I invite you to join me in prayer. Almighty god, on this day of national remembrance, we pray. Deliver us, oh lord, from evil men who plot evil things in their hearts. Maintain the cause of the afflicted and execute justice for the needy. Today, we thank you for the valorous attributes and actions of Sergeant Major, patrick payne, that indeed delivered the oppressed. Who placed him in a family of love in a nation he loves, fostering the pure motivation of all warriors, who fight for those who stand behind him. You equipped his hands for warfare and forged within him a heart that regarded the liberty of others of greater value than his own safety. You assigned him in the ranks of those whose common bond is uncommon valor, when terror needed to be boldly confronted. Your work through him not only preserved life, but preserved the legacy of his team and the ideals of our great nation. Nevertheless, we know that opposing evil comes with a great cost, so we pray that the honor of this cerem
I invite you to join me in prayer. Almighty god, on this day of national remembrance, we pray. Deliver us, oh lord, from evil men who plot evil things in their hearts. Maintain the cause of the afflicted and execute justice for the needy. Today, we thank you for the valorous attributes and actions of Sergeant Major, patrick payne, that indeed delivered the oppressed. You are the one who placed him in a family of love in a nation he loves, fostering the pure motivation of all warriors, who fight for those who stand behind them. You equipped his hands for warfare and forged within him a heart that regarded the liberty of others of greater value than his own safety. You assigned him in the ranks of those whose common bond is uncommon valor, when terror needed to be boldly confronted. Your work through him not only preserved life, but preserved the legacy of his team and the ideals of our great nation. Nevertheless, we know that opposing evil comes with a great cost, so we pray that the ho
Were going to leave this discussion to take youlive to the pentagon for a briefing. Good afternoon everyone. As President Trump announced yesterday, the United States joint special Operations Forces conducted a successful raid on saturday night assaulting resulting in the death of Abu Bakr Albaghdadi , the founder and leader of isis. This operation was the culmination of a multiyear interagency effort to find him and capture or kill him. Baghdadi was responsible for the most brutal atrocities of our time and his death marks a blow for isis who are now deprived of their inspirational leader following the destruction of their physical caliphate earlier this year. I want to thank our brave servicemembers who took part in this daring raid along with our interagency partners who support the mission. There is no guarantee of success in an operation with this level of difficulty. President trump new this when he made the Bold Decision to order the raid confident in the expertise of our forces
Good afternoon, everyone. As President Trump announced yesterday, u. S. Special forces conducted a raid saturday night resulting in the death of abu balker albaghdadi, the lead over isis. This was the culmination of a multiyear effort to find him, capture and kill him. Baghdadi and the thugs who follow him are responsible for some of the most brutal attack os our time. Isis is now deprived of their inspirational leader following the fall of their physical caliphate earlier this year. I want to thank our brave servicemens who took part in this raid along with those who support ofed the mission therest that guarantee of success in an operation with this level of difficulty and President Trump knew this when he made the difficult decision to order this raid, confident in the expertise of our forces. Our servicemens conducted themselves with incredible skill and professionalism and executed the raid in all its facets brilliantly. Not a single United States servicemen was killed in this hig
Of terrorism or and the ongoing conflict in syria but it will certainly send a message to those who would question americas resolve and provide a warning to terrorists who think they can hide the United States more than any other nation in the world possesses the power and the will to hunt to the ends of the earth those who wish to bring harm upon the American People saturdays operation is just one example of the incredible determination and great skill of the United States military and now asked general milley to provide you with some Additional Details on the operation thank you. So good afternoon everyone as secretary as for stated the United States special Operations Forces under the command of control of United States Central Command general franks mackenzie conducted a count of terrorism operations which resulted in the death of the founder and leader of Isis Bacher Baghdadi intelligence from numerous organizations throughout the department of defense and across the entire intera