Corps sergeant dano hamilton. Starspangled banner] [pledge of allegiance] i ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the president of the lyndon b. Johnson foundation. [applause] good afternoon. On the half of the board of trustees of the linden and Baine Johnson foundation, i welcome you to the vietnam war summit. Last day, Henry Kissinger said on the stage, in a debate that is bound to generate discussions, that he does not blame u. S. Policy for the quagmire of the vietnam war. Instead, he thinks the massive split in Public Opinion is what theed the conflict to end way it did. Today, we will explore the roots of the split, hearing from people who are both involved in widening the gap and reporting it in the media. In the session this afternoon, willgendary journalists discuss the role that the media had in shaping our opinion on the vietnam war. Coverageralleled brought the was brutal wars brutal reality into our living rooms every night. The afternoon will also feature two photographer
As they began to move, i brought crossfire. Badly. Ung boy was hit they needed help getting him out. I helped. It doesnt take much imagination to know what i was thinking. I will give you a hand. I see this young man come younger than i, cut down. You say to yourself, this is someones son, someones brother, someones husband. When youre there, you let your and you out for second will not be able to do what you need to do. Dan rather, cbs news. Lifetimeew people in a get to see this as an observer. Inside the main pagoda. A tank is around the corner. 30 yards. Show him and tell him the best you can what it is like, what it is really like. Someone is firing on the tank. As opposed to someone imagines it is like or is telling them it is like. A lot of people believe what soldiers fear in combat is death. They do fear death, but that is not the big fear. The biggest fear is that they will somehow let their comrade down. No soldier worthy of the name will leave even a dead comrade on the fie
Home. This was recorded in pensacola, florida in 2014. It is about 45 minutes. Good morning and welcome to all of you. Today for our discovery saturday series we have a special guest, an author who has written four books and he is going to discuss the latest of those four books. I have it here in my hand. Its entitled defiant the pows who endured vietnams most infamous prison, the women who fought for them and the one who never returned. Hes going to tell us about his book and then he is going to answer some questions and then he will be available to autograph copies of that book if you would like to see them. Now we are privileged in the course of his presentation to also have some of the pows that are mentioned in the book with us here today. We have ross. Who is sitting right over here, sir. We have Ralph Gaither who is sitting over here and Scotty Morgan. Where is Scotty Morgan . Scotty morgan right over here. Are there any others . Yes, sir. Bob flynn. Any others . [applause] list
[gunfire] they are now hiring back. Could you tell us what is happening here and what the situation is . I think this is the second or third day i was in vietnam. This is the special Landing Force . They were trying to get to the ridgeline. Then as they begin to move aycock crossfire i cant crop i caught crossfire in a young marine was hit badly. They needed help getting him out. Naturally i helped. It doesnt take much imagination to know what i was thinking. We need some help over here. I will give you a hand. Mr. Rather i see this young man cut down. Says, my god, this is somebodys son, brother, husband. When you are there if you let your emotions for a second out , then you will not be able to do what you need to do. Dan rather, cbs news. Very few people in a lifetime get to see this as an observer. We are inside the main pagoda now. A tank just popped his head around the corner. Mr. Rather your role is to show them and tell them as best you can what it is like, what it is really li
Hosted the talk. Thank you for that brief introduction. I know everyone appreciates that. Welcome to georgia. I know many of you are traveling and are in our state probably for the first time. We specially ordered this weather for you. I know you have been on battlefields and im glad it has cooperated and we have been able to provide you with a great experience. We hope you will come back. I want to thank the Shenandoah Valley battlefields association for asking me to speak about somebody and something i have no idea when i started hitting my phd would become such an important part of my life. I cannot get away from general sherman. Topics ate to change some point and move into another area, but he is a fascinating person. A fascinating topic. I am delighted to see so many folks here. That you care this much about the civil war, battlefields, and preserving the battlefields. One of my favorite things to do is to hike battlefields. When you can unite the outdoors and the study of the ci