Caffrey, your name was mentioned earlier. General Herring said that you were a mentor of her his and your name came up because I was explaining that what I had the honor to learn when I serve on the armed services committee being around generals and admirals. You always think the generals and the admirals are in charge. No, it's actually the retired generals and the retired admirals who are their mentors that they always look up to.So when you saw those 800 military leaders in that room, you actually, it re ...

John Meechum through the lens of history. Uh how do you look at this parade tomorrow. I go back to the quote from Colonel Jack Jacobs, our friend, the Medal of Honor recipient.He said, "We're not really a tanks in the street kind of country, though of course he celebrates the United States Army and its 250th anniversary, but this is something we haven't seen much of in this country." We haven't. And I I think David's right. I think we have to make a distinction between commemorating and celebrating the rema ...