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Starts here. That tradition that military tradition, and its usually important. So one thing i do, when i do military history, as i theres a modern phrase, im not a fan of the phrase, because it gets misconstrued. It is too impersonal, it makes you forget that there are real men real women, who are wearing these boots, who are off doing things, to be able to keep us safe. Right. We need to remember that. So every time we fight about it, we have the boots, here to remind us of those people. And l...

Lives presentation. I would like first to find the program sponsor, the law firm, for their generous support, not this year but for several years now. It is this kind of Corporate Support along with matt from so many of you as individuals that enables the great lives series to thrive. So i would like to ask our good friends from the law firm stand so we can acknowledge them. [applause] also, a special group tonight that i would like to knowledge, that is the simpson circle, a group composed of f...

So that we can acknowledge them. Where are you . Another yorkshire. I know you are here. [applause] also, a special group tonight that i would like to acknowledge, that is the simpson circle. That is a group composed of former Mary Washington b. O. D. Members. We are here tonight and we would like to have them stand so we can acknowledge them. [applause] in introducing tonights speaker, dr. Joanne freeman, i would like to mention at the outset that one of her most commendable qualifications is t...

Corporate kind of support along with matt from so many of you as individuals that enables the great lives series to thrive. So i would like to ask our good friends from the law firm trust so we can acknowledge them. [applause] also, a special group tonight that i would like to knowledge, that is the simpson circle, a group composed of former Mary Washington members. We are here tonight and we would like to have them stand so we can acknowledge them. In introducing tonight speaker, dr. Joanne fre...

And the spotsville military park, he is now working as an interpreter in military programs at the colonialsburg foundation. He lives in williamsburg with his wife johanna, and please welcome we join me in welcoming ryan quint. Well, thank you. How is everyone doing . Yeah. Everybody excited to be here . Yeah. Good. It would not be a great answer if you said no, because we are five minutes into the program. Awesome to see you and great to see some not so familiar faces. I was so excited when the ...

In 2011, he deployed to the republic of korea and commanded a tank company and a batallian Headquarters Company on the Demilitarized Zone between north and south korea. In 2014, he was selected for advanced civil schooling at Georgetown University in washington, d. C. He graduated with a masters degree in history in 2016, and assumed the position as an instructor in the department of history at the United States military academy. At usma, he taught courses in both military and United States hist...

So i have the very difficult task of going after gary. I would like to first thank carrie for inviting me and will, for accommodating all of my traveling snafus and being so gracious. And to thank liz baron, who is my former advisor and gary gallagher, who is also a dear mentor of mine, for not only having me here at the conference, but also just for years and years of mentoring. That dont seem to end. I am going to talk about i am going to begin with the battle that gary does not think is impor...

Of history and comparative american studies at oberlin college. We are glad to claim her as one of our own, receiving her ph. D. From uv. She will speak on i wore the uniform of blue making the case for africanamerican enlistment. I have the very difficult task of going after gary. I would like to thank you for inviting me and for will for for all of my traveling snafus and being so gracious. And to thank liz, whos my former adviser, and Gary Gallagher, whos also a dear mentor of mine, for not o...

So i really appreciate the opportunity today to give, i guess, my first talk on this brand new book. I had some conversation and now im speaking to you directly and i hope you enjoy it because were the children and grandchildren of immigrants and im the grandchildren of immigrants, and its a story that Many Americans share. Even if we approach it now from from different points of view. And if we were speaking at our old headquarters of fort lesley mcnair, i would have a perfect hyper local intro...

So i really appreciate the opportunity today to give, i guess, my first talk on this brand new book. I had some conversation and now im speaking to you directly and i hope you enjoy it because were the children and grandchildren of immigrants and im the grandchildren of immigrants, and its a story that Many Americans share. Even if we approach it now from from different points of view. And if we were speaking at our old headquarters of fort lesley mcnair, i would have a perfect hyper local intro...