Of allegiance. We do in honor the men and women who defend our freedom around the world. Tonight i ask as we recite the pledge we do so in honor of those are currently fighting, those are missing, those who have perished, and those who are veterans. Please stand and join in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands united one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Before we get started there are a few people in the honest id like to recognize tonight. I understand theres a large group hear from gary and maryss family include his mother, his brother and his daughter would just like any video. Could you please escargot and a summit to stand so we can thank. You all for being here tonight . H [applause] also here with us this evening our congressional medaln of honor recipients Lieutenant Colonel Robert Friend who is one of the last surviving tuskegee airmen. Good
Of allegiance. We do in honor the men and women who defend our freedom around the world. Tonight i ask as we recite the pledge we do so in honor of those are currently fighting, those are missing, those who have perished, and those who are veterans. Please stand and join in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands united one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Before we get started there are a few people in the honest id like to recognize tonight. I understand theres a large group hear from gary and maryss family include his mother, his brother and his daughter would just like any video. Could you please escargot and a summit to stand so we can thank. You all for being here tonight . H [applause] also here with us this evening our congressional medaln of honor recipients Lieutenant Colonel Robert Friend who is one of the last surviving tuskegee airmen. Good
Nguyen xuan phuc it is an honor. To host you. [speaking in native tongue] [applause] i am also very pleased to recognize the ambassador who is here today, it is he it is the staff who made this possible. [speaking in native tongue] on the american side, i would like to a knowledge Us Ambassador to vietnam, Deputy Assistant patrick murphy. Welcome and thank you for being here,. [speaking in native tongue] and of course i would be remiss not to recognize the founder of the Heritage Foundation and our interim president , doctor fullmer. He believed in the potential of americas transpacific relationship well before there was a trade agreement named after him. He established and continued to cherish the Asian Studies center of nurture. Thank you ed. [speaking in native tongue] added, thank you for allowing me to do the honor say. Vietnam and us relationships have been very steady delivered to rectory for more than 20 years. And for good reason. We have a range of converging interests from e
[ applause ] good afternoon. Im jim carafano. I oversee all the foreign defense policy here at the Heritage Foundation. My pleasure to welcome the Prime Minister of vietnam. Nguyen xuan phuc. It is an honor to host you, sir. [ speaking vietnamese ] [ applause ] i am also very pleased to recognize the ambassadors of t asean today. Including vinh who made today possible. [ speaking vietnamese ] on the american side i would like to acknowledge u. S. Ambassador to vietnam ted osiis and patrick murphy. Thank you again for being here. [ applause ] [ speaking vietnamese ] and of course i would be remiss not to recognize the founder of the Heritage Foundation and our interim president ed fuler in. Dr. Fullner believed in the transpacific relationship long before there was a trade agreement named after them. The continued the Asian Study Center to nurture them. Thank you, ed. [ speaking vietnamese ] and ed, thank you for allowing me to do the honors today. U. S. vietnam relations have been on a
[ applause ] [speaking in a foreign language] good afternoon. I oversee all the foreign defense policy at the Heritage Foundation. Its my pleasure to welcome the Prime Minister of vietnam. And it is an honor to host you, sir. [speaking in a foreign language] [ applause ] i am also very pleased to recognize the ambassadors here today. He and his staff made todays event possible. [ applause ] [speaking in a foreign language] the american side, i would like to acknowledge u. S. Ambassador to vietnam and Deputy Assistant secretary of state patrick of murphy. Welcome and thank you so very much for being here. [ applause ] [speaking in a foreign language] of course, i would be remisnot to recognize the founder of the Heritage Foundation and our interim president ed fulmer. He believed in the potential of americas transpacific relationship long before there was a trade agreement named after them. He established and continues to chair the Asian Studies center to nurture them, thank you, ed. [