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Providers and the people trying to deliver that media to the consumer. Whene in 11 Playing Field it comes to those kind of negotiations. Senators, monday night at 8 00 eastern on the communicators. Next on the civil war, Emmanuel Dabney of Petersburg National battlefield discusses the role of u. S. Colored troops. After weeks of tunneling, union forces blew up a mine to create a gap in the defenses. He discusses why the attack ended in a failure and why the colored troops were unjustly blamed. T...

The speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 228. The nays are 195. The bill is passed. Without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the Unfinished Business is the question on agreeing to the speakers approval of the journal which the chair will put de novo. The question is on agreeing to the speakers approval of the journal. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it and the journal stands ap...

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For your chance to win an ipad mini or flat screen tv because we are giving away both. And what doctors found in a mans intestine. And it was still alive. The story behind the shocker in the o. R. What is that . What is that . Some really disturbing footage caught on a bus in australia. 9 news has the story. You see an argument taking place on this bus. Of course, cameras start rolling when people get out of hand. The woman in the brown shirt really upset because she had to move seats to make ro...

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Are spending much time at all training for the crater. I think it gets back to how we tend to want to remember this story. The story of the black Union Soldier is front and center. I couldnt be happier about that. I think theres been a danger in the way the story has been pushed over the last few years. It is the moral narrative of our civil war memory. We want to correct for forgetting about them for so long. I think we tend to gloss over some of the darker sides of black soldiers. I dont think...

The line in defense of our nation is the 1 i want to be apart of. Thats the 1 im proud to be apart of so the next time you see that brand new private or lieutenant, no that they were among that our society had to offer. They had more ability and potential than most of their peers and they still chose to put that uniform on and to help the sacrifices that come with it. They are tomorrows generals and command sergeant majors. They are the future of our nation. I thank you again for the honor of be...

Eligible population, dont even meet the basic requirements to get into todays army. 99 of todays recruits have a High School Diploma or equivalent. An era where 79 of High School Students graduate. Thats 21 times lower rate of dropouts than the national average. Overall, todays recruits are healthier, more physically fit than the vast majority of peers and must adhere to zero tolerance policy on drugs and criminal issues. It is actually statistically easy tosh gier to get into coll enlist, not b...

Believe that if those black regiments had been allowed to lead the assault, that would have been it. In other words, we can imagine black soldiers marching, charging over blanford hill, right, into petersburg. Thats a very soothing image. I think that tells us more about how we want to remember the war than the battle itself, because anyone who has studied civil war battles, they never go as planned. Right . Theres always something that goes afoul. So is it any surprise that given this massive d...

Our invocation will be given by dr. George w. C. Lions. He was pastor here in petersburg. Pray with me in your own tradition as i pray loud in mine. Gracious god, after 150 years of reflection and remembrance, we invoke your name so that you would prod our hearts to remember the lives lost in battle so that we might seek peace in our time. We acknowledge your reconciling presence always at work. Even through battles. Which has brought women and men together from all walks of life from every stat...