WEBVTT 00:06.540 --> 00:08.820 Good afternoon everyone . It's great to 00:08.820 --> 00:10.820 see so many people here . I want to 00:10.820 --> 00:12.598 welcome the family . It's those 00:12.598 --> 00:14.820 incredible amount of family members and 00:14.820 --> 00:16.876 members from Leslie's unit here . So 00:16.876 --> 00:19.230 happy to have you here today . Today we 00:19.230 --> 00:21.119 pay tribute in this famed hall of 00:21.119 --> 00:24.060 Heroes to induct a national hero 00:25.340 --> 00:27.560 who put saving the lives of his fellow 00:27.560 --> 00:31.500 men , his brothers , his comrade in 00:31.500 --> 00:34.920 arms above his own as one of the 00:34.920 --> 00:36.698 youngest ever to be awarded our 00:36.698 --> 00:38.476 nation's highest military honor 00:40.940 --> 00:42.930 Specialist for Leslie Zabel Junior 00:42.930 --> 00:46.010 epitomized the very best of what we all 00:46.010 --> 00:49.550 strive to be selfless and intrepid , 00:50.340 --> 00:54.030 fearless yet resolute . This 00:54.030 --> 00:57.040 hero was a man of action who fought 00:57.050 --> 00:59.450 until his last dying breath . 01:01.040 --> 01:03.151 We wanted to have Secretary Panetta , 01:03.151 --> 01:05.318 Secretary Mccue Sergeant Major and mrs 01:05.318 --> 01:07.540 Chandler john foley , thank you so much 01:07.540 --> 01:10.050 for being here . A special welcome to 01:10.050 --> 01:11.939 specialists . Chabot's family and 01:11.939 --> 01:14.750 friends , Miss Rose Brown . Her 01:14.750 --> 01:17.010 Children , jennifer and steven and 01:17.370 --> 01:19.481 their families as well as Rose Mother 01:19.481 --> 01:21.314 Frances and sister Kathleen . We 01:21.314 --> 01:23.259 appreciate all of you being here . 01:23.259 --> 01:26.050 George Szabo Lesley's brother and his 01:26.050 --> 01:28.328 wife Olga . Their three sons , Anthony , 01:28.328 --> 01:30.494 steven , Michael with their families . 01:30.494 --> 01:32.606 It's great that you all could be here 01:32.606 --> 01:34.661 today . Former members of the Fame 5 01:34.661 --> 01:36.828 6th Infantry Regiment do you and every 01:36.828 --> 01:38.883 everyone else here today . Thank you 01:38.883 --> 01:40.939 for honoring specialists , able with 01:40.939 --> 01:43.930 your presence and we also honor your 01:43.930 --> 01:46.720 service and the great service that you 01:46.720 --> 01:50.200 perform for this great nation yesterday . 01:50.200 --> 01:51.978 The esteemed Medal of honor was 01:51.978 --> 01:54.200 posthumously awarded to specialists abo 01:54.200 --> 01:57.180 for his Valorous actions 42 years ago 01:57.190 --> 02:00.650 and see Sand cambodia drafted into the 02:00.650 --> 02:04.080 army in april 1969 and seven months 02:04.080 --> 02:06.350 later , a trained infantrymen and a new 02:06.350 --> 02:08.350 and a newlywed he deployed with the 02:08.350 --> 02:11.620 screaming eagles to Vietnam With the 02:11.620 --> 02:14.330 3rd Battalion 5 6 Infantry in the Elite 02:14.330 --> 02:17.650 101st Airborne Division . Six months 02:17.650 --> 02:19.761 after he got to Vietnam , specialists 02:19.761 --> 02:21.872 say , bo and his band of brothers and 02:21.872 --> 02:23.706 the terror , he's were part of a 02:23.706 --> 02:25.761 massive offensive operation launched 02:25.761 --> 02:29.680 into cambodia On May 10 , 02:29.680 --> 02:32.650 1970 five days into the operation 02:32.650 --> 02:34.372 specialist Sabo and his fellow 02:34.372 --> 02:36.594 instrument in bravo company was sent on 02:36.594 --> 02:39.530 a reconnaissance mission Deepen 02:39.530 --> 02:41.770 unfamiliar enemy territory . The patrol 02:41.770 --> 02:44.480 was ambushed by a barrage of gunfire 02:44.830 --> 02:46.552 from multiple directions by an 02:46.552 --> 02:49.360 estimated 150 North Vietnamese soldiers 02:49.840 --> 02:51.951 who were hidden in the dense jungle . 02:52.840 --> 02:55.730 It was at this point the 2022 year old 02:55.730 --> 02:58.290 specialist Sabo with less than one year 02:58.290 --> 03:00.820 in the army went into action and 03:00.820 --> 03:03.960 displayed what is truly uncommon valor 03:04.940 --> 03:07.920 without hesitation and without without 03:07.920 --> 03:10.460 regard for himself , he charged 03:10.460 --> 03:12.627 headstrong into the teeth of the enemy 03:12.627 --> 03:15.210 position , killing several enemy in his 03:15.210 --> 03:18.770 lone assault , not taking time to 03:18.770 --> 03:20.970 collect himself , he then don't mostly 03:20.970 --> 03:23.192 engaged an enemy flanking force drawing 03:23.192 --> 03:26.120 the fire away from his fellow soldiers 03:26.640 --> 03:29.630 and onto himself . His relentless 03:29.630 --> 03:31.852 efforts forced the element to retreat , 03:33.540 --> 03:35.318 especially sable , depleted his 03:35.318 --> 03:37.540 ammunition , engaging the enemy and the 03:37.540 --> 03:39.207 intense firefight , but since 03:39.207 --> 03:42.010 opportunity and someone just a little 03:42.010 --> 03:45.390 bit more courage , oblivious to the 03:45.390 --> 03:47.557 withering fire , he sprinted across an 03:47.557 --> 03:49.557 open field totally exposed in broad 03:49.557 --> 03:51.700 daylight to the aid of a wounded 03:51.700 --> 03:55.310 comrade he uncovered and in the open a 03:55.310 --> 03:57.421 North Vietnamese army soldier threw a 03:57.421 --> 04:00.520 grenade at them , but specialists able 04:00.520 --> 04:02.680 fearlessly picked it up and threw it 04:02.680 --> 04:05.170 right back , shielding his wounded 04:05.170 --> 04:07.650 battle buddy with his own body . 04:09.840 --> 04:11.951 Despite severe shrapnel wounds to his 04:11.951 --> 04:14.360 back especially sable was not done 04:15.840 --> 04:18.060 defying the odds . He single handedly 04:18.060 --> 04:19.949 lost his own assault on the enemy 04:19.949 --> 04:22.250 bunker that inflicted massive damage on 04:22.250 --> 04:25.010 his platoon in the charge . He 04:25.010 --> 04:27.740 sustained additional severe wounds from 04:27.740 --> 04:30.073 North Vietnamese automatic weapons fire . 04:31.040 --> 04:34.190 Yet he still fought on crawling , 04:34.190 --> 04:36.134 bloodied and fatigued to the enemy 04:36.134 --> 04:39.160 emplacement with one final act of 04:39.160 --> 04:41.327 defiance in the face of an unrelenting 04:41.327 --> 04:43.216 enemy , he pulled out the pin and 04:43.216 --> 04:46.110 through his final grenade silence 04:46.110 --> 04:49.200 followed , giving his last full measure 04:49.200 --> 04:50.922 of devotion , specialists able 04:50.922 --> 04:54.160 accomplished the mission in the words 04:54.160 --> 04:56.104 of Lieutenant john Green is former 04:56.104 --> 04:58.720 platoon leader the respite Szabo 04:58.720 --> 05:00.664 purchase with his life enabled the 05:00.664 --> 05:02.887 first evacuation helicopter to get away 05:02.887 --> 05:05.370 safely and allowed follow on troops to 05:05.370 --> 05:07.460 secure landing zone . 05:09.440 --> 05:11.440 In doing so , specialists say . But 05:11.440 --> 05:13.718 when above and beyond the call of duty , 05:13.718 --> 05:15.551 courageously making the ultimate 05:15.551 --> 05:18.090 sacrifice and his rendezvous with 05:18.090 --> 05:21.600 destiny . Seven other soldiers were 05:21.600 --> 05:23.544 killed and 28 were wounded in what 05:23.544 --> 05:26.250 became known as the mother's day ambush . 05:27.340 --> 05:29.562 If it were not for specialists , tables 05:29.562 --> 05:31.860 gallon actions , these figures would 05:31.860 --> 05:33.850 have been significantly higher . 05:37.040 --> 05:39.500 With this medal of honor , a warrior is 05:39.500 --> 05:42.170 held up to the american people as an 05:42.170 --> 05:44.860 example to all fellow men and women . 05:45.440 --> 05:47.662 With the embodiment , embodiment of our 05:47.662 --> 05:51.430 highest ideals displayed . Our most 05:51.430 --> 05:54.200 solemn professional obligation is to 05:54.200 --> 05:58.170 honor heroes like specialist Sabo by re 05:58.170 --> 06:00.830 telling these stories of valor and 06:00.830 --> 06:03.330 passing them on to future generations . 06:04.540 --> 06:07.800 He gave his life so that his brothers 06:07.800 --> 06:09.856 who had fought side by side with him 06:09.856 --> 06:12.470 could live and there is nothing more 06:12.470 --> 06:14.526 army our nation could ever ask of an 06:14.526 --> 06:18.420 american soldier , specialists say bo 06:18.420 --> 06:21.990 is the epitome of a hero and he will 06:21.990 --> 06:25.020 never be forgotten and he will live in 06:25.020 --> 06:27.800 our minds and hearts forever . And 06:27.800 --> 06:31.150 you'll be a great example for our sons , 06:31.540 --> 06:33.429 our daughters , our grandsons and 06:33.429 --> 06:36.030 granddaughters . To live up to the 06:36.030 --> 06:38.086 strength of our nation is our army . 06:38.840 --> 06:40.618 The strength of our army is our 06:40.618 --> 06:43.440 soldiers . The strength of our soldiers 06:43.450 --> 06:45.617 is our families and this is what makes 06:45.617 --> 06:47.860 us army strong . Thank you so much . 06:56.740 --> 06:58.851 Ladies and gentlemen , the honourable 06:58.851 --> 06:59.850 john M Mchugh . 07:03.060 --> 07:05.227 There really are a lot of you here . I 07:05.227 --> 07:08.080 just put on my glasses . What a thrill . 07:08.840 --> 07:11.620 Thank you all so much for joining us 07:11.620 --> 07:14.390 and what obviously is very special 07:14.390 --> 07:18.000 occasion . Thank you chief for 07:18.000 --> 07:21.350 your very moving recount of 07:22.140 --> 07:25.650 that fateful day . Mr Secretary , thank 07:25.650 --> 07:28.000 you for your hosting here this 07:28.000 --> 07:29.833 afternoon and of course for your 07:29.833 --> 07:32.056 continued service , Sergeant Major This 07:32.056 --> 07:35.830 Chandler , most of all honored guests 07:35.830 --> 07:38.250 and distinguished friends . Rose and 07:38.740 --> 07:42.110 George or loved ones , your families , 07:42.110 --> 07:45.270 your friends , Let me say a special 07:45.270 --> 07:48.180 welcome also to the members of Bravo 07:48.180 --> 07:50.420 Company , 3rd Battalion , 506th 07:50.420 --> 07:53.510 Regiment And in fact all the screaming 07:53.510 --> 07:55.540 Eagles , Airborne Division . I know 07:55.540 --> 07:57.429 there's a number of you that have 07:57.429 --> 07:59.910 joined us as well . Yesterday at the 07:59.910 --> 08:02.550 White House , the president I think did 08:02.600 --> 08:04.900 something particularly appropriate . He 08:04.930 --> 08:08.510 asked los cabos comrades on that 08:08.510 --> 08:11.240 day to stand and be recognized . I'd 08:11.240 --> 08:13.129 like to repeat that actor today , 08:13.129 --> 08:15.184 gentlemen , would you please stand ? 08:27.740 --> 08:31.140 Yeah . Mhm Yeah . 08:34.830 --> 08:37.950 The 506 has provided this nation with 08:37.960 --> 08:40.610 more than its share of heroes . We're 08:40.610 --> 08:42.840 honoring a particular one here today . 08:42.840 --> 08:45.007 But as you've just seen , we're joined 08:45.007 --> 08:47.540 by others and we're humbled to be in 08:47.540 --> 08:50.630 your presence and your company and if I 08:50.630 --> 08:54.280 may afternoon of overdue 08:54.290 --> 08:57.670 celebrations and testaments , can I say 08:57.680 --> 09:00.910 welcome home ! I'm gonna borrow from 09:00.910 --> 09:04.850 the regiments motto if I may , which is 09:04.850 --> 09:07.990 stands alone and I'm gonna turn it a 09:07.990 --> 09:10.390 little bit because today we really 09:10.390 --> 09:13.110 stand together , we stand together as 09:13.110 --> 09:15.610 an army . We stand together as an army 09:15.610 --> 09:19.080 family and we do so to honor the 09:19.080 --> 09:22.750 courage valor and sacrifice of another 09:22.750 --> 09:25.590 proud Currahee and enshrined him in 09:25.590 --> 09:29.100 this hall of heroes . As I was thinking 09:29.100 --> 09:31.850 about this week's events I had as I'm 09:31.850 --> 09:34.072 sure many of you did the opportunity to 09:34.072 --> 09:37.230 learn a little bit about Leslie HZ , 09:37.230 --> 09:40.860 bows junior's life and like so many of 09:40.860 --> 09:43.750 our nation's heroes . It seems that 09:43.750 --> 09:46.650 even family and friends might not have 09:47.240 --> 09:50.510 considered an envision less is 09:50.510 --> 09:52.830 exceptional valor and uncommon courage , 09:52.840 --> 09:56.200 at least not early in his life in high 09:56.200 --> 09:58.430 school , less joined the bowling in 09:58.430 --> 10:00.208 spanish clubs , played a little 10:00.208 --> 10:02.850 basketball . Just an average guy . 10:03.340 --> 10:05.960 That's how those who knew him back then 10:06.180 --> 10:09.650 described him nothing certainly that 10:10.240 --> 10:11.740 people found remarkable or 10:11.740 --> 10:14.100 extraordinary , at least not at first 10:14.100 --> 10:16.620 glance , Certainly nothing that would 10:16.620 --> 10:19.080 indicate to the graduating class of 10:19.080 --> 10:22.670 1966 at Lincoln High 10:22.670 --> 10:25.960 School that a hero was in their midst 10:26.740 --> 10:29.060 a man who would one day sacrifice his 10:29.070 --> 10:31.600 own life to save the lives of his 10:31.600 --> 10:35.510 comrades . Perhaps that's indicative of 10:35.510 --> 10:39.220 some simple truths , valor and combat 10:39.230 --> 10:42.070 can't really be trained . Can't really 10:42.070 --> 10:44.480 be taught , certainly can't be 10:44.480 --> 10:47.080 predicted . And it sure can't be 10:47.080 --> 10:50.990 demanded . It comes from another place 10:51.310 --> 10:53.870 someplace much deeper . Something far 10:53.870 --> 10:56.920 more personal . It comes from something 10:56.920 --> 11:00.250 called character . His brother George 11:00.260 --> 11:02.400 spotted it when he said he was always 11:02.400 --> 11:05.270 thinking about other people , neighbors 11:05.270 --> 11:07.492 and friends added that he had what they 11:07.492 --> 11:09.680 called an inexhaustible pool of 11:09.680 --> 11:12.760 emotional generosity . And there was no 11:12.760 --> 11:14.871 greater expression of that generosity 11:14.871 --> 11:18.360 than what less Zebo did on May 10 , 11:19.640 --> 11:22.010 the day he sacrificed his own life for 11:22.010 --> 11:24.066 the lives of others in his platoon . 11:25.210 --> 11:27.154 And I will tell you if there's any 11:27.154 --> 11:29.340 stain on this story , it is ours . The 11:29.340 --> 11:32.200 armies to bear . It was taken as far 11:32.200 --> 11:35.060 too long to properly recognizes heroism 11:35.440 --> 11:38.640 and his selflessness , screaming eagle 11:38.650 --> 11:41.150 magazines , Tony made junior , made 11:41.150 --> 11:43.280 sure we didn't forget less . His 11:43.390 --> 11:46.840 service and his sacrifice . Tony claims 11:46.840 --> 11:48.896 that it was just an accident that he 11:48.896 --> 11:51.360 came across . Less is filed with the 11:51.360 --> 11:54.690 national archives . Might have been an 11:54.690 --> 11:58.380 accident . I'd rather call it fate or 11:58.380 --> 12:02.030 destiny . But whatever the case , Tony . 12:02.030 --> 12:03.919 Thank you for making sure . Let's 12:03.919 --> 12:06.460 suppose courage and sacrifice were not 12:07.140 --> 12:10.010 are not forgotten . And I know Tony was 12:10.010 --> 12:12.177 at the White house yesterday . I'm not 12:12.177 --> 12:14.510 sure if he's here today . If he is Tony , 12:14.510 --> 12:18.060 could you should you stand well , 12:19.540 --> 12:21.651 he's standing it there . He is in the 12:21.651 --> 12:21.490 best 12:21.500 --> 12:25.750 Tony . 12:27.140 --> 12:28.140 Yeah . 12:31.840 --> 12:35.800 Uh , I'm good to wave to you Tony . 12:38.140 --> 12:41.460 You know , in that story , it's , I 12:41.460 --> 12:44.860 learned the motto of bless his hometown . 12:45.740 --> 12:48.940 What Elwood city builds . Elwood builds 12:48.940 --> 12:52.100 Elwood city well , Elwood city build a 12:52.100 --> 12:55.960 hero and we're here to honor that here 12:55.960 --> 12:58.570 today . I'd like to close with a story 12:58.570 --> 13:02.330 if I may . That yeah , is in the book , 13:02.330 --> 13:06.070 forgotten honor that the 13:06.070 --> 13:09.420 president recalled yesterday , but I 13:09.420 --> 13:12.280 think it bears repeating particularly 13:12.280 --> 13:14.336 for those who might not have had the 13:14.336 --> 13:17.040 chance to hear it . It's a powerful 13:17.040 --> 13:20.150 story in a personal story and it needs 13:20.150 --> 13:23.160 to be told when he was on his way to 13:23.160 --> 13:25.560 Vietnam less stopped at a florist in 13:25.560 --> 13:28.710 san Francisco even though he's headed 13:28.710 --> 13:31.680 to a war zone half a world away . He 13:31.680 --> 13:33.730 was thinking of others of those he 13:33.730 --> 13:36.830 loved . He bought markets for his 13:37.110 --> 13:39.110 mother Elizabeth to be delivered on 13:39.110 --> 13:42.420 mother's day May 10 which turned out to 13:42.420 --> 13:45.130 be the day he was killed and he bought 13:45.130 --> 13:49.080 a dozen roses because well as he 13:49.080 --> 13:51.880 liked to sing , love grows where my 13:51.880 --> 13:54.940 rosemary goes To be delivered on her 13:54.940 --> 13:58.000 birthday , Rose's birthday May 26 . 13:58.330 --> 14:01.390 Instead they arrived a day early on the 14:01.390 --> 14:04.880 day of his funeral . And what seemed at 14:04.880 --> 14:07.510 first like a cruel joke turned out to 14:07.510 --> 14:11.200 be less suppose final gift or so it 14:11.200 --> 14:13.990 seemed it turned out there was more 14:13.990 --> 14:17.030 because today I would tell you we've 14:17.030 --> 14:19.910 all received another gift , the blessed 14:19.910 --> 14:22.760 memory of a true american hero , 14:23.240 --> 14:27.120 Leslie H sabo Jr we will 14:27.120 --> 14:29.870 not only cherish that gift , we will 14:29.870 --> 14:32.670 forever preserve it in this our hall of 14:32.670 --> 14:36.320 heroes . So thank you God bless you 14:36.320 --> 14:39.210 all . God bless this great country and 14:39.210 --> 14:41.660 this amazing army who keeps her safe . 14:42.560 --> 14:43.560 Thank you . 14:48.840 --> 14:52.250 Yeah . Okay ladies and gentlemen , 14:52.640 --> 14:54.650 honourable leon E Panetta . 14:58.740 --> 14:59.740 Mhm . 15:03.440 --> 15:05.607 Thank you very much and good afternoon 15:05.607 --> 15:07.980 it's it's great to see so many people 15:07.980 --> 15:10.510 have turned out for the ceremony . I 15:10.510 --> 15:13.440 want to uh obviously welcome the family . 15:13.450 --> 15:15.580 Uh It's an honor for us to have you 15:15.580 --> 15:19.220 here at the pentagon . Ah And I don't 15:19.220 --> 15:21.900 know I think one of the things that uh 15:21.910 --> 15:24.132 impressed me is that the Sable Brothers 15:24.132 --> 15:26.243 obviously had good taste because they 15:26.243 --> 15:29.950 both married Italians . Mhm . 15:34.040 --> 15:36.550 Yeah 15:37.940 --> 15:39.760 and I know what that means 15:41.740 --> 15:44.850 uh to the uh to the leadership from the 15:44.850 --> 15:46.961 pentagon , thank you for being here . 15:46.961 --> 15:50.540 Ah ladies and gentlemen , those that 15:50.550 --> 15:53.210 served in the military , we welcome you 15:53.210 --> 15:56.150 as well . It's a real privilege 15:57.440 --> 16:00.640 to be able to be here today to pay 16:00.640 --> 16:03.050 tribute to Leslie Sabo . 16:05.440 --> 16:08.260 He was truly a remarkable soldier 16:10.440 --> 16:13.460 who displayed the kind of incredible 16:13.460 --> 16:17.260 courage and bravery , uncommon 16:17.260 --> 16:21.210 valor that a very 16:21.210 --> 16:24.870 special few in history have shown in 16:24.870 --> 16:26.950 battle throughout the years 16:28.740 --> 16:32.480 He was and is a true american 16:32.480 --> 16:35.990 hero who paid the ultimate price . 16:37.540 --> 16:40.600 Yeah . But also made the ultimate 16:40.600 --> 16:44.300 difference by saving the lives of his 16:44.300 --> 16:48.100 brothers in arms . Mhm . All of us , 16:48.640 --> 16:51.590 all of us are grateful . Two 16:51.590 --> 16:54.160 specialists able grateful 16:55.840 --> 16:58.660 for his legacy of service and sacrifice 16:59.910 --> 17:02.540 that still burns brightly and millions 17:02.540 --> 17:05.990 of men and women who serve our nation 17:05.990 --> 17:09.910 in uniform today and grateful to 17:09.910 --> 17:13.450 see him finally being honored this week 17:14.240 --> 17:17.390 with the recognition . Yeah , he 17:17.390 --> 17:21.330 obviously so richly deserves . I 17:21.330 --> 17:24.380 want to join General Odierno and 17:24.380 --> 17:27.540 Secretary Mchugh in extending a 17:27.540 --> 17:31.170 particularly warm welcome . Two 17:31.640 --> 17:35.520 those who fought alongside less 17:35.520 --> 17:39.300 stable and obviously again 17:39.360 --> 17:43.250 to his family for being here . I'd like 17:43.250 --> 17:46.490 to recognize and thank all of those , 17:48.140 --> 17:49.920 particularly those in the 101st 17:49.920 --> 17:53.590 Airborne Division who are here 17:54.540 --> 17:57.970 and who understand what battle is all 17:57.970 --> 18:01.680 about and understand better than all of 18:01.680 --> 18:04.960 us with that special sacrifice 18:05.440 --> 18:07.780 that lasts abo did on the battlefield 18:07.780 --> 18:11.540 was all about as secretary mccue and 18:11.540 --> 18:13.262 others have mentioned . It's a 18:13.262 --> 18:16.340 testament to the enduring bonds of army 18:16.340 --> 18:19.630 kinship that it was a fellow screaming 18:19.630 --> 18:23.480 eagle in a Vietnam veteran who began 18:23.480 --> 18:26.550 the campaign to reopen the medal of 18:26.550 --> 18:29.230 honor process for less more than 10 18:29.230 --> 18:32.580 years ago , specialists say bo's 18:32.580 --> 18:35.770 life encompass three continents , 18:36.540 --> 18:39.610 three continents and a sweeping arc of 18:39.610 --> 18:42.850 history . His story 18:43.940 --> 18:47.270 is in many ways the american story 18:47.940 --> 18:51.920 Of the 20th century . Les was born 18:51.920 --> 18:55.270 in Austria right after World War Two 18:56.540 --> 18:59.010 to parents who had left soviet occupied 18:59.010 --> 19:02.970 Hungary and who were making their 19:02.970 --> 19:05.240 way to the United States . 19:06.840 --> 19:09.060 They join millions of immigrants , 19:10.540 --> 19:14.040 including my own parents who 19:14.040 --> 19:16.500 left Italy a decade earlier 19:17.940 --> 19:21.290 to pursue the dream , the dream of 19:21.290 --> 19:23.550 giving their Children better life . 19:25.810 --> 19:28.950 That dream moved the stable family to 19:28.950 --> 19:30.770 settle in western pennsylvania 19:32.140 --> 19:34.660 surrounded by coal mines and steel 19:34.660 --> 19:38.390 mills called an average guy , 19:38.520 --> 19:40.820 john mentioned by high school 19:40.820 --> 19:43.690 classmates , less played basketball , 19:43.690 --> 19:46.100 joined the bowling club , went to work 19:46.100 --> 19:49.060 at a steel mill and as I said , married 19:49.060 --> 19:51.800 an italian girl Rose Bocelli 19:53.030 --> 19:56.580 In short , Les was living the american 19:56.580 --> 20:00.390 dream but less had learned the lessons 20:00.390 --> 20:03.530 of service and sacrifice at a young age 20:03.660 --> 20:07.040 from his immigrant parents . When his 20:07.040 --> 20:10.420 family adopted countries , families 20:10.420 --> 20:12.670 adopted country called him to serve 20:13.340 --> 20:17.260 In April 1969 . He answered 20:17.260 --> 20:20.340 that call , he put on the uniform of 20:20.340 --> 20:24.240 the United States of America and as 20:24.240 --> 20:27.370 importantly the United States Army and 20:27.370 --> 20:31.230 in an instant he went from average to 20:31.230 --> 20:35.160 exceptional . He joined the story 20:35.160 --> 20:38.880 5 6 Infantry Regiment , the same unit 20:38.880 --> 20:42.090 that had led the way in liberating his 20:42.090 --> 20:44.490 native continent from the grip of 20:44.490 --> 20:46.890 fascism two decades earlier 20:49.040 --> 20:52.410 deploying to Vietnam less found 20:52.410 --> 20:55.210 himself as Ray mentioned in the thick 20:55.210 --> 20:58.200 of a very tough fight . And within 20:58.200 --> 21:00.820 months he had his encounter with 21:00.820 --> 21:04.610 destiny yesterday at the White 21:04.610 --> 21:07.120 House and today here at the pentagon . 21:08.140 --> 21:12.010 We've heard the stories of how in the 21:12.010 --> 21:15.610 middle of a mother's Day ambush , less 21:15.610 --> 21:18.770 is decisive and a selfless action , 21:19.140 --> 21:22.110 save the lives of so many of his 21:22.110 --> 21:25.680 comrades and arms . Yet there are 21:25.680 --> 21:28.900 really no words that can fully capture 21:29.310 --> 21:31.088 the meaning of that sacrifice . 21:33.140 --> 21:36.920 Only the generations of people who 21:36.920 --> 21:40.600 will walk the earth because of what 21:40.600 --> 21:44.350 Les did that day can fully 21:44.350 --> 21:47.760 convey the full impact 21:48.440 --> 21:50.730 and importance of his courage and 21:50.730 --> 21:51.730 bravery . 21:55.440 --> 21:58.870 It has taken over 40 21:58.870 --> 22:01.860 years to correct 22:03.340 --> 22:07.300 this wrong and nobody 22:07.300 --> 22:11.060 has said this . But frankly , 22:12.940 --> 22:15.360 I think we owe the Sable family 22:16.940 --> 22:20.810 an apology for 22:20.820 --> 22:24.560 a citation that somehow got lost 22:30.340 --> 22:33.660 when when these things happen 22:35.040 --> 22:37.096 and his secretary , it's the kind of 22:37.096 --> 22:39.151 thing that scares the hell out of me 22:39.151 --> 22:42.780 every day . Uh , you know that some of 22:42.780 --> 22:44.558 this is due to the fog of war , 22:46.840 --> 22:50.190 some of this may very well be due to 22:50.200 --> 22:51.589 just a big bureaucracy . 22:54.140 --> 22:57.460 But when someone is a hero , 22:59.740 --> 23:01.907 when someone puts his life on the line 23:01.907 --> 23:05.350 for others and does what Les Sabo did . 23:07.740 --> 23:11.360 That sacrifice must never be lost 23:21.630 --> 23:24.660 less like millions of americans 23:26.540 --> 23:30.270 ventured across the pacific at the 23:30.270 --> 23:33.860 direction of the country that he loved 23:36.640 --> 23:40.300 like thousands of others . He never 23:40.300 --> 23:44.200 came home even 23:44.200 --> 23:47.350 as the Vietnam generation 23:48.240 --> 23:51.670 and it's my generation , one 23:52.040 --> 23:54.340 in which I served during the Vietnam 23:54.340 --> 23:58.320 era in the army as 23:58.320 --> 23:59.890 that generation ages . 24:02.240 --> 24:04.296 This country will never forget their 24:04.296 --> 24:06.810 service or their sacrifice . 24:08.640 --> 24:11.380 On memorial day , I'll have the 24:11.380 --> 24:13.810 opportunity to visit the Vietnam 24:13.810 --> 24:16.930 memorial in Washington along with the 24:16.930 --> 24:19.540 President of United States And 24:19.540 --> 24:22.880 commemorate the 50th anniversary of 24:22.880 --> 24:26.690 that war we will always 24:26.690 --> 24:30.380 remember and we will always carry in 24:30.380 --> 24:34.240 our hearts The more than 58,000 24:34.240 --> 24:38.090 soldiers , sailors , airman marines 24:38.090 --> 24:41.160 and coast Guardsmen whose names are now 24:41.170 --> 24:44.830 inscribed on that dark wall for 24:44.830 --> 24:48.500 eternity . From the 24:48.500 --> 24:52.170 brutal battlefields of the civil war 24:54.140 --> 24:56.170 to the trenches of World War One , 24:58.640 --> 25:02.380 to the battles of World War two and 25:02.380 --> 25:06.150 Korea in Vietnam and 25:06.150 --> 25:10.040 Iraq and Afghanistan , we have 25:10.040 --> 25:12.690 marked our heroes 25:14.340 --> 25:18.080 with the medal of honor . The strength 25:18.080 --> 25:21.590 of this nation . And it's something I 25:21.590 --> 25:24.880 see every day . The strength of this 25:24.880 --> 25:28.050 nation depends on men and women in 25:28.050 --> 25:30.350 uniform , who are willing to put their 25:30.350 --> 25:31.450 lives on the line 25:34.840 --> 25:36.670 and the heart of this nation 25:38.640 --> 25:42.270 depends on those heroes 25:44.040 --> 25:46.840 who are willing to make those very 25:46.840 --> 25:50.050 special sacrifices that allow this 25:50.050 --> 25:53.940 country to always be safe . May 25:53.940 --> 25:57.440 God bless less , Haibo May . God bless 25:57.440 --> 26:01.060 his family and May God bless 26:01.230 --> 26:04.220 all of the men and women in uniform who 26:04.220 --> 26:07.660 carry forward his legacy of courage and 26:07.660 --> 26:10.850 heroism . Thank you . Mhm . 26:12.940 --> 26:13.940 Talk to me . 26:20.240 --> 26:22.820 Secretary Mccue General Odierno , 26:22.830 --> 26:24.941 Sergeant Major of the Army , Chandler 26:24.941 --> 26:27.052 Miss Brown and Mr Szabo will now join 26:27.052 --> 26:28.997 Secretary Panetta on stage for the 26:28.997 --> 26:30.163 induction ceremony . 26:35.740 --> 26:36.740 Okay . 26:42.840 --> 26:45.007 The presidents of the United States of 26:45.007 --> 26:47.340 America , authorized by Act of Congress , 26:47.340 --> 26:50.020 March 3rd 18 63 has awarded in the name 26:50.020 --> 26:51.950 of Congress the Medal of Honor to 26:51.950 --> 26:54.620 Specialist for Leslie H . Sabo JR . 26:54.800 --> 26:56.950 United States Army for conspicuous 26:56.950 --> 26:59.061 gallantry and intrepidity at the risk 26:59.061 --> 27:01.283 of his life above and beyond . The call 27:01.283 --> 27:03.970 of duty Specialist for Leslie H . Sabo 27:03.970 --> 27:06.250 JR distinguished himself by conspicuous 27:06.250 --> 27:08.472 acts of gallantry and intrepidity above 27:08.472 --> 27:10.694 and beyond the call of duty at the cost 27:10.694 --> 27:12.639 of his own life while serving as a 27:12.639 --> 27:14.806 rifleman and Company B third Battalion 27:14.806 --> 27:17.340 506 Infantry , 101st Airborne Division 27:17.370 --> 27:20.860 and see Sand cambodia on May 10th 1970 . 27:21.540 --> 27:23.930 On that day , specialist four Sabo and 27:23.930 --> 27:25.597 his platoon were conducting a 27:25.597 --> 27:27.541 reconnaissance patrol when they're 27:27.541 --> 27:29.486 ambushed from all sides by a large 27:29.486 --> 27:31.430 enemy force . Without Hesitation , 27:31.430 --> 27:33.541 Specialist four Sabo charged an enemy 27:33.541 --> 27:35.374 position , killing several enemy 27:35.374 --> 27:37.430 soldiers . Immediately thereafter he 27:37.430 --> 27:39.319 assaulted an enemy flanking force 27:39.319 --> 27:41.374 successfully drawing their fire away 27:41.374 --> 27:43.486 from friendly soldiers and ultimately 27:43.486 --> 27:45.597 forcing the enemy to retreat in order 27:45.597 --> 27:47.652 to resupply ammunition . He sprinted 27:47.652 --> 27:49.541 across an open field to a wounded 27:49.541 --> 27:51.708 comrade As he began to reload an enemy 27:51.708 --> 27:53.930 grenade landed nearby . Specialist four 27:53.930 --> 27:55.910 Sabo picked it up through it and 27:55.910 --> 27:58.188 shielded his comrade with his own body , 27:58.188 --> 28:00.299 thus absorbing the brunt of the blast 28:00.299 --> 28:02.521 and saving his comrade's life seriously 28:02.521 --> 28:04.688 wounded by the blast . Specialist Four 28:04.688 --> 28:06.354 Sabo nonetheless retained the 28:06.354 --> 28:08.299 initiative and then singlehandedly 28:08.299 --> 28:10.132 charged an enemy bunker that had 28:10.132 --> 28:12.410 inflicted severe damage on the platoon , 28:12.410 --> 28:14.521 receiving several serious wounds from 28:14.521 --> 28:16.700 automatic weapons fire and process now 28:16.700 --> 28:18.811 mortally injured . He crawled towards 28:18.811 --> 28:20.700 the enemy emplacement and when in 28:20.700 --> 28:22.589 position threw a grenade into the 28:22.589 --> 28:24.422 bunker , The resulting explosion 28:24.422 --> 28:26.700 silenced the enemy fire but also ended . 28:26.700 --> 28:28.644 Specialist four Sabo is life , his 28:28.644 --> 28:30.478 indomitable courage and complete 28:30.478 --> 28:32.700 disregard for his own safety , save the 28:32.700 --> 28:34.867 lives of many of his platoon members . 28:34.867 --> 28:36.978 Specialist Four Sabo is extraordinary 28:36.978 --> 28:38.922 heroism and selflessness above and 28:38.922 --> 28:41.089 beyond the call of duty at the cost of 28:41.089 --> 28:42.922 his life are in keeping with the 28:42.922 --> 28:45.089 highest traditions of military service 28:45.089 --> 28:47.311 and reflect great credit upon himself . 28:47.311 --> 28:49.478 Company B 3rd Battalion 5 6th Infantry 28:49.478 --> 28:51.589 Regiment , 101st Airborne Division in 28:51.589 --> 28:52.978 the United States Army . 29:24.540 --> 29:26.651 The Hall of Heroes plaque will now be 29:26.651 --> 29:28.596 unveiled conducting specialist for 29:28.596 --> 29:31.020 Leslie H . Sabo JR into the Hall of 29:31.020 --> 29:31.670 Heroes . 29:34.940 --> 29:38.770 Mhm . Okay . 29:49.540 --> 29:50.540 Mhm . 29:53.540 --> 29:55.651 At this time the Secretary of Defense 29:55.651 --> 29:58.040 will present the Medal of Honor flag on 29:58.040 --> 30:01.910 23 october 2002 . Public Law one oh 7-2 30:01.910 --> 30:05.350 48 Section 81 43 established the Medal 30:05.350 --> 30:07.294 of Honor flag to recognize service 30:07.294 --> 30:09.017 members who have distinguished 30:09.017 --> 30:11.239 themselves by gallantry in action above 30:11.239 --> 30:13.461 and beyond the call of duty . The Medal 30:13.461 --> 30:15.183 of Honor flag commemorates the 30:15.183 --> 30:16.961 sacrifice and bloodshed for our 30:16.961 --> 30:18.906 freedoms and gives emphasis to the 30:18.906 --> 30:21.072 Medal of Honor being the highest award 30:21.072 --> 30:20.880 for valor by an individual serving in 30:20.880 --> 30:23.102 the armed Forces of the United States . 30:23.540 --> 30:25.651 The light blue color with gold french 30:25.651 --> 30:27.818 bearing 13 white stars is adapted from 30:27.818 --> 30:31.340 the Medal of Honor . Ribbon . Yeah , 30:55.440 --> 30:57.218 thank you . Secretary Panetta , 30:57.218 --> 30:59.360 Secretary Mchugh , General Odierno , 30:59.370 --> 31:01.648 Sergeant Major Chandler and Miss Brown . 31:08.430 --> 31:10.950 Ladies and gentlemen , Mr George Szabo . 31:20.240 --> 31:23.930 Good afternoon I am George 31:23.930 --> 31:27.400 Szabo Lesley's brother . And I'm not 31:27.400 --> 31:29.660 going to talk about his act of valor , 31:30.540 --> 31:34.350 which has been well documented to his 31:34.350 --> 31:38.040 ultimate sacrifice to receive this 31:38.040 --> 31:41.630 Medal of Honor . Everyone here knows 31:41.630 --> 31:45.500 the story . And so what I'd like to do 31:45.510 --> 31:49.450 is talk about Over the 42 years that it 31:49.450 --> 31:52.700 took to get here . Uh some of the key 31:52.700 --> 31:55.850 people and my thanks to all the people 31:57.020 --> 31:59.670 that contributed to us being here today . 32:01.340 --> 32:04.920 I can't attempt in this short period of 32:04.930 --> 32:07.260 time to thank all those people 32:08.630 --> 32:12.460 and for that reason , I have made this 32:13.940 --> 32:17.880 a fairly brief thank you and history 32:17.880 --> 32:20.530 journey and so I want to apologize 32:20.530 --> 32:24.370 ahead of time if I missed 100 or 32:24.370 --> 32:26.592 so people that should be thanked also . 32:28.840 --> 32:30.896 But first of all , I'd like to thank 32:30.896 --> 32:33.960 Major General joseph jaggers in the 32:33.960 --> 32:37.620 late George Koziol who originated this 32:37.620 --> 32:40.010 Medal of Honor recommendation along 32:40.010 --> 32:41.621 with others in his company . 32:45.840 --> 32:49.780 The George has passed away . But he was 32:49.780 --> 32:53.460 a key contributor to the verification 32:53.460 --> 32:57.200 process that the army undertook when 32:57.200 --> 33:00.810 when this became uh forward 33:00.820 --> 33:02.820 that there was a possibility for a 33:02.820 --> 33:05.860 medal of honor . Certainly I want to 33:05.870 --> 33:09.260 thank Tony Mab and he's been thanked 33:10.340 --> 33:13.890 rightfully so by the President , by 33:13.890 --> 33:16.520 everyone here because it wouldn't have 33:16.520 --> 33:20.060 been for Tony going through some 33:20.060 --> 33:23.010 documents that were Made available to 33:23.010 --> 33:26.260 him in 1999 and then his 33:27.240 --> 33:30.760 his attempt and diligent research ah 33:31.440 --> 33:33.900 that there was something of substance 33:33.900 --> 33:37.270 here and then going on with the 33:37.330 --> 33:40.280 process . Uh , we wouldn't even be here 33:40.280 --> 33:43.250 today . So in a lot of respects , you 33:43.250 --> 33:45.960 know , Tony Tony's diligence and 33:45.960 --> 33:48.260 research is why we finally got here . 33:50.040 --> 33:52.350 I'd like to thank florida congresswoman 33:52.360 --> 33:56.050 Corrine Brown and she was instrumental 33:56.050 --> 33:58.328 in bringing this information after her . 33:58.328 --> 34:00.500 And Tony corroborated on what they had 34:00.500 --> 34:04.420 found or collaborated because I'm sure 34:04.420 --> 34:07.070 as many as we know , um , you know , 34:07.070 --> 34:09.950 there's a political side uh , to this 34:09.970 --> 34:13.080 and and it had to uh , it had to be 34:13.080 --> 34:15.740 brought to the members of Congress and 34:15.740 --> 34:18.190 then moved on through the process . And 34:18.190 --> 34:20.246 Karen Brown was very instrumental in 34:20.246 --> 34:23.180 starting that process . I want to 34:23.190 --> 34:25.550 recognize former President Bush 34:27.140 --> 34:28.920 because there was a statue of 34:28.920 --> 34:32.610 limitations on this dishonor . And and 34:32.610 --> 34:35.060 he allowed the process to go forward . 34:36.340 --> 34:38.560 Certainly the army's research group 34:39.940 --> 34:42.162 because there's quite a bit of research 34:42.162 --> 34:45.870 to validate this , this medal . And and 34:45.870 --> 34:48.620 the research group , I'm sure had a a 34:48.620 --> 34:51.260 lot of work and very diligent work 34:52.340 --> 34:55.250 to corroborate , Go find the 34:55.840 --> 34:59.390 eyewitness reports . The documentation 34:59.400 --> 35:01.678 of something that happened so long ago . 35:02.240 --> 35:04.462 And I really want to thank their work . 35:05.240 --> 35:08.970 The Army's border Review because after 35:09.440 --> 35:12.370 the research group finalize their 35:12.370 --> 35:15.600 research , there has to be a review 35:15.610 --> 35:18.040 that there's enough evidence here that 35:18.040 --> 35:21.470 this is really a Medal of honor uh 35:21.840 --> 35:25.090 possibility . And I'm sure that that 35:25.090 --> 35:28.390 that's a tough job . There's lots of 35:28.390 --> 35:31.970 heroes in this country but I want to 35:31.970 --> 35:34.081 thank them for making that decision . 35:35.440 --> 35:37.490 And then certainly President and 35:37.490 --> 35:39.730 Commander in Chief Barack Obama for 35:39.730 --> 35:42.070 giving the final approval for this 35:42.070 --> 35:45.270 honor . All the people involved in 35:45.270 --> 35:46.992 completing this Medal of Honor 35:46.992 --> 35:49.159 presentation . I'm sure it worked very 35:49.159 --> 35:52.320 hard to do the right thing and to make 35:52.320 --> 35:56.080 it happen . And we hear are all 35:56.080 --> 35:58.060 very grateful for their efforts . 36:00.230 --> 36:02.508 I also want to arm the seven other men , 36:09.730 --> 36:12.850 excuse me who died that day . 36:14.930 --> 36:17.097 I didn't think this was gonna happen . 36:19.130 --> 36:22.850 Larry de boer James de abreu 36:24.630 --> 36:28.460 fred harms tom Merriman 36:30.230 --> 36:33.740 er anymore . Don smith 36:35.430 --> 36:36.710 and Leslie Wilbanks . 36:40.330 --> 36:43.350 Yeah . These men along with my brother 36:45.830 --> 36:48.160 gave the ultimate sacrifice that day 36:50.830 --> 36:53.100 and we'll remember them forever in our 36:53.100 --> 36:56.650 hearts for their families 36:57.030 --> 37:00.150 here today . I want you to know that 37:00.150 --> 37:02.690 the say both family considers them all 37:02.690 --> 37:05.230 heroes and this medal of honor is for 37:05.230 --> 37:09.190 them also I want 37:09.190 --> 37:12.460 to acknowledge the other men of Company 37:12.460 --> 37:14.627 B that were in that battle with Leslie 37:15.630 --> 37:19.630 many of them who are here today . You 37:19.630 --> 37:23.590 guys are also heroes in our hearts . I 37:23.590 --> 37:26.540 want to thank Rick Brown for coming to 37:26.540 --> 37:29.870 our home and introducing us to the 37:29.870 --> 37:33.830 curries . Thanks to Jim 37:33.830 --> 37:37.490 wainwright . Wait right . Who 37:37.490 --> 37:40.660 invited us to the Company B 37:41.530 --> 37:45.450 reunions ? Because of these 37:45.450 --> 37:48.590 reunions have been able to put faces 37:48.590 --> 37:49.500 with the names 37:55.330 --> 37:57.219 of the men my brother fought with 37:59.930 --> 38:01.750 dishonor is also for you . 38:03.720 --> 38:07.390 And I know you will remember with pride 38:07.390 --> 38:09.880 and honor the fact that you served with 38:09.880 --> 38:13.880 lizzie . I want to thank 38:13.880 --> 38:15.800 eric Pool who wrote the book , 38:15.800 --> 38:18.270 Forgotten hero about Leslie and the 38:18.270 --> 38:21.070 sailboat family . Going back to our 38:21.070 --> 38:24.940 origin and Hungary and chronicling how 38:26.420 --> 38:30.040 My parents left one war in 1944 38:31.120 --> 38:33.940 to giving up their son in another war , 38:34.620 --> 38:38.260 1970 it's a great 38:38.260 --> 38:41.150 book describing my brother's journey 38:42.320 --> 38:46.160 to receiving the Medal of Honor . In 38:46.160 --> 38:48.590 closing , I want to thank you for 38:48.590 --> 38:52.250 allowing me to speak my wife , 38:54.220 --> 38:56.940 my three sons , their wives , 38:58.020 --> 39:01.390 my seven grandchildren , The Sabo 39:01.390 --> 39:04.160 family in its entirety . We'll have 39:04.160 --> 39:07.400 this legacy of Leslie entrenched in our 39:07.400 --> 39:11.370 history for future generations and it's 39:11.370 --> 39:15.300 with great pride and a lot 39:15.300 --> 39:17.411 of fortune . You know , we talk about 39:17.411 --> 39:21.260 the 40 years . It took from my personal 39:21.260 --> 39:23.980 standpoint if it wouldn't have taken 39:23.980 --> 39:27.060 that long , I wouldn't have seven 39:27.060 --> 39:28.227 grandchildren here . 39:30.620 --> 39:33.440 So when you think about the 39:33.920 --> 39:37.070 honor and the ability to pass this 39:37.070 --> 39:40.440 honor on into four generations of 39:40.440 --> 39:43.720 Sagbo's having my grandchildren saying 39:43.720 --> 39:46.740 I was there . That's wonderful . 39:48.420 --> 39:51.880 So thank you for getting my brother the 39:51.880 --> 39:54.047 highest daughter this country can give 39:54.047 --> 39:57.110 to a soldier . God bless you and God 39:57.110 --> 39:58.554 bless the United States . 40:04.210 --> 40:05.210 Yeah . 40:09.210 --> 40:11.140 Yeah . Mhm . 40:14.010 --> 40:17.440 Yeah . Mhm . 40:18.310 --> 40:19.310 Yeah . 40:23.420 --> 40:25.440 Okay . Thank you Mr Szabo . 40:28.310 --> 40:30.940 Ladies and gentlemen , Miss Rose Brown . 40:33.710 --> 40:35.630 Yeah . Yeah . Yeah . 40:38.010 --> 40:41.060 Good afternoon . I am so proud that my 40:41.060 --> 40:43.650 husband Leslie Sabo has received the 40:43.650 --> 40:45.900 Medal of honor and has been inducted 40:45.900 --> 40:48.790 into the pentagon Hall of Heroes . My 40:48.790 --> 40:52.570 family and I our heart are honored and 40:52.570 --> 40:55.160 happy that my bravo company family is 40:55.160 --> 40:57.910 with us today . Many of these wonderful 40:57.910 --> 41:00.080 people of my bravo company family lost 41:00.080 --> 41:03.160 loved ones in Vietnam war . I want to 41:03.160 --> 41:05.130 share this honor . My love and 41:05.130 --> 41:07.019 admiration for those who made the 41:07.019 --> 41:09.220 ultimate sacrifice in battle and their 41:09.220 --> 41:12.180 family members . Thank you so much for 41:12.180 --> 41:14.750 honoring wrestling my husband and the 41:14.760 --> 41:17.120 fallen brothers of rubber company . My 41:17.120 --> 41:18.231 God bless you all , 41:42.610 --> 41:46.010 please be seated . Mhm . Ladies and 41:46.010 --> 41:48.270 gentlemen at this time Miss Brown would 41:48.270 --> 41:50.381 like to present the medal of honour . 41:50.381 --> 41:52.214 Presidential citation signed and 41:52.214 --> 41:54.430 presented by President Obama on May 16 41:54.440 --> 41:56.740 at the White House to the Sambo family . 42:10.300 --> 42:13.600 Mhm . Mhm . Yeah . 42:14.100 --> 42:15.100 Mhm . 42:20.900 --> 42:22.930 Thank you Mr Szabo Miss Brown . 42:31.400 --> 42:33.910 Ladies and gentlemen , please stand as 42:33.910 --> 42:36.140 the Vietnam War plaque is returned to 42:36.140 --> 42:38.029 its rightful place in the Hall of 42:38.029 --> 42:38.720 Heroes 42:50.800 --> 42:53.600 team . Yeah . Yeah . 42:55.600 --> 42:58.510 Yeah . Yeah . Mhm . 43:01.100 --> 43:01.600 Yeah 43:04.300 --> 43:05.160 mm . 43:16.700 --> 43:20.230 Mhm . Mhm 43:21.400 --> 43:23.344 Ladies and gentlemen please remain 43:23.344 --> 43:25.567 standing and join in the singing of the 43:25.567 --> 43:27.456 army song remain standing for the 43:27.456 --> 43:29.567 departure of the official party . The 43:29.567 --> 43:31.733 words to the army song can be found in 43:31.733 --> 43:33.730 your program . Yeah . Yeah . 43:38.500 --> 43:41.480 First to fight for the right and to 43:41.480 --> 43:44.380 build the nation's might and the army 43:44.380 --> 43:48.070 goes rolling along . Proud of 43:48.070 --> 43:50.820 all we have done fighting till the 43:50.820 --> 43:54.600 battle's won and the army goes rolling 43:54.600 --> 43:58.510 along . Then it's hi hi 43:58.520 --> 44:02.320 way . The army's on its way . Cut off 44:02.320 --> 44:05.280 the cage and slot and strong to three 44:05.290 --> 44:08.790 for where we go . You will 44:08.790 --> 44:12.290 always know that the army goes rolling 44:12.300 --> 44:16.230 along . Army Strong . Who ? 44:16.900 --> 44:17.100 Yeah .