A departure ceremony curated for 40 Guardsmen of the 142nd Field Artillery Brigade will take place on April 1, as preperations have been made to deploy the grou
Historians say U.S. military leaders hoped the formation of the 29th would help to reconcile a still-divided nation, and the unit went on to make history in World War I and World War II. Now, the blue-gray insignia is under scrutiny by the congressional Naming Commission.
veterans by name. look at them. look at them there, including private russell picket, the last known survivor of the u.s. army s 29th infantry division. french president emmanuel macron walked over to help pickett out of his seat when he was honored there by president trump. joining me is cnn senior international correspondent jim bittermann. what a day. i mean, what a beautiful sight to see, and what poignant words from the president. the president, president macron, both stressing the importance of this alliance. both in the past and right now. both, poppy, kept the focus directly on veterans. i think that s something that both men are getting high marks for. that they didn t let any of the other issues between the united states and france get into the conversations or into their speeches. and yeah, beautiful day. we had great weather out here, poppy. kind of unexpected. in any case, the veterans, i think, were quite impressed.
formidable aircraft we had in the war and of course, they were a key element in making sure that you could suppress the fire on the beaches before the 29th infantry division had to assault that beach. if not, again, for those remarkable men it would have turned out different on omaha beach. clayton: war stories, tomorrow, the red tail, story of the tuskegee airmen. it is snowy and cold, grab a cup of coffee and watch this history. coming up on the show as the people head to the polls in south carolina they may want to watch fox & friends first with newt gingrich and rick santorum joining us like. and the first real snowstorm of the season.