Important to know, going on in the to right now a bit of a bifurcation. There are a lot of folks think using force, to what happens is the only answer to solving problems. So thats one of the reasons why we wrote this book, one of the reasons because in many cases use of force is not the appropriate answer. Sometimes it should putting a blanket of foam over a fire over something that consumes everything down and gives people the opportunity to take a breath, look around and say hey, we could do something different. The argument still goes on. There are many who believe, many within the military believe the only reason we should ever go to war is kind of like putting a glass case, we dont have that option. Wherever we are told you were going to do to the best are building. And a some cases, using the weapons enhance the stop the best approach. And so thats one of the reasons i think we wrote this. Coming in to fallujah itself might explain started in us on the joint staff before actuall
Him in 1967. He was held as a pow for over five years. He talks about his time as a captive and his neardeath experiences. Its about 30 minutes. My name is Michelle Kelly and im the director of oral history for the battleship massachusetts, and we are an official partner of the veterans oral history project that the library of congress. Id like to start by asking you a few questions about your background. Could you state your full name and title . Senator mccain john cindy mccain, United States senator from arizona. Kelly when were you born . Senator mccain august 29 1936. Kelly did you always feel that you were bound for life in the navy . Senator mccain i believe so. I resisted it from time to time, but i was pretty sure that was what was going to happen. Kelly where would you when president kennedy was assassinated, and what we are thoughts . Senator mccain i was at virginia beach, virginia, in a house that three other bachelors and i were living in, and i happened to be at home. I
Background. Could you state your full name and title . Senator mccain john sydney mccain, United States senator from arizona. Kelly when were you born . Senator mccain august 29, 1936. Kelly did you always feel that you were bound for life in the navy . Senator mccain i believe so. I resisted it from time to time, but i was pretty sure that was what was going to happen. Kelly where would you when president kennedy was assassinated, and what we are what were your thoughts . Senator mccain i was at virginia beach, virginia, in a house that three other bachelors and i were living in, and i happened to be at home. And i was watching television, and, of course, heard the news. I think my emotions were very similar to the majority of americans shock, sorrow anger, but mostly shock. Kelly what lessons did annapolis teach you about character and integrity that have stayed with you . Senator mccain i think that over time, a school like the Naval Academy in stills in you certain principles adher
In 1945, 70 years ago, allied forces liberated nazi concentration camps. For the next several weeks here on American History tv, we hear holocaust stories from those who lived them. These interviews are part of the oral History Collection at the United States Holocaust Memorial museum in washington, d. C. Up next, mayer adler talks about being deported to auschwitz, it with his family. Their separation, and his later transfer to a labor concentration camp. He remembers liberation and returning to his childhood home where he searched unsuccessfully for any of his immediate relatives. This oral history is almost 90 minutes. Tell me where you were born and when . Adler czechoslovakia, october 6, 1929. I wonder if you would tell me something about your family and your life before the war. Adler we were what i would describe as a typical jewish family in a small town. I had two younger brothers, and my parents. A lot of aunts and uncles and cousins. Just as i said, a normal kind of orthodox
Their separation and his later transferred to a labor concentration camp. He remembers liberation and returning to his childhood home researched unsuccessfully for any of his immediate relatives. This oral history is almost 90 minutes. Tell me where you were born and when . Adler czechoslovakia, october 6, 1929. Will be something about your family and your life before the war. Adler we were what i would describe as a typical jewish family in a small town. I had two younger brothers, and my parents. A lot of monson uncles and cousins. Aunts and uncles and cousins. As i said, a normal kind of orthodox judaism, every friday for example the world stopped. Everyone came home. We went to Services Friday afternoon on friday evening saturday was very peaceful. No labor, no money. No commerce of any kind. What did your father do . Adler he was a merchant. He did several things. We had a lumber business. Farming and things of that sort. Basically thats what he was really doing. Do have many reco