Naval battle in history and was a decisive victory for the United States and their allies. Up next, six panelists participate in the 75th befallingy discussion the panel, a retired admiral discusses the legacy of the battle. All, i would like to put in a little plug for a marvelous new book written by our first speaker or edited, tom cutler has edited this retrospective published by the Naval Institute. Recently it was put out and in fact filled with interesting new and old assessments of the battle, including some japanese testimony. Also a number of the panelists have written for this as well. I wanted to at least give that a plug. Second, what i wanted to do was this,ould not resist namely for a couple of reasons. Thanks to wikipedia i discovered the fact that it has become the basic Foundation Source to go , which then says you cannot cite it. I did have one person who used it for his entire paper, which is another story. But i discovered some different points. If you search this b
Bay for today and tomorrow and the hottest times of the day will be between 11 00 a. M. And 7 00 p. M. Today and tomorrow. Santa rosa expected to be the hottest area and maybe in the triple digits. Red flag warnings were issued for Sonoma County until tomorrow, 5 00 a. M. Opening up several cooling centers today. And the complex opened up at 8 00 this morning. And the steel Lane Community center opens up at 8 30. And at 8 00. And all of this is keeping people busy. Steve . We will go from more extreme to the other. This is the extreme that we are heading up on the temps here with the heat advisory out. Temperatures will be hanging out there, they will continue that march today and tomorrow and warm and hot for very many low humidities so far and we have been fortunate with the mostly stronger gusts above 2,000 feet and it is not that bad yet where it is plenty warm. Yet you can find 50, 60. Thats warmer than livermore and san jose. Mid50s including in town, los altos, atherton 55. Hill
Whenever we do a Service Event i like to hear from young people who have served. I would like to thank my friend bill, and i had the privilege of helping. It was not me. It was a group of people, i did it with my best friend and college roommate, and others. It was a small group of thoughtful and dedicated people. Ite it work was not michael, was when people experience this love the idea. I am incredibly honored to be here. It is like a Family Member a Family Reunion with Service Members and giants. Thanks the bridge and president george w. Bush, i got the largest increase in americorps ever, 50 . Amazing. Bill, who went into the white house and made it happen. Susan who has been carrying this torch forever, domestically and internationally, helping spread this idea. Steve, who was here. Built the Service Movement for young people, service learning, changing the world and showing that you can be 9, 10, eight, and 12 years old and change the world. I want to thank brookings and bill. Be
Wilkins author mark wilkins exd the psychological impact of world war i Aerial Combat and the disorder known as aeroneurosis, a nervous condition brought on by flying. He also talked about diary entries from pilots who experienced this condition and explores their lives after the war. This event was hosted by the smithsonian associates. Pleasedht, we are very to welcome back to this smithsonian mark wilkins. He is the current curator of maritime history at the calvert marine museum. He is also director and he has also been richer and curator of the Maritime Museum and the atlas house museum. Mr. Wilkins is a published author of books and articles. Degree fromters Harvard University and is currently working on several books related to world war i aviation. He is adjunct faculty at the college of st. Marys in maryland. Also the producer of a documentary film. Aeroneurosis will be published. We will not have signing tonight. Signed ande already the speaker has graciously agreed to persona
So let me remind you of how the festival works. We are going to happen author speak now for 30 minutes, followed by a ten minute q a, and then i walk the author out to the front of the Visitors Center to sign books, and you can purchase her book and a new deal bookstore and then meet the author and discuss the book even more. So our next author today is sandra bolzenius. She is a teacher and a story. For two decades she lived abroad first as a soldier in the United States army serving in germany and later as a teacher in International Schools in europe, africa and asia. She earned her doctorate in history at Ohio State University where our focus on gender, africanamerican history, gender and African American history link to the publication of a book glory in their spirit how four black women took on the army during world war ii. She is active in the National Grassroots movement moved to amend. For occupation, travels state of the net is reflector interest in the dynamics of gender, rac