WEBVTT 00:00.040 --> 00:02.640 Okay , okay sir , if you can just 00:02.640 --> 00:04.610 please tell us how you represented 00:04.610 --> 00:07.990 Oklahoma and um in this dinner 00:07.990 --> 00:11.800 tonight and also if you could talk a 00:11.800 --> 00:15.590 little bit about Iraq veterans and 00:15.590 --> 00:17.757 honouring Iraq veterans and those vets 00:17.757 --> 00:19.979 who are being honored as they're coming 00:19.979 --> 00:22.034 back from war . If you can also talk 00:22.034 --> 00:24.146 about your expectations for tonight's 00:24.150 --> 00:27.110 dinner with the President and if you 00:27.110 --> 00:29.560 could also talk about how you were 00:29.560 --> 00:32.000 asked to , if you could elaborate more 00:32.000 --> 00:34.000 on whether or not this is the first 00:34.000 --> 00:36.000 time you met with the President and 00:36.000 --> 00:38.167 what your expectations are for meeting 00:38.167 --> 00:40.222 with the President . And also if you 00:40.222 --> 00:42.111 could tell us a little more about 00:42.111 --> 00:44.222 yourself and your military career and 00:44.222 --> 00:46.444 if you could please also let us know if 00:46.444 --> 00:48.611 there's a message you wanna send about 00:48.611 --> 00:50.960 OKlahomans and vets at war and anything 00:50.960 --> 00:53.380 about how Oklahomans support military 00:53.380 --> 00:56.040 veterans . That's all I can think of to 00:56.040 --> 00:58.151 ask without knowing what you're gonna 00:58.151 --> 01:00.262 say back to me . So if you could just 01:00.262 --> 01:02.207 answer those basic questions , I'd 01:02.207 --> 01:04.429 really appreciate it . Hear him when he 01:04.429 --> 01:06.651 speaks and she's just giving him a list 01:06.651 --> 01:09.760 of nine question . I'm not sure I 01:09.760 --> 01:11.982 remembered all of those questions . Can 01:11.982 --> 01:14.700 we turn this ? You need to drop his I 01:14.700 --> 01:18.690 yeah . Um yeah , I mean I can't I don't 01:18.690 --> 01:20.690 really know how else I can go how I 01:20.690 --> 01:22.750 can't really go in depth because I 01:22.750 --> 01:24.861 would usually ask a question based on 01:24.861 --> 01:27.083 what he responded to . You know what he 01:27.083 --> 01:29.083 said . So without knowing what he's 01:29.083 --> 01:30.660 saying . He can start 01:34.640 --> 01:36.260 can't do it makes my 01:43.140 --> 01:45.196 Yeah there were eight or 9 questions 01:45.196 --> 01:45.770 there . 01:49.240 --> 01:51.240 It's on the station animal trying . 01:51.240 --> 01:53.760 Really ? I'll continue to listen . So 01:54.740 --> 01:57.330 here I can hear her . It's just when I 01:57.330 --> 01:59.950 start to talk just 02:00.740 --> 02:04.700 yeah , two or 3 television 02:04.700 --> 02:07.770 correspondents . I'm not me . But it's 02:08.160 --> 02:10.360 extremely closer . It is . 02:12.840 --> 02:13.840 Okay . 02:17.140 --> 02:18.550 Here is yes , 02:21.840 --> 02:25.650 nothing I am . Us 02:25.740 --> 02:27.360 ran into they start 02:37.340 --> 02:39.460 truck thinks it's the that's 02:41.440 --> 02:45.360 voice . What happened person ? 02:47.340 --> 02:51.140 There's some intermediary . Yeah , 02:51.640 --> 02:54.770 it's under control . Yes . Local 02:54.770 --> 02:58.160 station . They can usually This is 02:59.240 --> 03:01.350 right . There's something what was 03:03.840 --> 03:06.060 here explain ? 03:08.740 --> 03:09.740 It's 03:13.240 --> 03:15.460 that's the other . Yeah , 03:17.740 --> 03:20.150 she can't hear you . Here's him , 03:22.740 --> 03:25.850 which is barely makes sense . 03:29.140 --> 03:32.900 Kind of like my answers station 03:33.340 --> 03:35.360 audio figures . So little small , 03:36.040 --> 03:38.207 generic set of questions basically the 03:38.207 --> 03:40.410 same . Record those and then send the 03:40.410 --> 03:44.150 video to the station . Okay . Okay . 03:49.540 --> 03:52.420 Yes . These things that's 03:54.340 --> 03:56.340 technology is guaranteed to fail us 03:56.340 --> 03:57.618 when we need it most . 04:03.140 --> 04:06.760 Which it's too Oklahoma . 04:07.140 --> 04:10.550 That's worth all . Mhm . 04:11.340 --> 04:12.340 So , 04:15.440 --> 04:18.040 reading this . Okay ? Yeah , 04:22.540 --> 04:26.050 that's all right . It also would 04:27.040 --> 04:29.550 got the right yes . 04:32.540 --> 04:34.707 He's like anger and then he's going to 04:34.707 --> 04:37.450 make the answer . Okay . And you Okay ? 04:39.240 --> 04:41.760 This way , going to send . 04:45.390 --> 04:47.650 Okay , Okay . 04:49.440 --> 04:52.360 Sorry , inspecting places . 04:53.320 --> 04:56.370 Major General Von Harry Last name is a 04:56.370 --> 04:59.780 R . Y where's your hometown , sir ? I 04:59.780 --> 05:03.050 grew up in eight . Oklahoma is wrong 05:03.050 --> 05:06.900 with Yeah . Both times . I was with the 05:06.910 --> 05:10.060 first marine expeditionary force and uh 05:10.440 --> 05:14.400 in Iraq . I'm sorry . This 05:14.400 --> 05:16.490 is Yeah , 05:17.900 --> 05:21.260 sorry johnny . Wait , Yeah , 05:22.740 --> 05:26.570 yeah . . So Okay . 05:26.580 --> 05:30.460 Okay . Almost better off . Yeah . 05:30.840 --> 05:32.951 So that it is not a strategy . Yeah . 05:33.640 --> 05:36.560 Thanks apologize . No , I was getting 05:36.560 --> 05:38.960 all sorry about that . 05:40.240 --> 05:43.050 Second question . Hotels 05:44.240 --> 05:47.360 start start from Mexico be your 05:47.370 --> 05:50.130 hometown . My hometown is eight 05:50.130 --> 05:52.240 Oklahoma . I grew up there and 05:52.240 --> 05:54.573 graduated from a to high school in 1981 . 05:56.140 --> 05:59.050 What industry within Iraq ? I see this 05:59.050 --> 06:02.550 one Both tours in Iraq in 06:02.550 --> 06:05.110 2003 and 2004 I was with the first 06:05.110 --> 06:07.760 marine expeditionary force and I served 06:07.760 --> 06:09.816 as a Staff judge advocate as part of 06:09.816 --> 06:11.371 the logistics unit for that 06:11.371 --> 06:14.640 organization . Did you find out about 06:14.640 --> 06:16.970 getting selected to dinner at the White 06:16.970 --> 06:20.010 House ? And I got a call from the 06:20.010 --> 06:22.121 Director of Marine Corps Staff . They 06:22.121 --> 06:24.232 asked what state I was from . So it's 06:24.232 --> 06:26.343 my association with Oklahoma that got 06:26.343 --> 06:28.343 me selected . It's my understanding 06:28.343 --> 06:29.843 that they were looking for 06:30.340 --> 06:33.020 Representatives of all ranks from all 06:33.020 --> 06:36.220 the different 50 states and I was just 06:36.220 --> 06:38.650 lucky enough to be chosen . Right . 06:39.440 --> 06:41.496 What emotions to you and your family 06:41.496 --> 06:43.384 have about getting to attend this 06:43.384 --> 06:45.384 dinner . The president , his wife . 06:45.384 --> 06:47.384 Well , it's it's really a once in a 06:47.384 --> 06:49.496 lifetime opportunity . I've never met 06:49.496 --> 06:51.551 any of the president's and I've only 06:51.551 --> 06:53.551 seen them on tv And I never thought 06:53.551 --> 06:55.551 growing up in Oklahoma that I would 06:55.551 --> 06:57.718 have a chance to go to the White House 06:57.718 --> 06:59.884 and it's just gonna be a special event 06:59.884 --> 07:03.200 tonight . What significance just White 07:03.200 --> 07:04.560 House dinner person ? 07:07.540 --> 07:10.540 To me personally . I think it's a time 07:10.540 --> 07:12.207 for us to remember all of the 07:12.207 --> 07:14.262 sacrifices that everyone that's been 07:14.262 --> 07:16.850 involved in the war in Iraq has made 07:16.850 --> 07:18.794 all of the family members and it's 07:18.794 --> 07:22.120 really been a national sacrifice in so 07:22.120 --> 07:25.020 many different ways . But I think there 07:25.020 --> 07:27.131 are so many that have given so much , 07:27.540 --> 07:29.596 that is just a time for all of us to 07:29.596 --> 07:32.020 think about that . And we also have so 07:32.020 --> 07:34.100 many members of our military still 07:34.100 --> 07:36.322 deployed in Afghanistan in harm's way , 07:36.640 --> 07:38.960 But it's been a long war and it's been 07:38.960 --> 07:40.904 a national effort and I think it's 07:40.904 --> 07:43.780 great that we are recognizing kind of 07:43.780 --> 07:45.836 all walks of life from all of the 50 07:45.836 --> 07:48.002 states of all ranks and uh , it should 07:48.002 --> 07:50.730 be a special night if you've had a 07:50.730 --> 07:52.952 chance to talk with some of your fellow 07:52.952 --> 07:55.063 service members , what has been their 07:55.063 --> 07:57.119 different things about this office . 07:58.240 --> 08:01.200 Well , I think it would be nice if we 08:01.200 --> 08:03.033 could do more for the all of the 08:03.033 --> 08:06.890 veterans . I sort of feel lucky to go 08:06.890 --> 08:09.112 to this event tonight , but really it's 08:09.112 --> 08:10.890 been something that everyone is 08:10.890 --> 08:13.350 sacrificed . And it's one of those 08:13.350 --> 08:15.572 things that would be nice when everyone 08:15.572 --> 08:17.906 is home to recognize all of the efforts . 08:20.740 --> 08:23.460 There are some of your little moments 08:23.470 --> 08:25.192 from your tours going around . 08:27.740 --> 08:30.090 Well , I think that being over there in 08:30.090 --> 08:33.230 2003 during the initial invasion , that 08:33.230 --> 08:36.500 was a special time when the statue of 08:36.510 --> 08:39.680 Saddam toppled , I think that the build 08:39.680 --> 08:43.590 up for the war was they was memorable 08:43.590 --> 08:45.580 to me just for all of the work and 08:45.580 --> 08:47.900 planning . But really that moment when 08:47.900 --> 08:50.260 Baghdad fell was probably the special 08:50.260 --> 08:52.260 defining moment for me in the first 08:52.260 --> 08:56.230 tour the second course . No , it's a 08:56.230 --> 08:58.620 very different war . The second tour 08:58.620 --> 09:01.140 for me . I think that that's one of the 09:01.140 --> 09:03.307 things about this awards . It's been a 09:03.307 --> 09:05.390 changing war over the course of the 09:05.410 --> 09:07.243 nine years or so that we we were 09:07.243 --> 09:09.990 involved heavily in in Iraq and I think 09:09.990 --> 09:12.440 that that's , there's a million stories 09:12.580 --> 09:15.190 and each one of them is special and 09:15.240 --> 09:18.930 everyone is made a contribution . I 09:18.930 --> 09:20.930 think you brought your some of your 09:20.930 --> 09:23.041 family members , all of your family . 09:23.540 --> 09:27.150 I'm sorry , my wife will be 09:27.150 --> 09:31.130 attending and I think the true heroes 09:31.140 --> 09:33.560 of this war are the families , they've 09:33.570 --> 09:35.403 been the ones who have supported 09:35.403 --> 09:37.720 everyone while they were deployed . And 09:37.730 --> 09:39.850 uh , and really that's the hardship , 09:39.860 --> 09:41.971 we go do what we're trained to do and 09:42.140 --> 09:44.307 and what we just signed up to do . But 09:44.307 --> 09:46.600 the families have to raise the family 09:46.600 --> 09:49.180 at home and uh , take care of business 09:49.190 --> 09:51.610 while the deployed service members are 09:51.610 --> 09:53.560 away . That's the tough job . 09:55.240 --> 09:56.684 Is she a little excited ? 09:58.760 --> 10:01.570 She's really excited and I think it's 10:01.570 --> 10:03.681 going to be a special night night for 10:03.681 --> 10:04.681 all of us . 10:08.900 --> 10:11.010 Well , luckily it's the marine corps 10:11.010 --> 10:13.066 order on uniforms . That gives me my 10:13.066 --> 10:15.850 fashion tips and she asked for advice 10:15.850 --> 10:17.740 on dresses and I'm lousy in that 10:17.740 --> 10:20.360 department . So I'm probably of little 10:20.360 --> 10:23.840 help there . Yeah guys are up here . Is 10:23.840 --> 10:26.210 there any other events or any places 10:26.210 --> 10:28.432 you have to see before you leave ? Well 10:28.432 --> 10:30.543 the Marine Corps , I think almost all 10:30.543 --> 10:32.710 of the marines chosen uh to attend are 10:32.710 --> 10:34.821 from the national capital region . So 10:34.821 --> 10:36.821 we live here locally and uh this is 10:36.821 --> 10:39.050 just a special night out and and 10:39.050 --> 10:41.050 probably a night away from the kids 10:41.050 --> 10:43.217 which is , which is going to be nice . 10:43.217 --> 10:45.272 Well now for any of the marines that 10:45.272 --> 10:47.383 are not from this area first trip I'm 10:47.383 --> 10:49.230 here for you . What's would you 10:49.230 --> 10:52.280 recommend ? Well , any time you get to 10:52.280 --> 10:54.710 see parts of the nation's capital as 10:54.710 --> 10:57.330 much of it as you can see it is a real 10:57.330 --> 10:59.497 treat all of the monuments down on the 10:59.497 --> 11:02.840 mall , the Smithsonian , the nation's 11:02.840 --> 11:06.410 capital is really a special place . Is 11:06.410 --> 11:08.750 there anything else regarding your 11:08.750 --> 11:11.830 visit or your towards ? No , it's just 11:11.830 --> 11:14.920 an honor and a privilege to be here to 11:14.920 --> 11:17.590 represent the people of Oklahoma at an 11:17.590 --> 11:21.260 occasion like this . And I'm just 11:21.260 --> 11:23.500 proud of all of the young men and women 11:23.500 --> 11:25.556 who have signed up over the past few 11:25.556 --> 11:27.840 years and have fought in Iraq and 11:27.840 --> 11:29.784 served this great nation of ours . 11:33.140 --> 11:35.251 I think you did a great job . I don't 11:35.251 --> 11:37.473 know if there's any way we can , but it 11:42.440 --> 11:44.750 Atlanta . Can you , if you can hear me , 11:44.940 --> 11:47.270 this is the cameramen . Major General . 11:47.270 --> 11:51.160 Can you confirmed W . F . O . War Cup ? 11:52.840 --> 11:53.840 Yeah , 11:58.440 --> 11:59.760 you go once he's finished .