Harrisburg when the paper won the Pulitzer Prize in 2012. Ron is a native of michigan, a graduate of Central Michigan university, and has returned as a guest speaker as part of the schools hearst visiting professional series. Ron lives in york, pennsylvania and has been a Gettysburg Foundation guide since 2013. Without further introduction i would like to present to you ron kirkwood. [applause] mr. Kirkwood thank you. Ok, we are good. Tammy, thank you. Thank you all for coming. I argue in my book that the george and Elizabeth Spangler farm is the most important farm in the battle of gettysburg. Im going to address that first, then we will go into other factors, like the two hospitals that were on this property, and we are going to talk about the spanglers. To help me make my case union , line, army of the potomac line, day three. There is the George Spangler farm. It is close to the line. Everywhere it is close to the line. It is huge, 166 acres, it dominates behind the lines. Rhodes.
Kirk would talks about the spengler farm during the battle of gettysburg which was used as a union Army Headquarters and artillery reserve and field hospital. Oday we have today would. E have ron kirk had tired after a 40 year career as an editor in the newspaper and magazine industry. His publications include usa today, the baltimore sun, the harrisburg patriot news in the new york daily record. He managed the copy desk and harrisburg when the paper won the Pulitzer Prize in 2012. Ron is a native of michigan, graduate of Central Michigan university, and has returned as part of theker as hearst visiting professional series. Ron lives in york, pennsylvania and has been at Gettysburg Foundation guide since 2013. Youuld like to present to ron kirkwood. [applause] mr. Kirkwood thank you. Ok, we are good. Tammy, thank you. Thank you all for coming. Thegue in my book that george and Elizabeth Spangler farm is the most important farm in the battle of gettysburg. Im going to address that first
R. T. Dot com ill be back with the headlines in around an hour in the meantime here on r. T. Sophia and code looks at the repercussions of trumps Jerusalem Decision stay tuned for that. Shavar not say the u. S. Decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital has been condemned as illegal around the world even by americas own allies well this mean for the Palestinian Conflict well i asked former head of the Un International Law Commission Christian Thomas shot. Palestinian conflict is heating up once again with. Russia over the west bank clerics in gaza calling for a general uprising against israel what will. Help accomplish in the middle east the world react to washington and the road to jerusalem spark that will ignite more bloodshed the. Question tom was shot former had of the u. N. International Law Commission welcome to the show its really great to have you on our program now mr summers that strongest move to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel goes against the u. N. Se
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Decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital has been condemned as illegal around the world even by americas own allies well this mean for the Palestinian Conflict well i asked former head of the Un International Law Commission Christian Thomas shot. Heating up once again with american recognition of jerusalem. Over the west bank clerics in gaza calling for general uprising against israel. In the middle east world react to washington and the role of the jerusalem. Question tom was shot former had of the u. N. International Law Commission welcome to the show its really great to have you on our program now some of that strongest move to recognize the capital of israel goes against the u. N. Security Council Resolutions that the u. S. Itself supported like you said the tell me can the usa go against a legally binding decision stat it has backed itself. Security council. Legally binding decisions on jerusalem but there are many. Of those Security Council which. Focus on. Resolutions.