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Commander of the the during the rescue. From the memorial in washington, d. C. , this is one hour. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Im mark weber, curator of the United States Navy Memorial. Today, were pleased to have jan k. Herman here to discuss his new Naval Institute book, lucky few, the fall of saigon and the rescue mission of the uss kirk. Mr. Herman served as historian of the Navy Medicine department and special assistance to the Surgeon General for 33 years. Hes keeping busy in ret...

200,000 americans were in the country. When the war ended in 1975, nearly 3 million americans had served in the conflict and more than 58,000 lost their lives. Up next, the screaming eagles in ves nam, a u. S. Army the big picture episode documenting the activities of the 101st Airborne Division from its arrival in the spring of 1965 through january of 1967. Okay. Move out. From out of the skies over vietnam come the screaming eagles, the heroic pair troopers of the 101st Airborne Division. Thei...

A nam war refugees. Shes an attorney. She is also an alum. And this makes me really, really proud. She will enter the army j. A. G. For this friday. This is really her last big event in civilian life. [ applause ]. And she will ship out to forth benning on friday. So that is it. Goodbye to civilian life here for a while. And u of l alum and masters from kent school of social work. And she came as a refugee as well with her family in 1994. So without further ado, please welcome our two moderators...

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Im mark weber, curator of the United States Navy Memorial. Today, were pleased to have jan k. Herman here to discuss his new Naval Institute book, lucky few, the fall of saigon and the rescue mission of the uss kirk. Mr. Herman served as historian of the Navy Medicine department and special assistance to the Surgeon General for 33 years. Hes keeping busy in retirements as evidenced by this book. He has written numerous articles and books, including battle st...

Up next, the screaming eagles in ves nam, a u. S. Army the big picture episode documenting the activities of the 101st Airborne Division from its arrival in the spring of 1965 through january of 1967. Okay. Move out. From out of the skies over vietnam come the screaming eagles, the heroic pair troopers of the 101st Airborne Division. Their fabled exploits during world war ii can never be forgotten. In december 1944 outnumbered and surrounded by the germans at bastogne, the men of the 101st coura...

The army and air force reflect on their vietnam war experiences and escape from the country following the fall of saigon. It eventually settled in kentucky. This is hosted by the university of louisville. Its about an hour and a half. So you would like to introduce two moderators for tonight. Dee dee tram and donald tram. No relation. They are really amazing folks and the leading effort and community leading effort behind moving voices and behind this evening tonight. It is amazing to have worke...

United states Navy Memorial. Today, were pleased to have jan k. Herman here to discuss his new Naval Institute book, lucky few, the fall of saigon and the rescue mission of the uss kirk. Mr. Herman served as historian of the Navy Medicine department and special assistance to the Surgeon General for 33 years. Hes keeping busy in retirements as evidenced by this book. He has written numerous articles and books, including battle station sick bay, medicine and the korean war, and navy history in vie...

Ves nam, a u. S. Army the big picture episode documenting the activities of the 101st Airborne Division from its arrival in the spring of 1965 through january of 1967. Okay. Move out. From out of the skies over vietnam come the screaming eagles, the heroic pair troopers of the 101st Airborne Division. Their fabled exploits during world war ii can never be forgotten. In december 1944 outnumbered and surrounded by the germans at bastogne, the men of the 101st courageously fought on. When the germa...

After roosevelt died, the president who had been president for 12 years, the new president issued a statement of the white house of bereavement recognizing the death of ernie pile, a reporter. He said the nation is saddened by the death of ernie pyle. No man has so well told the story as American Fighting men wanted it told. Theecame the spokesman of ordinary american in arms. To nevers genius obscure men who made them. There were lots of other eulogies. Maybe the best of them was written by a f...

Paris peace accords and the president s historic visit to china. This is just under two hours. Good morning. Im here to welcome you on behalf of the Richard Nixon foundation which cosponsors these legacy forums with the national archives. Its a wonderful partnership. David is responsible for 12 billion documents, some of which is placed at the library, which is his facility. And we, in turn, have the people who created those documents. If youre old enough to remember warren beaty and the movie s...