Lecture series. Before we begin todays program, i would like to remind you of a few other programs coming up in the near future. Thursday, march 16th at 7 00 p. M. , damion shields will present a lecture on the forgot irish. Irish immigrant experiences in america. This will be the u. S. Book launch of the book and a book signing following. On wednesday march 22nd at 7 00 p. M. Will present a Film Screening following these switches in partnership with the d. C. Environmental own festival. Find out more at the center of their programs, please take one of our events which shall find on the racks in the theater lobby or visit our website at www. Archives. Gov calendar. Our topic for today is agent 110 an american spymaster and the german resistance in wwii by scott miller. Scott miller is an author and former Foreign Correspondent with the wall street journal. His first book, the president and the assassin, Mckinley Mckinley commentary in the empire to dine the American Century was a must
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Panel, dr. Galloway, mr. Scruggs, and your moderator joe klein. Welcome to austin. [applause] joe good afternoon, everybody. Time thate second ive been privileged and honored to sit on the stage. Both times, the topic was veterans. Time, i was accompanied by three spectacular young veterans of the iraq and afghanistan wars. Called recent book is charlie might, which means continued mission in military jargon. It was about the veterans of. Hose wars to me, its very interesting to spend time with them as i have over the last four years. I embedded in iraq and afghanistan with them and also to spend time with veterans of my era, of the vietnam war. This since theay wars were equally silly, but they have had an easier time than you guys had. Hey were all volunteers many of them volunteered on september 12, 2001. They went over as units and came back as units. Vietnam veterans went over alone and came back alone. Because of the experience of Vietnam Veterans, the doctors and many clinicians
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