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Success and where new optimism. To reexamine our military detention policy and to keep open the detention facility in Guantanamo Bay. Multiple promises for the u. S. Military on top of a prison will stay open indefinitely. Im Richelle Carey this is al jazeera life and also coming up some of these afghan refugees in pakistan for generations but a deadline for them to leave is just hours away. The military push that made americans question whether the vietnam war could be won a combat photographer...

This is a new life in london coming up in the program the u. S. State Department Designates hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh a global terrorist and announce sanctions against him. Donald trump signed an order to keep the Guantanamo Bay prison camp open and possibly send eisel fights is that. A judge says usa gymnastics dont tell larry nasir is now known to have sexually abused two hundred sixty five girls. And the triple tree gazes as parts of earth see a blue moon super moon and a total new clips ro...

Session. This is about 35 minutes. [applause] mr. Schwab mr. President , after you have been so warmly received yesterday in davos, it is now my great pleasure to officially welcome the president of the United States, donald j. Trump, to the closing session of the World Economic forums annual meeting 2018. Mr. President , you cannot imagine how much we are looking forward to your speech, not just for the 3000 leaders assembled here in davos, but also the millions joining us globally thanks to th...

I knew you grew up as the daughter of an army officer. Tell me what it was like growing up as an army brat. Well, when i grew up in the army, i would say i grew up as a millionaires child without any money. So i had the most wonderful childhood. I had two brothers and we all were well, my father had been in the cavalry and he was one of 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 w...

Founding freedom riders. Katherine westmoreland, wife of u. S. Army general William Westmoreland who commanded u. S. Forces in vietnam talked about her life as a military daughter, sister and spouse. She recounted her time living in vietnam and serving as a red cross nurses aide during the war and recalled hosting president s and first ladys as well as her friendship with bob and dolores hope. This interview is just over an hour. Good evening, maam. Today is the 1st of october, 2016, and were in...

Another guy with the same name, kenneth carlson, and he is kenneth r carlson. He was a wrestler. Im kenneth g carlson i was sort of a basketball player. Did that cause any problems to you . Absolutely. The day i reported in the gym, the people that had the roster said you already signed in. I said no i havent. They said you have. I said no i havent. They go oh, my gosh there is two of them. So when we were in the barracks it was much too small. So now ken carlson large. He used to be ken carlson...

At the end of january 1968 saigon was alive with the festive spirit as everyone prepares for the tet lunar new year. For the people of vietnam tet is both a joyous and a sacred time of the year. It was supposed to be the first spring of the second republic of vietnam and the tet truce proposed by the communist north vietnamese seemed to promise people a holiday free from the everpresent anxiety of war. The people gathered to pay respects for their ancestors. On the eve of the new year, thousands...

Featuring documents and artifacts organized into 12 episodes of the war that was raging in Southeast Asia 50 years ago. Up next, on american artifacts, an interview with the archivist of the United States, followed by a tour of the exhibit with curator alice camps. This is just under half an hour. David ferrell, archivist of the United States. What was the reason for the vietnam exhibit . Its a commemoration of the anniversary of the war itself. The national archive, the Record Keeper of the cou...

Stephens van deusen westmoreland, but you go by kitsy. Right. Thats 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. Well, when i grew up in the army, i would say i grew up as a millionaires child without any money. So i had the most wonderful childhood. I had two brothers and we all were well, my father ha...

War and recalled hosting president s and first ladys as well as her friendship with bob and dolores hope. This interview is just over an hour. Good evening, maam. Today is the 1st of october, 2016, and were in the west point center for oral history, and im here with Katherine Stephens van deusen westmoreland, but you go by kitsy. Right. Thats 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 ...