Let me call the hearing to order. Good morning. The Committee Meets today to consider the nomination of general c. Q. Brown. General, congratulations and thank you for stepping forward to lead at this critical time. I would like to welcome your wife and thank your son sean and ross. I would like to thank the current chairman milley. He has served this nation honorably and led the joint chiefs with skill and vision. We are grateful for his service and congratulate. You are well qualified to serve as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. You have led this service as it goes through a rapid Global Security environment. You bring a record of successful leadership and command experience at all levels of our military. This expertise will serve you well. If confirmed, you will serve as the principal military advisor to the president , secretary of defense and congress. You will be expected to be an effective strategist, adviser and manager and counsel will be relied upon them as we go throug
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] unfire events hasosion of given me ring of an anachronism. U. S. Soldiers fighting on vietnams front lawns lines. They are giving their lives, they are not just giving their advice. To a degree never foreseen by candidates, we hold the destiny of vietnam in our hands, and it holds hours. Hours. And it holds ours. 500,000 american troops, 14,000 american dead, 50 billion american dollars later, their war is not for them to win or lose, it is ours as well. It has become the most divisive and 100 years of American History. Is it a war we are winning . Efforts . Can progress be measured . Do the results match the efforts . These are the subjects of these broadcasts tonight. This special report where we stand in vietnam, is brought to you by western electric, the manufacturing and supply unit of the bell system as their continuing coverage of important events. Where we stand in vietnam is reported by the Saigon Bureau of cbs news, and by chief correspondent charles collingwood. Charles th
Vietnam, against the communists. [explosions] charles the explosion of events has given the ring of anachronism and agent history to those words four years ago of john f. Kennedy. These are u. S. Soldiers, fighting on vietnams front lines. They are giving their lives, they are not just giving their advice. Doing to a degree never foreseen by kennedy, we hold the destiny of vietnam in our hands, and it holds hours. 500,000 american troops, 14,000 american dead, 50 billion american dollars later, their war is not for them to win or lose, it is ours as well. It has become the most divisive in 100 years of American History. Is it a war we are winning . Can progress be measured . Do the results match the effort . These are the subjects of this broadcasts tonight. This cbs news special report where we stand in vietnam, is brought to you by western electric, the manufacturing and supply unit of the bell system as part of their continuing coverage of important events. Where we stand in vietnam
At this moment, you are in the central part of the United States, over 100 feet below the surface of the earth, surrounded by thick, reinforced concrete. In the event of an attack, this entire structure can be sealed, protected against a radioactive fallout. Through those doors and around the corner is the operations control room of the longrange air offense force. Thank you, sergeant. From this room, the force throughout the world is controlled and monitored 24 hours a day in peace as it would be in war. This force is a combat ready offense force. It is a Deterrent Force dedicated to the prevention of war, any war, large or small. This offense forces commented by the joint allied Early Warning offense control. Offense control, colonel dawes. Good. Recheck the weather in that area. The last check indicated thunderstorms. Right. Gentlemen, from this room, we control the entire longrange air offense force of 3000 and bombers, tankers, and sport aircraft. In the joint chiefs of staffs for