We have gordon rae with us this morning. Gordon rae, did you write this part . Gordon ramsay is considered the foremost on the Overland Campaign. He has written seven. Gary gallagher who wrote . He edited it. Right. Yeah, thats right. Gordon rhea has written several Award Winning books about the american war, including cold harbor the battle, the to the north and a river the battles of spotsylvania courthouse and the road to Yellow Tavern on the petersburg and in the footsteps of grant and lee published in 2021. His most recent book is stephenie swales black Freedom Fighter in the civil war and reconstruction. Mr. Rae is lectured across the country on topics of military history and the civil war era. Hes also appeared multiple times as as historian and presenter on nationwide Television Program teams, including the History Channel channel, Discovery Channel and cspan. Lets give gordon welcome. Well, good day. Im delighted to be here. Finally. Finally, yes. Not just usual travel stuff,
Gary gallagher who wrote . He edited it. Right. Yeah, thats right. Gordon rhea has written several Award Winning books about the american war, including cold harbor the battle, the to the north and a river the battles of spotsylvania courthouse and the road to Yellow Tavern on the petersburg and in the footsteps of grant and lee published in 2021. His most recent book is stephenie swales black Freedom Fighter in the civil war and reconstruction. Mr. Rae is lectured across the country on topics of military history and the civil war era. Hes also appeared multiple times as as historian and presenter on nationwide Television Program teams, including the History Channel channel, Discovery Channel and cspan. Lets give gordon welcome. Well, good day. Im delighted to be here. Finally. Finally, yes. Not just usual travel stuff, but im particularly delighted to be here because i. I dont know how many times ive talked at this symposium, but over the few decades ive been here many times, and it a
Dad, thank you for always being there with us. Please stay at our sides forever. And to all of japanese people and my little brother in japan [ speaking japanese ] never, never, never forget. This is my prayer. [ applause a and our cousin, paul, who would have been a grandfather for the first time this year. Paul would have done a great job with his granddaughter, danielle jean, and my uncle, too, john monihan, who our family hasnt been the same the past 13 years, but we carry on with his spirit. Thank you to all the First Responder who is sacrificed so much that day and continue to protect us and the u. S. Troops who protect our freedoms at home and overseas. God bless america. [ applause ] Tyler Victor Ugolyn michael a. Uliano jonathan j. Uman anil Shivhari Umarkar allen v. Upton diane marie urban John Damien Vaccacio Bradley Hodges vadas William Valcarcel Felix Antonio vale ivan vale Benito Valentin Santos Valentin jr. Carlton francis valvo ii Pendyala Vamsikrishna erica h. Van Acke
Next year. President obama is also expected to speak about new gun laws. With many victims of gun violence in the chamber, some of those victims stood at a Senate Hearing earlier today and will join their lawmakers as guests tonight. But many lawmakers remain opposed to laws banning assault weapons and high capacity magazines. In my view, stripping the Constitutional Rights of law abiding citizens does nothing to prevent criminals from carrying out violent crimes. Reporter with congress so divided, the president will hit the road after his speech to take his agenda to the american people. And he is going to be heading to asheville, north carolina, also atlanta and chicago. The logic there is its a white house strategy for the president to try to gain public support outside of the capital instead of inside. All right, susan. Its a little different this year. Can you tell us why there will be two republican responses . Reporter yes. There will be a response of course from senator marco r