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Name was joseph decastro, he would become the first hispanic american awarded the medal of honor. In the next century and a half, latinos serves with distinction in every war, their service eventually recognized with more than 60 medals of honor. Now, the president has added to the long march of heros recognizing Service Minute whose valor was overlooked or even down played due to prejudice back in wartime. These new recipients were from ethnic, racial, backgrounds whose equality was prompted by law, but not always affirmed in reality. After years of review, these two dozen soldiers among them...

At the battle of gettys burg, a young corp. Rail, his unit repelling the ill paymented con fed rate assault called pickets charge, captures the rebel colors, his name was joseph decastro, he would become the first hispanic american awarded the medal of honor. In the next century and a half, latinos serves with distinction in every war, their service eventually recognized with more than 60 medals of honor. Now, the president has added to the long march of heros recognizing Service Minute whose valor was overlooked or even down played due to prejudice back in wartime. These new recipients were f...

Roger garside who i am happy to say still alive. An absolutely magnificent book that has stood the test of time. Some journalists wrote that looks at the time but i would say his is the one thats hard to be precisely because as you say he went out and he was on the ground and he got the story. He saw things very pragmatically without an ideological lens. He caught a lot of things that other of service miss. Host thats interesting so ideology is or can be the enemy of history. Guest very much so. I am struck when i look back at this period again by how the very ideological people didnt understa...

9 00 p. M. Eastern and cspan radio. What we are doing is for the best. Cspan does a great longform great longform conversation. You and charlie rose and read books away that i do. To be able to talk to the authors seriously. And it is tremendously revealing that none opper has these books read. Many know what they are talking about. And it is rewarding to them. And i get a great deal of satisfaction and thats the best interview ive had on the spoke to her. I just got it from Charles Krauthammer and loved his interview on the things that matter. His new collection. And so that makes my day. I l...

Get more info at studentcam. Org. You are watching booktv. Coming up next, Sheryl Sandberg, the c. O. O. If these but, discusses well it is so difficult for women to achieve leadership roles. She talks about her own experiences. This is an hour and 15 minutes. [applause] lets begin by thanking the Computer History Museum for putting on a seminar along with sponsors and at places such an interesting emphasis on listening and learning, to understand history and the future. Thank you john, thank you everyone. [applause] [applause] a natural sandberg when she was running what appeared to be a thir...