A full wrap up of the festivities surrounding the opening of the Hoover Dam Bridge that is officially named the Mike O’Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge.
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the second highest bridge in america
open on saturday october sixteenthacross the keyboard to the colorado
riverofficially cole the mike callahan pat
tillman memorial bridgeyou spend connects the seeds of arizona
nevadathe massive concrete knowledge cross is
right in front of the mishandling thenfreshener structure that was once the
almost a moralevery year nearly a million people take
their toll landmark structurelistening to the bottom of the caning in
for a close-up view of a massiveturbines to keep the lights glimmering
las vegas twenty four-hours-a-dayyear-roundgave sort of off of the heresy in the
hotelrick constant stream of double-decker
buses were meeting to discuss all forthe new groupafter a quick check from security it was
time to get onto the busthe reported seventy five double-decker
r_t_c_ buses and servicethe fleet seem to rival the one in
londonfirst crossing the bridge was a piecewe were too far from the north side of
the bridge to see if either the damn allthe callsit also became evidence that walk across
this huge bridge was going to be morethan just a stroll in the fallwith temperatures reaching into the
nineties freed what it was the numberone the sesame within in a supplypackage and special commemorative alsothe heat made it tough for those who had
to be there all day longoverthrown just kept on comingfifteen thousand people showed up in
what was the longest bridge openingsince the second coleman narrows bridge
in washington statelong lines quickly formed at the special
errors that were created to feedeveryone over for for our concrete
barrierinto the narrow yesterday more quitinside the tents video displays of
construction of the bridge as well as ahistory of the banposters specially created by horace
bridges dot com became a populargathering spot for those who have
interested to find out what the world'stwenty highest bridge if lauramany were surprised to see that most of
them are in chinavoice camps were not the only ones on
handis even subscales came by to learn about
constructions and thank you meganfestivitiesamateur videographers will also on hand
to document this poor guyseveral permanent displayswhen the boss sawed slowly became more
popular than the arrows on the sidethe legacy of a former governor michael
callahanin afghanistan only sort of pat tillmanall shown at the west end of the bridgeconstructed using its cable file on half
a mile longthe process of constructing toothalso the altar shown several diagramsthe media was they have a full force
local news crews from las vegas coveringthe eventtop journalists sean upholstered charlie
a resumerepublic newspaper also on hand to
finally see the finished bridgehe also took a peek at the new visitor
center parking arealocated just off of the old route ninety
threethe new parking area is nearly fully
with visitors can access the bridgewalkwaystretching nearly half a mile from one
side of the caseinto the otherthe pedestrian walkway was the place
todayat eight hundred ninety feet in heightthe new concrete onto the with two
hundred feet higher than it's seventythree year old neighbor to the lawflanked on the east side by the arizona
state flagand on the west side by the nevada state
flag a huge american flag communists andi think a lot for all to seefor many great fight was probably a bit
too much to saythose who weren't crazy p ninety stories
above the colorado riverbut these were still spectacularas you might expect many people were
snapping photosvoice gifts from off the only people
with an american flag as the patriarchalas one of the story everywherecoming up nextis the game or a lines to get over the
bay area just seem to get long-run longsaid late the public was not allowed on
the south side of the bridgewith the national goal to the colorado
river canyon offers a very differentview the hoover dam sidefor some feels more farm to return the
water back into the river from which hecame fromin such a high-profile structure
security was tightreally tightweb of a new spanish-speaking greatness
for bridging americaone thing's for sure it as a modelengineering equal to its predecessorthree hundred-foot drop down to the
famous gooseneck trend fills a reminderof the long twisted real the drivers
will once forced to take since the damwas completed in nineteen thirty sixdisablement wallace on who's a
specialist noforest pouring down into the came to see
that they have a moment for you on intoarizonaforemostthe extra fifteen minute draw it wasn't
the inconvenience that will not bemissedhopeful somethe old route across sudan was installed
to drive back into timewhen the west was wide open mall status
was a small townis the date more on became apparent that
the ones to get back on the buses weregoing to be as long as the lines to
climb over the parentsalmond evolved side they were even more
bosses at the pickup area as well as alot more portable toiletsin keeping with the theme of the london
double-decker buswe traveled on the wrong side of the
hard way just as if we're in england
Pat Tillman was a professional football player with the Arizona Cardinals.
In response to the September 11, 2001 incident, he passed up a $3.6 million contract and joined the Army. His sacrifice became made him a symbol of patriotism and a poster child for Army recruiters.
Pat Tillman came to his senses and turned against the wars. Through friends and family, he made contact with anti-war icon Noam Chomsky.
Perhaps Tillman was ready to make a public statement of opposition to the wars, which would have been a public relations catastrophe for the Army. We will never know. Perhaps the Army knew he was going to go public with a statement of opposition. We will never know.
Pat Tillman took three bullets through the head on April 22, 2004. He was shot at close range by his own men while on paatrol in Afghanistan.
A massive coverup followed, in which the public was told that Tillman had been killed by hostile fire. He was awarded the Silver star. The conspiracy to deceive Tillman's grieving family and the public went to the highest levels of the Army, and centered on one Lt. General Stanley McChrystal.
Eventually, the fraud was exposed, and a half-hearted congressional investigation followed.
Pat Tillman is still dead. His mother, Mary Tillman, still grieves. Lt. General Stanley McChrystal was promoted to supreme commander of the Afghan theater.
The construction contract for the Colorado River Bridge, was awarded to the joint venture partnership of Obayashi Corporation and PSM Construction USA, Inc., in October of 2004 for US$ 114 million. Construction began in early 2005 and is expected to be completed in 2010. When completed, the 2000 ft-long (610 m) Colorado River Bridge will span the Black Canyon (about 1500 ft/457 m south of the Hoover Dam), connecting the Arizona and Nevada Approach highways nearly 900 ft (274 m) above the Colorado River. The construction requirements and challenges are as difficult as any in the world.
Alternate version of the Pat Tillman tribute I made shortly after his death. Visit Pat's Page on my website for more videos and info about Pat. CHRISVALENTINES.COM
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A tribute video to the late Pat Tillman, former defensive player for Arizona State and the Arizona Cardinals, who gave his life in service to our country in the fight on terror in Afghanistan.
The Oversight Committee holds a hearing, "The Tillman Fratricide: What the Leadership of the Defense Department Knew." The hearing is part of an ongoing investigation and follows a previous hearing held in April. Witnesses will include former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Former Commander of U.S. Central Command Gen. John P. Abizaid (Retired), Former Chair of Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Richard B. Myers (Retired), Former Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command Gen. Bryan Douglas Brown (Retired). Gen. Kensinger has been served with a subpoena, but has not been able to be located over the past several days and will not appear. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton questions Secretary Rumsfeld on apparent gaps in his preparation to testify.
The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform holds a hearing entitled "Misleading Information from the Battlefield." The hearing focuses on the death of Army Ranger Specialist Patrick Tillman in Afghanistan and the capture and rescue of Army Private Jessica Lynch in Iraq. The Committee examines why inaccurate accounts of these two incidents were disseminated, the sources and motivations for the accounts, and whether the appropriate Administration officials have been held accountable. Army Private Jessica Lynch gives opening remarks.
The Oversight Committee holds a hearing, "The Tillman Fratricide: What the Leadership of the Defense Department Knew." The hearing is part of an ongoing investigation and follows a previous hearing held in April. Witnesses will include former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Former Commander of U.S. Central Command Gen. John P. Abizaid (Retired), Former Chair of Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Richard B. Myers (Retired), Former Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command Gen. Bryan Douglas Brown (Retired). Gen. Kensinger has been served with a subpoena, but has not been able to be located over the past several days and will not appear. Chairman Waxman questions witnesses on a memo he received early on indicating that it was likely a case of fratricide.
The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform holds a hearing entitled "Misleading Information from the Battlefield." The hearing focuses on the death of Army Ranger Specialist Patrick Tillman in Afghanistan and the capture and rescue of Army Private Jessica Lynch in Iraq. The Committee examines why inaccurate accounts of these two incidents were disseminated, the sources and motivations for the accounts, and whether the appropriate Administration officials have been held accountable. Rep. Bruce Braley questions whether edits were made to original reports about the incident that resulted in Tillman's death.
