contrary is true -- as the war ends and as we downsize to level of world war ii and pre-world war ii, the ,rmy at 440,000 to 450,000 we're going to see a million men and women leave the military over the next five years. that statistic comes from the v.a. itself. a million men and women becoming veterans. , not onlyem afflicted with highly visible wounds, but the horrific invisible wounds of post traumatic stress. they are the ones that will be impacted by this failure to fulfill a ten-year plan. the vaecticut, we see hospital in west haven found wanting and failing in a number of areas. it has to be addressed through capital improvement as well as changes in practices and procedures. i would agree with you very strongly and want to commend and andk you for the statement presence of so many of the members that are here today so we can fulfill a promise. thank you very much. [applause] i want to thank you, mr. chairman, for allowing me to ask that question. if i have to leave, i hope you will forgive me. thank you. >> senator heller. >> thank you for your testimony. it is good to see you here.

e was supported by the people, and he is respected in the rmy. in the security, supporters from the opposition, his candidacy is supported by the people. and he used to be the chief of ecurity during a time. and the minister of the nterior. so people demonstrated their support, their full support in the ministry. they got those who were professional people. we count on that. the second question is very painful for me, because i don't want to think about any kind of military development around the settlement of the question. but i think -- i think we are strong enough to defend ourselves. we have a strong feeling, we have a spiritual feeling that we are right in what we are doing. >> can you talk about the resolution invoking the international criminal court? did this come up, and also the request to extradite mr. yanukovych back? what are the status of those actions? >> you can find the experts on how this works. well, it's not so easy to move directly. o what do we have. we should ratify the statute. we should, because it has been pending since

honored 24t obama .rmy daughter and -- that runs -- >> president obama honored 24 army veterans tuesday with the medal of honor. the recipients were found to have been wrongly denied the award because of prejudice. they were recognized for their valor during major combat operations in world war ii, korean war and vietnam war. this ceremony from the east room was attended by the three living recipients and those family members being honored posthumously. all knowing god, we are sometimes not the people we like ourselves to think that we are. we have at times failed to be a people whose actions measure up to our words. we have been called to love our neighbor as we love ourselves. we are humbled by the love demonstrated by these men, the valor, 24 whom we honor today. from world war ii to korea and vietnam, you will hear stories would haven into a heroic hole remind us that though we may be different in many ways, we are alike. we are american soldiers. we sell bait a legacy which inspires our service, grant unto us the decency of purpose, steadfast the resolve and strength of will which

. >> despite hundreds of millions to create an rmy to lead the fight against bashar al-assad, and controlling the country. the free syrian army is more divided an ever. hundreds of thousands fought with al-qaeda, called islamic state of iraq and levant. the opposition sacked the chief, and ordered a revamp of the rebel army. many groups rejected the decision and threatened to walk away interest the syrian national coalition. weak and divided, the rebels are on the defensive. fighting seems to be shifting in assad's favour. over the last few months the rebels loft many villages in the north, west, and strongholds of damn as cas. >> opposition fighters insist that if they cannot get advanced weapons, then they will not be able to defeat a syrian army backed by thousands of hezbollah fighters and militias from iran and iraq. >> in syria abductions are becoming more frequent as the war marks its third anniversary, al jazeera obtained exclusive video showing women and children being held against their well. erica wood has their story. >> they were taken by sunni rebels last august, from villages i