It is my privilege to welcome you all to this celebration of all inspiring courage and resilience today we gather virtually to bestow congresss highest honor the congressional gold medal on nearly 3,000 american heroes, meryl marauders. Let us salute the family and friends who have continued to tell the story of these brave warriors and educated for the recognition they deserve thank you to the Us Army Leaders joining us today including secretary of the Army Christine mormon and army chief of staff general james mcconville. Let us recognize the members of congress who worked to make this momentous event possible including the late senator Johnny Isaacson who showed his great respe and congressman sandy. Bishop has long champion the marauders legacy and former congressman peter king always a reliable voice for our nations veterans. Finally, thank you to all those joining us online to honor the y ladies and gentlemen at this time planned as you please stand as you are able for the presen
Gold medal on nearly 3,000 american heroes, meryl marauders. Let us salute the family and friends who have continued to tell the story of these brave warriors and educated for the recognition they deserve thank you to the Us Army Leaders joining us today including secretary of the Army Christine mormon and army chief of staff general james mcconville. Let us recognize the members of congress who worked to make this momentous event possible including the late senator Johnny Isaacson who showed his Great Respect for our veterans. There was leadership on the Veterans Affairs committee and congressman sandy. Bishop has long champion the marauders legacy and former congressman peter king always a reliable voice for our nations veterans. Finally, thank you to all those joining us online to honor the marauders profound patriotism and unwavering devotion to duty ladies and gentlemen at this time planned as you please stand as you are able for the presentation of the colors and the national ant
Recognition they deserve thank you to the Us Army Leaders joining us today including secretary of the Army Christine mormon and army chief of staff general james mcconville. Let us recognize the members of congress who worked to make this momentous event possible including the late senator Johnny Isaacson who showed his Great Respect for our veterans. There was leadership on the Veterans Affairs committee and congressman sandy. Bishop has long champion the marauders legacy and former congressman peter king always a reliable voice for our nations veterans. Finally, thank you to all those joining us online to honor the marauders profound patriotism and unwavering devotion to duty ladies and gentlemen at this time planned as you please stand as you are able for the presentation of the colors and the national anthem. Oh lord. But okay. Try come present. Oh. Oh say, can you see by the dawns early light what so proudly we held at the twilights last gleaming. Whos brought some rights and brig
Behind closed doors but with the sound of cheering crowds providing the atmosphere. Hello. We start in the United States, where americas top military officer general mark milley says he made a mistake by accompanying President Trump to a staged event outside a church near the white house during recent anti racism protests. General milley said being photographed in combat uniform as part of mr trumps entourage raised perceptions of military involvement in domestic politics. Aleem maqbool has more. Gunfire. It was arguably the most controversial moment of the demonstrations. The white house told Security Forces to clear Peaceful Protesters from an area which they did, violently so the president could walk out with an entourage that included americas top military official general mark milley, seen here on the right in uniform, to go and pose briefly outside a church, to show he was in control something general milley now says he regrets. I should not have been there. My presence in that m
Hello. We start in the United States, where americas top military officer, general mark milley, says he made a mistake by accompanying President Trump to a staged event outside a church near the white house during recent anti racism protests. General milley said being photographed in combat uniform as part of mr trumps entourage raised perceptions of military involvement in domestic politics. Aleem maqbool has more. It was arguably the most controversial moment of the demonstrations. The white house told Security Forces to clear Peaceful Protesters from an area, which they did, violently, so the president could walk out with an entourage that included americas top military official, general mark milley, seen here on the right in uniform, to go and pose briefly outside a church, to show he was in control, something general milley now says he regrets. I should not have been there. My presence in that moment, and in that environment, created a perception of the military involvement in dom