York military affairs symposium. Welcome, colonel daddis. [ applause ] thank you, robert, for the kind introduction and bob for the invitation. Im not only happy to be here, given new york traffic, im also lucky to be here. [ laughter ] ize watch the clock tick away, not only only palisades driving down from west point but also in the cab trying to get us from the hotel to here, it was a it was a closerun thing, as some will say. So, what i thought i would do this evening would be to really start with something that happened last week in the white house. And there was an uproar, as you might have recalled last week, at the white house. It was not wry lated to the president s tan suit, which got quite a number of remarks, as we saw, but more significantly for my conversation this evening with you, was really revolved really revolved around one word, and that word was strategy. And the president igniting criticism by saying that we dont yet have a strategy against isis targets in syria c
Look at James Madisons role in creating the constitution. Next on American History tv, colonel Gregory Daddis discusses u. S. Military strategy during the vietnam war, featuring on William Westmoreland, he argues that the generals ideas were sound, but an inability to i implement them led to failures in South Vietnam. Its an hour and a half. Good evening. Its a pleasure to introduce our speaker tonight. Colonel gregory a. Daddis is an Academy Professor in the department of history at the United States military academy at west point where he currently serves as the head of the American History division. A west point graduate, hes veteran of both Operations Desert Storm and iraqi freedom. He holds a ph. D. From the university of North Carolina at chapel hill and is author of no sure victory, measuring u. S. Army effectiveness and progress in the vietnam War Oxford University press, 2011. His newest book westmorelands war, reassessing american strategy in vietnam, Oxford University press,
Good evening. Its a pleasure to introduce our speaker tonight. Colonel gregory a. Daddis is an Academy Professor in the department of history at the United States military academy at west point where he currently serves as the head of the American History division. A west point graduate, hes veteran of both Operations Desert Storm and iraqi freedom. He holds a ph. D. From the university of North Carolina at chapel hill and is author of no sure victory, measuring u. S. Army effectiveness and progress in the vietnam War Oxford University press, 2011. His newest book westmorelands war, reassessing american strategy in vietnam, Oxford University press, 2014, was recently selected for inclusion on the chief of staff of the armys professional reading list. Colonel daddis is also an important important to this organization as liaison between the society for military history, region two, and the new York Military affairs symposium. Welcome, colonel daddis. [ applause ] thank you, robert, for t
Where the investigation stands now. Delia . Reporter police still looking for more individuals. Not only do they believe this shooting was drug related, they believe that the suspect and the victim knew each other. At the time we came here to Woodbridge High School, talked to a lot of students here. We talked to neighbors who live in the area and they all said, many of them, that they heard the gunshots, six of them at least. And they saw the suspect run away but thankfully we can tell you he did not run for long. 20yearold Kawain Smalls was arrested just last night at his home in woodbridge without incident. He faces a couple of charges use of a firearm during a felony and possession after firearm as a convicted felon. He has a pretty long rap sheet. Police say he killed 16year old Brenden Wilson, shot in the head monday afternoon on the trail behind the school. Neighbors say that trail known as a cut is also known for its drug activity. Police are telling us this morning that more ar
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