it s an honor to be here with him. army sergeant sam silla who was injured by an i.e.d. can t wait to saddle up with the president. there is definitely a connection that i think we have. the love of our country, the love of sport and our love for american soldiers. it s awesome. it s personal. truly perm. army specialist jacob learner who lost his left foot to a land mine in afghanistan in september of 2008 feels the same way. speechless about it. just ready to get out there and ride, really. i can t wait to come back home and put away my gun do nothing but love start again if we can where it was reporter: from the get-go, the rules are clear. no quarter asked, no quarter given. not for the wounded vets. not for the 46-year-old former president. certainly not for the guy from
honor those who have fought and die to protect their fellow americans. president obama began a day of recommend brences for veterans in the rose garden saying they gave their best and deserved the best in return. that includes leaders who will guide them, support their families and wisdom. strength and compassion. reporter: with that, he nominated general martin dempsey as chairman of the joint chiefs. dempsey, now army chief of staff commanded the first armor division in iraq in 2003 and later was in charge of training iraqi forces. he led the u.s. army training program. he is probably the most liked four-star in the military today just because of his personality and because the respect they have for marty dempsey as a combat leader. it can t think in the tough times ahead of a better person to be the number one military guy in the armed forces. the president nominated admiral james winnifield as vice chairman and ray odierno as army chief of staff. he intended to mo