Subcommittee will come to order. Good morning everyone and well konl to the subcommittee on equal opportunity. And home loan churning practices and how veteran home buyers are affected and additionally how taxpayers can be affected. This is the second oversight hearing we held this Congress Related to v. A. Loan guarantee program and the benefits provided to our American Service members and veterans on account of this program. As mr. London with the department of federal affairs discussing in his testimony v. A. Guarantees over 23 million loans in excess to trillion dollars since the 1940s representing millions of veterans, Service Members and their families who may not or otherwise achieve the American Dream. This program is one of the more well run program at the v. A. And i have thoughts about why it is, mainly because they guarantee it but the lender are in involved and they under ride it and more people involved in administering it in the private sector. They recently had concerns
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Were waiting for this discussion on the vietnam wars tet offensive to get under way. Participating in the discussion tonight, mark bowden, the author of hue 1968, former Stars Stripes combat photographer john olson and three marines who fought in hue. Stand up for freedom, knowing well be free one day. I always think of the newseum as the home of freedom. I dont know where this nation would be. I dont know where i would be today without the guarantees of the First Amendment. Theres a war against information. Theres a battle over who controls information. What a democracy should do in talk about it. Engage in the news. Be a citizen of the world. Give a damn. We must come to see with one of our distinguished jurists that justice too long delayed is justice denied. Religion and our beliefs are part of peoples core identities. Very interesting to feel that you are protected by law and you have support to pursue your life freely. Good evening, everyone. Welcome to the newseums theater. Im c
Fulfill that or not, they were prepared to take a chance. Announcer sunday night, addie eastern on q a at eight eastern on q a. North vietnam launched surprise attacks in South Vietnam in the lunar new year. Many people considered it to be a turning point of the war. Reel america, saigon target zero 1968. Tet. Ffensive this film contains graphic scenes that may be disturbing to some viewers. Saigon was alive as everyone prepared for the lunar new year. For the people of vietnam, it is a sacred time of year. This was to be the first spring of the second republic of fear not. Of vietnam. The troops opposed by the north vietnamese seemed to promise people a safe holiday, free from the anxiety of war. At the temples, people gathered to pay respects to their ancestors. On the eve of the new year, thousands of families prayed before the altars of their ancestors. They prayed peace might be restored. This year, the traditional firecrackers became the fireworks of war. The viet cong taking adv
Anniversary of the tett offensive, which is if youre a milli millennial, ill explain it to you. A coordinated offensive between the vietcong and north vietnamese troops on more than 100 towns and cities and american and south vietnamese facilities. It began on the night of january 30th, 1968, and i remember it well because i was an intelligence clerk with mack v. At the time. Our new exhibit showcases the work of john olson, who like me was a young army draftee. John was a photographer for stars and stripes, the militarys daily newspaper, and he spent three days in february with the marines as they took back the city of hue in what turned out to be the bloodiest battle of the vietnam war. This innovative exhibit features 20 large format photographs and ten tactile versions of these photos with touch activated sensors that trigger audio interviews. This enables blind and lowvision visitors to experience the images through touch and sound and the museum is the first museum in the United