War and recalled hosting president s and first ladys as well as her friendship with bob and dolores hope. This interview is just over an hour. Good evening, maam. Today is the 1st of october, 2016, and were in the west point center for oral history, and im here with Katherine Stephens van deusen westmoreland, but you go by kitsy. Right. Thats right. Maam, could you please spell your last name for the transcriber. Westmoreland. Thank you, maam. Tell me about your childhood. I know you grew up as the daughter of an army officer. Tell me what it was like growing up as an army brat. Well, when i grew up in the army, i would say i grew up as a millionaires child without any money. So i had the most wonderful childhood. I had two brothers and we all were well, my father had been in the cavalry and he was one a wonderful horseman. So both my brother my older brother and i rode from the time i guess i was 3 years old, and my older brother was the same way. What posts were you on when you grew
Opportunity oversight hearing on veteran homelessness. I want to apologize first for being a little late. I had another obligation in my responsibility on the budget committee. And my breathe brad winstrup, chair of the Health Subcommittee will not be able to make it and so im going to preside. We have the vha subcommittee chair Julie Brownley and her capable leadership. Thanks for being here. Then my friend from texas and Ranking Member of the subcommittee for Economic Opportunity, orourke is joining me as well. Our chairman is joining us. Thank you, dr. Rowe, for coming, i want to begin by also asking for unanimous consent for congressman mike kauffman, congressman scott peters and i guess thats it to set in on the dais and participate in todays hearing. I dont hear any objection. So ordered. Im going to cut through my remarks here and break from my customary reading a script and just say that this is a subject that is heartbreaking. And when you look at the statistics on veteran hom
Im in what could be the future of the kitchen, where the robotic arms are whipping up a grab dish therell be no let up in the fighting of syria as rebel groups splinter two groups that have been fighting on the same side against i. S. I. L. Are battling each other. The National Front attacked the headquarters of a u. S. Backed rebel group called the division 30. They kidnapped division 30 fighters on thursday accusing them of being agents of american interests. Some members of subdivision 30 were trained by part of its programme to build a moderate force to fight i. S. I. L. Its thought that the u. S. Led carried out attacks near aleppo. Division 30 called on al nusra front to stop spilling the blood of infantry commander went to syria to fight i. S. I. L. Coordination was agreed on and safe passage was granted to us to fight i. S. I. L. And the security of the Syrian People we are shocked by this attack against our fighters. Rumours that we are american agents are not true. Our fighte
Outright racism. Australians debate why this indigenous sportsman is booed at every match the leader of iraqs kurdish region is calling on kurdish p. K. K. Fighters to leave the bases. The president says separatist fighters Must Withdraw to protect civilians. A number of people have been killed since turkey launched air raids against the p. K. K. In turkey and iraq. Meanwhile theres no let up in the fighting in syria as rebel groups continue to splinter there. Two groups that have been fighting on the same side against i. S. I. L. Are battling each other. Zeina khodr reports. Reporter this is thought to be an air strike carried out by the u. S. To support allies in syria, targetting positions of the Al Qaedalinked al nusra front in northern aleppo. It came too late. Nusra fighters attacked the base of division 30 and abducted the commander and several of his fen. It was a message to the us, and syrians that cooperate with it. The 30 infantry subdivision is a Group Trained by u. S. In t