Turnedones have been off. We will, of course, post our the heritage home page following our presentation today. Opening our session is jennifer marshall. Ms. Marshall serves as our Vice President for the institute for family, community and opportunity. Oversees our Research Areas that determine the character of marriage,ducation, family, religion and Civil Society. Andalso heads our Richard Helen center for religion and Civil Society. Manages our familyfacts. Org online source for the latest social science on those issues. Joining us here, she worked both at empower directornd as senior of family studies at the Family Research council. Please join me in welcoming marshall. [applause] jennifer . You, john. Ank and thank you all for being here for this conversation about in america. Were really pleased to debut this index of culture and onortunity, and here with me stage is David Azerrad, my colleague at the heritage foundation. Directs the simon center for principles and politics. And t
Watergate story were among the this is two hours. I am the resurrection and the life, says the lord. He that believe in me, though he were dead, yet shall live. And whosoever lives and believes in me shall never die. I know that my redeemer lives and that he shall stand at the latterday upon the earth, and though this body be destroyed, yet shall i see god, whom i shall see for myself and mine eyes shall behold and not a stranger. Thus no man live at to himself and no man dies to himself. For if we live, we live to the lord. And if we die, we die to the lord. Whether we live, therefore, or die, we are the lords. Blessed are the dead who die in the lord, even so, says the spirit, for they rest from their labor. [organ plays] [choir sings] the lord be with you. Let us pray. O god, whose mercies cannot be numbered, accept our prayers on behalf of benjamin and grant him entrance into the land of light and joy and the fellowship of thy saints, through jesus christ thy son and lord, who reig
Also a responsibility and you only hope that you can carry it with honor and with dignity. [ applause ] im going to be last. Youre not 35 anymore . For me, i was going to get out of the military or before i even went on my last deployment to afghanistan. Me and my wife decided that wed done enough, it was time to grow up and figure out what i was really going to do with my life. The decision was already made before even going overseas and immediately, after that day, the thoughts were never, you know, i did something to receive something. My big thing was to make sure that the guys with me got acknowledged, and more importantly, i was proud of that moment walking into the barracks and having five guys volunteer to go on a counterattack, while i was so impressed with the true grit and just the willing bs to continue on. Because we had nine more months left in country after that day. It wasnt you get done and get a free ride back to the states. You have to pick up the pieces. And to watc
Article, shes here right now. God bless her. Thank you, mother. We had a big dinner at 21, and he never cracked a smile. Did he . And the first time i interviewed him in moscow, same thing. I didnt look into his eyes and see the soul of a christian. I saw a russian nationalist who had been a kgb agent. He was very tough and very determined. And you must remember, he was a guy who carried out orders and worked for people who had more standing than he did. So you get these different kinds. On the other hand, the most remarkable man i interviewed under the most remarkable circumstances was nelson mandela. When he came out of prison, i was with him 24 hours after he had been released. For 25 years he had been in prison. It was if he had just gotten back from a trip to zurech representing his country in some way, in his backyard in soweto. He was charming, completely versed in the western media and who we were and what we were interested in. And one of my treasured pictures of the two of us
On newsmakers, independent vermont senator bernie sanders, the chair of the Veterans Affairs committee. He talks about efforts to revamp the va by veteran secretary, robert mcdonnell, the lame duck congress, and what he expects in the next congress with Republican Leadership and campaign 2016. Newsmakers, sunday at 10 00 a. M. And 6 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan. Cspan veterans day coverage begins Tuesday Morning at 8 30 eastern during washington journal with an interview with American Legion executive, verna jones. Then at 10 00, the annual uvo gala, featuring joint chiefs of staff chairman general martin dempsey, and were live at 11 00 from Arlington National cemetery for the traditional wreath laying smoep at the tomb of the unknowns. Later, a selection from this years white house medal of honor ceremonies. For more than 50 years, tom brokaw has reported on world events for nbc news. He recently discussed his career with nbc news Congressional Correspondent luke russert, sharing some of