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brought a rapid demobilization of our armed forces, including the seabees. there were a mere 3,000 down from 125,000 at the height of the war. what happens to these guys? seabees were originally a temporary organization, but then very quickly they realized, you know what, these guys did a really good job for us and maybe we should keep them around. and so 1947 they became a perfect part of the navy. 25 june 1950, over 100,000 communist north korean troops storm across the 38th parallel, invading the democratic south. on september 15, 1950, seabees of amphibious construction battalion 1st brought the first marine division ashore at inchon. battling treacherous 30-foot tides, they built a pontoon causeway and helped land 30,000 of general mcarthur s marines and soldiers. a curious incident occurred. great seabee train robbery is a piece of seabee lore. as they were landing in inchon, the equipment was backing up because there was nowhere to take it. so the sea ....
surrounding myself with those who have perfect resumes but very little to brag about, except responsibility for a long history of failed policies, and continued losses at war. .e have to look to new people we have to look to new people because many of the old people frankly don t know what they are doing even though they may look awfully good writing in the new york times or being watched on television. finally, i will work with our allies to reinvigorate western values and institutions instead of trying to spread universal values that not everybody shares or wants, we should understand that strengthening and promoting western civilization and its accomplishments will do more to inspire positive reforms around the world than military interventions. these are my goals as president. i will seek a foreign policy that all americans, whatever their party, can support. so important. and which our friends and allies will respect and totally welcome. the world must know that ....
reporter: shinjuku station is the busiest in the world according to the world records. it s estimated more than 3 million people pass through each day which can be daunting for visitors. the transport ministry spent more than $600 million to make navigation easier. a new terminal integrates bus stops that have been spread around the station. translator: it s so convenient. i used to have to walk all over looking for the right bus stop. reporter: nearly 120 operators will run the routes across japan, including two and from international airports. this new information center offers typical services. but the staff speak english, chinese and korean to serve the increasing number of foreign tourists. good morning. may i help you? reporter: some foreign tourists have come to ask for help. great. we had a great service, great information. she took all the time she needed to give us the information. we don t speak japanese. it was good to have somebody speaking to ....
get the tests through. tom: francine lacqua is from london with the end for the entire hour, focusing on vw. let s get to top headlines with vonnie quinn. vonnie: in greece, the once and future prime minister returns to power with a stronger than expected mandate. alexis tsipras and his series of party and his series of won. from tomorrow we raise our sleeves to support the weakest, the working classes. equality, social progress, social justice and prosperity for our country. to be able to have a stronger greece after four years and make our people proud and stand tall again. sippers came to power tsipras came to power to end austerity. secretary of state john kerry made the announcement in berlin where he met with germany plus foreign minister. this year the u.s. cap to the number of refugees being allowed in at 70,000. john kerry: we are now going up to 85,000 with at least it is not a ceiling, a floor of 10,000 over the next year for specifically, even as we recei ....
coming up next, contributors and editors from the book the people make the piece, lessons from the vietnam antiwar movement, discuss their personal experiences and that movement. the mennonite central committee united nations office hosted this event. welcome, everybody. welcome to the book launch for the people make the piece, lessons from the vietnam antiwar movement. hi, my name is doug hofstetter. of thee director mennonite central committee. united nations office. i actually got my start during the antiwar movement here with the united methodists office, which is donating this room today. me methodists actually hired right after i came back from vietnam doing my alternative service there with the mennonite central committee in the middle of the war, in the middle of a war zone, helping children learn to read and write their own language. i wanted to also announced to everyone that we have a number of cameras here in the room. c-span is covering it. so, when w ....