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[0:00] Vice President Advance, gas prices are
[0:01] one cost of this war. They're also human
[0:03] costs as well. And with us in the
[0:05] audience tonight is Joey Amore, whose
[0:07] wife, a US soldier, Master Sergeant
[0:10] Nicole Amore, was killed in March in an
[0:12] Iranian air strike. Uh Joey,
[0:15] >> the floor is yours. God bless you, Joey,
[0:17] and thank you for your service.
[0:18] >> Thank you, sir.
[0:18] >> And her. Mr. Vice President, my wife,
[0:21] Master Sart Nicole Ammer, gave her life
[0:23] on March 1st, 2026.
[0:26] I am damn proud of my wife, as you
[0:29] should be. and the five soldiers that
[0:30] stood next to her had that died along
[0:32] with alongside with her. Um,
[0:38] >> excuse me.
[0:39] >> Take your time, man. Take your time.
[0:41] >> They raised their right hand and they
[0:43] gave an oath. They understood what they
[0:45] were doing. They understood the
[0:47] sacrifice they were potentially giving.
[0:50] You understand that oath?
[0:53] I understand that oath.
[0:55] There are now six families living in a
[0:57] nightmare.
[0:59] That is
[1:02] it is it is a hard price to pay.
[1:08] Though the Iranian drone was the weapon
[1:10] that killed my wife, there were a lot of
[1:13] mistakes and a lot of fundamental
[1:15] failures that led up to that. Um, I
[1:18] believe CBS has reported on that. My
[1:21] wife has told me things before she
[1:23] passed. There are other soldiers that
[1:25] know things that are being quiet about
[1:28] certain aspects of this.
[1:31] There's a failure in the leadership and
[1:33] I want to know how this administration
[1:36] is going to start holding those leaders
[1:39] accountable for the actions and the
[1:41] deaths of the soldiers that we that we
[1:44] honor and that we love.
[1:47] So Joey, first o