[ music ] Untold Stories saluting our Vietnam Veterans, continues now. Christmas in a hospital. How strange it seemed to be. Its not a physical ailment, but an ailment thats called ptsd. 46 years later, Doug Alexander still carries the burden of war. Alexander is a vietnam veteran who wrote this poem by receiving treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder. He is also my uncle. I know. Those people died. Over there. Fighting a war that. Really none of us. Understood why we were there. But we were sent there to do a job, and we were trying to do it. And i know that those people tried just as hard as the next guy. But they didnt make it. And that bothers me. The year was 1969, and the country had already invested 15 years into vietnam. My uncle was 19 and more than a year into his army enlistment, when he was given orders to head to vietnam. He would soon be on the ground in tein minh. And i asked them, why do they call it rocket city . He said, cause they get rocketed three times a day
Congress should move forward. Give us a call. The numbers are on the screen. You can also catch up with us on social media on twitter, facebook, or email us. And a very good Tuesday Morning to you. The debate last night and the vote last night in the Senate Making the front pages of newspapers around the country today. Here is the front page of the Washington Post. And the front page of the houston chronicle, noting that security and Homeland Security funding left in doubt. The newspaper of capitol hill roll call headline on this topic for more on that plan and we are joined by the scene of belly Christina Helen tony. Guest good morning. Host what was decided last night. Guest it is very procedural but its just standalone bill that its the president separate from the funding for department of Homeland Security. Basically, Mitch Mcconnell said this removes the excuse blaming democrats for blocking the spill. This was bound to happen in the last hour. In the final moments, he was testing
In pakistan, Nuclear Sites in iran and other targets around the globe. For decades, u. S. Courts have allowed Law Enforcement to conduct aerial surveillance without a warrant. This is that sort of open spaces doctrine. Im not saying it makes it right but the government has been doing it for decades. Some of the courts have apparently ruled that what a person does in the open, even behind a back yard fence, can be seen from a passing airplane and is not protected by privacy laws. You know, i dont think i agree with that. If youre swimming in your pool in your back yard, if youre in your hot tub in your back yard, just because we have the technology to be able to see you in your hot tub, does that really mean they have a right to look at what you are doing in your back yard, so i dont really accept that. I think it has been abused and something that really we should be fighting against the surveillance state. Advocates say predators are simply more effective than other planes. Flying out
Washington. Signs of turbulence in a reasonably smooth relationship between pyangyoung and the u. S. Counseling a meeting between the north and south korean official officials. North korean state media going on to say the United States will also have to undertake careful deliberations about the fate of the u. S. Summit in light of this provocative military ruckus jointly conducted with the south korean authorities. The drills are not provocative. Kim jong un has said he understands the importance to the United States that we conduct these joint exercises, and that they continue to go on. As for the summit plan for singapore in june, washington is Going Forward with planning. Some, however were cautious about kim jong uns recent words. I dont think we should trust him, on the other hand i think its good we have a direct dialogue. And i think there are some positive signs that we have seen recently that the summit could be successful. Reporter north korea is going ahead with dismantling