and now their credit card system is backup and running with a few outages but not before some very tense moments for some customers. luckily, cashier called me, credit card machine was working but next to me it was not and then i was down and moved him over and slowing down the system. frustrating some people and everyone is commenting as they look at the line and they are shopping. i couldn t templated leaving. i waited it out, and camping for concert tickets. reporter: dig out the cash too. yeah, i don t think a lot of people had cash. so we were really stranded. people were just standing there, waiting and hopefully got back on line and they are up on line now so it wasn t too bad. reporter: back here live, that is the end of the line right now. this is about an hour after that credit card system was resolve. i want to show you where front of the store was and it ace bit of the walk right here. that line is right there, end of the line and here is where beginning
eligible population, don t even meet the basic requirements to get into today s army. 99% of today s recruits have a high school diploma or equivalent. an era where 79% of high school students graduate. that s 21 times lower rate of dropouts than the national average. overall, today s recruits are healthier, more physically fit than the vast majority of peers and must adhere to zero tolerance policy on drugs and criminal issues. it is actually statistically easy tosh gier to get into coll enlist, not become an officer, but enlist in the army. life of a soldier s no secret to them. they join knowing they will endure hard times then will endure sacrifice. they will be charged to keep us safe. the few that make the cut to get in, are willing to make that sacrifice, they are not always easy to find. if it was easy to find, we one need an entire command to recruiting. those that get in, those that make the cut to get in and make the next cut, to get through training and into a uni
watching recalled, they made two attacks and they fell like autumn leaves. the georgians leave us some of our best accounts of their anger at the sight of armed black men, such as james verderi of the 48th georgia infantry sharing with his dear sister the day after the battle, the prisoners came leaping over our breastworks by 50 but our men took none, for they, he underlined this part, were niggers. burnside s ninth army corps. as fast as they came over, the bayonet was plunged through their hearts. the muzzle of our gun was put on their temple and their brains blown out. others are knocked in the head with the butts of their gun. few would succeed in getting to the rear safe. dorsey binian, also the 48th georgian, someone who ought to know about beating black bodies since he had been over he was an overseer before the war began, told his dear sister, mary, just 11 days afterwards, when we got to the works it was filled with negroes and yanks crying out no quarter. when a
our invocation will be given by dr. george w.c. lions. he was pastor here in petersburg. pray with me in your own tradition as i pray loud in mine. gracious god, after 150 years of reflection and remembrance, we invoke your name so that you would prod our hearts to remember the lives lost in battle so that we might seek peace in our time. we acknowledge your reconciling presence always at work. even through battles. which has brought women and men together from all walks of life from every station and culture. 150 years later in harmony as community. out of this place of sorrow, make this day a celebration. a celebration of the community of humanity. our plea remains and all feelings of sexual strife be entirely forgotten and blotted out. in the name of the one who is our ever lasting fortress and peace, amen. we re very fortunate this morning. we ve worked very hard not only is national park service unit but we ve also worked with the u.s. postal service this morning t