Coordinate espionage activities behind enemy lines. Next, a conversation with 95yearold veteran Major General John Singlaub as he recalls his missions in europe and asia. Following world war ii, he was a Founding Member of the cia. This program is part of a multiday conference at the National World War Ii Museum in new orleans. It is about one hour, 20 minutes. I will leave the introduction of general John Singlaub to our interviewers, but it is my pleasure to introduce my new colleagues for you all. [applause] we are delighted and very fortunate to have added rob to our staff in september if youre at the museum. He has joined us as the senior historian. He is well known as one of the leading experts on the german military, but he also brings a tremendous and wide range of knowledge of world war ii and european history in all its aspects, to us. He has already made his pet thats presence felt by diving headfirst into conferences and programs and many other of our major using initiative
Ultimately triggered the device. What happened then . Knocked me out. There was a pressure plate under my feet. I tumbled in the air and landed maybe five or 10 eight from where i had been standing previously. When it detonated there was a big cloud of dust and i could not see anything because of the Hayes Browning everything out. The wind was not out of me. Reason i couldd not stand up. Earsll had my device in my so i can hear the people around me saying, you eod is hit. Eod is down. I was the only eod so i knew it was me they were talking about. Probably the most painful thing i can remember. Tourniquets on each of my legs what was left of them, and what was left of my arm. I was on the nfl, they rendered aid and load me onto the stretcher. Then on to a helicopter and that is the last thing i remember. For about a week until i woke up in Walter Reed Medical Center here in washington, and easy when you are recovering, when you think back to that now, are you surprised that here you ar