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members of congress, distinguished guests colleagues from the department of defense, past and present. members of the vietnam commemoration advisory committee the, thank you for being here today. thank you to the organizers an commemorative partners of this important event and thousands like it across the country and the entire vietnam commemoration effort. most importantly, thank you to the vietnam era veterans and their families who join us. you honor us with your presence. in a year of anniversaries for this years marks the 150th anniversary of the end of our civil war, the 70th anniversary of the end ever world war ii, the 65th anniversary of the start of korean war, today we gather to remember the vietnam war and to honor those who served in it. we remember the 50th anniversary of president johnson s executive order establishing the vietnam service ribbon and we honor our 7.2 million living vietnam era veterans. fair fallen comrades in arms including those still un ....
please welcome the speaker of the house of representatives. ladies and gentlemen, the honorable john boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. [applause] john boehner: ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests, welcome to the united states capitol. in a few weeks americans will mark 70 years since the end of world war ii. when that war concluded on the deck of the battleship missouri, general macarthur spoke of his great hope that the carnage of that war would be a foundation for a future based - in his words on the dignity of man and the fulfillment of his most cherished wish for freedom tolerance, and justice. we know that world failed to emerge, especially in asia. and within a few years america was called upon to lead the free world against communist tyranny. president kennedy would later call this the long, twilight struggle. this struggle led us, first, to korea in the early 50s. later it led us to vietnam, a country few americans at that time had ever ....
ladies and gentlemen, the honorable john boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. [applause] john boehner: thank you. ladies and gentlemen distinguished guests, welcome to the united states capitol. in a few weeks americans will mark 70 years since the end of world war ii. when that war concluded on the deck of the battleship missouri, general macarthur spoke of his great hope that the carnage of that war would be a foundation for a future based - in his words on the dignity of man and the fulfillment of his most cherished wish for freedom tolerance, and justice. we know that world failed to emerge, especially in asia. and within a few years america was called upon to lead the free world against communist tyranny. president kennedy would later call this the long, twilight struggle. this struggle led us, first, to korea in the early 50s. later it led us to vietnam, a country few americans at that time had ever heard of. today, we gather to celebrate the vietna ....
during the 1960 s, as well is the idea of government censorship. this program is about an hour and 20 minutes. [video clip] host: the war was becoming the big story and i was determined that i was going to get there and cover it. so i became the first reporter from a texas newspaper to go to vietnam. i was a veteran. i had been there for years and i was ready to roll. i was there because i wanted to be involved with the biggest american story of my generation. because i learned essentially how to control my fear. my choice was to get as close to the action in vietnam as i possibly could. i was writing features about kids from fort worth. it is the single most rewarding thing i did in all my years in journalism because this would b righten their day that someone from their hometown would look them up. my best picture were woven through it. the kind of pictures i took showed people waiting for something to happen. i basically try to block out the emotional ....
saying let us give thanks for all that we have an boldly face exciting new frontiers that lie ahead. happy thanksgiving. tweets nowswoman more than ever, we should reflect on our shared values. happy thanksgiving from my family to yours. on thanksgiving, let us give thanks for all the blessings we enjoy and thanking the men and women of our armed forces. from neweanne shaheen hampshire tweeting, remember, there is more that unites us than divides us. let s give thanks, past the turkey, and skip the politics. president obama awarded 21 recipients the presidential medal of freedom during his or money at the white house. it is the nation s highest civilian award for national security, world peace, and cultural endeavors. some of this year s recipient includes michael jordan, diana ross, tom hanks, and bruce springsteen. it is one hour and 10 minutes. [applause] pres. obama: we have some work to do here. this is not all fun and games. welcome to the white house, everybody. ....