Photographers. That National Archives cohost of this event. The Army Signal Corps photographic collection is one of the largest in the National Archives. Roughly 1 million images from world war i to 1981, chronicled military activities during war and peace of the frontline, as the front line i like to welcome the Strategic Communications officer for the u. S. Army center of military history. He retired from the army reserve and 2017. He had the rank of colonel and 35 years of military service. He deployed three times and commanded the American Forces network in iraq baghdad plus direct Media Operations and assisted spokesman for commissions at guantanamo bay, cuba and was the chief of Media Operations and a senior spokesman for detention operations at guantanamo. He was also an assistant professor of military science at usc. [applause] good evening and thank you. My name is lee reynolds. It i am a strategic medications officer for the u. S. Army center of military history. The center i
Toni thank you for joining us today. Im excited to talk about loyal forces. Lindsay barnes and i coauthored this book that was published in 2013. We did it after an exhibition on the larger topic of animals in war that we had at the museum. For the book, we narrow the focus just to talk about the u. S. Military and the use of animals throughout the war. I will talk about four main animals today and if we have some time, i will try to get in some other fun topics as well. We will talk about mules, dogs, pigeons and horses. We will go to the first slide on mules. Although they are often looked down upon because of their stubborn natures, the phrase tough as a government mule is one we are probably familiar with. They are hardworking and widely used in the military, both before world war ii and during the war. They really did prove vital in some areas. Why use mules . They have a sturdy nature and are very surefooted. They were vital on some of the rugged terrains that were impassable by
Animals throughout the war. I will talk about for main animals today and if we have some time, i will try to get in some other fun topics as well. We will talk about mules, dogs, pigeons and horses. We will go to the first slide on mules. Although they are often looked down upon because of their stubborn natures, the phrase tough as a government mule is one we are probably familiar with. They are hardworking and widely used in the military was before world war ii and during the war. They really did prove vital in some areas. Why use mules . They have a sturdy nature and are very surefooted. They were vital on some of the rugged terrains and by military vehicles. They require less grain than horses and are a more dependable work animal. They are quite intelligent, which is contrary to popular belief. It is there intelligence that helps them recognize their own limits of strength and endurance. The quality sometimes read as stubbornness is a form of selfpreservation. Unlike horses, mules
Dig well and artist man named Norman Rockwell. Instockbridge is massachusetts in an area called berkshire county. A pretty place that used to be isolated, surrounded by hills and mountains. Not biggs like the alps or the rockies, but big enough to discourage traveling in the olden days. You hadst from boston, to head over the passes on the old mohawk trail. Then you got into an area maybe 20 miles wide and 50 miles long. Towns,lot of new england there are the traditional White Gardens andeat picket fences. That is the oldest house. Then there are the churches. And the town hall. The country around stockbridge , water in goodms supply. They tell me it is much like the lake country in england, including the writers to go along with the scenery. Hermann melville, the author of moby dick, lived here. In the summertime, the quiet of the town changes to a bustle of summer visitors, who come to enjoy the countryside, the , the ballet at jacobs pillow, and of course the concerts at tanglewood,
Roughly one million images covering world war i through 1981, on military activities during war and on the home front. As we will examine tonight, the aftermath of war. In this veterans day tribute we , remember and honor the soldier photographers who, through their a witness to the postwar destruction in a world forever changed. Now we would like to welcome lee reynolds the strategic , Communications Officer for the u. S. Army center of military history. He retired from the army reserve in june of 2017, with the rank of colonel and 35 years of military service. Colonel reynolds deployed three times and commanded the American Forces network in iraq, in baghdad Media Operations and and directed Media Operations and assisted spokesman for commissions at guantanamo bay, cuba and was the chief of Media Operations and a senior spokesman for detention operations at guantanamo. He was also an assistant professor of military science at usc. Please welcome lee reynolds. [applause] good evening