1 00:00:24,700 --> 00:00:18,260 then 2 00:00:24,710 --> 00:00:33,610 [Music] 3 00:00:33,620 --> 00:00:42,650 [Applause] 4 00:00:59,780 --> 00:00:51,040 [Music] 5 00:01:15,750 --> 00:01:02,090 only prey 6 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:15,760 [Music] 7 00:01:25,550 --> 00:01:18,690 and the summer 8 00:01:28,399 --> 00:01:26,749 I didn't know exactly what was happening 9 00:01:30,620 --> 00:01:28,409 but I knew it was really bad because 10 00:01:31,370 --> 00:01:30,630 there was a big cloud of debris covering 11 00:01:33,529 --> 00:01:31,380 Manhattan 12 00:01:35,570 --> 00:01:33,539 we flew past New York City and saw the 13 00:01:37,609 --> 00:01:35,580 effect of that attack on that fitting 14 00:01:39,289 --> 00:01:37,619 that's when it really became painful 15 00:01:43,370 --> 00:01:39,299 because it was like seeing a wound in 16 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:43,380 the side of of your country of your 17 00:01:47,210 --> 00:01:44,490 family your friends 18 00:01:50,990 --> 00:01:47,220 I was visiting Williamsburg and there 19 00:01:52,309 --> 00:01:51,000 was a veteran touring the grounds he 20 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:52,319 need a little help up one of those sets 21 00:01:55,490 --> 00:01:53,610 of steps I saw helped him a little bit 22 00:01:57,469 --> 00:01:55,500 and we started talking and I told him I 23 00:01:59,510 --> 00:01:57,479 had seen the attack on Afghanistan from 24 00:02:02,289 --> 00:01:59,520 above then I told him I was the 25 00:02:05,210 --> 00:02:02,299 commander of the space station and he 26 00:02:07,070 --> 00:02:05,220 immediately started asking questions and 27 00:02:09,559 --> 00:02:07,080 wanted to know more this is a guy who 28 00:02:11,390 --> 00:02:09,569 lost part of the use of an arm he's lost 29 00:02:14,390 --> 00:02:11,400 both his legs his life has changed 30 00:02:15,949 --> 00:02:14,400 dramatically however the first thing he 31 00:02:17,449 --> 00:02:15,959 said to me is that's one of the best 32 00:02:18,920 --> 00:02:17,459 things we're doing we have to work 33 00:02:21,110 --> 00:02:18,930 together internationally it will never 34 00:02:22,789 --> 00:02:21,120 solve all these problems the young men 35 00:02:24,979 --> 00:02:22,799 and women that are putting their lives 36 00:02:27,170 --> 00:02:24,989 on the line in Afghanistan and Iraq and 37 00:02:28,940 --> 00:02:27,180 other places around the world to ensure 38 00:02:30,979 --> 00:02:28,950 that this doesn't happen again in their 39 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:30,989 help keep us free are the real heroes 40 00:02:35,750 --> 00:02:33,810 here I think it's important for people 41 00:02:37,460 --> 00:02:35,760 to continue to learn the lessons from 42 00:02:39,650 --> 00:02:37,470 this and make sure that we are 43 00:02:41,930 --> 00:02:39,660 in fact making ourselves a better 44 00:02:44,150 --> 00:02:41,940 country as a result of its not 45 00:02:46,430 --> 00:02:44,160 regressing or turning inward or changing 46 00:02:48,290 --> 00:02:46,440 ourselves into a society that we won't 47 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:48,300 be proud pass on to our grandchildren 48 00:02:54,050 --> 00:02:51,330 and great-grandchildren I had the 49 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:54,060 privilege to talk to a school that was a 50 00:02:58,130 --> 00:02:55,850 couple of blocks away from around zero 51 00:03:02,590 --> 00:02:58,140 and meet those kids and teachers in 52 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:02,600 person they were close to Ground Zero 53 00:03:08,980 --> 00:03:06,090 but they were optimistic and that's our 54 00:03:08,990 --> 00:03:15,330 the son