Having said that, within the airplane world you have to look at whats happening and go, how comfortable am i flying in this airplane versus that airplane . To me personally, i keep track of whats happening for obvious reasons aeupd and im worried about whats happening. Now if i had to fly somewhere because and there was no other option, i would absolutely fly it versus driving, for example, because i can make that trade. I think the publics entitled to more confidence in the security and safety of flying. There seems to be like two issues. About safety. One are the practices and the culture of the manufacturer. And the other is how much they put profit ahead of safety. Because it is a tradeoff. Sen. Welch the more theyre going to focus on safety, thats going to come at some expense. I understand theres problems in both of those elements for boeing. Would you say thats true . It was very much discussed i think in this book by peter robinson, flying blind and the issue of putting basical
Having said that, within the airplane world you have to look at whats happening and go, how comfortable am i flying in this airplane versus that airplane . To me personally, i keep track of whats happening for obvious reasons aeupd and im worried about whats happening. Now if i had to fly somewhere because and there was no other option, i would absolutely fly it versus driving, for example, because i can make that trade. I think the publics entitled to more confidence in the security and safety of flying. There seems to be like two issues. About safety. One are the practices and the culture of the manufacturer. And the other is how much they put profit ahead of safety. Because it is a tradeoff. Sen. Welch the more theyre going to focus on safety, thats going to come at some expense. I understand theres problems in both of those elements for boeing. Would you say thats true . It was very much discussed i think in this book by peter robinson, flying blind and the issue of putting basical
Memorial, great partners. My thing to kick things off with all the students with us this weekend, i really encourage you to take all of this in from where we start with veterans of the battle of midway 75 years ago through 45 years of American Military history. This is our past and your future and this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Make the most of it. Id like to welcome admiral frank thorpe to say a few words of welcome before we get started. Good morning. Welcome to the navy memorial. As you all know, our mission here is to honor, recognize and celebrate the men and women of the sea services, past, present and future. And to educate the American Public about your service. Its actually a tremendous honor for us to be here. On a day like today we use the term sea services. Were all in it together. I think these gentleman right here represent the idea of being all in it together. I want to say one thing why were honored and the opportunity you have today. When i look at words lik
I want to say one thing why were honored and the opportunity you have today. When i look at words like trail blazers legends, the last ace, the medal of honor, why we fought, valor, witness to history, and right here, the turn of the tide. It is an honor to be here. I hope you get a lot out the next couple of days, as was just mentioned this is the opportunity of a lifetime that we have to listen to these great americans who set an example and paved a path for us to walk on. Welcome to the navy memorial. I hope you appreciate the hospitality. When i say that, i hope we make it as great as we can be to make your experience as great as it can be in the next two days. I will welcome craig to introduce the next panel. Good morning. My name is craig horn. This morning, we will begin an adventure so when we look back we can see further ahead. Its often been said ignorance of the past can create irresponsibility in the present. Its my pleasure to introduce richard b. Frank, an internationally
I will welcome craig to introduce the next panel. Good morning. My name is craig horn. This morning, we will begin an adventure so when we look back we can see further ahead. Its often been said ignorance of the past can create irresponsibility in the present. Its my pleasure to introduce richard b. Frank, an internationally historian of the Asian Pacific world war. He was consultant for the hbo World War Ii Special on the pacific. In that he wrote, and i quote, the pacific war will inspire a long overdue reawakening of the strategic importance, sheer scale and unsurpassed savagetry of the wars unleashed by japan. The battle of midway was the turning of the tide. Please welcome, mr. Richard b. Frank. [ applause ] thank you very much. Thank you for those kind remarks. Were here in the 75th anniversary of the battle of midway. It is a perennial list of the most important battle for world war ii. Often cited as the single most important naval battle in the United States naval history. Its