Mcgowan theater after today tonights program, National Archive staff and volunteers will present each of you with the vietnam veteran lapel pin. On the back of the pin is embossed a grateful nation thanks and honors you. The United States of american vietnam war commemoration is a National Initiative and the lapel pin is the nations lasting memento of thanks. Last veterans day, we opened our Current Special exhibition remembering vietnam in the lawrence f. Obrien gallery upstairs. If you havent already, i hope you take some time to go through it before it closes on january 6th. The exhibit is a mediarich exploration of the vietnam war featuriining interviews with veterans. Its a fascinating collection of newly discovered and iconic original documents, photographs, film footage and artifacts that illuminate 12 critical episodes in the war that divided the peoples of both the United States and vietnam. The visual imagery of remembering vietnam relies on the talents of the many photograph
Taking pictures and film of the pentagon and u. S. Congress. The work of these units frequently found its way into the u. S. Media at the time and have been used in many books and museum exhibits since then. Next, from the National Archives in washington, d. C. , five vietnam war veterans who served in the special Photographic Office share images and film while discussing their combat experiences in documenting the war. This is about 90 minutes. Now, ill ask all of the Vietnam Veterans or any United States veterans who served on active duty in the u. S. Armed forces at any time from november 1, 1955 to may 15, 1975, to stand and be recognized. [applause] as you leave, we will present each of you with a pin. The United States of america vietnam war is an initiative and the last event of thanks. Last veterans day we opened our Current Special exhibition remembering vietnam. If you havent already, i hope you will take some time to go through it before it closes on january 6. Its an explor
Stephens van doosen west moreland. But you go by kitsy. Right. Maam, could you please spell your last name for the transcriber. Westmoreland. Thank you, maam. Tell me about your childhood. I know you grew up as the daughter of an army officer. Tell me what it was like growing up as an army brat. When i grew up in the army, i would say i grew up as a millionaires child without any money. I had the most beautiful childhood. My father had been in the calvary and he was a wonderful horseman. So both my brother, my older brother and i rode from the time i guess i was 3 years old, and my older brother was the same way. What post were you on when you grew up . Well, i was born in princeton, new jersey. The followers at princeton for six years. When he married my mother, my lady, and i think most of the princeton students were in love with her because she was so lovely. And then my older brother was born there and i was born there. Okay. And and then where else did you grow up . Princeton and
2k3w god, did we do that . Citizens get all excited at the beginning, then all of a sudden, people are dying, killing each other, thats not 2k3w50good. Then the support drops off. I hear ted cruz, we ought to bomb them. 2 ted, youre not going to bomb them. Youre not going to do any fighting. Youre too damn old. You might not have been any good when you were young. I dont know. [ applause ] and some of it is a little bit connected what chuck was saying because we still tend to over dramatize and clean it up. Its not all bad to do that. But as sit accecitizens, i thin studying history is really hard. The historians have enabled us to understand lots of things that we didnt know before which can be painful as well. But its the difficulty. When you say, oh, god, is that who we were . The hardest thing is to say were going to go on. Thats why i emphasize the proudest thing i did in the United States senate, i participated in the Peace Agreement in come body ya aambo oh, sure. And its workin
Hate the war. Love the warrior. Peace out. Thank you. [ applause ] the cofounder for the center for earth energy and democracy and the director of the naacp environmental and Climate Justice program take part in a discussion on Climate Change and globalization. The new republican hosts and we have live coverage tomorrow starting at 9 00 a. M. Eastern here on cspan3. Voters in the uk vote on june 23rd whether to remain part of the european union. The Heritage Foundation hosted discussion on the Global Implications of the referendum. Thats live at 10 00 a. M. Eastern on cspan. Stan rather and peter arnett now talk about their work on the front lines of the vietnam war. This panel part of a conference at the lbj president ial library in austin, texas, on conflict. From American History tv, this is an hour. Thf i think this is the second or third day that i was in vietn vietnam. They were trying to get to a ridge line. Just before you get to the high ridge over there. Then as they began to