The presiding officer without objection. The senate will proceed to the measure. Mr. Cassidy i ask unanimous consent the bill be read a third time and the senate proceed to vote on passage. The presiding officer without objection. If there is no further debate, all those in favor say aye. All those opposed say no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The bill is passed. Mr. Cassidy i ask unanimous consent the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Cassidy i ask unanimous consent that the Armed Services committee be discharged from further consideration and that the senate now proceed to s. Res. 136. The presiding officer the clerk will report. The clerk Senate Resolution 136, expressing support for the designation of may 1 2015, as Silver Star Service banner day. The presiding officer without objection, the committee is discharged and the senate will proceed to the me
Left more than 60 million human beings dead, or three of every 100 people on earth. It was an event that stamped the lives of every american, especially the lives of young men and women who served in the u. S. Armed forces. World war ii called for sacrifice from every social stratum and every walk of life. An entire generation answered the call bravely, even eagerly. They understood that cherished ideals of Human Dignity and individual freedom were literally at stake. Easily more than 500,000 missouri and kansas citizens served during the war, from rural teenagers who had not finished high school to omar bradley of missouri and Dwight Eisenhower of kansas. Three of those individuals are with us tonight to share and reflect on their experiences in this terrible yet galvanizing war that ended 70 years ago this year during the presidency of harry s truman. These men need no introduction to a kansas city audience, as your welcome indicated. But they are so humble, i do want to talk a littl
Host a catastrophe of almost unimaginable scale, world war ii left more than 60 million human beings dead, or three of every 100 people on earth. It was an event that stamped the lives of every american, especially the lives of young men and women who served in the u. S. Armed forces. World war ii called for sacrifice from every social stratum and every walk of life. An entire generation answered the call bravely, even eagerly. They understood that cherished ideals of Human Dignity and individual freedom were literally at stake. Easily more than 500,000 missouri and kansas citizens served during the war, from rural teenagers who had not finished high school to omar bradley of missouri and Dwight Eisenhower of kansas. Three of those individuals are with us tonight to share and reflect on their experiences in this terrible yet galvanizing war that ended 70 years ago this year during the presidency of harry s truman. These men need no introduction to a kansas city audience, as your welcom
They understood that cherished ideals of Human Dignity and individual freedom were literally at stake. Easily more than half a million missouri and kansas citizens served during the war, from rural teenagers who had not finished high school to omar bradley of missouri and Dwight Eisenhower of kansas. Three of those individuals are with us tonight to share and reflect on their experiences in this terrible yet galvanizing war that ended 70 years ago this year during the presidency of harry s truman. These men need no introduction to a kansas city audience. As youre welcome indicated. But they are so humble, i do want to talk a little bit about each of the menu will hear from. Henry bloch was a student at the university of michigan when the u. S. Entered the war. Having learned in school the horrors of trench warfare in what was known as the great war, world war i, he resolved to do his service above ground and enlisted in the Army Air Corps. , trained as a navigator, he was assigned to t
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