His injuries are unknown but he was taken to wake med. We are still working to identify who that person is and Wake Forest Police department is asking anyone with information to please come forward. Any detail can help them at this point in the we have new information about a late night shooting in Holly Springs. They are calling it an accidental shooting. Police say officers went to village walk drive. There was a female victim in the parking lot. A man was also present at the scene. The female we understand was treated by ems and immediately gunshot wound. Two bombings targeted police stations in turkey. They blame at tax on the Kurdistan Workers Party or pkk. A man accused of abducting three girls has a Court Appearance in durham today. Police say he went to an apartment on monday where three girls left with him. They were later found unharm