Good morning. My name is david and would like to welcome all o i would like to welcome at the 31st annual southern festival the books today at the National Public library thank you for hosting this event we have been a great partner for several years and we just want to say thank you. The festival of books is an annual event presented by humanitys tendency and all who contribute to that organization for that support of the written word and Community History and civil discord one discourse our story and our state and also to help us to tell and preserve ourto stories. So a bed of housekeeping i will introduce ourl author and will share some stories and insights of the book, no surrender and then opened the floor to questions if you do have a and question please ask with the microphone at the conclusion feel free to join us at the tent where pastor edmonds will be to get a copy of his book and to hear more about his story. Senior pastor of the Baptist Church in tennessee and chief execut
Festival of books. Here in downtown nashville. Today we are at the National Public library and i like to thank them for hosting this if it and monday other sessions. Theyve been a great partner to this if it for several years and we just want to say thank you. Southern festival of books is an annual if it produced each year by humanities tennessee, i would like to take those moment to thank humanities tennessee and all who contribute to the organization for their continued support of the written word and the writers, the young writers, Community History and civil discourse in all things humidity here in tennessee. And humanities in tennessee like to say, our story and our state and i like to think humanities for helping us tell and preserver stories. So a pit of housekeeping before we began, in a moment ill introduce our other and share some stories, and some insight from the book, no surrender. The conclusion of his presentation, we will open the floor up to questions and if you have
Academy of Television Arts and sciences and at 90 hes still a consultant. Thanks to roddie for saving us. And thank you. God bless america. [ applause ] all i can say is i want to look like these guys when im 90. Im very honored to call upon american pastor chris edmonds, son of the late Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds, righteous among the nations from the United States of america to receive the medal and certificate of honor on behalf of his father and to offer some remarks. [ applause ] lester, you did good. Thank you. Ambassador dermer, mr. President , might i say its an incredible honor to have you here. This is one memory that our family will cherish always. And might also say its my first time speaking at the embassy as well. [ laughter ] [ applause ] rabbi lau, mr. Wiff, senator corker, the gunden family, im going to mess this up, im from tennessee. The be say it for me. There we go. Ill get it right next time. And distinguished guests. Tonight on this noble occasion my moer mary
Military. And we make a as you know, our Quarterly Report is the largest data call that goes out every year to the u. S. Government, or every quarter on whats going on. When we ask these questions, were not getting answers anymore because stick ka, because our resources in the field are not there to answer them. Youre on to a very important part that goes beyond the literacy issue. It goes to the heart of the issue and that is do we have adequate resource to understand the capabilities of the andsf. Thank you. Anyone else want to comment on that . Compared to two years ago i think if threat to our personnel who are serving in afghanistan has grown. And im particularly concerned about our embassies wity and th inability of our personnel to move around the city of kabul or even well or anywhere else. So my first question is, do you think that the danger there has increased, and what if anything can we do to mitigate those concerns . So, since the drawdown of u. S. And Coalition Forces, t
Mr. President , honored guests, its a great honor for me to be here this evening with all of you. Some of you may recognize me from television, but most of you probably recognize my voice and not my face from National Public radio. We are assembled here at the embassy of israel in washington, d. C. To award medals and certificates of honor of the righteous among the nations to the late Master Sergeant Roddy Edmunds and to the late valerie sveski of poland who risked their lives to rescue jews. The Holocaust Remembrance Authority was created by the state of israel in order to gather all information about the holocaust to commemorate, document, preserve, research and educate. When it was established, the jewish people did not forget the nonjews who stood by their side in it the darkest hours of history, struggling with the enormity of the loss and grappling with the impact of the total abandonment and betrayal of europes jews, the state of israel made a point of remembering the rescuers.