veterans day program will pick up an half an hour when vice president joe barton joe biden will participate in the ceremony at national arlington cemetery. later, remarks from john mccain. he has a new book out recounting the lives of the american soldiers who served in complex ranging from the revolutionary war to the wars in iraq and afghanistan and the book is called 13 soldiers. you can watch that life starting at 6:30 p.m. eastern on c-span two. on this veterans day, we want to know what your message is to our fighting men and women. log onto facebook to leave your comments or tweet us. we will try to read some of your messages throughout the day. c-span veterans day coverage continues tonight at 7:00 eastern with selections from this years white house medal of honor surmise follow that 8:00 by the original wreathlaying ceremony at arlington national cemetery. after 9:00 him in the annual uso gala featuring joint chiefs of staff chairman general martin dempsey also d
does not continue to expand and to go to places like senegal and liberia to make sure that this disease is contained and therefore does not become a threat to the homeland. that is what they do. the uso, i hope you did not think we would put you out of work. we are not going to put you out of work. you will have some work to do and we are proud to be partners with you in doing it. i also want to make a special mention tonight to a couple that happened to be here with us and to get, i think i m a far less credit than they deserve or what they have done for their country and that s lloyd and charlene austin who happen to be sitting at our table tonight. [applause] if you value humility as a character trait, there is not many people i know better as humble as lloyd and charlene austin. when you think about the portfolio we have given him and the men and women who served with him, it s quite remarkable. he s got really big shoulders but it s even remarkable that even he can bear
ever vigilant as the team was proceeding on foot from the forward operating days to its destination when it reached a narrow bridge. sergeant mahoney noticed the individual and identified abnormal bulge under his shirt. as sergeant mahoney and captain grover tackle the bomber, the assailant detonated his best wanting both soldiers. captain grover suffered wounds to his left leg and sergeant mahoney suffered a severe soft tissue wound to his left forearm and trap the ones to his right shoulder and leg. for his exceptional gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his own life above and beyond the call of duty, sergeant mahoney receives the silver star. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, it s my distinct honor to present to you the 2014 u.s. oh soldier of the year, sergeant andrew mahoney. [applause] [applause] we are honored to have a sensible alumnus and naval aviator here to present the uso marine of the year award. please welcome marine corps deputy commandant of
while the president is overseas in china. that is here on c-span. we are talking with verna jones, executive director of the american legion. here is a tweet guest: the legion believes that the a health-care facility and system is the best for veterans. they have choice cards for veterans that can go out in certain circumstances and they can receive medical care if they cannot get it timely or cannot receive that particular service at the va. the system is set up for veterans so we do not believe there should be privatization of health care. host: canton, ohio, a veteran and republican caller: good morning, c-span and good morning america. i m a legion aire. i see a major issue since i ve been using the v.a. for about a decade now. it is cultural. line toad to stand in get travel pay because i have to go up to cleveland. it costs a lot of money when gas prices were higher. i have had to stand in line and wait for an employee to finish their personal phone call. that burne
me and they still do today. i carry pictures in my wallet. the troops give you the respect you never thought you had. after 45 years, i am on the telephone with my 400 troops. that is part of leadership. i cared for them. that is what it is all about. [applause] next, joint chiefs of staff chair general martin dempsey speaks at the annual uso service members gala. and we hear from world war ii and vietnam veterans about their military service. on the next washington journal, terry jeffrey discusses how republican leaders in congress should handle major policy issues, including immigration and the affordable care act. adam green, cofounder of the progressive change campaign committee, outlines the legislative agenda of progressive groups. conable talks about president obama s authorization of additional troops to iraq to train kurdish and iraqi forces. live atton journal, 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. during a speech in brisbane, australia, president obama continued to stren