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The Memphis Belle filled inside b17 flying fortress bombers on missions over nazi germany. First, to provide context, we speak to author and film historian mark harris. A new book out by author mark harris five came back a story of hollywood and the second world war, and among the directors featured is William Wyler. Mark harris is joining us to explain this book and this director during world war ii. Thanks for being with us. Thanks for having me. Who was William Wyler . Whats his background . Of the five directors about whom i write, wyler was the only jew. He was an immigrant from a small t...

He is very sensitive and working in the area of Mental Health and crime. A few months ago someone observed that in every single state in this country there are more people who have been determined to be potentially dangerously mentally ill in our jails and prisons than in all private and public Mental Health facilities in those states. Its a real problem on the inside and outside and congressman sensenbrenner is working on that. And throw in a side issue i noted today that he has legislation on civil Asset Forfeiture which is a problem that one of my old heroes henry hyde also a midwesterner f...

Assigned to was the 477th bomber group. General Benjamin Davis later became the Commanding Officer of that group. The 477th bomber group never saw action. Before we completed our training, the war ended. We remained stateside during the war. I was discharged for the convenience of the government in that is my career with the 1945. Military. Thank you. [applause] gentlemen, i have another question for each of you. I would like to ask you, what is your most vivid memory of serving in the military . I would like to start with mr. Pride. Go to pride, please. My most vivid memory was during Gunnery...

And a good portion of his skull had been loan off. He was still alive bleeding profusely. A corpsman came with me and shook his head and john knew he was dying and he said to me, please be careful. The hill is mined. His last words were please be careful, colonel. There are times we go to the world war ii memorial and i will find johns name and it will put my hand on it and talk to john. He was so brave and uncaring for himself in caring for me. I wore his blood in my utility uniform for three days until i got that is how i got to know john. The other one story which i will always remember, wh...

Thousands of flights everyday connectors from one corner to another corner of the globe. But there is one serious difference. And that is the level of compassion. Let us not forget and transform individual compassion into global compassion. Let us globalize compassion. [applause] Mahatma Gandhi said, if we are to teach real peace to the world, we shall have to begin with the children. Let us unite the world ffor compassion for our children. [applause] i ask whose children are they . Whose children are they who harvest cocoa, but have never tasted chocolate . Whose children are they who are dyi...