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In his book, john keegan writes, a Second World War is the largest single event in human history, fought across Six Continents and all its oceans. It left hundreds of millions wounded, killed 100 18 million human beings, and materially devastated much of the heartland of human civilization. This affected life here in abilene as well as in communities around the world where our panelists were during the war. I will begin our introductions with march olson. Marge spent the war, part of the war in ...

Avoid as much as humanly possible the casualties of which you just heard. These are heroic tales. I make observations frequently and try to put them into the context of which the gentleman just spoke. He was within the french legion of honor. That is the highest decoration that france can bestowe. And im honored to be sitting next to this gentleman. [ applause ] the abstract observation thinks this is a generous and deserved gift of the french government that our liaison was not all that smooth....

Coming in on us. I was shot through the arm. There were seven of us that reached the beach, four of us were wounded out of 30. Now, when i went off the boat, i went on to the water and for a little bit, and then i came up, by then there were guys exploding. Our boat was not the only boat there. Not all the men on my boat were medics. That would have been a big mistake to get all the medics on that one boat. I went under the water, i had a bullet through my arm. I knew i had to get the guys out o...

The numbers to call you can send an email cspan journal. Org. You can make a comment on twitter. Cnn obama wins final debate. But does it matter . Three debates down and two weeks of campaigning to go. Obama puts mitt romney on the defensive. On Foreign Policy on monday night. Analysts giving him the victory in the final poll. Now the candidates at the road for the final sprint to election day. Focusing on battleground states considered still up for grabs and therefore vital. Obama kicks off his...

Marriage . I believe the 13th amendment incorporates the bill of rights to all states and that the freedom of association through marriage, as the Supreme Court a,s set in loving v. Virgini we dealt with this issue with interracial marriage different question. The fact of the color of ones skin is a coincidence. The difference between a male and female a something that is self evident and obvious that we need to deal with. That is part of the human condition. Part of liberty is figuring out how ...

Legacy. At 85, he is silverhaired and cerebral and says he simply cant keep up. Pope benedict xvi tells his cardinals in latin, quote, i had to recognize my incapacity to adequately fulfill the ministry entrusted to me. In the last year, benedict grew increasingly frail. He certainly slowed down a bit. You could tell he had trouble negotiating steps. He started using the cane several months ago. Reporter but the german pope never slowed down, putting the church on an orthodox path. He opposed ho...

And good morning, america. Boy, is it heating up in egypt right now. State of emergency in that country as the death toll continues to climb from the clashes between protesters and the military. The u. S. Has condemned the crackdown, but theres a real fear now that the violence is going to spread. Well have a report live from the scene this morning. And also this morning, we have new details breaking on the abduction of hannah anderson. We have the justreleased search warrant. They reveal what w...

Covered this morning. Everybodys somewhere. We all heard of the dreamliner. Its the hightech, new plane thats supposed to revolutionize air travel. Well, a fire on board one of them right after landing at boston airport is raising new alarms this morning. The good news is, the fire happened after landing. Yes, big deal there. And milliondollar murder. The mystery surrounding a Lottery Winners death, just one day after he scored that winning ticket. Very strange. Were going to get to that. We beg...

Reporter elizabeth, good morning. Pt dorner lasted ten, long days. The heart of that search and now likely its finale, happening right here in this ski resort town outside of los angeles. Sources tell abc news, a charred body was found in a burneddown house where a shootout yesterday took place with police. Now, authorities are looking to forensic evidence to confirm that body belongs to Christopher Dorner. After an allday shootout filled with drama the weeklong International Manhunt for Christo...

The investigation just beginning. And caught on tape between a rock and a hard place. This kayaker suddenly trapped under a raging waterfall. His helmet, barely visible. How his friends raced to free him, breaking him loose just in time. And good morning, america. What a dramatic and scary night. It happened at one of americas biggest malls, not far from here, in suburban new jersey. You see it right there. Aerial pictures of the Garden State Plaza mall. Were pushing in right there. Investigator...