He is very sensitive and working in the area of Mental Health and crime. A few months ago someone observed that in every single state in this country there are more people who have been determined to be potentially dangerously mentally ill in our jails and prisons than in all private and public Mental Health facilities in those states. Its a real problem on the inside and outside and congressman sensenbrenner is working on that. And throw in a side issue i noted today that he has legislation on civil Asset Forfeiture which is a problem that one of my old heroes henry hyde also a midwesterner fought to correct for many years when he was in congress. So jim. [ applause ] thank you. Thank you very much for that very kind and generous introduction. Yes, you have known me since i was in high school. At that time my hair was black. There was years that have gone by sense less here and more there. I guess thats the way it will be with all of us. You are younger than i am. You never did disclo
Congressional gold medal to the world war ii for special Service Force. The special Operations Team was formed in 1942 and helped liberate much of europe. Both american and Canadian Veterans attended the event at the u. S. Capitol. This program lasts about an hour. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, the speaker of the United States house of representatives, the honorable john boehner. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon and welcome to the United States capitol. Its good to see all of you here today. Since the days of the revolution, congress has awarded gold medals to express the peoples appreciation for distinguished achievements. The first recipient was general George Washington himself in march of 1776. Today pursuant to House Resolution 324 we will present a gold medal in honor of the First Special Service Force. The force was activated in 1942 as an elite unit of 1800 american and canadian commandos. Just how elite . Well, for every man they lost, they killed 25. For eve
Ladies and gentlemen, the speaker of the United States house of representatives, the honorable john boehner. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon and welcome to the United States capitol. Its good to see all of you here today. Since the days of the revolution, congress has awarded gold medals to express the peoples appreciation for distinguished achievements. The first recipient was general George Washington himself in march of 1776. Today pursuant to House Resolution 324 we will present a gold medal in honor of the First Special Service Force. The force was activated in 1942 as an elite unit of 1800 american and canadian commandos. Just how elite . Well, for every man they lost, they killed 25. For every man they captured, they took 235. The force was so fierceless that the enemy dubbed them the devils and so effective today that our special forces refer to them as pioneers. These men represent the finest of the finest. So, today we bestow them on them our highest honor. Le
Hi. I just wanted to make a comment to danny. I did 66 to 68. In Bravo Company and a platoon leader and sergeant and took out patrols. I was there for 22 month so is i worked with a number of corpsmen. Youre understating your role tremendously. We couldnt go out without a corpsman. We would be out for five days, four fight nights and sometimes as long as ten days so the endurance of the corpsmen were right there, and when anyone got hit the corpsman had to happen with someone wound while theyre fire or a prisoner who was wounded. So you were part of us and you earned your globe and anchor. The other thing i wanted to mention is it in termites the experience, something that is an antiquated term which is character. After vietnam, took me a while to get straight and i went and got educated and ph. D and faculty here. What molded me and shaped me was my experience in vietnam and being a marine. Here we have im sorry. Talk a little louder. So, i wanted to say about the service, how that sh
In avoiding an even bigger Economic Disaster in the alchemieses. For an extended list and links to 2013 notable book selections, visit booktvs web site, booktv. Org. Next on booktv, eric prince, the founder of blackwater. He talks about the successes of the private mercenary group and the sacrifices that blackwater employees have made in the war on terror. This is about 50 minutes. [applause] well, good morning, everyone. So nice to see so many of you here early on a friday morning. Of course, our special guest is erik prince, and we will be talking with him about his book, civilian warriors, but we will also budget some time for your questions at the end of our interview. So i would encourage you as youre listening to the interview to jot down some questions, perhaps, that you might have for erik toward the end of the program. So with that said, erik, welcome. Thank you. And lets get started. Want to talk to you a little bit about your father. You, as you say in the book, you are your