From the countrys bestknown American History writers of the past decade every saturday at 4 00 p. M. Eastern. To watch these programs anytime visit our website, www. Cspan. Org history. You are watching American History tv, all weekend every weekend on cspan3. Next weekend marks the 50th anniversary of bloody sunday when Voting Rights advocates on a march from selma through montgomery, alabama, were met with violence from montgomery state troopers. American history tv will be live from selma next that are day on sunday, march 7 and eight. Each night at 8 00 eastern well show highlights of our coverage. Here is congressman john lewis one of the leaders of the march, reflecting on selma 50 years later. When i heard that dr. King had been assassinated, it was a sad time or me and a very dark hour. I loved dr. King. If it had not been from him, i do not know what have happened to me. I grew up in very poor, rural alabama. Seeing segregation racism, he gave me a way out. Maybe a way in. But the philosophy and discipline and violence tend to tell us that you should not get lost in your despair. You should be hopeful. You have to pick yourself up and continue to move. You have to keep going. I think one of the great moments of hope when we were marching from selma to montgomery after bloody sunday and seeing the reaction of people around the nation and around the world demonstrations and more than 80 cities on almost every Major College campus in america saying its going to work out its going to be all right, and thenpresident Lyndon Johnson eight days after bloody sunday, speaking to the nation and i think gave one of the most meaningful speeches any american president had given in modern times on civil rights and Voting Rights, and at the end of the speech, he said, and we shall overcome. That was hopeful. That said it all. Join American History tv next saturday and sunday for live coverage from selma, alabama. And it 00 p. M. Eastern each day, highlights of our coverage and at 8 00 p. M. Eastern each day. Each week, American History tvs reel america brings archival films that help tell the story of the 20th century. Next sniper employment, post quote was outlines the history of snipers employed in the American History and shows how they should be deployed and used in a variety of combat situations. Some of these techniques may have been used by late navy seals chris kyle, whose memoir is the basis of Academy Awardwinning film american sniper. Snipers have been employed in every war and conflict since their initiation. During our civil war, general hiram burden helped perfect the techniques that snipers used. World war i saw german soldiers use highpowered rifles with telecrop it telescopic sights. Snipers were armed to conduct operations. World war ii taught us that a sniper is a weapon of opportunity and a typical rifleman cannot be assigned the sniper mission. Every marshal is not a sniper. Every sniper is a marksman. During the Korean Conflict Army and a reincorporated as fail to appreciate the techniques and capabilities of snipers. As a result, a Sniper School was founded by the united eights Army Infantry school in 19551956 to pass on these lessons learned. It was noted a welltrained sniper is the best protection against enemy snipers. They must be experts with specialized weapons and combat skills. Also, their commanders education in this area is vital. The Sniper Program was shortlived, but vietnam revived the need for trained snipers mainly because of enemy forces in vietnam demonstrating the effectiveness of sniper employment techniques under varying tactical conditions. Additional United States snipers in vietnam used two point three rounds per kill compared to thousands of rounds per kill expended by conventional units. For these reasons, the army conducted Sniper Training courses and educated commanders at all levels on sniper employment. During the 1983 grenada operation is in, army snipers were successful against enemy positions at ranges up to 800 meters. During the recent action just cause and panama, the longest confirmed killed documented was 925 meters. Snipers and panama accounted for at least 10 of all caps oldies and were instrumental in intelligence gathering accounted for at least 10 of all casualties. The role of the modern sniper came as means of eliminating the enemy. The sniper tale is unique in that it is the sole means by which a unit can engage point targets beyond the effective ways of the Standard Service rifle. One shot, one kill. United states army snipers. Up next on American History tv, house and Senate Leaders dedicate a statue in the u. S. Capital of barry goldwater, often called the father of modern american conservatism. They reflected on his five terms as a republican u. S. Senator from arizona, his president ial nomination, influence on president ronald reagan, and affinity for photography. This is about 40 minutes. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our honored guest, arizona secretary of state members of the united state house representatives, members of united dates senate, and the speaker of the united dates house of representatives
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