Me to wonder. So i asked friend, whats the answer . I said, you live here, you should know. And evolved this way, having just out of curiosity. I couldnt of course have seen at the beginning, having three books about and it now a feature film. The Monuments Men foundation continuing these men and womens work but its been an incredible privilege for me to represent this remarkable heroes, five only who are still living. An amazing experience. Host why did you move to florence . I sold my business, the Oil Exploration business and had some success doing that, over 15. But i was 39 years old and had an cute understand our quick lip 39 can become 9 and i wanted something more meaningful and didnt have any idea but it was very difficult just carving out space to break free of the gravitational pull of the established life. My son was two years old. Wasnt spending time with him like i wanted to. So just seemed like a great opportunity to take a break, learn about things id always been intere
Three books about it. With that foundation and continuing womens work. Ended is an amazing experience. I had some success over 15 years but i was 39 years old by a didnt understand howw quickly 39 became 59 wanted something more meaningful but it to carve out space to break free of that gravitational pull. My son was two years old. So it seemed like a great opportunity to take a break. I had some qualifying tournaments event that was very cool to do but helped me to sell my business to let go of identity. So that is a great enthusiasm to take some time off. But i spent most of my time from 1960 and i was there and went to a couple of different colleges. When did you get a interested in history . And i was always interested so i spent some time walking through churches but and then once i became very i had more interest. But i learned i am very tactile. Than one day a week through their eyes. And it was a great experience of sculpture moves toward churches thought it was more important
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Mr. Speaker, members of congress, ambassadors and other honored guests, we are gathered to celebrate the achievements of some 350 men and women from 14 nations who served in the monuments, fine arts and archives section. We now know these men and scholar soldiers as the Monuments Men. Only six are still living. Ann olivier bell and reuben sammy were unable to travel. However, bernard taper, richard barancik, Motoko Fujishiro huthwaite, and Harry Ettlinger are with us today. So, too, are 175 family members of Monuments Men since passed. Our Founding Fathers committed to us the cause of freedom, the Monuments Men did no less for the respect and preservation of our shared cultural treasures. As early as 1942 george stout, who would become the leader of the Monuments Men in europe and establish their operation in post war japan, argued for the creation of cultural preservation officers during war to safeguard these things will not affect the course of battles, stout wrote, but it will affe
Honored guests, we are gathered to celebrate the achievements of some 350 men and women from 14 nations that served in the fine arts and a archives session. We now know the Monuments Men. Only six are still living. Two were una able to travel. 175 family members of Monuments Men since passed are with us. As early as 1942, george 120u9, the leader of the Monuments Men in europe and established their operation in post war japan argued for preservation officers during war to safeguard these things will not effect the course of battle, stout wrote. But it will affect the relations of invading armies with those people and their governments. To safeguard will show respect for the beliefs and customs of all men and will bear witness that these things belong not only to a particular people but also to the heritage of mankind. The death of two Monuments Men would seem to argue that art is worth the loss of life. But monumentsmen dean keller, an artist himself who missed his sons third, fourth,