We talks about his experience as one of the few African American soldiers in his company while serving as a machine gunner in the u. S. Marines. The interview project was underwritten by south koreas ministry of patriots and veterans affairs. James my name is james sharp. When i was in korea i was marine pfg. And im very pleased to be doing this interview with you, on may 29, 2014. That is a long time after the end of the war. So you will have to forgive any memory lapses i may encounter. Thank you, sir. Thank you very much again. Would you please share your birthday and birthplace. James my birthday is may 28, 1933, and that was in new york city. I was born in York Hospital in new york city. Yesterday was your birthday. How was it . James it was wonderful. My daughter was here. One of my grandchildren was here. He came early, and we went out to play golf, which was my first time playing golf, and over three years, because of the entry to my leg. Oh. James the cancer in my leg. It was
Birthday and birthplace . My birthday is may 28, 1933, and that was in new york city. Yesterday was your birthday. How was it . My daughter was here, my grandchildren were here. It was my first time playing golf in over three years because of the injury to my leg, the cancer in the leg so it was a very, very wonderful birthday to spend with them. Again, happy birthday. Thank you. Please tell me about your family background, the school you went through. It must be in new york city, right . In new york city, yes. I went to a school now called the Fashion Institute of technology what do you mean . You were in fashion . I tried but i never worked at it at all. I cant sew a button on now, but yes. And then i went into the marine corp when i was 19 years old. The war in korea was going on and it was a calling. I had always wanted to be in the military. I had cousins and uncles and a godfather that served in the military during world war i and world war ii. And so korea was my opportunity to
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Encounter. Thank you, sir. Thank you very much, again. And would you please share your birthday and birth place . My birthday is may 28th, 1933, and that was in new york city. I was born in New York Hospital in new york city. Yesterday was your birthday. Yes, it was. How was it . Oh, it was wonderful. My daughter was here. One of my grandchildren was here. In fact, he came early and we went out to play golf which was my first time playing golf in over three years because of the injury to my leg. Oh. The cancer in the leg. So, it was a very, very wonderful birthday to spend with them. Again, happy birthday. Thank you. Please, tell me about your family background, the school you went to. It must be in new york city, right . In new york city, yes. I went to a school thats now called Fashion Institute of technology, and then i went on to what do you mean . You were in Fashion Institute . I tried, but i never worked at it at all. I cant sew a button on now. But, yes. And then i went into th
And a tense weekend of protests in hong kong. There are new warnings about the economy. Lets get you started with a quick check of the markets. We ended the friday session in the u. S. We some pressure with u. S. Stocks sinking as the u. S. China trade tensions increased. There was such a wild roller as though you on ended the week down half a percent. It is worth noting it was down almost more than 1 at one point, after President Trump says the talks with china could get canceled for next week. Still, it pared back the earlier declines after we heard from a white house official that suggestions that the u. S. Might not do business with huawei anymore, they walked back the comments. Semiconductors were some of the biggest losers in fridays session. The nasdaq down 1 . U. S. Futures at the moment gaining 0. 1 . All eyes now on asia on this monday as we have markets out of action on holiday. Thats right. If you take a look at stocks in asia, they are set to kick off on a cautious note wi