[wind blowing] the temperature a bare 10 degrees above zero. The wind, a cutting 20 miles per hour. The date, almost any bleak day in january, 1778. The place, valley forge, pennsylvania. The event, famine, disease. Exhaustion, and disease. 11,000 soldiers of the American Revolutionary army starving and freezing in Winter Quarters. Shivering sentinels keeping an weary eye on the wellfed british forces, safe and warm and captured philadelphia. 20 miles to the southeast, on this bone chilling morning, 2000 of the ragtag colonials are without shoes, feet wrapped in rags. Onethird to onehalf of them are unfit for duty. Before this terrible winter is over, 3000 of them are to die. On the windswept hills and ridges, rolled log huts with clay, with floors of dirt provide the only shelter. In all the bleak, lonely whiteness, the only cover is the crimson of blood that stains the drifting snow. A revolutionary poet says this for them, bitter words and bitter memories of the war against king geo
Exhaustion. 11,000 soldiers of the American Revolutionary army starving and freezing in Winter Quarters. Shivering sentinels keeping an wary eye on that well fit british forces, safe and warm and captured philadelphia. 20 miles to the southeast. Morning,one chilling 2000 of the ragtag colonials are without shoes, feet wrapped in rags. One third to one half of them are unfit for duty. Before this terrible winter is over, 3000 of them are to die. On the windswept hills and ridges, huts of clay with floors of dirt provide the only shelter. In all the leak lonely , whiteness, the only cover is blood that stains the drifting snow. A revolutionary poet says this for them bitter words and , bitter memories of the war of king george as they left their bloody footprints on the snows of valley forge. Yes, the revolutionary war could have ended here. Yet somehow, this winter of despair becomes the turning point of the revolution. Corps] from it, comes defeat for the , the birth of the United Stat
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Trump and mike pompeo on developing Womens Global Development and prosperity office at the prosperity office. They were joined by several members of congress and white house officials at the womens Global Environment womens global empowerment summit. It runs an hour. [applause] ivanka good morning, everyone. Good morning everyone. I am the ambassador. We are honored to have leaders across the u. S. Government in attendance for the inaugural meeting of the Student Committee of the white houses Womens Global Development and prosperity initiative. Thank you for coming. Tois my great pleasure introduce our wonderful secretary of state, mike pompeo to open our discussion. Mpeo i am thrilled to announce ambassador curry will be heading this. Congratulations. [applause] it is a privilege. It is joyous for me to be here inauguralick off this committee meeting, and the host everyone of you here today. Our country was founded on the self evidence idea and truth that every man and woman is endowe