WEBVTT 00:00.340 --> 00:02.360 at this time , we are pleased to 00:02.360 --> 00:04.527 recognize the special groups attending 00:04.527 --> 00:07.100 this evening's performance . A . D . 00:07.100 --> 00:09.322 Oliver middle school from Brockport new 00:09.322 --> 00:13.080 york King's 00:13.080 --> 00:13.760 Academy . 00:17.040 --> 00:19.880 Mhm Bellbrook middle school from 00:19.890 --> 00:22.150 Bellbrook Ohio mhm 00:24.050 --> 00:26.020 bonita springs Charter school from 00:26.020 --> 00:27.450 bonita springs florida , 00:30.320 --> 00:32.320 Cambridge lakes Charter school from 00:32.320 --> 00:33.598 Pingree grove Illinois 00:36.440 --> 00:38.607 community christian school , Rose hill 00:38.607 --> 00:40.662 christian school and calvary capital 00:40.662 --> 00:42.551 school from Pine Grove California 00:45.260 --> 00:47.427 garroway Middle High School from Sugar 00:47.427 --> 00:48.460 Creek Ohio 00:54.240 --> 00:56.330 Grace christian academy from grand 00:56.330 --> 01:00.330 rapids michigan incarnation 01:00.330 --> 01:03.510 school from Centerville Ohio , mm hmm 01:05.410 --> 01:07.620 pike County Middle school from zebulon 01:07.620 --> 01:08.360 Georgia 01:11.240 --> 01:13.560 River Valley Middle School from bidwell 01:13.560 --> 01:17.460 Ohio , good morning . 01:18.140 --> 01:21.010 Saint Joachim school from Costa Mesa 01:21.010 --> 01:24.700 California . Saint john 01:24.700 --> 01:26.533 Lutheran school from Bakersfield 01:26.533 --> 01:30.160 California ST john's 01:30.160 --> 01:33.240 Lutheran from napa California . Yeah , 01:34.730 --> 01:37.100 saint joseph hessen Cassel from Fort 01:37.100 --> 01:38.150 wayne indiana . 01:41.020 --> 01:43.280 Saint martin of Tours School , humboldt 01:43.280 --> 01:45.224 Middle School , Foothill adventist 01:45.224 --> 01:47.280 elementary school from los Angeles , 01:47.280 --> 01:50.830 California Suburban 01:50.830 --> 01:52.780 Bethlehem Lutheran from Fort Wayne 01:52.790 --> 01:56.620 indiana . Yeah . Tala wanda 01:56.620 --> 01:58.760 middle school from oxford Ohio 02:01.340 --> 02:03.480 trinity Lutheran school from spring 02:03.480 --> 02:04.250 texas 02:07.940 --> 02:10.170 Zion christian school from Byron 02:10.170 --> 02:14.020 centrum chicken dover middle school 02:14.020 --> 02:15.360 from dover Ohio 02:18.150 --> 02:20.150 and Facet middle school from Oregon 02:20.150 --> 02:20.760 Ohio . 02:26.110 --> 02:28.560 As a reminder blank ammunition will be 02:28.560 --> 02:30.560 fired from some of the weapons this 02:30.560 --> 02:32.727 evening . So please be prepared if you 02:32.727 --> 02:34.893 or your Children are sensitive to loud 02:34.893 --> 02:37.660 noises this evening's twilight tattoo 02:37.660 --> 02:40.280 performance is hosted by General paul E 02:40.280 --> 02:42.580 Funk . The second Commanding General , 02:42.590 --> 02:44.390 United States Army training and 02:44.390 --> 02:48.120 doctrine . Command us Army 02:48.120 --> 02:50.120 training and doctrine . Command was 02:50.120 --> 02:53.380 created in july 1973 under General 02:53.380 --> 02:55.830 William e depew . Who commanded a 02:55.830 --> 02:57.690 battalion in . The 90th Infantry 02:57.690 --> 03:00.200 division during world War two and Let 03:00.200 --> 03:02.460 the first Infantry Division in Vietnam 03:03.030 --> 03:05.030 under General Depew trademark 03:05.030 --> 03:07.252 fundamentally transformed the army into 03:07.252 --> 03:09.920 the best trained equipped led and 03:09.930 --> 03:12.120 organized modern land power in the 03:12.120 --> 03:15.500 world today . Trade talks sustains its 03:15.500 --> 03:17.450 proud legacy of shaping the army 03:17.460 --> 03:20.790 through four primary functions . They 03:20.800 --> 03:23.180 recruit and trained soldiers and 03:23.180 --> 03:26.120 support unit training . They develop 03:26.130 --> 03:28.610 adaptive leaders , both soldier and 03:28.610 --> 03:31.730 civilian . They guide the army through 03:31.730 --> 03:34.760 doctrine and they shaped the army by 03:34.760 --> 03:36.871 building and integrating formations , 03:36.930 --> 03:39.060 capabilities and material . 03:40.040 --> 03:43.430 Tradeoff also oversees 35 Army 03:43.430 --> 03:45.980 schools organized under 10 centers of 03:45.980 --> 03:48.270 excellence . Each focused on a separate 03:48.280 --> 03:50.600 area of expertise within the army . 03:50.820 --> 03:52.598 These centers trained more than 03:52.598 --> 03:56.460 1,500,000 soldiers , service 03:56.460 --> 03:59.260 members and civilians in resident and 03:59.260 --> 04:01.400 distributed learning classes . Each 04:01.400 --> 04:04.980 year . Trading was born of innovation 04:04.990 --> 04:07.230 and agility and quickly adapt to 04:07.230 --> 04:09.140 shifting world , national and 04:09.150 --> 04:11.830 institutional situations in both peace 04:11.840 --> 04:14.700 and war tradeoffs , adaptive character 04:14.700 --> 04:16.820 and culture ensures our army remains 04:16.820 --> 04:19.660 the nation's force of decisive action . 04:24.540 --> 04:26.450 Yeah . 04:32.740 --> 04:34.629 Welcome to the United States Army 04:34.629 --> 04:36.851 profession of Arms were worried ethos , 04:36.860 --> 04:38.804 discipline , attention to detail , 04:38.804 --> 04:41.090 pride and teamwork . Are the roles of 04:41.090 --> 04:43.800 the day in keys to success . Your high 04:43.800 --> 04:45.967 levels of motivation will be a century 04:45.967 --> 04:48.100 as you adapt , adjust and overcome 04:48.100 --> 04:50.240 adversity . Drill sergeants will be 04:50.240 --> 04:52.240 there to guide , lead and train you 04:52.240 --> 04:54.240 throughout your journey to become a 04:54.240 --> 04:56.462 soldier . The drill sergeants will make 04:56.462 --> 04:58.518 sure you are physically and mentally 04:58.518 --> 05:00.740 tough and provide you with all you need 05:00.740 --> 05:02.518 the transformation process from 05:02.518 --> 05:04.351 civilian to soldier begins now . 05:04.351 --> 05:05.573 Victory starts here . 06:06.540 --> 06:06.960 Mm hmm 06:16.840 --> 06:17.350 wow . 06:31.840 --> 06:32.840 Mhm . 06:46.240 --> 06:49.840 Yeah . Yeah . 06:50.240 --> 06:53.160 Okay , mm hmm , mm hmm , 06:56.440 --> 06:57.440 mm hmm , 07:01.640 --> 07:02.640 mm hmm , 07:25.440 --> 07:26.440 mm hmm . 07:30.340 --> 07:32.570 Following the footsteps of past 07:32.570 --> 07:35.360 generations tonight we are privileged 07:35.370 --> 07:37.203 to induct the next generation of 07:37.203 --> 07:39.203 American soldiers into our nation's 07:39.203 --> 07:43.160 army before you taking the field are 36 07:43.170 --> 07:45.610 outstanding young Americans who have 07:45.610 --> 07:47.554 volunteered to serve in the United 07:47.554 --> 07:48.550 States Army . 08:03.440 --> 08:03.830 Yeah , 08:13.440 --> 08:15.520 administering the oath of enlistment 08:15.520 --> 08:18.460 this evening is our host . General paul 08:18.470 --> 08:19.950 E Funk . The second 08:30.120 --> 08:33.760 ladies and gentlemen , my name is Funk 08:34.340 --> 08:36.260 and I'm an american soldier . 08:37.440 --> 08:41.360 Yeah . And I'll 08:41.360 --> 08:44.300 tell you what I got a great friend 08:44.300 --> 08:46.467 named David Bellavia , he's a Medal of 08:46.467 --> 08:49.210 honor recipient And he had a lot of 08:49.210 --> 08:51.321 times he gets told thank you for your 08:51.321 --> 08:54.650 service And he if he were here today 08:54.660 --> 08:56.771 tonight he would look you all back in 08:56.771 --> 08:59.190 the eye and he would say you are worth 08:59.190 --> 09:01.190 it . Ladies and gentlemen , you are 09:01.190 --> 09:03.301 worth our service . You are worth our 09:03.301 --> 09:05.390 sacrifice . Thank you for being here 09:05.390 --> 09:06.390 tonight . 09:11.140 --> 09:13.490 For countless generations brave men and 09:13.490 --> 09:16.510 women have fought to keep the enemy and 09:16.510 --> 09:19.860 evil at bay . And now these 09:19.860 --> 09:22.990 36 young men and women are going to 09:22.990 --> 09:25.920 join the greatest team on earth . The 09:25.920 --> 09:29.290 greatest team ever assembled . The 09:29.290 --> 09:30.660 United States Army 09:35.340 --> 09:38.440 and frankly frankly they are doing 09:38.440 --> 09:42.390 something That less than .04% of 09:42.390 --> 09:44.630 the nation does . And that serve in 09:44.630 --> 09:47.860 uniform . Ladies and gentlemen , these 09:47.860 --> 09:50.670 are not ordinary young men and women . 09:50.670 --> 09:53.180 They are extraordinary . Please give 09:53.180 --> 09:54.902 them another round of applause 09:59.040 --> 10:01.950 and and I studied all of their bios 10:01.950 --> 10:04.590 before they came and they come from a 10:04.590 --> 10:08.370 diverse background . But they joined 10:08.380 --> 10:10.330 for many reasons . Leadership 10:10.330 --> 10:12.552 opportunities , earn more money . Money 10:12.552 --> 10:16.160 for college served the nation fulfill a 10:16.160 --> 10:19.180 lifelong dream , family 10:19.190 --> 10:23.080 tradition and job training Ladies and 10:23.080 --> 10:25.690 gentlemen , your army provides you that 10:25.700 --> 10:28.950 in spades every day . This is why we 10:28.950 --> 10:31.450 serve . Thank you very much . Let's get 10:31.450 --> 10:33.672 these troopers in the , into the army . 10:43.040 --> 10:46.750 Okay , raise your right hand . I 10:46.760 --> 10:48.350 state your full names . 10:50.750 --> 10:54.290 Do solemnly swear that I will 10:54.290 --> 10:57.740 support and defend the 10:57.750 --> 11:00.100 constitution of the United States 11:01.840 --> 11:05.770 against all enemies , foreign and 11:05.770 --> 11:09.350 domestic that I will bear . True faith 11:09.940 --> 11:13.450 and allegiance to the same 11:14.490 --> 11:18.010 obey the orders , the President of the 11:18.010 --> 11:21.760 United States and the orders of the 11:21.760 --> 11:25.480 officers avoided over me . 11:25.490 --> 11:29.160 According to regulations 11:29.640 --> 11:31.580 and the uniform code of Military 11:31.580 --> 11:35.280 justice College . So help me . 11:35.280 --> 11:37.970 God , ladies and gentlemen , our 11:37.970 --> 11:38.940 nation's finest 11:38.940 --> 11:43.360 warriors . 11:43.840 --> 11:44.840 Yeah , 11:51.740 --> 11:53.851 ladies and gentlemen , please join us 11:53.851 --> 11:55.962 in welcoming the United States Army's 11:55.962 --> 11:59.720 newest soldiers . Yeah , 12:16.640 --> 12:19.030 the United States Army welcomes you to 12:19.040 --> 12:21.590 Joint Base Myer Henderson Hall . And 12:21.590 --> 12:23.950 this evening's performance of twilight 12:23.960 --> 12:25.360 tattoo . 12:31.940 --> 12:34.051 We begin tonight's show with a salute 12:34.051 --> 12:36.540 to our veterans and their families by 12:36.540 --> 12:38.429 performing the songs of the armed 12:38.429 --> 12:41.050 services . If you are a member of your 12:41.050 --> 12:43.820 family served , we invite you to stand 12:43.830 --> 12:45.190 and be honored . 12:47.990 --> 12:50.560 The United States Coast Guard , 13:26.040 --> 13:29.420 the United States 13:29.430 --> 13:30.750 Space Force , 14:05.530 --> 14:07.990 The United States Air Force . 14:17.480 --> 14:18.250 Hi 14:41.270 --> 14:45.240 the US Air Force , The United 14:45.240 --> 14:48.680 States Navy . Mm hmm . 15:24.330 --> 15:26.550 The United States Marine Corps . 15:59.190 --> 16:00.510 United 16:03.540 --> 16:06.100 ladies and gentlemen , now taking the 16:06.100 --> 16:08.000 field are soldiers of your United 16:08.000 --> 16:10.980 States Army . Please stand and join us 16:10.980 --> 16:13.360 in singing the army song 16:18.840 --> 16:19.400 march . 16:59.990 --> 17:01.110 Hi . Hi . 17:07.500 --> 17:11.010 Oh , you will always , 17:15.140 --> 17:18.220 mm hmm . Please be seated . 17:20.840 --> 17:23.062 The commander of troops this evening is 17:23.062 --> 17:25.390 Lieutenant Colonel Michael R Thompson 17:25.470 --> 17:27.870 Commander , fourth Battalion , Third 17:27.870 --> 17:29.981 United States Infantry Regiment . The 17:29.981 --> 17:31.060 old Guard 17:34.640 --> 17:35.640 well 17:47.740 --> 17:51.440 towards her . Oh Lord yeah , 17:53.440 --> 17:56.350 three ready cut 17:57.840 --> 17:59.960 dress . Center dr 18:01.440 --> 18:01.860 who's 18:08.940 --> 18:12.600 clothes ready ? Ready , Front , 18:14.030 --> 18:17.360 right shoulder . Come on . 18:18.040 --> 18:19.040 Hello girl , 18:23.540 --> 18:26.560 three , ready cut . 18:29.540 --> 18:31.700 Ladies and gentlemen , our host for 18:31.700 --> 18:33.830 this evening's performance . General 18:33.830 --> 18:36.460 paul E . Funk , the second Commanding 18:36.460 --> 18:38.740 General , United States Army training 18:38.740 --> 18:41.280 and doctrine . Command . Ladies and 18:41.280 --> 18:43.710 gentlemen , please rise as owners are 18:43.710 --> 18:44.360 rendered 18:56.540 --> 18:57.540 three . 19:14.940 --> 19:15.940 Mhm . 19:55.990 --> 19:56.460 Order . 20:01.040 --> 20:02.096 Please be seated . 20:17.640 --> 20:21.350 Are lost . Ladies and gentlemen , we 20:21.350 --> 20:23.517 are honored to have special guests for 20:23.517 --> 20:26.920 tonight's ceremony . The 20:26.920 --> 20:30.100 honorable you vet . Music . Oh , acting 20:30.100 --> 20:32.100 assistant Secretary of the Army for 20:32.100 --> 20:35.350 manpower and Reserve affairs , I think . 20:42.540 --> 20:44.650 Lieutenant General walter Pyatt . 20:44.810 --> 20:46.900 United States Army Director of Army 20:46.900 --> 20:47.460 Staff . 20:54.840 --> 20:57.062 Thank you for sharing your evening with 20:57.062 --> 20:58.062 us . 21:03.140 --> 21:05.360 One three 21:12.740 --> 21:15.560 right shoulder . Oh . 21:16.540 --> 21:18.950 Mhm . Right , 21:21.640 --> 21:24.250 once again , welcome to Joint Base Myer 21:24.250 --> 21:26.250 Henderson Hall . And this evening's 21:26.250 --> 21:28.910 special performance of twilight tattoo . 21:28.920 --> 21:30.670 Army strong . 21:39.240 --> 21:42.770 Mhm . Yes . 21:44.240 --> 21:45.240 Mhm . 21:53.040 --> 21:54.040 Mhm , 22:05.740 --> 22:06.740 mm hmm . 22:09.440 --> 22:10.150 Yeah , 22:32.100 --> 22:34.820 the origin of american military music 22:34.910 --> 22:36.910 can be traced to the Pfeiffer's and 22:36.910 --> 22:38.910 drummers of the Revolutionary War . 22:39.240 --> 22:41.220 This musical heritages represented 22:41.220 --> 22:43.320 today by the soldiers of the United 22:43.320 --> 22:45.740 States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum 22:45.740 --> 22:48.410 corps . The soldiers of the Fife and 22:48.410 --> 22:50.500 Drum corps wear uniforms patterned 22:50.500 --> 22:52.500 after those of General Washington's 22:52.500 --> 22:54.620 Continental Army . In order to be 22:54.620 --> 22:57.320 easily identified . Military musicians 22:57.320 --> 22:59.542 wore the reverse colors of the regiment 22:59.542 --> 23:01.542 to which they were assigned at that 23:01.542 --> 23:04.150 time . American infantry soldiers wore 23:04.150 --> 23:07.130 blue coats with red facings . Thus the 23:07.130 --> 23:09.370 musicians wore red coats with blue 23:09.370 --> 23:12.300 facings . The active duty musicians of 23:12.300 --> 23:14.411 today's Fife and Drum corps honor the 23:14.411 --> 23:16.560 soldiers of the past while displaying 23:16.560 --> 23:19.160 the discipline , professionalism and 23:19.160 --> 23:22.120 precision of today's army to audiences 23:22.130 --> 23:23.670 around the globe . 23:38.340 --> 23:39.340 Mhm . 24:00.540 --> 24:01.540 Mhm . 25:21.340 --> 25:22.340 Yeah . 26:25.340 --> 26:26.340 Mhm , 26:30.640 --> 26:31.170 mm hmm , 26:43.440 --> 26:44.440 mm hmm . 26:53.940 --> 26:54.940 Mhm . 27:02.340 --> 27:03.340 Mhm . 28:49.340 --> 28:50.340 Mhm . 28:54.440 --> 28:57.880 For over 200 years , our nation's army 28:57.880 --> 28:59.880 has been committed to upholding the 28:59.880 --> 29:01.880 United States Constitution and 29:01.880 --> 29:04.440 defending the values , traditions and 29:04.440 --> 29:06.860 liberties that define us as a nation . 29:07.340 --> 29:09.760 We as an army stand today on the 29:09.760 --> 29:12.470 shoulders of giants who fought so 29:12.470 --> 29:15.150 bravely for our country as they 29:15.150 --> 29:17.120 conclude their program . The core 29:17.130 --> 29:19.220 honors the legacy and continued 29:19.220 --> 29:21.387 vigilance of today's soldiers with the 29:21.387 --> 29:23.860 core signature melody and troops step 30:19.640 --> 30:21.170 Yeah , yeah . 30:27.740 --> 30:30.670 Once again , Ladies and gentlemen , the 30:30.670 --> 30:33.450 United States Army Old Guard Fife and 30:33.450 --> 30:34.550 Drum corps . 30:42.640 --> 30:43.640 Mm hmm . 30:49.040 --> 30:52.610 On the evening of April 30:52.610 --> 30:55.730 18 , 1775 dispatch riders from boston 30:55.740 --> 30:57.860 road out to alert the minutes of the 30:57.860 --> 31:00.710 march of british army soldiers known as 31:00.710 --> 31:04.030 regulars or red coats to Lexington and 31:04.030 --> 31:07.180 concord . One of them . Silversmiths , 31:07.190 --> 31:11.080 artist and patriot paul revere was 31:11.080 --> 31:13.191 later immortalized in Henry Wadsworth 31:13.191 --> 31:17.060 Longfellow's 18 61 poem with the words 31:17.490 --> 31:20.420 Listen my Children and you shall hear 31:20.430 --> 31:23.860 of the midnight ride of paul revere 31:26.240 --> 31:29.080 to arms to arms . The regulars are out 31:29.090 --> 31:31.960 to arms to arms . The regulars are out . 31:33.440 --> 31:36.920 Mhm . The American 31:36.920 --> 31:39.250 Revolution was our eight year long 31:39.250 --> 31:41.410 struggle for independence . The 31:41.410 --> 31:43.410 conflict witnessed the birth of our 31:43.410 --> 31:46.850 nation's army on 14 June 1775 . 31:47.830 --> 31:49.830 Though , the raw militia units that 31:49.830 --> 31:51.719 comprise that force were severely 31:51.719 --> 31:53.552 tested in the early years of the 31:53.552 --> 31:55.690 revolution , under the leadership of 31:55.690 --> 31:57.710 General George Washington , a 31:57.710 --> 32:00.210 professional american army emerged from 32:00.210 --> 32:03.000 the trials and tribulations of valley 32:03.000 --> 32:06.630 forge as a trained battle tested and 32:06.630 --> 32:09.110 highly organized fighting force . 32:10.540 --> 32:12.550 Sounds assembly 32:14.840 --> 32:15.840 okay 32:25.140 --> 32:27.860 to the front march , 32:31.140 --> 32:34.870 make ready take 32:34.880 --> 32:37.770 eight fire 32:50.240 --> 32:53.300 marge , marge . 32:53.870 --> 32:54.950 Charge 32:58.050 --> 33:00.460 Charge , mm hmm . 33:06.540 --> 33:07.540 Okay , 33:10.740 --> 33:11.740 yeah , 33:36.340 --> 33:38.390 less than a generation after the 33:38.390 --> 33:40.960 american revolution , The army was 33:40.960 --> 33:43.230 again called upon to defend our hard 33:43.230 --> 33:45.660 won liberties and national sovereignty 33:45.710 --> 33:49.670 in the war of 1812 . In battles that 33:49.670 --> 33:52.900 raged from Canada to the gulf of Mexico . 33:53.110 --> 33:55.590 American soldiers endured and 33:55.590 --> 33:58.690 persevered As our nation's capital and 33:58.690 --> 34:00.920 the entire Chesapeake region was 34:00.920 --> 34:03.900 threatened in the summer of 1814 , a 34:03.900 --> 34:06.420 small force of soldiers and militia 34:06.430 --> 34:09.020 held out against an invading British 34:09.030 --> 34:12.560 army and fleet at a small post near 34:12.560 --> 34:14.180 Baltimore Maryland . 34:16.530 --> 34:20.180 Make ready take 34:20.190 --> 34:23.360 aim fire . 34:26.610 --> 34:29.900 Ah oh , 34:33.740 --> 34:35.962 we've been under constant attack in the 34:35.962 --> 34:38.073 last two days . The enemy has pressed 34:38.073 --> 34:40.240 us hard and they've been shelling Fort 34:40.240 --> 34:42.351 Mchenry almost nonstop . With the men 34:42.351 --> 34:44.407 endure the horrors of battle and the 34:44.407 --> 34:46.629 bombardment like veterans . The courage 34:46.629 --> 34:48.684 and strength of the regular soldiers 34:48.684 --> 34:50.851 and militia remains unbroken . Despite 34:50.851 --> 34:53.160 the hardships we have a bond , we trust 34:53.160 --> 34:55.560 each other and our officers and we know 34:55.940 --> 34:58.120 then we will not be defeated . This 34:58.120 --> 35:00.120 morning at dawn the force commander 35:00.120 --> 35:02.231 ordered an enormous flag to be raised 35:02.231 --> 35:04.342 to show the enemy that we will not be 35:04.342 --> 35:06.509 defeated . They say it can be seen for 35:06.509 --> 35:08.398 miles . That flag is our nation's 35:08.398 --> 35:10.620 symbol , our badge of honor and it will 35:10.620 --> 35:12.676 not be lowered for this or any foe . 35:13.440 --> 35:17.020 Over 200 years ago our national anthem 35:17.020 --> 35:20.260 was born as Francis Scott key observed 35:20.270 --> 35:23.070 our glorious flag flying over the 35:23.070 --> 35:25.240 ramparts at Fort Mchenry the morning 35:25.250 --> 35:28.390 after the battle , please rise and join 35:28.390 --> 35:31.400 in singing the star spangled banner . 35:38.140 --> 35:40.470 Mhm . Right . 35:42.940 --> 35:45.660 Oh Jose you 35:45.660 --> 35:49.180 see by the dawn's the 35:49.540 --> 35:52.650 light . What ? Yeah , 35:59.640 --> 36:02.160 whose broad stripes and bright stars ? 36:13.600 --> 36:16.550 He's streaming and the 36:16.550 --> 36:20.370 rockets red glove ! The 36:20.370 --> 36:23.570 bombs bursting in air . 36:23.690 --> 36:26.740 Give proof through the 36:26.750 --> 36:30.090 night that our flag was 36:30.090 --> 36:33.010 still there . Oh 36:48.630 --> 36:49.460 on board , 37:01.030 --> 37:02.050 please be seated 37:08.930 --> 37:11.080 throughout the 19th century , America 37:11.090 --> 37:13.660 began to rapidly expand its borders . 37:13.960 --> 37:16.130 President jefferson's negotiation of 37:16.130 --> 37:19.170 the Louisiana purchase in 18 03 had 37:19.180 --> 37:21.236 doubled the size of the young nation 37:21.236 --> 37:23.124 and the U . S . Army's . Corps of 37:23.124 --> 37:25.090 Discovery . Led by army captains , 37:25.100 --> 37:27.550 Meriwether Lewis and William Clark 37:27.630 --> 37:31.520 explore these vast new land . Tens 37:31.520 --> 37:33.480 of thousands of americans followed 37:33.480 --> 37:35.480 trails that stretched from ST louis 37:35.480 --> 37:39.060 Missouri to Oregon , California and new 37:39.060 --> 37:42.620 Mexico . Army engineers and soldiers 37:42.630 --> 37:45.290 spearheaded expeditions that explored 37:45.290 --> 37:47.380 and mapped this great land from the 37:47.380 --> 37:49.130 Mississippi River to the Rocky 37:49.130 --> 37:51.740 Mountains , Grand Canyon and pacific 37:51.740 --> 37:54.800 northwest through the ravages of the 37:54.800 --> 37:56.967 american civil War and the building of 37:56.967 --> 37:58.911 the transcontinental railroad that 37:58.911 --> 38:00.856 connected the nation from coast to 38:00.856 --> 38:03.440 coast . The army was able to transform 38:03.440 --> 38:05.950 itself to respond to the ever changing 38:05.950 --> 38:07.640 needs of the nation . 38:13.420 --> 38:15.700 America's small frontier army would 38:15.700 --> 38:18.440 evolve into a larger and more complex 38:18.440 --> 38:20.551 fighting force that first appeared on 38:20.551 --> 38:22.880 the world stage in the spanish american 38:22.880 --> 38:26.810 war . Then in 1917 , the army 38:26.810 --> 38:28.699 was called upon to deploy massive 38:28.699 --> 38:31.080 formations overseas to defeat the 38:31.080 --> 38:34.160 armies of the German Kaiser in World 38:34.160 --> 38:34.970 War I . 38:53.220 --> 38:55.630 One of most decorated units to emerge 38:55.630 --> 38:58.800 from World War I was the 369th Infantry 38:58.800 --> 39:01.540 Regiment known as the Harlem Hell 39:01.540 --> 39:04.090 Fighters . The regiment was composed 39:04.090 --> 39:06.146 largely of african american soldiers 39:06.146 --> 39:08.820 from new york . Originally an Army 39:08.820 --> 39:10.900 National Guard unit . These soldiers 39:10.900 --> 39:13.020 had overcome many challenges to join 39:13.020 --> 39:15.242 the ranks of the american expeditionary 39:15.242 --> 39:17.242 force that deployed to France under 39:17.242 --> 39:20.400 general john Pershing Private Henry 39:20.400 --> 39:22.800 johnson . One of America's great heroes 39:22.800 --> 39:24.911 of this conflict was a member of this 39:24.911 --> 39:28.250 proud , capable and hard fighting unit . 39:29.320 --> 39:31.320 The friend said that what I did was 39:31.320 --> 39:33.660 brave or heroic hell . They even gave 39:33.660 --> 39:35.740 me this medal . But so yeah , I only 39:35.740 --> 39:38.160 did what I had to do . You see roberts 39:38.160 --> 39:40.382 and I were standing century in no man's 39:40.382 --> 39:42.604 land of northern France . This past May 39:42.930 --> 39:44.874 in the wee hours of the morning we 39:44.874 --> 39:46.763 thought we heard wire cutters and 39:46.763 --> 39:48.763 before we knew it a hell of bullets 39:48.763 --> 39:50.986 came our way . We gave it right back to 39:50.986 --> 39:53.152 them . We unloaded our rifles and went 39:53.152 --> 39:55.319 after them with grenades . We both got 39:55.319 --> 39:57.486 hit , but roberts went down and I just 39:57.486 --> 39:59.390 kept going . Only see two Germans 39:59.390 --> 40:02.120 taking them away . I turned my rifle 40:02.120 --> 40:04.231 around and club . The two Germans are 40:04.231 --> 40:06.176 on top of it . I pushed through my 40:06.176 --> 40:08.320 bowling knife , got roberts back and 40:08.320 --> 40:11.170 continued for the enemy reinforcements 40:11.170 --> 40:13.448 finally came and the Germans retreated , 40:13.448 --> 40:15.503 but not without paying a heavy price 40:16.810 --> 40:19.130 last week when the french awarded us 40:19.130 --> 40:21.370 too crowded here . All I thought was 40:21.370 --> 40:23.092 that I was proud . We had done 40:23.092 --> 40:25.314 something to advance . Freedom . Not as 40:25.314 --> 40:27.370 labor man , but it's true . American 40:27.370 --> 40:27.360 soldiers 40:37.410 --> 40:40.120 throughout the 20th century . American 40:40.120 --> 40:42.430 soldiers fought side by side with our 40:42.440 --> 40:45.930 allies to achieve victory over there , 40:46.310 --> 40:46.820 mm hmm ! 40:49.410 --> 40:52.270 Over there , over 40:52.270 --> 40:55.760 there , send the word , send the word 40:55.760 --> 40:59.150 over there that the yanks are 40:59.160 --> 41:02.060 coming . The yanks are coming . The 41:02.070 --> 41:05.760 drums rum coming everywhere . So 41:05.760 --> 41:09.160 prepare ! Say a prayer , 41:09.200 --> 41:12.970 send the word , Send the word to beware . 41:12.980 --> 41:16.040 We'll be over . We're coming 41:16.040 --> 41:19.930 over and we won't come back till it's 41:19.930 --> 41:23.030 over over there . Mm hmm 41:25.310 --> 41:28.290 johnny ! Get your gun ! Get your gun , 41:28.290 --> 41:31.520 get your gun , take it on the run on 41:31.520 --> 41:34.670 the run on the run . Hear them 41:34.670 --> 41:38.500 calling you and me Every 41:38.500 --> 41:42.350 son of liberty , hurry right 41:42.350 --> 41:45.870 away . No delay . Go today . Make your 41:45.870 --> 41:49.010 daddy glad to have had such a lad . 41:49.120 --> 41:52.950 Tell your sweetheart not too fine to 41:52.960 --> 41:56.490 be proud of . Her boy's in line 41:56.500 --> 42:00.430 over there over there . 42:00.440 --> 42:03.080 Send the word , Send the word over 42:03.080 --> 42:07.070 there that the yanks are coming . The 42:07.070 --> 42:10.550 yanks are carving the drums runtime and 42:10.550 --> 42:13.880 everywhere . So prepare , 42:14.050 --> 42:17.790 say a prayer . Send the word , Send the 42:17.800 --> 42:20.870 word to beware . We'll be 42:20.870 --> 42:24.770 over . We're coming over and we 42:24.770 --> 42:27.730 won't come back till it's over over 42:27.730 --> 42:28.820 there . 42:31.900 --> 42:35.720 Mm hmm , mm 42:35.720 --> 42:39.120 hmm , mm hmm . 42:39.600 --> 42:42.640 The World War One has also been called 42:42.650 --> 42:45.760 the war to end all wars . Less than a 42:45.760 --> 42:47.910 generation later , the forces of 42:47.920 --> 42:50.740 tyranny and oppression again threatened 42:50.740 --> 42:53.160 our country and her allies with the 42:53.170 --> 42:56.900 outbreak of the Second World War After 42:56.900 --> 42:59.122 the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor on 42:59.122 --> 43:02.640 December 7 , 1941 . American forces 43:02.640 --> 43:04.900 waged campaigns in the European and 43:04.900 --> 43:07.890 Pacific theatres . Soldiers fought from 43:07.890 --> 43:09.834 the deserts of North Africa to the 43:09.834 --> 43:12.180 beaches of Normandy . The jungles of 43:12.180 --> 43:14.430 New guinea and the Philippines 43:20.500 --> 43:22.720 When General MacArthur said , I shall 43:22.720 --> 43:25.300 return back in 42 Victory in the 43:25.300 --> 43:27.580 Pacific sure seemed a long way off . 43:27.590 --> 43:29.368 But in just this past year , my 43:29.368 --> 43:32.110 division , the 77th infantry has helped 43:32.110 --> 43:34.560 take back Guam the Philippines . And 43:34.560 --> 43:37.380 now Okinawa , my brother hit Omaha 43:37.380 --> 43:39.324 beach in France last year with the 43:39.324 --> 43:41.547 first Infantry Division and word is the 43:41.547 --> 43:43.658 nazis are going to surrender soon and 43:43.658 --> 43:45.880 the war in europe will be over . I sure 43:45.880 --> 43:48.102 hope victory ain't too far off either . 43:48.102 --> 43:50.269 I'm ready for the fighting to end so I 43:50.269 --> 43:52.324 can get back to my wife kids and the 43:52.324 --> 43:53.602 life I had left behind 44:02.090 --> 44:04.146 Back on the home front , the country 44:04.146 --> 44:06.290 came together to support our troops 44:06.530 --> 44:08.920 with most men shipping out more than 44:08.920 --> 44:11.900 six million American women stepped up 44:11.910 --> 44:14.740 and met the new challenges . America 44:14.740 --> 44:17.320 became the arsenal of democracy and 44:17.330 --> 44:19.386 millions of Americans were needed to 44:19.386 --> 44:22.100 keep the troops supplied . They worked 44:22.100 --> 44:24.690 in factories and workshops across the 44:24.690 --> 44:27.450 country producing tanks , artillery 44:27.460 --> 44:31.370 vehicles , and aircraft . Not 44:31.370 --> 44:33.370 only did the women helped build the 44:33.370 --> 44:35.530 planes , they flew them to where they 44:35.530 --> 44:37.641 were needed . As members of the women 44:37.641 --> 44:40.450 Air Force Service pilot program , the 44:40.450 --> 44:44.220 wasp . In 1941 , I was a 44:44.220 --> 44:46.580 civilian pilot instructor in Hawaii 44:46.580 --> 44:48.691 when I witnessed the attacks on Pearl 44:48.691 --> 44:51.024 Harbor from the flight deck of my plane . 44:51.024 --> 44:53.080 Watching that event moved me to join 44:53.080 --> 44:55.080 the wasps . When they formed a year 44:55.080 --> 44:56.913 later in total , we flew over 60 44:56.920 --> 44:59.330 million miles , transporting cargo , 44:59.330 --> 45:01.610 laying smoke and towing aerial targets . 45:01.790 --> 45:03.920 We handled every type of military 45:03.920 --> 45:05.920 aircraft available at the time and 45:05.920 --> 45:08.142 nothing makes me prouder than knowing I 45:08.142 --> 45:10.190 used one of my greatest talents in 45:10.190 --> 45:11.920 service to my country . 45:13.990 --> 45:16.157 In 2010 , the WASP were recognized for 45:16.157 --> 45:18.323 their invaluable service to the nation 45:18.323 --> 45:20.323 with the congressional gold medal . 45:20.323 --> 45:22.546 Women now serve in all positions within 45:22.546 --> 45:24.601 the army and are integral members of 45:24.601 --> 45:26.500 the team . Thank you . 45:32.590 --> 45:35.310 America declared victory in Europe and 45:35.310 --> 45:38.670 Japan V&VJ days in 45:38.670 --> 45:41.970 1945 and Americans looked forward to 45:41.970 --> 45:44.026 what they hoped would be a period of 45:44.026 --> 45:47.160 peace and prosperity . But the world 45:47.170 --> 45:49.600 order continued to change 45:52.080 --> 45:54.600 the peace that so many had fought and 45:54.600 --> 45:57.240 died for in World War Two lasted just a 45:57.240 --> 46:00.880 few short years . In June 1950 , 46:01.190 --> 46:04.020 the Cold War turned hot as american 46:04.020 --> 46:06.830 forces joined with the United Nations 46:07.050 --> 46:09.790 to resist communist aggression in Korea . 46:11.080 --> 46:13.080 The army that deployed to Korea had 46:13.080 --> 46:15.136 begun to transform to look more like 46:15.136 --> 46:17.070 the nation . It's served The 46:17.080 --> 46:19.136 desegregation of the armed forces by 46:19.136 --> 46:22.090 President Truman in 1948 created 46:22.100 --> 46:24.550 integrated units that fought in places 46:24.550 --> 46:27.580 like Heartbreak ridge , pork chop hill 46:27.960 --> 46:31.580 and sandbag castle before an armistice , 46:31.790 --> 46:34.710 which continues to this day was signed 46:35.180 --> 46:38.800 and the fighting came to an end . Yeah , 46:42.570 --> 46:44.514 I fought across europe against the 46:44.514 --> 46:46.348 nazis in World War Two . I never 46:46.348 --> 46:48.292 thought I'd be back on active duty 46:48.292 --> 46:50.514 again . But here I am on pork chop hill 46:50.514 --> 46:52.626 fighting comedies , We've in order to 46:52.626 --> 46:54.848 hold this location at all costs sort of 46:54.848 --> 46:56.903 message to the enemy . No matter how 46:56.903 --> 46:59.126 many assaults a launch , we won't budge 46:59.126 --> 47:01.348 in a far away land . These soldiers , I 47:01.348 --> 47:03.514 lied are given everything to fight off 47:03.514 --> 47:05.514 communist aggression like me . Many 47:05.514 --> 47:07.681 fought in the last war . They're brave 47:07.681 --> 47:09.348 and the very best we hope the 47:09.348 --> 47:11.514 sacrifices we are making will give the 47:11.514 --> 47:10.990 people of South Korea chance of lasting 47:10.990 --> 47:13.101 peace and allow them to rebuild their 47:13.101 --> 47:16.920 nation as they want to Korea 47:16.920 --> 47:19.740 is sometimes called the forgotten war . 47:19.780 --> 47:21.724 But the heroic efforts of american 47:21.724 --> 47:24.290 service members fighting side by side 47:24.290 --> 47:26.450 with our korean and United Nations 47:26.460 --> 47:29.340 allies enabled south Korea to build the 47:29.340 --> 47:32.000 thriving democracy they have today . 47:38.480 --> 47:40.930 Less than a decade after the armistice 47:40.930 --> 47:43.360 in Korea , the army was once again 47:43.360 --> 47:45.416 called upon to confront our nation's 47:45.416 --> 47:48.960 enemies . This time in Southeast Asia . 47:49.060 --> 47:51.380 As the army entered Vietnam , it 47:51.390 --> 47:53.970 implemented innovative concepts that 47:53.980 --> 47:55.900 transformed warfare and medical 47:55.900 --> 47:58.790 treatment operations , helicopter 47:58.790 --> 48:01.200 gunships mounted with machine guns and 48:01.200 --> 48:03.440 rockets rapidly delivered air assault 48:03.440 --> 48:05.496 troops to the battlefield where they 48:05.496 --> 48:07.720 could be supported by tactical air and 48:07.720 --> 48:10.750 artillery support . These helicopter 48:10.750 --> 48:12.694 units revolutionized medical first 48:12.694 --> 48:14.620 responder capabilities on the 48:14.620 --> 48:18.140 battlefield and beyond helicopter 48:18.140 --> 48:21.000 medical evacuations known as dust offs , 48:21.310 --> 48:23.430 pioneered lifesaving techniques that 48:23.430 --> 48:26.150 remained the benchmark in both military 48:26.160 --> 48:28.570 and civilian emergency medical care . 48:28.570 --> 48:31.770 Today . At the heart of all these 48:31.780 --> 48:34.690 innovations was the american soldier . 48:35.370 --> 48:37.592 I'm sergeant robert L Howard and I'm on 48:37.592 --> 48:39.481 my third tour here in Vietnam , I 48:39.481 --> 48:41.703 couldn't wait to enlist in the army and 48:41.703 --> 48:43.759 become a green beret to be a part of 48:43.759 --> 48:45.814 the best and the best was all I ever 48:45.814 --> 48:47.814 dreamed of as a kid . My a team has 48:47.814 --> 48:49.981 done everything from providing medical 48:49.981 --> 48:49.950 care to villagers up in the Central 48:49.950 --> 48:52.006 Highlands , to advising and fighting 48:52.006 --> 48:54.690 alongside the Vietnamese . Once my team 48:54.690 --> 48:56.746 was attacked by enemy forces . Three 48:56.746 --> 48:58.857 times our side . Opportune leader was 48:58.857 --> 49:00.912 badly wounded and pinned down . So I 49:00.912 --> 49:03.023 crawled through enemy fire and pulled 49:03.023 --> 49:05.357 him out . Even though I was wounded too . 49:05.357 --> 49:07.523 I made sure my entire team got back to 49:07.523 --> 49:09.690 safety before I left the battlefield . 49:09.690 --> 49:09.140 They gave me the medal of honor for my 49:09.140 --> 49:11.307 actions . But I didn't do it for hopes 49:11.307 --> 49:13.418 of an award . I did it because I care 49:13.418 --> 49:15.473 about my team and because what we're 49:15.473 --> 49:17.529 doing here in Vietnam is important . 49:20.670 --> 49:22.781 I joined the army as a nurse straight 49:22.781 --> 49:24.781 out of college here in Vietnam . We 49:24.781 --> 49:26.900 work 12 hour days , six days a week . 49:27.120 --> 49:29.231 This is the hardest work I've done in 49:29.231 --> 49:31.287 my life . Every day we see dozens of 49:31.287 --> 49:33.064 soldiers come through our field 49:33.064 --> 49:35.287 hospital and we do everything we can to 49:35.287 --> 49:37.176 help heal them . We're performing 49:37.176 --> 49:39.009 procedures that back home . Only 49:39.009 --> 49:41.064 doctors can do on my off days . I go 49:41.064 --> 49:42.898 back to the hospital and try and 49:42.898 --> 49:45.064 comfort the wounded as best I can . My 49:45.064 --> 49:47.398 friends back home just don't understand . 49:47.398 --> 49:47.060 But I know what I'm doing is my calling , 49:47.190 --> 49:49.412 not just be a nurse but to be a U . S . 49:49.412 --> 49:51.523 Army soldier and support my country . 49:51.523 --> 49:52.500 However I can . 49:58.470 --> 50:00.581 We soldiers are trusted professionals 50:00.581 --> 50:02.526 and our nation's greatest military 50:02.526 --> 50:04.637 asset . We answered America's call to 50:04.637 --> 50:06.859 duty and served with honor and selfless 50:06.859 --> 50:07.859 service . 50:14.060 --> 50:16.060 Alright , America , let's make some 50:16.060 --> 50:17.838 noise and show some support for 50:17.838 --> 50:20.060 outstanding troops . Come on , put your 50:20.060 --> 50:22.530 hands together over here . Let's see if 50:22.530 --> 50:24.870 we can move now . Come on , you got to 50:24.870 --> 50:28.780 know how to pony , like bony maroni , 50:30.160 --> 50:33.400 do the mashed potato , do the 50:33.400 --> 50:36.870 alligator , put your hands on your hips . 50:36.870 --> 50:40.020 Yeah , let your backbone slip . 50:41.260 --> 50:44.090 Do the what to say . Come on now , like 50:44.090 --> 50:47.460 my little lucy , you get moving out All 50:47.460 --> 50:49.682 right , we're gonna say something now . 50:49.682 --> 50:53.640 Come on na na na 50:53.650 --> 50:57.640 na na na na na na na na na na na na na 50:57.640 --> 50:59.807 na na na you all know that . Come on , 50:59.807 --> 51:03.650 sing along , let's go , no , no , no , 51:03.650 --> 51:07.580 no . Pretty 51:07.580 --> 51:11.490 good . Woo . Mhm . Let's see and 51:11.490 --> 51:14.970 boom . Oh come on . Yeah . Oh that's 51:14.970 --> 51:16.510 going real over here 51:18.760 --> 51:22.690 two . Oh come on . You know 51:22.690 --> 51:24.890 what we got over here , come on , 51:28.460 --> 51:29.180 good job , 51:33.360 --> 51:36.850 Very good . All right , let's sing it 51:36.850 --> 51:40.480 again . Na na na na na na na na 51:40.490 --> 51:44.140 na na na na na na na na I need 51:45.310 --> 51:48.940 to be na na na na na na na 51:49.000 --> 51:52.080 na na na na na na na na na . 51:53.260 --> 51:54.480 Oh yeah , 52:02.590 --> 52:03.050 yeah . 52:08.450 --> 52:11.420 The men and women of our army fought in 52:11.430 --> 52:13.780 incredibly challenging conditions in 52:13.780 --> 52:16.330 Vietnam but never wavered in their 52:16.330 --> 52:18.550 courage and commitment to the nation 52:18.560 --> 52:21.290 and each other as we emerge from 52:21.290 --> 52:23.510 conflict in Southeast Asia . The world 52:23.510 --> 52:26.080 was changing in many ways . We asked 52:26.080 --> 52:28.970 ourselves as the world evolves , how do 52:28.970 --> 52:30.637 we need to evolve to meet new 52:30.637 --> 52:33.360 challenges . The army went to work on 52:33.360 --> 52:35.800 changes to our doctrine , equipment , 52:35.810 --> 52:38.920 organizations , personnel systems and 52:38.920 --> 52:40.698 how we trained our professional 52:40.698 --> 52:41.470 soldiers . 52:45.050 --> 52:46.828 The revolutions in training and 52:46.828 --> 52:49.170 doctrine in the post Vietnam era as 52:49.170 --> 52:51.337 well as the movement from the draft to 52:51.337 --> 52:53.740 an all volunteer force transformed the 52:53.750 --> 52:56.750 army realistic , demanding training 52:56.890 --> 52:58.830 along with inspired visionary 52:58.830 --> 53:01.130 leadership is the bedrock of the army 53:01.130 --> 53:03.960 profession . The army instills 53:03.970 --> 53:06.260 individual and collective excellence , 53:06.540 --> 53:08.730 a commitment to a strong personal and 53:08.740 --> 53:11.220 team ethic and set a professional 53:11.220 --> 53:14.270 values . All this is represented in the 53:14.270 --> 53:16.870 soldiers of the United States army 53:16.880 --> 53:20.760 drill team . The secret to our 53:20.770 --> 53:24.420 army's success was is and continues to 53:24.420 --> 53:27.990 be unit cohesion and trust , nowhere is 53:27.990 --> 53:29.990 that more evident than in the drill 53:29.990 --> 53:32.260 team . Members of the drill team are 53:32.260 --> 53:34.371 from all corners of the United States 53:34.520 --> 53:36.660 with a wide range of career fields . 53:36.980 --> 53:39.036 They have perfected their skills and 53:39.036 --> 53:41.258 are here to share them with you today . 53:41.258 --> 53:43.202 Ladies and gentlemen , your United 53:43.202 --> 53:45.480 States army drill t 53:48.350 --> 53:49.350 Yes . 54:08.440 --> 54:10.610 Today the drill team is commanded by 54:10.610 --> 54:12.388 sergeant , first class Jonathan 54:12.388 --> 54:14.120 chappelle from philadelphia 54:14.120 --> 54:15.360 pennsylvania . 55:08.640 --> 55:11.470 Mhm and 55:23.740 --> 55:24.740 Mhm . 55:44.340 --> 55:45.340 Mhm . 55:52.940 --> 55:56.710 Mhm , mm 55:56.990 --> 56:00.590 hmm . The drill team represents today's 56:00.590 --> 56:03.410 soldiers as well as yesterday as heroes 56:03.420 --> 56:05.900 who proudly fought in our nation's wars 56:05.910 --> 56:08.850 and continue to serve around the world . 56:16.130 --> 56:17.130 Mhm . 56:25.530 --> 56:28.250 Yeah , mm hmm . 56:46.030 --> 56:46.640 Okay . 56:51.430 --> 56:52.430 Mhm . 57:03.630 --> 57:06.630 The total Army must be ready for today , 57:06.650 --> 57:08.790 modernized for tomorrow and 57:08.790 --> 57:10.890 strengthened by close relationships 57:10.890 --> 57:14.220 with our allies and partners like the 57:14.220 --> 57:16.600 drill team . We build cohesive teams . 57:16.760 --> 57:19.240 They're highly trained , disciplined 57:19.250 --> 57:22.550 and fit who are ready to fight and win 57:22.560 --> 57:25.650 in any environment . We sustain a 57:25.650 --> 57:28.870 culture of respect , trust and 57:28.880 --> 57:31.680 discipline where everyone takes care of 57:31.680 --> 57:32.680 each other . 57:57.930 --> 57:59.740 Mhm . Mhm 58:02.720 --> 58:06.290 mm hmm . Mhm . Yeah . 58:10.320 --> 58:13.530 Mm hmm , mm hmm . Mhm . 58:16.220 --> 58:18.030 Mhm . And . 58:25.720 --> 58:26.720 Mm hmm . 58:36.020 --> 58:37.020 Mhm . 58:40.220 --> 58:41.220 Mhm . 58:45.320 --> 58:49.270 Mhm . Yeah . Do you want ? Mm 58:49.270 --> 58:50.270 hmm . 59:01.820 --> 59:02.820 Okay . 59:09.920 --> 59:10.920 Right , 59:22.820 --> 59:25.750 thank you . Mhm 59:35.220 --> 59:36.220 mm hmm . 59:48.590 --> 59:49.590 Yeah . 01:00:32.810 --> 01:00:36.630 And now the most difficult maneuver of 01:00:36.640 --> 01:00:40.030 all the soldiers will continue to march 01:00:40.190 --> 01:00:42.240 as members from the front rank toss 01:00:42.240 --> 01:00:44.920 their rifle into the air over the 01:00:44.920 --> 01:00:47.470 formation to be caught by the soldiers 01:00:47.480 --> 01:00:50.300 in the rear rank . This is again an 01:00:50.310 --> 01:00:52.990 exercising trust as team members will 01:00:52.990 --> 01:00:55.101 have to put their safety in the hands 01:00:55.160 --> 01:00:56.930 of their fellow soldiers . 01:01:01.610 --> 01:01:04.580 Mhm This is the United States Army 01:01:04.580 --> 01:01:07.000 Drill Team signature maneuver since 01:01:07.010 --> 01:01:11.010 1958 . The front to rear overhead 01:01:11.020 --> 01:01:12.240 rifle toss . 01:01:27.810 --> 01:01:30.460 Ladies and gentlemen , once again here , 01:01:30.460 --> 01:01:33.130 ambassadors for today's yesterday's 01:01:33.130 --> 01:01:36.390 heroes at tomorrow's soldiers . Our 01:01:36.400 --> 01:01:39.940 United States army drill T . 01:01:43.610 --> 01:01:44.610 Mhm 01:01:49.010 --> 01:01:52.200 After Vietnam , the integration of 01:01:52.210 --> 01:01:55.090 technology , planning , Training 01:01:55.270 --> 01:01:58.120 equipment and leadership set the 01:01:58.130 --> 01:02:00.220 foundation for victory over the next 01:02:00.230 --> 01:02:03.180 three decades . It helped to bring 01:02:03.180 --> 01:02:05.347 about victory in the Cold War with the 01:02:05.347 --> 01:02:08.510 fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the 01:02:08.510 --> 01:02:11.620 collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 . 01:02:12.400 --> 01:02:14.470 American soldiers also served with 01:02:14.480 --> 01:02:16.850 distinction in places like Granada 01:02:16.860 --> 01:02:20.080 Panama . Somalia Haiti 01:02:20.600 --> 01:02:24.130 and the Balkans . No other nation on 01:02:24.130 --> 01:02:26.800 the face of the earth could compete as 01:02:26.800 --> 01:02:29.030 America developed weapons like the big 01:02:29.040 --> 01:02:32.630 five , the Abrams tank , the Bradley 01:02:32.630 --> 01:02:35.230 fighting vehicle , the Apache and 01:02:35.240 --> 01:02:38.210 Blackhawk helicopters and the patriot 01:02:38.220 --> 01:02:41.910 missile . The first major ford military 01:02:41.910 --> 01:02:43.910 crisis for the United States in the 01:02:43.910 --> 01:02:46.120 post Vietnam era presented itself in 01:02:46.120 --> 01:02:48.950 august 1990 when Saddam Hussein ordered 01:02:48.950 --> 01:02:51.390 his armies to invade Kuwait . This was 01:02:51.390 --> 01:02:53.750 no ordinary act of aggression . Iraq's 01:02:53.750 --> 01:02:56.028 army , the fourth largest in the world . 01:02:56.040 --> 01:02:58.320 The Vaunted Republican Guard were well 01:02:58.320 --> 01:03:00.430 equipped and battle tested after an 01:03:00.430 --> 01:03:03.250 eight year war with Iran still in just 01:03:03.250 --> 01:03:05.770 100 hours of ground combat , the U . S 01:03:05.770 --> 01:03:07.992 army and her allies achieved a stunning 01:03:07.992 --> 01:03:10.159 victory over enemies liberating kuwait 01:03:10.159 --> 01:03:12.103 and demonstrating the dedication , 01:03:12.103 --> 01:03:13.992 professionalism and high level of 01:03:13.992 --> 01:03:16.290 training of our soldiers . Added to the 01:03:16.290 --> 01:03:18.346 history books were victories such as 01:03:18.346 --> 01:03:20.568 the Battle of Medina Ridge , the Battle 01:03:20.568 --> 01:03:22.790 of Wanna Albertine And the battle of 73 01:03:22.790 --> 01:03:24.679 East . In the largest tank battle 01:03:24.679 --> 01:03:26.790 fought by American forces since World 01:03:26.790 --> 01:03:30.730 War II , mhm 01:03:35.600 --> 01:03:38.360 America rallied behind its soldiers and 01:03:38.360 --> 01:03:40.630 their families as we achieved victory 01:03:40.630 --> 01:03:43.050 in the gulf war . This spirit was 01:03:43.050 --> 01:03:45.620 captured in a memorable song of the era , 01:03:55.100 --> 01:03:56.100 mm hmm 01:03:59.790 --> 01:04:02.690 if tomorrow all the things we're going 01:04:02.970 --> 01:04:06.510 that I worked for all my life and I 01:04:06.510 --> 01:04:10.240 had to start again with my family 01:04:10.250 --> 01:04:13.800 by my side . I thank my 01:04:13.800 --> 01:04:17.140 lucky stars to be living here 01:04:17.140 --> 01:04:20.490 today because the flag still stands for 01:04:20.490 --> 01:04:23.600 freedom and they can't take that 01:04:23.600 --> 01:04:27.220 away 01:04:28.390 --> 01:04:31.630 and I'm proud to be and I'm mary came 01:04:31.630 --> 01:04:35.180 where at least I know I'm free and I 01:04:35.180 --> 01:04:38.420 won't forget the ones that died who 01:04:38.430 --> 01:04:41.490 gave that right to me and I gladly 01:04:41.490 --> 01:04:45.420 stand up next to you , defend 01:04:45.420 --> 01:04:48.880 her still today because there ain't no 01:04:48.880 --> 01:04:52.760 doubt I love this land . God 01:04:52.760 --> 01:04:54.330 bless the U . S . 01:05:06.790 --> 01:05:10.530 From the lakes of Minnesota to the 01:05:10.530 --> 01:05:14.270 hills of Tennessee , across the 01:05:14.280 --> 01:05:17.450 plains of texas from sea to 01:05:17.450 --> 01:05:21.400 shining sea from Detroit down 01:05:21.400 --> 01:05:25.170 to Houston and new york to L . A . 01:05:25.890 --> 01:05:28.530 Where there's pride in every american 01:05:28.530 --> 01:05:30.940 heart and it's time we stand and 01:05:30.940 --> 01:05:32.710 say 01:05:35.400 --> 01:05:38.870 that I'm proud to be and I'm very where 01:05:38.870 --> 01:05:42.300 at least I know and I want 01:05:42.790 --> 01:05:45.960 forget the ones that died who gave that 01:05:45.960 --> 01:05:49.810 right to me and I gladly stand up 01:05:50.390 --> 01:05:52.750 see you than her 01:05:54.590 --> 01:05:57.000 because there ain't no doubt I love 01:05:57.010 --> 01:06:00.480 this . God bless 01:06:00.760 --> 01:06:02.710 us . Mhm . 01:06:07.780 --> 01:06:11.450 And I'm proud and where at 01:06:11.450 --> 01:06:15.410 least I know I'm free . They won't 01:06:18.680 --> 01:06:22.340 write to me and I gladly stand 01:06:22.340 --> 01:06:26.140 up steve and 01:06:28.860 --> 01:06:29.860 yeah . 01:06:33.580 --> 01:06:33.990 God . 01:06:49.280 --> 01:06:52.810 Mhm . The army responded immediately to 01:06:52.810 --> 01:06:55.890 the 9-11 terrorist attacks drawing up 01:06:55.900 --> 01:06:58.210 plans to send special forces teams to 01:06:58.210 --> 01:07:00.000 Afghanistan as part of an 01:07:00.010 --> 01:07:02.520 unconventional mission known as task 01:07:02.520 --> 01:07:06.270 force dagger american soldiers working 01:07:06.270 --> 01:07:08.437 in partnership with U . S . Airmen and 01:07:08.437 --> 01:07:10.659 the Afghan enemies of the Taliban known 01:07:10.659 --> 01:07:13.510 as the Northern Alliance struck quickly 01:07:13.520 --> 01:07:17.170 adapting as needed to engage in a new 01:07:17.180 --> 01:07:20.410 type of conflict their ability to adapt 01:07:20.880 --> 01:07:23.210 tactically operationally and 01:07:23.210 --> 01:07:25.377 strategically was a testament to their 01:07:25.377 --> 01:07:28.440 commitment , expertise and professional 01:07:28.450 --> 01:07:32.410 excellence . I'm Captain 01:07:32.410 --> 01:07:34.466 Mark knew the commander of the fifth 01:07:34.466 --> 01:07:36.299 Special forces group Operational 01:07:36.299 --> 01:07:38.970 Detachment Alpha 5 95 . We were one of 01:07:38.970 --> 01:07:41.026 the first special forces teams ready 01:07:41.026 --> 01:07:43.248 for deployment . Told to start planning 01:07:43.248 --> 01:07:45.303 and to be prepared to use indigenous 01:07:45.303 --> 01:07:47.620 animals for transportation . I let an 01:07:47.620 --> 01:07:49.731 experienced team of soldiers who have 01:07:49.731 --> 01:07:52.320 served and Somalia Bosnia or the first 01:07:52.320 --> 01:07:55.290 gulf war , but we never imagined we'd 01:07:55.290 --> 01:07:57.700 be riding horses into battle Once we 01:07:57.700 --> 01:08:01.580 arrived in Afghanistan on 19 October 01:08:01.580 --> 01:08:03.910 2001 , we had a lot to learn . My men 01:08:03.910 --> 01:08:06.230 adapted well . Horses give us the 01:08:06.230 --> 01:08:08.600 flexibility to get in around and behind 01:08:08.600 --> 01:08:10.322 the enemy to cut them off from 01:08:10.322 --> 01:08:12.489 reinforcement and treats . The U . S . 01:08:12.489 --> 01:08:14.600 Army hasn't fielded a cavalry unit on 01:08:14.600 --> 01:08:16.600 horseback since World War two . But 01:08:16.600 --> 01:08:18.656 here we are riding side by side with 01:08:18.656 --> 01:08:20.322 our Afghan allies and this by 01:08:20.322 --> 01:08:22.378 adaptability and resilience mattered 01:08:22.378 --> 01:08:25.710 moves from the mountains of Afghanistan 01:08:25.730 --> 01:08:27.780 to the feathers of Iraq , where the 01:08:27.790 --> 01:08:31.060 army waged war on terrorism by toppling 01:08:31.060 --> 01:08:33.910 a dictator and enabling the opportunity 01:08:33.920 --> 01:08:36.820 for democracy . The american soldier 01:08:36.820 --> 01:08:39.530 demonstrated incredible versatility , 01:08:39.580 --> 01:08:43.100 perseverance , courage and teamwork . 01:08:48.770 --> 01:08:51.830 Today's army is committed to innovation 01:08:52.010 --> 01:08:54.180 and new ways of operating in an 01:08:54.190 --> 01:08:56.740 uncertain world . Strategic 01:08:56.750 --> 01:08:59.100 partnerships with industry and academic 01:08:59.100 --> 01:09:01.750 institutions as well as with our sister 01:09:01.750 --> 01:09:04.560 services and allies around the globe 01:09:04.570 --> 01:09:06.940 are propelling advancements in data 01:09:06.940 --> 01:09:09.670 centric operations and resiliency in 01:09:09.670 --> 01:09:13.350 the face of climate change as long as 01:09:13.350 --> 01:09:16.070 we continue to innovate , modernize and 01:09:16.070 --> 01:09:18.910 put our people first . We will remain 01:09:18.920 --> 01:09:20.976 the unrivaled world leader in ground 01:09:20.976 --> 01:09:23.480 combat operations and continue to 01:09:23.480 --> 01:09:25.480 redefine what it means to bring the 01:09:25.480 --> 01:09:28.920 fight to the enemy In 2035 and beyond 01:09:29.130 --> 01:09:31.280 in all domain operations . 01:09:33.370 --> 01:09:34.370 Mhm . 01:09:37.970 --> 01:09:41.500 Our army remains focused on a culture 01:09:41.500 --> 01:09:43.940 of commitment , competence , character 01:09:43.940 --> 01:09:46.400 and caring here . We support a 01:09:46.400 --> 01:09:48.622 professional environment where everyone 01:09:48.622 --> 01:09:50.567 can thrive and excel as far as our 01:09:50.567 --> 01:09:52.410 talents can take them both as an 01:09:52.410 --> 01:09:55.090 individual and as a team . The army is 01:09:55.200 --> 01:09:57.660 100 and 50 unique career fields and 01:09:57.670 --> 01:09:59.720 eight broad specialty assignments 01:09:59.720 --> 01:10:01.870 highlights the growing opportunities 01:10:01.880 --> 01:10:05.120 for army recruits . The army is its 01:10:05.120 --> 01:10:07.342 people , people are the army's greatest 01:10:07.342 --> 01:10:09.453 strength and most important indicator 01:10:09.453 --> 01:10:11.676 of our readiness . People mean soldiers 01:10:11.676 --> 01:10:13.760 in the regular Army National Guard , 01:10:13.770 --> 01:10:16.240 Army Reserve Army families and army 01:10:16.240 --> 01:10:18.300 civilians as well as veterans and 01:10:18.300 --> 01:10:20.890 retirees who remain soldiers for life 01:10:20.900 --> 01:10:23.230 and part of the army family . It takes 01:10:23.230 --> 01:10:25.640 people from all walks of life , serving 01:10:25.640 --> 01:10:27.696 in many different ways to remain the 01:10:27.696 --> 01:10:30.030 world's premier land fighting force . 01:10:38.260 --> 01:10:40.300 Thank you . Mm hmm . 01:10:43.860 --> 01:10:47.740 Mhm . My 01:10:47.740 --> 01:10:49.770 name is Stetson Dante graves in los 01:10:49.770 --> 01:10:52.000 Angeles California and I served as an 01:10:52.000 --> 01:10:55.870 infantry soldier . I am special snacks . 01:10:55.870 --> 01:10:58.080 Haslett from lemoore California and I 01:10:58.080 --> 01:11:00.247 serve as a search and rescue soldier . 01:11:00.660 --> 01:11:03.550 Yeah . My name is special slogan 01:11:03.550 --> 01:11:05.606 Bostrom from Muskegon michigan and I 01:11:05.606 --> 01:11:08.790 serve as a cyber specialist . My name 01:11:08.790 --> 01:11:11.012 is specialist . Hartings from portrayal 01:11:11.012 --> 01:11:13.234 explode and I served as an army medic . 01:11:14.160 --> 01:11:16.216 My name is sergeant patterson from B 01:11:16.216 --> 01:11:18.382 for south Carolina and military police 01:11:18.382 --> 01:11:20.438 canines is my military working dog . 01:11:20.438 --> 01:11:19.880 Fargo . 01:11:24.260 --> 01:11:27.010 We need warriors from all backgrounds , 01:11:27.020 --> 01:11:30.260 talents and geography ease to continue 01:11:30.540 --> 01:11:33.020 the armies . All volunteer force and 01:11:33.020 --> 01:11:35.900 enhance the future of our army to win 01:11:35.910 --> 01:11:38.730 the next fight Together with the joint 01:11:38.730 --> 01:11:41.260 forces , our partners and allies and 01:11:41.260 --> 01:11:43.540 the unwavering support of you , the 01:11:43.540 --> 01:11:45.710 American people , we will thrive to 01:11:45.710 --> 01:11:47.599 remain the nation's first line of 01:11:47.599 --> 01:11:50.290 defense for another 246 years . 01:12:13.650 --> 01:12:17.260 I'm just trying to be a father , raise 01:12:17.260 --> 01:12:21.180 a daughter and a son , be a lover to 01:12:21.190 --> 01:12:25.080 their mother . Everything to everyone 01:12:25.550 --> 01:12:29.340 up in adam Brighton Earth . I'm all 01:12:29.340 --> 01:12:32.400 business in my suit . Yeah , I'm 01:12:32.400 --> 01:12:35.760 dressed up for success from my head 01:12:35.760 --> 01:12:39.680 down to my boot . I don't do it for the 01:12:39.680 --> 01:12:43.070 money . There's bills that I can't pay . 01:12:43.750 --> 01:12:47.680 I don't do it for the glory . I just 01:12:47.690 --> 01:12:51.520 do it anyway . Providing for 01:12:51.520 --> 01:12:55.230 our futures , my responsibility . 01:12:55.300 --> 01:12:58.370 Yeah , I'm really good under pressure . 01:12:58.480 --> 01:13:02.400 Being all that I can be and I can't 01:13:02.400 --> 01:13:05.240 call it sick on monday when the 01:13:05.240 --> 01:13:08.370 weekend's been too strong . I just 01:13:08.370 --> 01:13:11.140 worked straight through the holiday 01:13:11.220 --> 01:13:14.700 sometimes all night long . You can bet 01:13:14.710 --> 01:13:18.220 that I stand ready when the wolf stands 01:13:18.220 --> 01:13:21.580 at the door . Hey , I'm solid . Hey , 01:13:21.580 --> 01:13:24.640 I'm steady . Hey , I'm true down to the 01:13:24.650 --> 01:13:28.070 core and I will always do my due 01:13:28.070 --> 01:13:31.580 day . No matter what the prize . 01:13:31.590 --> 01:13:35.250 I've counted up the cost . I 01:13:35.260 --> 01:13:39.040 know the sacrifice and I don't 01:13:39.040 --> 01:13:42.080 want to die for you . But if dying is 01:13:42.080 --> 01:13:45.660 asking me , I'll bear that cross with 01:13:45.670 --> 01:13:48.670 honor . Freedom don't come . 01:13:55.350 --> 01:13:58.710 Besides my brothers and my sisters , 01:13:58.920 --> 01:14:01.550 I'll proudly take a stand 01:14:03.300 --> 01:14:07.270 is in jeopardy . I always do a try . 01:14:07.740 --> 01:14:09.860 I'm out here on the front . 01:14:14.440 --> 01:14:15.370 Americans 01:14:25.440 --> 01:14:27.710 now taking the field are elements of 01:14:27.720 --> 01:14:30.450 your United States Army 01:14:40.180 --> 01:14:43.890 american besides my brothers 01:14:43.890 --> 01:14:47.380 and my sisters take a 01:14:47.390 --> 01:14:51.370 stand really is in jeopardy . 01:14:51.570 --> 01:14:55.210 I will always do a try . I'm out 01:14:55.740 --> 01:14:56.740 on the front 01:15:00.640 --> 01:15:04.170 mary . Mhm . Mhm . 01:15:11.960 --> 01:15:13.870 In America 01:15:17.640 --> 01:15:18.770 in America . 01:15:26.440 --> 01:15:27.440 Mhm . 01:15:38.540 --> 01:15:42.450 Yeah , mm hmm . So 01:15:55.340 --> 01:15:57.700 it has been a pleasure for the United 01:15:57.700 --> 01:15:59.960 States Army to present . Twilight 01:15:59.970 --> 01:16:02.560 tattoo . Thank you for coming out to 01:16:02.570 --> 01:16:04.737 honor the selfless service of american 01:16:04.737 --> 01:16:08.180 soldiers past and present , enjoy the 01:16:08.180 --> 01:16:10.630 rest of your evening People 1st . 01:16:10.640 --> 01:16:13.770 Winning Matters Army Strong . 01:16:19.640 --> 01:16:23.370 Yeah . Mhm , 01:16:30.440 --> 01:16:31.440 mm hmm . 01:16:34.540 --> 01:16:34.770 Mhm .