Just after midnight on 4 June, Admiral Nimitz, based on patrol plane reports, advised Task Forces 16 and 17 of the course and speed of the Japanese “main body,” also noting their distance of 574 miles from Midway. Shortly after dawn, a patrol plane spotted two Japanese carriers and their escorts, reporting “Many planes heading […]

NORMANDY, France (June 03, 2019) The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial is home to the graves of more than 9,380 of our deceased military members, most of whom lost their lives in the D-Day landings and ensuing operations. This week commemorates the 75th anniversary of D-Day. American, British, and French military members are joining our […]

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo remarks at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, in The Hague, the Netherlands. Transcript Your excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, a warm welcome to The Hague, the city where the world is at home. Certainly, over the next few days, with so many entrepreneurs from all over the world gathered here. I would […]

Vice President Mike Pence, Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan, and Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speak at the Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in observance of America’s fallen military service members, May 27, 2019. Transcript Color, halt! […]

The 2019 National Memorial Day Parade from Constitution Avenue in Washington, DC. A “moving timeline of American history,” the parade honors the service and sacrifice of America’s service members from the Revolution to the present day. The parade’s broadcast is hosted by Natalie Morales and Kyra Phillips, with appearances by Dennis Quaid, Kiefer Sutherland, Joe […]