When Associated Press journalist and Marine Corps veteran James LaPorta agreed to advise the NBC-TV show “This Is Us” about depicting the military authentically, he found more than he'd bargained for.

CNN image(CNN) - President Donald Trump hosted Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison at a state dinner Friday night, with guests from both countries. The showcase of White House grandeur and foreign diplomacy is only the second in the Trump presidency, following the one for French President Emmanuel Macron in April 2018. Australian culture was featured in the decor and menu, and notable members of the Trump administration attended, including the President's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani. Yen PottingerMr. Anthony Pratt and Ms. Claudine RevereThe Honorable Lindsay ReynoldsMrs. Georgina RinehartThe Honorable James Risch, US Senator from Idaho, and Mrs. Vicki RischMr. Paul Ritchie, senior communications adviser, Office of the Prime Minister of AustraliaThe Honorable John F.W. All rights reserved.