Possessed a skill much needed by the army, fighting a war required Reliable Communications network but more than two and a half years of war had devastated the french telephone system. General john pershing, commander in chief of the American Expeditionary forces called on the expertise of women telephone operators. More than 1700 women applied and just over 200 serve the with the army. The services are documented in their personnel files now in the National Archives at st. Louis. A collection of archival personnel civilian records. After the war they were not deemed el visible for military benefits. It took until the 1970s for the girls to finally receive the benefits due them as the First Female Army veterans. In both the military and civilian Personnel Records Center we preserve records of millions of men and women who have served our country. Throughout the centennial observance, the National Archives is showcasing its unparalleled war holdings and the stories contained in them, in
Its really going to depend on the local environment. So, how how about southwest florida . Well, this is one of the reasons we need a supplemental to give resources so we can look at mosquito populations, trap them, analyze them and then sometimes larva siting can have an impact on mosquito populations. Your point is quite correct that the outdoor spraying may have limited impact, if any, on the mosquito population, but were looking at different ways of doing mosquito control. And in some circumstances what theyve done in australia, for example, is use targeted indoor residual spraying for this particular mosquito with as far as weve seen some pretty effective results. But all of that is quite complex to do. And let me see if just taking off on that point so that i understand it correctly. Because, again, we want to get in the game here legislatively so im not just asking to take your time here. Like a lot of things it always impacts the poor. And people that, you know, lifes never fai
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And dont say a word until you know who you are talking to. I wont say much tonight because i dont know you that well but i know you have an interest in the topic of the day extraordinarily important to all of us and i want to encourage all of you to pick up this book that we are introducing him. Ive traveled as i said all over the United States many times. But theres one state in particular that you just cant get past. Its always stood out. Its way down south but among all the states those are the friendliest people in the whole country. There is no getting around even when it even when i was a student at Duke University we would go to South Carolina to buy fireworks and they were always friendly to us. That might have changed nowadays but the important part is the people. The people were always hospitable and each which way. You couldnt imagine more friendly people even those of the opposite political persuasion. They would hope they could change your mind that in but in our family of
Very easy to focus on the grand battles of the war but this is a part that people need to know about. This is a part that affected civilians. This is a part that affected the people back home. And in many ways what happened in galveston and in texas was typical of what happened across the south. Particularly in seaports that were blockaded during the war. There was a continual, there was a continual Union Federal Navy Presence offshore, there were regular bombardments of the town. There was, you know excitement when a blockade runner would arrive. But its and there was lots of hardship. Lots of they did without a great deal. But it is, its something that people need to know about. Its another aspect of the war thats maybe not as heroic not as dramatic. Its part of the war thats very hard to glorify but its an important part of the war because it represents, it represents life as lived by a lot of people 150 years ago. For more information on booktvs recent visit to galveston, texas, an