be bear. as often times a burden that lives far beyond your time in uniform. 64 years ago my dad served in combat in korea. 2nd lieutenant edward j pence was in the u.s. army. 45th infantry, he fought in the battle of old baldy and pork chop hill and earned a bronze star for his courage under fire. the truth is, i learned most of that after i grew up. cause dad never talked about the war. and that medal stayed in his dresser drawer. a few years after he died, i was visiting a cousin that he grew up with on the streets of chicago. and he told me that the war had
the soldier or their family because we understand the cost. shannon: after nine months in afghanistan, more than 200 members of 45th infantry brigade came back to oklahoma. the family and frens anxiously awaited their soldiers. kevin hughes got to live out the moment he has been dreaming of meeting his 3-week-old son for the very first time. nearly 2200 45th infantry members are returning home. it doesn t look like the g.o.p. primary will be resolved any time soon. could a prolonged primary be a good thing for president obama, helping him expand his lead over the g.o.p. candidates? check out the poll there. joining us for a fair and balanced debate, former rnc spokesperson and former dnc
nine years complete withdrawal is in the white house s assessment, is this a victory for the united states and if i could bundle up just if you could answer that, then follow up. i think one of the more poignant moments in the secure video conference downstairs was when president obama congratulated prime minister maliki and the people of iraq for getting to this momentous moment. and importantly when prime minister maliki congratulated president obama an our troops an our diplomats for all they ve done. so when the president laid out a vision for the future of iraq in february 2009 down in camp lejeune, many of you were there, he said what we are looking for is an iraq that s secure, stable an self-reliant and that s exactly what we got here. there is no question this is a success. specifically, long discussions over the issue of immunity. had that issue been resolved, would the president have preferred to have had trainers, u.s. trainers, u.s. troops remain there as
or had to endure the hardship of time away from home and family even at peace time. but i ve seen enough to know the burden our veterans bear. is oftentimes a burden that lives far beyond your time in uniform. 64 years ago, my dad served in combat in korea. 2nd lieutenant edward j. pence was in the u.s. army, 45th infantry. he fought in the battle of old baldi and pork chop hill and he urged a bronze star for his courage under fire. truth is, i learned most of that after i grew up. because dad never talked about the war. and that medal stayed in his