Coming up next on American History tv, the National Archives posts independent researcher john emond as he reads letters from civil war soldiers, placing the letters in the context of the war as well as the soldiers daily lives, defined by personal hardship disease, and death. This is about one hour and 20 minutes. I think we are all settled in. Welcome. I work in the National Archives. I work i welcome you to this program. We have an ongoing lecture series to teach you about the records of the National Archives and how to use them for historical research. We are pleased to have john emond here with us today. The title of the event is civil war voices. A bit more about the know your records program, we also do researcher newsletters, if you provide your email address i will send you that newsletter automatically. It we do a genealogy fair and wheels of have a Genealogy Program taken place at the National Archives building in washington dc. That happened several times a month. So, with
And how to use them for historical research. We are pleased to have john emond here with us today. The title of the event is civil war voices. A bit more about the know your records program, we also do researcher newsletters, if you provide your email address i will send you that newsletter automatically. It we do a genealogy fair, and wheels of have a Genealogy Program taken place at the National Archives building in washington dc. That happened several times a month. So, with that, i will turn give the biography for mr. Emond. He retired in 2011 at the 30 years in government. Most of it in contract Technology Transfer and project management at nasa. He is a member of the Maritime Committee with the Maryland Historical society. He is a collector of historical artifacts from the American Revolution and civil war. Including several civil war soldiers letters which he will refer to in this presentation. A program that will be approximately one hour long. We will take questions and answer
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We report on a recordbreaking ride through space. Saudi Led Coalition has bombed houthi rebel targets in yemen for a third successive night. Two pilots were forced to eject into the red sea when their planes experienced problems. Overnight, three strikes have hit the city of hudida, on the red sea coast. Second largest port taken by the houthis in october. Targeted the groups main stronghold of sada, where rm the the air strikes on the third night of the saudi air strikes appear to be on sa fa. Omar saleh has more. Sanaa. Omar saleh has more. The air base is under the control of the yes maami army. Weyes,the yemeni army. Until we clarify the area that they are controlling now. Reporter in the meantime, yemens president abd Rabbu Mansour hadi appeared in at the arab summit. Will probably seek more military and Political Support from the arabs. They stormed his president ial palace in january he resigned in protest and was put under house arrest. He then escaped to aden and retracted his
Employers. And reaching for the stars. We report on the astronauts embarking on a recordbreaking ride through space. The Saudi Led Coalition has bombed houthis rebels in yes, maam for a third successive night. Two planes have been hit and their pilots rescued. This is home to yemens second largest port which was taken by the houthis in october. Now, the coalition has also targeted the groups main stronghold of sadaa in the north. Thats where the chief saleh is believed to be. Appears to have been the capital sanaa. Omar al saleh reports. For the third night the Coalition Strikes houthi targets. Air defense batteries supply routes and weapons depot. We were attacked by the coalition, now the air base is under the control of the yemeni army. We will continue to target their movement, their concentration of forces. Until we clarify all the areas that they are controlling now. In the meantime, yemens president abd Rabbu Mansour hadi arrived in egypt to attend the arab summit. Hadi is widel