Chief of staff chairman mark milley and other defense officials honored the 180 four People Killed after a plane crashed into the complex. Secretary esper and general milley lead off with a wreathlaying ceremony atthe 9 11 memorial. Seats. Ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the United States department of defense, we welcome you to the annual september 11th observance to honor and remember the 184 lives lost on American Airlines flight 77 and at the pentagon at 9 37 a. M. On september 11th, 2001. Ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the arrival of the official party and remain standing for the National Anthem performed by Staff Sergeant adam strube and the invocation delivered by deputy chief of chaplins chaplin Brigadier General william green. O say, can you see by the dawns early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilights last gleaming . Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight oer the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming . And the rockets re
Sephen good morning and welcome to flight 93 National Memorial. My name is stephen clark, and i have the honor of serving as the superintendent of this very special place. The National Park service is honored and deeply humbled to serve as the steward of this 2200acre memorial dedicated in the memory of 40 amazing heroes. On this day 19 years ago, the passengers and crew members of flight 93 bonded together and prevented their hijacked airplane from reaching its intended target, washington, dc, a mere 18 minutes flying time from this sacred ground behind me. Which, today, marks their final resting place. Their sacrifice saved an untold number of lives. Since that day, these special people have always been remembered as heroes to america and around the world. Membersengers and crew of flight 93 continue to be a testament to the best of humankind, showing incredible strength and resilience in setonse to an unprecedented of challenging circumstances. And again, today, on this special day
Because we know that not all immigrants were welcomed into the country. Not all immigrants were able to achieve their american dreams. But rather, we picked and sifted and chose which immigrants to let in and which immigrants to let out. Or keep out. And many times, this really was dependent upon an immigrants race, ethnicity, gender, class, this idea of who is fit to become a citizen and who is not. And this is the history that is best exemplified through immigration through angel island. This is in the San Francisco bay. It is that other island, not alcatraz, but that other island in the San Francisco bay that is now a california state park. So, the immigration station on angel island was open from 1910 to 1940. We primarily think about it as an entry point for immigrants from china and japan. And two thirds of the immigrants who did come through angel island were from those two countries. But as you can see, there are over 80 countries represented for the immigration stream that cam
Next conversation was the chief of staff with four president s. They talk about 9 11, the 2008 financial crisis, benghazi attack, angle and the covid19 pandemic. From georgetown university, this is an hour and 15 minutes. I wanted to thank everyone for tuning in tonight, both here in the zoom chat, members of the georgetown community, but also the broader public who is following us on social media or other channels. This is a really timely conversation, i think, as we look at the world and the state of our politics right now, and the number of crises that were all dealing with, much of it falls at the doorstep of the oval office to be dealt with. And so to help us sort of sort through how president s think about this, we thought who better to convene than a group of former chiefs of staff who have been there on the front line, working arm in arm with the president of the United States, with the last four president s of the United States in tackling various crises. These crises have com
Fact in paying tribute to Dwight Eisenhower, we celebrate greatness. When we think of his place in history, we think inevitably of the other giants of those days of world war ii. And we think of the qualities of greatness and what his work that made his unique among all. Once, perhaps without intending to do so, he himself put his finger on it. It was 1945, shortly after veday at a ceremony in londons historic hall. The triumphant Supreme Commander of the allied forces in europe was officially given the freedom of the city of london. In an address that day, Dwight Eisenhower said, i come from the heart of america. He did come from the heart of america. Not only from its geographical heart, but from its spiritual heart. Dwight eisenhower touched something fundamental in america, which only a man of immense force of mind and spirit could have brought so vibrantly alive. He was the product of americas soil and ideals, driven by a compulsion to do right and to do well. A man of deep faith