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and then in 1965 he enlisted in the united states army. now, if you are doing the math, him enlisting in 1965, that was way before the draft for vietnam. the draft for vietnam didn t start until years later in late 1969. he went in there before that by choice, he enlisted in 1965, and then in 1967 he volunteered to be sent to vietnam. he did nearly a year in combat from the spring of 1967 to the spring of 1968. in april of 1968 he earned the silver star, and there was an attack on his battalion command post. he exposed himself to enemy fire, to pull his injured colleagues to safety to give them first aid. he earned the silver star that day, april 1968. it was a thursday in april. and that thursday that he earned the silver star that he went through that hell, he was actually only a few days away from going home, only a few days away from the end of his tour. but four days after that battle for which he earned the silver star, the monday after that thursday a grenade bla ....
star, the monday after that thursday a grenade blast took him. it blew off his right arm and his right leg. it s a miracle that that young captain survived it. he was administered 40 pints of blood. that is more than six gallons of blood. he lost his right arm and his right leg in the blast instantly, but within an hour of the grenade going off, they had also had to amputate his left leg as well. he lost his right arm, his right leg, and his left leg. it is almost impossible to believe that he survived. but he survived as a triple amputee. he was 25 years old. by the time he was 28 years old, he had been elected to the georgia state senate. the youngest person ever elected to that body at the time. he served in the georgia state senate. over the course of his career he would also serve as georgia s secretary of state. when georgia democrat jimmy carter was elected to the white house, president carter appointed him to lead the veterans administration. he led the v.a. for ....
fatally shoot two people and wound a third during unrest in kenosha, wisconsin. there were people right there [ sobbing ]. take a deep breath, kyle. his mother also cried as she watched the testimony. moments ago we heard from a man who was also shot by kyle rittenhouse that nice and was the only one to survive. listen. to me it seemed like a child who had just gotten caught doing something he wasn t supposed to, more upset that he was caught and less upset about what he had done and what he had taken and the numerous lives that he affected through his actions that night. let s bring in cnn s shimon prokupecz. he s live in kenosha, wisconsin, covering this trial from the start. this, shimon, was by far the most dramatic day we ve seen. reporter: yeah, the most dramatic, most riveting. it was a highly anticipated moment. kyle rittenhouse was expected to testify. certainly him taking the stand is going to come down as one of the biggest days of this trial ....
va domestic violence extremist groups and the recruitment day. fbi director christopher wray identified violent extremism as one of the greatest threats on the homeland. the corrupting influence of domestic violence and extremist groups that recruit veterans is a critical issue at a time where our nation is deeply divided. we need to know who these domestic extremist groups actually are. why do they believe them? why did they specifically target veterans? during today s hearing, we will learn about groups whose names have been prominent in the news recently, including the oath keepers, the proud boys, and the three percenters. we ll hear about the ideologies and seek to understand how these groups find veterans and actively recruit them, and most importantly, how and when these groups use violence to achieve their ends. as with all of our work, gets to advance proposals to help and support veterans. in this case, that means identifying opportunities to help veterans fin ....
i will not recognize myself for an opening statement. from oklahoma city in 1994 to 402,009, to 1000 oaks in california and even the assault on another states capital in january misguided individuals have committed violence against their fellow citizens in pursuit of distorted objectives. this is a real threat to our nation and to our democracy, and directly impacts the work of our committee. as an alarming number of these individuals have served our country in the armed forces. today s full committee investigative hearing is entitled domestic violent extremist groups and the recruitment of veterans. fbi director christopher wray has described domestic violent extremism as one of the greatest threats facing our homeland. the corrupting influence of domestic violent extremist groups is a critical issue at a time where our nation remains deeply divided. we are here today to consider who these domestic extremist groups actually are. they believe in, and why they specific ....